British Physician Supports Mercy Deaths Movement
Lord Moynihan leads a new voluntary Euthanasia Society advocating legalization of voluntary euthanasia. He argues doctors should relieve incurable pain when cure is impossible, with patient consent and strong safeguards. He cites cases of unbearable suffering and compares to early resistance to chloroform in midwifery.
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London
Lord Moynihan
Voluntary Euthanasia Society
James Simpson
Moynihan
Browning
Lord Moyniham
July Highest Month for Accidents Across Census Survey
Washington reports a Census Bureau study showing July as the deadliest month for accidents tied to rail crossings and other auto related incidents. The annual toll reached 132 022 deaths with July at 14 509 and February lowest at 9 564, while October led in landslides and falls.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Rules of a Chicago store employees in 80 years ago
An eightieth anniversary feature reveals the first store rules: hours 6 am to 9 pm year round. housekeeping duties. Sabbath cautions. smoking and social conduct. mandatory church contributions and Sunday school. men’s weekly courting time. after fourteen hours, leisure spent in reading.
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Chicago
Oh John, Car Running Away Sparks Frantic Reply
A woman cries to John as the car lurches free of control. The husband pleads to brake it and the pair seeks a low-risk collision to halt the dangerous escape.
Egg nog recipe with sugar yolks whites cream and spirits
Beat yolks and whites from six eggs separately. Add sugar to yolks and to stiff whites. Fold whites into yolks. Stir in cream milk whisky and Jamaica rum. Chill and serve with nutmeg. Makes five pints.
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Jamaica
Simple Chocolate Fudge Recipe Steps
Melt two squares of chocolate and sugar then mix with evaporated milk strong coffee and butter. Boil to 234 degrees with cream of tartar, cool and beat until creamy. Stir in walnuts, knead gently, press in tin, cool and cut into squares.
Opera Creams Caramelize Sugar in Skillet to Creamy Squares
Instructions describe caramelizing a quarter cup sugar in an iron skillet then adding one cup milk and dissolving. Two and a quarter cups sugar and corn syrup are cooked to a soft ball stage and cooled. The mixture is beaten until creamy and kneaded until smooth, then spread on a buttered plate and cut into squares.
Candied Almonds Candy Mix Makes One And One Eighth Pounds
Combine one cup sugar one fourth cup corn syrup one third cup honey one half cup evaporated milk one half cup cream and two tablespoons butter. Cook to 246 degrees firm ball stage. Add three fourths cup blanched almonds cut in large pieces. Cool then cut into squares wrap in oiled paper if desired. This makes one and three eighths pounds.
Simple Nut Brittle Candy Recipe
Mix light brown sugar salt butter molasses and vinegar over medium heat until dissolved. Cook without stirring until a hard ball forms in cold water or 267 F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat add nuts and pour onto a buttered pan. Cool and cut into squares.
Moonshine Recalled as Sunstroke by Mountain Native
A Revenue agent probes a mountain region once famed for corn liquor. A native says some call it moonshine, but in truth it behaves more like sunstroke, hinting at fading illicit activity and harsher summer heat.
Cost of Operating State Has Nearly Tripled Since ’23
Texas state government expenses rose about 200 percent from 1923 to 1934, reaching 115 million dollars. Highway and school funding drove the increase, with 36 million spent on highways and 36 million on public schools in 1934. Revenue came mainly from gasoline and real estate taxes, plus oil production taxes.
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Austin
R. W. Calvert
Calvert
Zipper Used for Cancer Treatment Revealed
Dr Morris Fishbein reports a Chicago surgeon is testing an ordinary zipper to open and close a stomach incision for day by day cancer treatment. He did not disclose the surgeon or patient names.
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Chicago
Morris Fishbein
The
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Fishbein
Lost gold watch found in another suit pocket
A Florida reader reported losing a valuable gold watch and placing an ad in the paper. The next day the watch reappeared in the pocket of a different suit, and the writer praised the newspaper for helping recover the item.
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Florida
Custody Revocation Suit In Grayson County Texas
Citation summons Josephine Emmitt in Grayson County District Court to appear March 2 1936 over a 1926 custody judgment of infant Jowitt Marian Josephine Emmitt. John Emmitt seeks reopening of the 1926 decree and custody change noting stability and home life. four weeks notice in Grayson County newspaper. The clerk is S V Earnest with deputy Frankie Slaughter.
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State OF
Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
Josephine Emmitt
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
John Emmitt
Marian Josephine Emmitt
S. V. Earnest
District Court of Grayson Co
City of
S .V. Earnest
Frankie Slaughter
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