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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
7
A business magazine warns that a dated scam reappears in the United States and Canada. An ad offers a simple puzzle with a prize such as a building lot and asks a small sum for deed fees, promising a large return but steering victims toward ongoing payments.
The article contrasts driver recklessness at crossings with Quixote like folly. It cites 27 percent collisions where cars hit trains, 500 gates damaged in a year, and a study of 3,589 drivers showing 2,907 failed to look both ways. It notes about 80,000 deaths and 800,000 injuries annually.
Chr Billopp of the Baltimore Sun offers an informing essay on the hairpin. He notes it as a small wire bent double in the middle and highlights its convenience and varied simple uses.
A speaker catalogs everyday uses for common items like walnuts pins and bottles. He notes practical tricks such as tightening a toy wheel and improvising fixes in lighting and clothing while warning about safety risks and frequent missing hairpins.
Dr Evans of the Department of Agriculture discusses experimental crosses creating cattle with North climate resilience. Galloway cows crossed with yak yield sturdy stock for Alaska, preserving meat and milk traits. A Brahman zebu cross aims at tick resistance for Southwestern states.
A note suggests illegal voting surfaced in a New York City election. The piece juxtaposes historical quotes and distant events, mentioning a change in naval deployment and phrased as a reflection on wartime outcomes without specific details.
A printed advertisement titled A message to men and women who need money claims it speaks to every body. It outlines a quick way to earn cash and promises simple steps, urging readers to act now.
Halstead Street in Chicago hosts residents from nearly every race, illustrating the city’s diversity. The piece notes national crime figures with 12,000 murders, 100,000 assaults, 50,000 robberies, and 3,000 kidnappings yearly.
A historical sketch traces California from its first settlement at San Diego in 1769 to the Bear Flag Republic, Sloat’s flag in 1846, and Marshall’s gold strike at Sutter’s Mill in 1849. It notes early hardships, San Francisco’s rough towns, vigilante justice, and the harsh realities of frontier life.
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