Prohibition Repeal Vote Defeated in House Chamber
The Democratic leadership failed to push a flat repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in the House by a 272 to 144 vote. Speaker Garner signaled further action on beer and wine legislation as the session nears Christmas with plans for a possible special session after Roosevelt's inauguration.
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Washington
House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Roosevelt
Garner
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Snell
New York
Michener
Mich
Senate
Ways and Means
O’connor
Lea
California
Hogwallow News Poke Tells Tales At Tickville Post Office
Poked by a heavy keg of nails Hogwallow News Poke misses most of a morning post office talk. Miss Flutie Belcher, who plays accordion, fears the wheeze sounds like her voice. Raz Barlow, at Elite Cafe Tickville, hides his shirt front with a napkin and is teased as teething. Atlas Peck bids a long lecture on the tax question at Wild Onion school house next Friday.
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Poke Eazley
Flutie Belcher
Raz Barlow
Tickville
Atlas Peck
Wild Onion
Farmer's Wife Warns Dismissive Drugstore Labels
A farmer's wife pleads with a druggist to clearly label bottles for the horse and her husband to prevent any mix up before spring plowing. The request emphasizes safety and accurate labeling.
Bonham Civil War Hangings and Aftermath Tales
In Bonham and Fannin County a Civil War era recount recalls hangings of a Black woman Caroline Pace for murder and Cab Whittee for horse stealing. It notes postwar looting, sugar theft, wool hats traded for a pony, a powder keg incident, snow jubilation at peace, and Cy Jackson driving off federal troops amid a flag controversy.
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Fannin County
Caroline Pace
West Bonham
Pike Pace
Powder Creek
Alf Pace
Cab Whittee
East Bonham
Court House
Whittee
J. H. Whitsett
Henry E. McCullough
Bonham
Wold
Ed Lively
Bois d’Arc
Old Man Wolf
Major Earl
Cy Jackson
Bill Boyls
New Orleans
Clark Galaspie
Caney Creek
Clark
Mississippi River
Texas
Cuba
Bill
H. W. Hunt
Bonham News
Christmas Gift Giving Across the Family Line
A reader cites a family with steady or slightly reduced income adopting a no gifts plan this Christmas. The writer argues more people could be cheered by giving and that gifts can cost less this year, urging broader generosity to aid employment and stimulate the economy.
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Fort Worth
How One Woman Lost Ten Pounds in a Week
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedeke endorses Kruschen Salts noting a seven day loss of ten pounds. The ad urges taking half a teaspoonful in hot water each morning before breakfast and warns against imitations while promising a four week bottle costs little and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Betty Luedeke
Dayton
America
Strictly Up to the Jurymen in Harrison County
A reader warns that lax law enforcement endangers life, morals, and property. The piece stresses jurors decide community safety, condemns pardons for drink‑driven criminals, and cites a North Texas case where 21 DUI indictments yielded one fine and a fatal accident with a $25 penalty.
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Harrison County
Texas
Veteran Cartoonist Opposes Rooster as Democratic Symbol
Washington Evening Star artist Clifford K. Berryman dismissed Josephus Daniels suggestion to replace the donkey with a rooster as the Democratic mascot. He noted Nast created the donkey from the finance era, praising the donkey’s enduring strength and the elephant’s dominance for the Republicans.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
Clifford K. Berryman
Washington Evening Star
Daniels
Desuetude
Berryman
Tom Nast
Democratic Party
Horace Greeley
Finance Party
Nast
Tax Burden Figures Put Forward by Forbes in Cosmopolitan
The article cites B C Forbes stating we must pay tax collectors 26636 dollars each minute and 4567179 dollars per day, with 5611379 dollars per hour for a 48 hour work week, highlighting the ongoing fiscal drain across business days.
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B. C. Forbes
Cosmopolitan
Skating’s Rise in England Traced to 1662 Popularity
The record notes skating first gained public popularity in England around 1662, marking the emergence of skating as a social pastime in the period.
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England
Thales Reputed Ionian Wise Man of Ancient Greece
Thales of Miletus, a pre-Socratic natural philosopher dating to 640-546 B C, is identified as one of the seven wise men of ancient Greece. The text notes his Ionian origin and highlights his role in early philosophical thought.
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Thales
B. C
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