53 Years In Prison Takes First Auto Ride
Bridgewater Massachusetts 71 year old Jesse H Pomeroy left Charlestown State Prison for the State farm on a car ride his first motor vehicle journey in 53 years He was astonished by airplanes freight cars and power lines and noted the lack of horses on the road His transfer was ordered for health reasons from solitary confinement to a more public infirmary setting at the farm after decades of isolation
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Bridgewater
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Charlestown
Jesse H. Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Boston
Brockton
K. W. Stearns
Correction
Horace Milan
State Farm
Hot Weather Suggestions for Doing Well in Heat
Do not rely on thermometers to judge heat. Focus on work and keep a positive mindset. Eat and exercise moderately and monitor health. Illness worsens heat discomfort. Busy people with many tasks fret less about hot weather.
Whitewright Ad Carries Value Prop for Local Buyers
A short promotional note urges spending in Whitewright with a playful exchange about cowhide uses. The gag line hints at local commerce and community pride, encouraging residents to shop locally.
Tragedy of Names in Fort Worth Court Case
In Fort Worth a divorce case revealed a double tragedy as two women share the same maiden name Estelle Evington Dean. One Estelle Evington Dean obtained a divorce from E. W. Dean in Ninety-Sixth District Court. Hours later the body of A. E. Dean, husband of the first Estelle, was found dead from self-inflicted wounds. The court clarified the confusion for the dead man’s father and relatives.
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Dean
L. W. Dean
New Texas Motor Traffic Code Enacted by Governor Moody
Governor Dan Moody signed a new motor traffic regulation bill creating a state code. The act raises speed limits from 35 to 45 mph and imposes stricter penalties with enforcement likely beyond local constables to curb dangerous driving and overloaded loads.
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Texas
Dan Moody
Texas Highway Patrol to Enforce New Light and Weight Laws
The state will deploy fifty highway patrolmen to enforce lighting rules after dark and to oversee loads, licenses, and penalties. Overloaded trucks have damaged roads. inspectors have been stretched thin across 17 000 miles. The force aims to cut traffic fatalities and restore safe, sane motor travel in Texas.
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State Highway Department
Highway Department
Texas
Lone Star
The 18 Day Diet Gains Notoriety in Divorce Talk
A humorous exchange questions if marital strife rises with modern wives. The reply cites the 18 day grapefruit diet as the supposed culprit, referencing Ethel Barrymore as an example of a reshaped figure.
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Ethel Barrymore
Sour Grapefruit Diet Draws Ire In Home Life
Mrs. Walter Ferguson writes in the Houston Press that dieting women become irritable as grapefruit consumption rises. She argues reduced meals worsen mood, strain home harmony, and inflame martyr complexes, noting men fear living with the ever-hungry, sour women described as grapefruits.
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Walter Ferguson
Houston Press
Roped and Branded A Scotchman Calls Doctor
A Scottish man frantically calls a doctor claiming his small child swallowed a sax pence. When asked the child's age the reply is 1894, reflecting a humorous miscommunication about years rather than age.
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