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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
2
The text compiles aphorisms and adages touching on virtue, vanity, education, and behavior. It contrasts opinions on pride, wisdom, sarcasm, and manners with brief notes on public matters such as long searches for a gas main leak beneath a major London street.
A reminiscence contrasts a slime covered swimming hole with a preference for a porcelain tub. The dialogue evokes nostalgia for past water joys and modern comfort in a concise exchange.
In a terse Cincinnati Inquirer item a playful exchange centers on Jack’s temperament and White’s remark that he cannot be touched, framed as a concise humorous note.
In a terse exchange Hewitt questions a statement while Jewett retorts that the speaker is mistaken and should stop talking. The terse dialogue reflects a heated moment as the two personalities clash over correctness and tone.
The question about Browns reaction to sitting on a hornet is answered simply he felt it beneath him. The line suggests contempt or detachment as a defensive stance. No further context is provided to confirm the source or full narrative.
A brief humorous column or caption centers on a girl asking for a quarter and an adult’s playful misinterpretation of a request for advertisement. The piece notes regional speech and quaint rural dialogue, capturing a moment of small town charm and wordplay.
A national drive by the American Legion aims to sponsor a Boy Scout troop at each of its 10,000 posts. A national committee led by H. D. McBride of St. Louis will organize post, state, regional, and national bodies to expand Legion scouting with camping, training, and outdoor activities. The program seeks underprivileged boys and has already formed or sponsored about 1,000 troops in three years.
The Reed Johnson bill and amendments have delivered about 29 million dollars in new compensation to 55 000 World War I veterans and dependents by early 1926. About 30 000 saw first government compensation, with 12 000 tubercular veterans awarded 13 million dollars and mentally incompetent veterans paid 7.5 million. Dependents of disabled veterans gained 300 497 in extra allowances for 4 336 dependents, while 12 344 dependents of deceased veterans received 1 154 280 more, and 994 veterans with willful misconduct diseases earned nearly a million dollars in compensation.
Grammar school boys and girls may receive American Legion medals upon graduation for courage, scholarship, leadership, service and honor. The national executive committee authorizes posts nationwide to award the medals under the Legion citizenship program. Posts may obtain the medals through the Emblem division at national headquarters Indianapolis Ind.
A Black laborer fell headfirst from a tall building under construction and vanished through a sidewalk opening. The foreman found Jazzbo resting in waste paper beneath, astonished that he survived, with the worker attributing the shock to the cement sidewalk breaking his fall.
The American Legion post in Boise Idaho pledged and completed the city’s airport after grounds donation and lack of funds. The project moved forward despite financial hurdles and now Boise’s airfield hosts growing fleets and traffic.
In a whimsical Fairyland tale, the Fairy of the Hearts explains that a heart in the right place means sympathy, understanding, and unselfishness. She notes hearts can be touched to reveal love beneath hardness, and welcomes Little Puzzler on a journey to find people whose hearts are in the right place.
Summer coats and travel hats headline the season with new designs emphasizing travel and leisure. Lightweight caped coats, semi formal styles, and bold millinery arts feature higher crowns, wide brims, and straw braid combinations. Luggage hats, hair braids, and extreme brims signal fashion leaning toward bold, practical travel attire.
A playful exchange has Elsie telling her aunt to add too much sugar to the grapefruit, while the aunt asks how much sugar to use. The light dialogue captures a family moment with a dash of humor.
A classroom exchange centers on the spelling of wrong as Johnny learns the teacher’s line of spelling words. The dialogue plays with ideas of correct spelling and instruction in a light, playful tone.
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