The SPICE of LIFE and a Gallery of Everyday Gags
A collage of humor sketches and anecdotes from a newspaper page. The pieces include a revenu e agent facing danger while pursuing a moonshiner, a student misusing past participles, a maid reporting a late night, a lake cottage salesman pitch, a Library of Congress letter, a shopper carrying groceries in a bag, Eisenhower recalling a WW II office joke, a Scottish farmer in a well, a boy with grass in his pocket, a sports star’s father pressuring him for money, a Florida town mugging a car joke, and an hospital patient remark about delayed operation.
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
17th Farm Census Coming This Fall
COLLEGE STATION Texas announces the 17th nation wide farm census set for October through November. More than 30 000 census takers will visit farm families to collect data on farm resources sales in 1959 and 1960 farming activities. Data is confidential and records should be ready for the census taker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
United States
A. B. Wooten
Census Bureau
Wooten
Texas
Senate group to probe drug costs and pricing
A Senate anti monopoly group led by Sen. Estes Kefauver plans public hearings starting Nov. 30 in Washington to probe prescription drug costs. The initial focus covers arthritis drugs with later sessions on antibiotics hormones diabetic medicines and tranquilizers. The subcommittee will also examine possible ties between drug makers and a few large financial houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A_ Senate antimonopoly group
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Kefauver
Senate Judiciary Antitrust
Remembering the good old days and a Nantes cathedral window
A nostalgia piece recalls simple pastimes from air conditioning to washing boards and porch chores. It notes Europe’s largest stained glass window, 2000 square feet in Nantes Cathedral, Brittany, comprising 30 000 glass pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Hoover
Sears Roebuck
Europe
Cathedral of
Nantes
Brittany
France
Posture Tips for Health and Confidence
This piece instructs on achieving good posture to improve health and appearance. It details head level, shoulder alignment, chest forward position, abdominal control, breath, back flattening, hip tilt, knee stance, and foot placement. It notes improved organ function and circulation, plus a lasting psychological lift.
Mirror Confidence Prompt
A brisk reminder to assess posture and self image when passing plate glass windows. It encourages chin up chest out shoulders back and stomach drawn tight to appear tall and fit reflecting on personal figure.
Autograph Collector Reels In Presidents and Poets
Seller Edgar F. Hoskins Jr of Sellersville Pennsylvania pursues autographs from famous figures with bold tactics. He claims about 600 signatures including Mamie Eisenhower and Bess Truman and even once sent President Eisenhower his press clippings to prompt a signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sellersville
Edgar F. Hoskins Jr
Hoskins
Mamie Eisenhower
Bess Truman
Eisenhower
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane
Grimm
Round Lake
Round Lakes
Library of Congress
John Eisenhower
Jimmy
Florida
Panhandle
Ernest Blevins
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright
Chevrolet
Carl Edwards
Senate Group
The
Texas State Department of Health
Texas Academy of General Practice
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Paul E. Geers, M. D
Chevrolet and
Corvair
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!