Nebraska liquor control bill looms in tense legislative moves
Nebraska lawmakers press a revamped liquor control bill with governor backed local option, aiming for quick passage in the House. The chamber struggles through limited action as reformers and opponents clash over wholesaling and distilling, while Senate maps on representation add to a maze of planning for 1937.
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Nebraska
House
Havekost
Hooper
Cushing
Ord
Rep
Cone
Valley
Dugan
Omaha
Senate
Nebraska Senate
Douglas
Lancaster
Bollen
House General File
U.S. War Department
Washington
Simplicity Dress Pattern Promises Easy Self Sew
Simple frock shown with four body pieces and one cut sleeve, no set in sleeves. Pattern 21595 offers sizes 14 through 44 and requires 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Illustrated instructions included and 15 cents sent to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, New York.
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Ehic
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York
Couple Quotes on Spousal Thought Patterns
A brief exchange compares how a husband and wife think alike when anger flares at the club. He notes both redouble mental rehearsals of words for home while she contemplates her reply.
There Are No Wolves in the Sudan
A Bystander Magazine quip notes a joke about wolves and a wife, pairing a weary remark with a surreal command to cancel wolves. The line reflects tongue in cheek wordplay rather than a reportable event.
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Sudan
Why Do You Charge Extra For My Cuffs
A humorous exchange from Humorist Magazine shows a customer asking why cuffs incur a two cent charge. The manageress says the workers waste time deciphering pencil notes on the cuffs.
Father Threatens Pair Forcing Marriage Punishment
Dialogue shows a daughter vowing to wed Mr Buff despite her father’s mockery of her love. The father accepts, signaling a comic clash over arranged nuptials.
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Mr. Buff
Relieved Telegraph Agent Cries for Rescue Amid African Perils
A weary telegraph agent in the Sudan writes to his superior from a remote station. He pleads for relief, claiming heat, isolation, and dangerous wildlife including lions and elephants surround him. He stresses he cannot continue in the manner he is stationed.
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Sudan
Africa
Big Figures in Town Study Astronomy
A neighbor asks about Josh and Farmer Corntessel explains he is studying astronomy. Josh does not earn money, being occupied with light years and the vastness of space.
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Josh
No Occasion for Sympathy: A Brief Exchange
A fragment from a historical page shows a terse exchange about political loyalties. A small speaker asks about sympathies and receives a blunt response indicating none. The snippet hints at a broader social or wartime debate reflected in period dialogue.
Political Parties and Cautious Reception Dialogue
A conversation features a notebook carrying lady asking about party preference. Miss Cayenne dismisses old fashioned parties as inconsequential while stressing care in political receptions.
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Miss Cayenne
Nothing for Nothing Makes Old Timer Grumble at Party Etiquette
An old timer muses that younger women refuse to kiss an elderly man unless he funds the party, highlighting a humorous clash of generations at a social gathering.
Reason for economy sparks domestic clash overheard
Brown's wife chides him over cutting expenses while he admits seeking savings for other splurges like cigars and golf clubs. The exchange, noted in the Boston Transcript, highlights household friction over budgeting.
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Brown
Boston Transcript
City Boy and Safe Farmer Spar Over Forests and Traffic
A Toronto Globe note mocks reliance on forests and traffic jams, contrasting Safe Farmer and City Boy lines about survival strategies and scarce resources in urban life.
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Toronto Globe
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