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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
6
A satirical piece recounts the Ignoramus club gathering where Dean Foible discusses disarmament amid lunch of salmon asparagus and steak pie. The crowd, more eager for food and golf, interrupts with jokes and a chaotic exit when a stray distraction occurs outside the venue.
A health study by the Institute of Safi shows sneeze and cough can propel germs up to eight feet with deep sneezes and two to three feet for ordinary conversation. It urges limiting contact with sufferers and applying sanitation measures in schools and offices to reduce bacterial spread.
The passage argues that toast and coffee do not provide lasting nourishment. A substantial breakfast should give satisfaction and well being and be tempting enough to justify waking a bit earlier for it.
A chicken snake trapped itself in a porch cage owned by Miss Hancock. The canary inside survived but unable to sing after the snake fed. The event occurred the morning after her retirement, shocking her with an unexpected, dangerous scene.
Mrs Oscar Ganser of Lodi Wisconsin emptied her carpet sweeper and found a secr ee saute avin setiesiem se hidden inside the unit, a startling discovery reported by local sources.
Dr. F. E. Townsend, creator of the old age pension idea, has been invited by the California Crusaders to a public confrontation with their representative Samuel J. Hume. The Crusaders oppose the Townsend plan and aim to challenge its economic premises.
The State Department of Motor Vehicles will issue special license plate numbers in 1936 without favorites. The first applicant to request a number will receive it if they pay a $3 registration fee and the state tax.
Grape shipments and winery tonnage from the Lodi district closed the season vested in the district. The report highlights robust activity across the region and signals strong post harvest results for local producers.
Grace Du Bois, 61, sits in Los Angeles jail on suspicion of killing her son. She says a young stranger accidentally shot him at their home, but police have yet to locate the stranger.
Statisticians report California’s passenger car sales in November amounted to about percent of the U S total. Detroit estimates put national sales near 210000 units. California contributed 18626 vehicles.
Read the Postum Company offer in another part of this paper. They will send a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it.
A neighbor asks about a child's danger after swallowing a $10 gold piece. Mrs. MacTavish reassures that the child is not in danger since the father is away out of town.
A brief line from the Troy Times Record shows a character asking Mary why she wants to leave, noting a private matter involving a sergeant. The exchange hints at personal tension and a military context within a local page snippet.
A Cologne joke note cites a parent comparing a baby to relatives and joking that the child's voice came from the motor horn, reflecting light humor from Lustige Koelner Zeli tung.
A light seaside exchange hints at daily burdens as waves roll in. The husband quips that the sight mirrors mounting household expenses, reflecting a domestic mood captured by the Hudson Star.
A witty exchange contrasts a busy employer asking for work tomorrow with an unemployed person replying that they are marching in a parade of the unemployed, reflecting labor unrest humor.
A humorous exchange notes a college player claiming to be a halfback, then writing that he is now a fullback. The letter reveals a lighthearted family misunderstanding about his position.
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