Prison Board Report Shows Lower Costs and Higher Improvements
The 1931 annual Prison Board report notes state costs per convict fell about 10 percent from 1930 while improving conditions and adding over 250000 dollars in improvements. Prison population rose to 5550, yet food costs dropped 132723 dollars. Cotton output reached 11423 bales but low prices cut revenues to 433415 dollars, yielding a net loss of 889825 dollars.
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Houston
Prison Board
W. A. Paddock
Lee Simmons
Hogwallow News Snapshot Says Rally Jokes and Oddities
Atlas Peck calls for rallies to borrow the elephant as Republicans ride mules in a parade. Tobe Moseley faces complaints over stealing a post office pen. A wooden legged man from Gan der Creek eyed socks. An unknown donor sent Niagara Falls picture and conch shells to Wild Onion School. Sap Sprachen pitches a fly trap demo at Elite Cafe and Acorn Livery Stable. The Depuy Constable oils boots with bacon grease to track violators. Call The Sun with news.
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Atlas Peck
Sap Sprachen
Acorn
Many Names Added to Sun Honor Roll
During the past two weeks many names were added to The Sun honor roll. Subscriptions for the Semi-Weekly Farm News and The Sun at $1.85 offer three papers weekly. The list includes J. M. Sturdivant, E. W. Fields, J. C. Gillespie, Roscoe Pace, D. M. Rich, L. R. Dossey, W. H. Stedham, J. D. Fleming, Mrs. H. B. Arnette, and many others.
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Sun
Farm News
The
J. M. Sturdivant
E. W. Fields
J. C. Gillespie
Roscoe Pace
D. M. Rich
L. R. Dossey
W. H. Stedham
J. D. Fleming
H. B. Arnette
T. L. Cowart
J. H. Hawkins
J. L. Denton
A. C. Keeling
Doctor Questions Medicine Use Over Cure Choice
A doctor probes if the patient takes the medicine regularly while the patient admits tasting the medicine and choosing the cough instead. The exchange highlights reluctance to follow prescribed treatment.
Honeymoon Revelations on a Train
A new bride pays the porter to keep quiet about their marriage. The porter reveals he told others they were not married. A series of jokes follow about fidelity and mistaken affection with punchlines about tunnels and rumors.
Designing Filling Stations Earns Million for Architect
A poem heavy with whimsy aside, the narration follows a crowd at an insane asylum where Joe Freshman notices a inmate muttering and covering his wall with diagrams. The keeper notes the man’s pitiful state as an example of confusion. A child prays for warmer weather to ease her grandfather’s rheumatism.
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Joe
Seven Ages of Woman and a string of quips
A sequence of vintage jokes and wry exchanges about marriage love and work. The bits include a mustard bath for hot dogs a horse meat mishap a cow shooting gag and quips about wages hell and heaven. The humor alternates between married life romance and social observations.
They Say Eating Meat Makes Ferocious
Tillie jokes about a maddest man who supposedly became wild after eating a caterpillar with lettuce while Millie claims meat eating fuels ferocity. The quip delivers light humor through quick, sharp exchanges.
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Millie
Tillie
Borrowing Unnecessary Words Said with Caution
A philosophic citizen warns against borrowing trouble saying there is no need to borrow it and urges prudence in facing potential worries. The fragment presents a moral stance on managing concerns and unnecessary stress.
Implied Remark Sparks Grumbling Over Gratis Help
The fragment quotes Mr. Growcher saying somebody is always willing to come along and hand it to you gratis, suggesting a discussion about free or donated assistance and public attitudes toward aid.
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Mr. Growcher
Comedy Exchange Lines From a Curbside Banter
A humorous dialogue features quips about stock markets, curbside fame, and gift shopping. Banter includes a shopkeeper advising a long married customer to browse a basement bargain counter. Two characters Genevieve and Al exchange cheeky lines about kissing and a grit in the mouth.
No, the Doctor Is My Husband
A playful exchange reveals a woman defying her husband's medical authority as she jokes she is not sick but married to the doctor. The quip centers on domestic humor and irony in a light dialogue.
Bride and Groom Exchange Silent Photo Reaction
A humorous exchange between a bride to be and her fiancé about a photograph. The bride asks for a friend's reaction, while the groom notes the friend's quiet gesture, highlighting social awkwardness.
One Snort And Goodnight Kitchen Dialect Exchange
A courtroom scene features a judge and Sambo in a rural dialect exchange about a drink described as chicken hootch. The judge scorns the idea while Sambo confirms the substance and its effect, highlighting a humorous regional patois.
Voluntary Myopia and a Stock Market Wager
A dialogue skims themes of chance and judgment as characters discuss opportunities and advice. Deadbroke laments losses from stock investments while others insist on individual judgment despite mixed guidance.
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Deadbroke
Dandruff and Baldness Health and Scalp Care
The article links dandruff to sebaceous gland health and suggests managing the scalp through balanced health, stress reduction, nervous energy, and proper scalp massage. It advises daily massage, careful brushing, olive oil or alkali application, and periodic shampooing for oily or dry scalps, plus possible use of tincture of green soap and ultraviolet therapy.
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Wall Street
666 Liquid Tablets Salve Remedy For Colds
A compact ad style notice promotes 666 Liquid Tablets and 666 Salve as a complete internal and external treatment for colds claimed to be one of the speediest remedies known. The text reads as an old fashioned patent medicine style pitch.
Utopia for City Taxpayers in Torrington for 1932
Torrington officials expect a tax free city budget in 1932 as the municipal fund from light and water operations would cover all departments. Past two years saw electricity rates cut 15 percent and $23,000 in bonded debt paid.
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Torrington
Wyo
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Tobe Moseley
Gander Creek
Wild Onion School
Niagara Falls
Depuy
the Sun
Whitewright
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Dallas
P. O. Box
Texas
Oklahoma
Herbert Lichtenberger
Schertz State Bank
H. P. Thulemeyer
Schertz
Guadalupe County
Seguin
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Genevieve
Marie
Bob
Mabel
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer
Eee
Dr. Lewis Bisch
Mark Montgomery
First National Bank
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