Texas Legislature Enacts Wide Range of Reforms
A digest of selected laws from the Texas Legislature ending its session June 1 covers county government reorganization measures, home rule options, tax and bonding proposals, habeas corpus shifts, and public works funding. Highlights include a $20 million unemployment relief bond plan, county consolidation to reduce costs, four year city officer terms, beer manufacturing legality with 3.2 percent content, and school tax payments streamlined.
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Texas
Ss. J. R
University of Texas
State Agricultural Department
Knowledge of a Soldier’s Sharp Shooting Anecdote
J Hartley of Kalamazoo recalls serving in a crack shots unit in the old country. Each morning a barrel rolled 500 yards down a slope while men fired 20 rounds. any missed shot or failed volley led to a court martial. Hartley served six years with no court martial. Hank Fight of Millerburg, Ohio adds a clock tale about a pendulum shadow cutting a slot in the back.
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J. Hartley
Kalamazoo
Mr. Hartley
Hank Fight
Millerburg
Ohio
Hogwallow News: Local Quirks and Plans
Hogwallow reports a store balance issue as Allsop asks the proprietor to adjust a corner. The Tin Peddler faces suspicion. Dock Hocks plans a summer baseball team to cut costs. Club Hancock notes carved furniture rivaling circus wagons. Sile Kilden laments perceived ignorance amid a rainy day remark. Slim Pickers removes his vest.
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Dock Hocks
Practical Household Tips From A Historic Page
A practical guide cites using oil and turpentine for wood finishes and warns against abrasives on nickel plate. It suggests hot water soap wash, whiting with ammonina polish, and repurposing items like a baking powder tin as a utensil. Additional cures include soaking sponges, combining jelly remnants into marmalade, and boiling water to lift fresh fruit stains from linen.
How She Lost 18 Pounds of Fat
A testimonial from Mrs. Harry Robinson of Akron Ohio dated January 6 1933 claims loss of 18 pounds after one Kruschen Salts bottle. She promises further losses with a second bottle and promotes health benefits and a money back guarantee. Sold in Wright by Kirkpatrick Pharmacy.
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Harry Robinson
Akron
Ohio
Whitewright
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Little Old New York Nuggets Of Everyday Life
A crowded snapshot of turn of the century New York life with odds and ends from trades, markets, and city curiosities. Anecdotes include a brewer adding radio in trucks, puzzles at department stores, 500 blacksmiths tending 22 156 horses, a two shines for a nickel exchange, elephants in the city, and notes on teeth education and beer fashion. Historic Morris House ties to Washington, plus Nassau Street calendar deals and a quixotic bid to sell the New York Public Library.
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New York
Morris
James
Roger Morris
Washington
Calumet Inn
Albany
Constable's Sale Under Writ of Execution in Grayson County
Notice of sale by J. R. Riddle, constable, in Grayson County Texas. The execution, issued by Justice Guy Stedham, targets Whitewright Lodge No. 368 I O O F Whitewright. Levy made June 6 1933. Sale to settle a 132.68 judgment plus costs on July 4 1933 at Sherman Court House door. Undivided interest in Lot 23 Block 26 O T P Whitewright is described. Properties located along Bois dArc creek within Grayson County Texas.
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Guy Stedham
Justice of the Peace
Grayson Seers
A. D
W. A. Colvard
Court House
Grayson County
Sherman
Whitewright Lodge
Whitewright
O. T. P. Whitewrigh
Texas
County of Grapest
State of Texas
Bois D’arc Creek
Granger McDaniel
Grayson Doane
Kitewright Lodge
J. R. Riddle
Binnette Precinct
Chromite Deposits in Montana Boost US Steel Independence
Deposits of chromite found in Montana will enhance domestic production and reduce dependence on foreign sources for a mineral essential to stainless steel making. The discovery signals greater self sufficiency for critical alloy inputs.
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Montana
United States
Use This Laxative Made from Plants
Thedford's Black-Draught is a plant based laxative advertised as natural and non dependence forming. It claims active plant medicines stimulate bowels like nature’s foods and notes syrup form for children.
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Thedford
Nature
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