Americans Bet Billions A Year On Lotteries And Policy
United Press reports from thirty American cities reveal widespread policy and lottery gambling. Rackets take in from 10 to 20 million dollars weekly in major cities, with Chicago and San Francisco clocking high totals. New York City reportedly nets about one million weekly.
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New York
Treasury
Chicago
United Press
Memphis
New Orleans
San Francisco
New York City
Why Dad's Nose Is Red
Two foreign‑looking girls discuss their employers. One says the husband is cross, but she gets even by starching his handkerchiefs whenever he scolds her.
Massacre of the Innocents Observed in Market Scene
A young girl, upon seeing sawdust on the floor of a meat shop, tells her mother that the man must have broken many dolls, reflecting a child's misinterpretation of the scene.
Why of Superstitions Piebald Horses
In parts of the country a piebald horse sight is said to grant a wish or bring good luck. The superstition traces to myth not magic, linked to Hippolytus and Diomedes. In the Veneti near the Adriatic a sacred grove honored Diomedes with horse sacrifices, where piebald horses were said to be marked by wolves, lending the aura of mystery and luck to today’s encounters.
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Hippolytus
Diomedes
Veneti
Adriatic
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Invitations and engraved cards offered by Florida Times Union
A fragment notes engraved or printed cards, invitations or announcements obtainable through the Florida Times Union. The quote about married life appears before the note, suggesting a feature or ad line in the newspaper's notices or stationery section.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors in Mrs. J. Lee Yates Estate
The State of Texas Gray County to those indebted to or holding claims against the estate of Mrs. J. Lee Yates deceased. Guy Hamilton as Executor, appointed March 21 1938, seeks settlement from debtors and presentation of claims within the statutory period at his Whitewright Texas residence.
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Whitewright
Texas
Guy Hamilton
J. Lee Yates
Beware of the Coward An Essay on Fear and Ambition
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram column discusses how cowardice fuels panic in fires wars and social conflicts. It cites examples from history literature and personal achievement urging self reliance and note of jealousy as a sign of weakness. Whitewright merchants offer you better values.
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Conway
Fort Worth
Nutty Natural History Snuff Factories Visit
A humorous sketch describes snuff testing in Copenhagen snuff factories using trained animals to sample product quality. Young animals are conditioned by exposure to pepper and lutefish to toughen sneezing. cages dump snuff on sneeze. A caricature shows a snooper with a peanut body and paper-shell head.
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Copenhagen
Kerchop
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Trees Known as Weep Gum Describe Its Form And Uses
The Weet Gum or sweet gum is a large tree 30 to 70 feet tall with furrowed bark. It has corky twigs and star shaped dark green leaves. The tree is valued for street planting its upright top and autumn color though roots are tender and prone to drying. Resinous sap yields chewing gum and it has medicinal use in catarrhal troubles. The piece adds a note on human wants driving economic activity and how rising wants increase trade and lower prices.
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Western Newspaper Union
Rain Delivers Benefit to Local Crops in Ely
Rainfall Saturday night and Sunday boosted corn and garden vitality after a dry spell. Farmers report corn looks good and some have started chopping while others plow for hoeing. Community notes list sick relatives and visits by residents to nearby towns and relatives.
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Lowell Taylor
Frank Holt
Joe Smith
J. D. Richey
George Jones
Fleming
Near Bethel
Jim Ownby
Sam Donihoe
Pat Miller
Elizabeth Stroud
Thelma Rushing
Lawrence Burden
Clarence Burden
Paul Bowen
Lucian Jones
Clinton Jones
Lloyd Eason
Jimmie Bowen
Bill Shawhart
Janie Byars
Betty Blant
W. H. Aldridge
Ina Mae Aldridge
Kerr
Geneva Lee Burden
Jewel
Lucile Holt
Ida Richey
Mollie Smith
Sam Howard
Randolph
Grandpa Pierce
Rain Helps Crops and Boosts Cotton Planting in Orangeville
Rainy week aids crop prospects in Orangeville with increased cotton planting. Local farmers plowed corn, and amid visiting relatives and sick lists, residents note improvements and ongoing community updates through lengthy social notices and family visits.
Nightly quarrel over nine o clock slate
Two men compare the previous night as one recalls a wife lecturing for half an hour while the other laments marriage to a school teacher. The joking husband confesses his wife forced him to write I must be home every night by nine o'clock a hundred times on a slate.
Say, honey, I was nearly bumped off twice today
A cheeky dialogue line notes two near misses in a single day, hinting at tension or danger while keeping a light tone. The exchange centers on a risky prompt and a patient reply, suggesting a domestic or intimate context with subtle humor.
Rupture Shield Expert to Demonstrate in Sherman
Sherman residents may meet H. M. Shevnan of Chicago at the Grayson Hotel on April 29 30 and May 1 from 9 am to 5 pm. He advertises the Zoetic Shield as a non medical cure claiming immediate results, no medicines, no straps, no surgery.
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Sherman H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
Shevnan
N. Tasman Ave
F. H. Seeley
The Family Doctor on Weight and Habits in Middle Age
The article advises middle aged men and women on weight, noting height based rules differ by age, and stresses personal variation. It urges outdoor activity, moderating eating, and avoiding overindulgence, then reports Oklahoma garden contest entrants storing over a quarter million dollars worth of produce.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M
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McCormick-Deering Feed Mill
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E. Lamar
Kimbell Milling Company
J. W. Murphy
John Hollingsworth
W. F. Fields
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T. W. Ayres & Son
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Nutty Natural History
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Finis Patridge
Quanah
Ely Girls
Randolph Girls
Ely
George Bradshaw
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Roland Blanton
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W. A. Phillips
Chuck” Harvey
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Patt Moore
M. F. Clark
Ray
Honey Grove
John Hughes
Trenton
Hughes
Ray Clark
Clyde Clark
Samuel Phillips
Chat Beasley
Charlie Phillips
Lennis Clark
Lennie Reeves
Leslie R. Nel
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