Quarter Billion Needed To Improve Texas Farm Houses
Texas farmers would spend about 26 million on new houses and 10 million on repairs over three years, per Texas A and M extension agent Bernice Claytor. The study covered 52 650 farms in 56 counties, finding only 23 percent willing to borrow for improvements.
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College Station
Texas
Bernice Claytor
Texas A. and
M. College
Federal Civil Works Administration
Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Storekeeper and Lady Debate Goldfish Handling
A light exchange unfolds as a storekeeper denies handling goldfish while a Nice Old Lady comments on their welfare, joking that keeping them is not good for the fish. The brief vignette captures humorous street dialogue.
Weight loss testimonial for Kruschen salts
A 23 year old man from Miami reports dropping weight from 210 to 145 pounds after nine months with Kruschen Salts, stating he feels better and can eat anything. The ad claims the product improves liver and kidney function and detoxifies the body. It recommends a half teaspoon daily in hot water and availability at Kirkpatrick Pharmacy or other drugstores.
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O. K
Mr. J. C. Record
Miami
Fla
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Merrie England Lives Again at New Fair
Visitors to the new fair may tour a world of authentic reproductions of old Europe. The exhibit promises 84 miles of free displays with daily music dancing and fireworks alongside new scientific demonstrations.
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England
New Fair
Europe
The Preacher's Column Calls for Sunday Attendance Growth
Will Rogers note about churchgoers aside, the piece cites Dallas weekly Sunday school data from 1921 to 1934 showing rising attendance. It urges regular worship, mocks car culture, and jokes about ministers, garden chores, and V-8s while urging readers to improve church turnout and invite visitors.
A Boy Becomes A Fly Shoer Not A Horse Shy Boots
A boy tells his parents he has a job at the blacksmith shop. They laugh, doubting a small lad can shoe horses. He replies that he can shoe flies.
All Represented Visitor and Family Exchange Eyes and Traits
A playful exchange centers on resemblance as a visitor compliments the boy with the line about his mother’s eyes. The mother notes the child’s father’s mouth, and the boy quips about his brother’s pants, highlighting family resemblance with humor.
Popularity waves in Roosevelt era politics
The essay notes how public opinion shifts with leaders like Franklin D. Roosevelt and railings at officials such as Postmaster General Farley and Attorney General Cummings. It questions Mellon’s wealth and the flawed tax-evasion charges while warning against relying on popularity and urging young voters to organize a principled third party rather than merely opposing the old Republican leadership.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Farley
Cummings
Mellon
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
Lincoln
Political currents amid party reform and home made ideals
The writer critiques Democ ratic factionalism and compares it to 1856, praises rising interest in hand made goods while noting questionable value, and discusses Lew Douglas as effective Budget Director guiding federal spending within tax income limits.
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Douglas
Lew Douglas
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Trust and Trust Boy Dialogue on Tobacco Trust
A boy asks a grocer if a tobacco trust exists. The grocer affirms. The boy then requests his father be trusted for a half-pound of smoking tobacco.
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Grocer
Tobacco Trust
Frustrated Judge Probes Swindle Claim Amid Courtroom Jests
A courtroom exchange highlights tension as a prisoner accuses the judge of mean swindling, while the judge questions how those who trusted him could be deceived. The dialogue showcases sharp humor amid legal proceedings.
17 Years Ago In Whitewright Highlights
From The Sun May 25 1917 Guy Hamilton sold 35 red Durham heifers to S C Horton for just over 60 dollars a head. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Pascal Harper east of town on Monday. Martha Bow daughter of Dr and Mrs J L Bow has been ill for ten days. Luther Gordon bought the A P King place. Lucian LaRoe bought the lumber yard at Ector from W T Truett. C C McGinnis driving an ice wagon was slightly injured when struck by LaRoe runaway drag line team.
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the Sun
Guy Hamilton
S. C. Horton
Pascal Harper
Martha
J. L. Bow
Luther Gordon
A. P. King
Lucian LaRoe
Ector
W. T. Truett
Cc. P. McGinnis
LaRoe
Candidacy and Obituaries in Northwest Whitewright News
Finis Alverson announces bid for precinct commissioner while Mrs. J. K. Ray dies at home. H. M. Hamilton buys M. T. Craig residence. Luther Gordon awards George Baugher contract for a bungalow. Dr. O. M. Durham and Miss Mare Graves wed last Saturday. The piece notes a culinary aside linking sweet potatoes to morning glories.
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the Sun
Finis Alverson
J. K. Ray
H. M. Hamilton
M. T. Craig
Northwest
Whitewright
Luther Gordon
George Baugher
O. M. Durham
Mare Graves
Doctor Endorses Liquid Laxatives For Safe Use
A physician warns that overuse of strong laxatives harms the body and promotes liquid laxatives for regulated dosing. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is praised for gentle relief, non habit forming use, and suitability for mothers and children, with available big bottles at drugstores.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Claud Meador
Greenville
Mr. Farmer
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Mr. Mellon
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury Department
Federal Grand Jury
Jas. D. Buster
Sherman
Reeves
Dad
Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration
Tyler, Texas
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