Fleece Black People With Voodoo in the South
A Chicago mail order house markets voodoo charms and magic roots to Southern Black farmers, using cautious language to skirt legality. The catalog sells 48 pages of roots, lodestones, and seals at high prices, with profits described as substantial. The piece condemns the scheme as exploiting credulous readers, noting many dollars flow from the South.
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Chicago
Moses
Aaron
Egypt
Roosevelt
Algiers
New Orleans
South
Abandoned Baby Drawer Built in Chinese Houses
SHANGHAI China a wall built baby drawer allows parents to abandon infants at a charity home. An automatic bell signals arrival and the child is cared for, named by staff until adulthood, amid a high city infant mortality rate of about 30000 annually.
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Shanghai
China
Cat Refuses Discipline Snaps at Parents in Petersburg
In Petersburg Indiana Mr and Mrs Robert Lashbrook seek advice as their family cat defies a spanking of their 3 year old son. When Mrs Lashbrook tried to pad the youngster the cat attacked her legs and later Mr Lashbrook was clawed during attempted punishment. The Sun sells typewriter carbon.
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Petersburg
Ind
Robert Lashbrook
America's traffic toll and the race for safer streets
A Travelers Insurance Bureau report tallies 36,800 deaths and 967,840 injuries in 1936 amid a national patchwork of hazards. The piece argues there is no single fix and highlights city programs using education, engineering, and enforcement to cut accidents.
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America
Travelers Insurance Company
Gineer
Three-Legged Willie First Texas District Judge
In April 1837 at Columbus Colorado County Texas the first authorized district court met under a spreading oak with Judge Robert M. Williamson known as Three-Legged Willie presiding. He faced drunk lawyers and threats, once slamming a six shooter to invoke the constitution. Williamson, called Patrick Henry of Texas, helped shape Texas law and governance.
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Harry Starnes
Houston Post
Columbus
District Court of
Texas
Colorado County
Robert M. Williamson
Willie
Texas Republic
Williamson
Patrick Henry
Republic
Judge Williamson
No Chance Machines Spotted at Wayside Cafe
A traveling salesman clarifies that the machines are not gambling devices, while the cafe proprietor insists he does not want slot machines. The salesman retorts that the customers do not have a chance, framing the machines as harmless.
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Wayside
The Menace of Syphilis and Public Health Fight
A public health push argues for frank discussion of syphilis, urging proper care and beware of quack cures. It notes 6.5 million U.S. victims, low medical follow up, and calls for standards, education, and cooperation to curb the disease. A London hospital adds a pipeline oxygen system to bedside care to avoid alarming patients.
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United States
Royal S. Copeland
San Antonio
London
Postal Mistakes Bring Uncle Sam Total of 230000
Washington reports 1936 postal misdirections totaled 230000 in revenue and 12250000 misdirected letters, with 108454 containing money. Net mail recovery reached 96326 from letters alone, while total revenue from all sources neared 229353. Cowles explains interrupted addresses and association of ideas as common error types.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Burton G. Cowles
Cowels
Association of Ideas
Cowles
Jones
Fort Recovery
Ohio
Fort Convalesence
Practice Needlepoint or Pantomime in Family Moment
A terse exchange recalls a morning interaction where a caregiver explains brushing a baby's face with a broom as a playful attempt to acclimate the child to affectionate gestures from a grandfather. The remark frames a quirky family dynamic and gentle humor.
Not in Stock Joke About Mail Order World
A humorous quip contrasts a shop’s wide array with a missing item. A neighbor remarks you can get anything at a mail order house while another spins a wry sigh that a male is unavailable. The line captures light social satire through sharp dialogue.
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T. H. Alexander
Memphis
Potel
Os Cuan Liisa Tc Ea
The
Sun
Typewriter
Sherwin-Williams
Au Mee
Whitewright Lumber CO
Whitewright
Stateville
Grayson County
LaRoe’s
Sewall
Sewall’s
L. LaRoe &@ Co
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