Laws Take Effect August Tenth In Texas Changes Wide Ranging
Austin reports more than fifty new laws go into effect August 10 as the Legislature’s 1919 measures become active. State police unify under public safety. licenses and labor rules tighten. tax and school reforms rise. new criminal and highway statutes. wind erosion districts and memorial commissions created. pardons board moved to Huntsville.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
State Board of Embalming
Piney Woods
East Texas
West Cross Timber
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Textbook Commission
Dallas
Commission of the
Volunteer Army of the War With
Spain
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Huntsville
Giant 196Story Sky City Proposed for St Louis
Architect Henri Rush outlined a 196 story 2000 foot high building planned for four city blocks in St Louis costing 223 million dollars. The design includes industrial commercial and residential areas a university hospital a complete city inside a building and an international clearing house concept with an ocean port access. The project would employ about 100000 workers over four years and feature 126 passenger and 72 freight elevators with a vast plaza and observatory.
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ST. Louis
Henri Rush
City of
Rush
Empire State Building
New York City
United States
America
International Clearing House
Bush
Roosevelt
Not Anxious About Work Enlistments Fall Short in Kansas
The Parsons Kansas Sun reports CCC enlistments in Labette County and surrounding areas far below quotas. Farmers struggle to hire for hay and harvest as relief recipients refuse low wage farm work. At Anthony the relief office closed for harvest and warned no federal relief until Harper County wheat is harvested.
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CCC
Kansas
Missouri
Labette County
The
Conservation Corps
Anthony
Harper County
Parsons
Kan
Safety education lowers teen auto deaths in 1922 1933 chart
The Travelers Insurance findings show deaths rose 81 percent for all ages from 1922 to 1933 while ages 5 to 9 fell 25 percent and ages 10 to 14 rose only 3 percent. In ages 15 to 19 deaths climbed 130 percent and ages 20 to 24 rose even more, underscoring the need for school based traffic safety courses as high schools expand instruction nationwide.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Sterilization Urged to End Crime in U S
Wilmington Del sterilization of criminals and mentally defective individuals is urged as a crime solution by Dr Mesrop Tarumianz state psychiatrist and hospital superintendent He cites the Delaware law in operation since 1923 and notes cooperation of courts attorney general and family authorization in cases of three felonies
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Wilmington
Del
Mesrop A. Tarumianz
Delaware State Hospital
Tarumianz
Delaware
State Board of Charities
Jokes and Puns From a Street Corner
A humor piece presents quick quips about school recess and misdirected arguments. A small boy rushes home to stop a fight while a stranger asks about his father as the punch line lands. Lem Frisby notes he catches cold by trimming nails too closely.
Teacher’s Lesson Ends With Lone Word To Parse
Rural classroom exercise asks students to parse the sentence Mary milks the cow with the last word left unresolved. The text hints at a missing final word for complete grammatical parsing.
Clever classroom quip and light social banter
A sixteen year old Robert explains a grammar joke about a cow standing for Mary. A wife and husband exchange humorous lines about a bridge club score and dress. Mrs Gleeson remarks on a concert singer's repertoire contrasted with her dress.
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Bob
Mary
Robert
Bridge Club
Comic Exchanges and Witty One Liners Page
A quirky page presents quick quips and humorous snippets. Lines poke fun at firebrand personalities and social missteps with brief exchanges about manners and manners with sharp punchlines. The jokes rely on wordplay and social norms of the era for a lighthearted tone.
Man cites washing routine in vagrancy hearing
A Montgomery County judge questions a man charged with vagrancy after he explains his work washing clothes. The accused describes a routine where the old woman handles the washing and collection while he collects most of the money.
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Montgomery
Doctor Intervenes in Dangerous Case Amid Scottish Butler Duty
A physician tending a perilous case notes the master's condition as improved since last night while the Scottish butler reveals the master died this morning, creating a tense moment as the caregiver assesses the outcome.
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Donald
Government investigator character dialogue tease
Boon asks about Doogle's new role and he replies he does research. He claims to work for the government and to investigate any topic that strikes his fancy.
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Boon
Doogle
Doggle
Theatergoer’s Wife Chides Husbands Shouted Play
After the show an excited husband shouts Author Author at a Shakespearean drama. His wife questions the objection and points to the moment as the source of their amusement. The exchange captures a playful domestic reaction to a theatrical crowd moment.
Math riddle: Willie counts dogs from James and Davis
In a classroom joke, a teacher asks Willie how many dogs he would have if James and Davis each gave him one. Willie answers four, explaining he already has two dogs at home and counts them along with the two new dogs.
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Willie
James
Davis
David
Child Learns Sinful Heritage In Sunday School
A father recalls Nora’s first Sunday school visit. She proudly tells him she learned she is a child of Satan, a humorous but stark remark reflecting a child's honest misinterpretation of religious instruction.
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Nora
Satan
Easter Sermon Ends With Merry Christmas Stinger
Looking Ahead Preacher Jones noted an unusually large Easter church turnout and closed with a bold parting line. He wished his flock a very Merry Christmas to emphasize the fleeting nature of attendance.
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Jones
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Pig) Jones
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