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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
6
At the University of Texas twenty three percent of students earned all expenses in 1931 32 and twenty four percent earned part of them bringing the total working student share to forty seven percent. The report cites diverse jobs from office work to capitol department duties and campus roles.
Theodore Hofmann a 24 year old chemical engineering graduate of Washington University died by suicide last night. He left a note saying he had been ridiculed since boyhood for his face and long nose and that this had made him afraid of people. He wrote I am not afraid to die.
Cricket Hicks notes thinking demands effort while Sile Kilden argues daily life hinges on finding funds to move between gas stations. The pair reflect on mental work and money pressures in ordinary life.
Detroit Michigan Gov Elect William A Comstock announced he will release thousands of prisoners jailed for violating the state prohibition law. He cited a 3 to 1 repeal vote and said he will confer with Attorney General Elect Patrick J O'Brien on freeing them on taking office.
An advertisement proclaims a simple daily stimulant to energize organs and cure sluggish bowels. It cites a famous doctor and promotes Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a harmless laxative with senna and herbs. The copy urges purchase at druggists and claims quick benefits and family safety.
A summary of speed limits for vehicles on highways and within cities, truck weight-based limits, passings, and penalties. It covers jury qualifications, disqualifications, fees, pauper’s oath, exemptions, railroad crossing speed, and where to find driving rules. Includes a courtroom anecdote about a client with money and prison.
Dixon Illinois policeman Harry Fischer is hospitalized with two broken ribs after attempting to catch a watermelon thrown at him, using a football style catch. He plans to use a basket next time.
Helena Montana farmer Thomas D. Campbell who cultivates 95 000 acres near Hardin says the era of twenty cent wheat is past and he has prepared 20 000 acres for wheat next year predicting higher grain prices.
In Cincinnati 76 year old Everett Reese who never married raised forty sevenchildren on his farm near Shandon Ohio. Children came from county home juvenile court and county jail. For twenty five years he cared for them providing home food clothing work and education to help them start bank accounts and finish high school.
The article lists presidential marriage histories noting that only James Buchanan never married while others did. It details later presidents who married twice, widows as spouses, and which presidents were childless or fathers, including Tyler with 14 children and Harrison and Hayes with several offspring.
The article notes six presidents had widows remarry, including Mrs. Cleveland who wed T. J. Preston Jr. in 1913 and Mrs. Harrison who married James Blaine Walker Jr. in 1921 at age 64. It also recalls Andrew Jackson’s mistaken belief about a divorce before he remarried Mrs. Robards after 1794.
Cousin Minnie recounts urging her unemployed husband to tackle housework to lift his spirits. She had him move furniture, haul a trunk, fetch boxes, hang pictures, and air mattresses, hoping the physical tasks would spark effort to seek employment.
A man, eager to escape domestic chores, quickly finds a new job by the third day, illustrating a dramatic shift in household duties and personal resolve.
The article estimates China smoked about 75.7 billion cigarettes in the previous year, indicating a vast sustained demand. It discusses implications for public health and taxation and notes the challenge of reducing consumption.
Mrs Mae West of St Louis Missouri reports losing 20 pounds in four weeks after taking one box of Kruschen Salts. She says she weighs 150 pounds now at age 28 and has more energy with no hunger. The ad touts half teaspoon daily in hot water as a safe way to reduce, with a money back guarantee after the first bottle.
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