Small town happiness via humor and neighborly virtue
A small town woman author advises ten receipts for happiness in a close community. Dorot Walworth Carman of Maplewood New York says humor keeps everyday incidents from becoming calamity and urges tolerance kindness discretion neighborliness contentment magnanimity modesty and work interest. She adds forgiveness and hobbies as helpful traits.
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Dorot Walworth Carmel
Maplewood
N. Y
Carmen
Embarrassing Quotations About Political Nominations
The Texarkana Gazette notes editor William Allen White faced backlash for mocking Hoover Curtis and Smith. It highlights past remarks describing Curtis as a Kansas disgrace and Hoover as a timid capon, suggested to deter future satirical jabs in campaigns.
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William Allen White
Smith
Hoover
Curtis
Mr. White
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Texarkana Gazette
Poem Rejected For Editor in Busy Office
A caller asks for the editor, the office boy says no, and the request is to discard a poem in the wastebasket. The exchange captures a moment of routine newsroom humor and administrative friction.
Sea Serpent Sightings Said to Be Eye Illusions
Admiral Hugh Rodman asserts in Field and Stream that sea serpents may be optical illusions rather than actual creatures. He cites Nantucket surf ducks and their flying lines as mistaken shapes when visibility is poor, comparing them to a serpentine form moving along the horizon.
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Hugh Rodman
Kentucky
Field and Stream Magazine
Admiral Rodman
Nantucket
South America
Why Tree Replanting Would Not End Floods
The letter argues deforestation has little impact on floods. Major Gotwall of the US Army Corps cites historical floods in 1785 1844 and Natchez 1530 to claim floods follow rainfall, not trees. It questions reforestation as a flood solution and mocks the forest theory.
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Mississippi
Major Gotwall
United States
de Soto
Natchez
F. J. Collier
St. Louis
Why Animals Live in the Present Moment
The excerpt notes that animals lack a true sense of time and fear of the future. They focus on the present, have no explicit view of death or immortality, and may possess unconscious memory guiding habits. They do not consciously dwell on youth or sorrows of age.
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H. Munro Fox
The
Forum Magazine
Landmark Trees in Colonial History Across America
The piece notes Plymouths Why Trees Are Famous and the Pilgrim Fathers bringing lindens and oaks to encourage settlement. It mentions Col George Watson planting London lindens in 1745, still standing, and references Connecticut Charter Oak and William Penns tree in Pennsylvania alongside England's Great Oak at Ravenshead from Sherwood Forest.
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Plymouth
George Watson
London
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
William Penn
England
Ravenshead
Sherwood Forest
New York Times
Why Called Cayuses
Cayuses is the name of a tribe once in the Walla Walla Umatilla and Grande rivers region. After contact with whites the Cayuse were noted for breeding horses and scrub horses they raised came to be called Cayuses. The term moved from local use to wider currency across the northwestern states and the nation.
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Wallawalla
Umatilla
Grande Rivers
Washington
Oregon
The
Union
Pathfinder Magazine
Why They Must Tune Up
The article notes that orchestra members must tune up where they perform because instruments are sensitive to atmospheric changes. Previously tuned instruments would quickly go out of tune in new conditions.
Why Boiling Points Differ
The boiling point of milk is slightly higher than water because milk contains dissolved solids such as soluble salts and sugars. The difference in boiling time is very small.
Why Vegetable Got Name The Compass Plant
The pickle lettuce is sometimes called the compass plant because on hot dry summer days the leaves twist and point nearly north and south.
Dairy Cattle Judging Contest for Boys at State Fair of Texas
The Southwestern Dairy Association plans a Dairy Cattle Judging Contest for boys during the Southwestern Dairy Show at the State Fair of Texas from October 6 to 21. Open to 4 H boys and students from Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas and New Mexico. The contest aims to keep juvenile experts active until college and to prepare state representatives for the National Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Memphis Tennessee in October. Prizes will be awarded to the overall high scorer and to the top scorer in each breed.
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Southwestern Dairy Association
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Memphis
Tenn
State Fair Horse Races and Horse Show Attracting Interest
The State Fair of Texas features thirteen days of horse racing October 6 to 21 with faster ponies, a remodeled grandstand, and improved facilities. No races on Sundays as dates are reserved for the Horse Shows, highlighting revived interest in horse breeding and speed.
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Texas
United States
Dobbin
Amusements at State Fair promise big, clean fun in Dallas
The State Fair of Texas in Dallas runs Oct 6 to 21 with top class amusements. A permanent midway features a 25 foot wide paved avenue with rides on both sides plus a hippo drome open air circus. Each evening's grand stand show includes The Winter Garden Revue and fireworks. The program also offers a major musical show, daily race program, free shows, bands and broadcast music to enhance the fair experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Ginning Report Shows County Bale Totals
The government ginning report dated September 24 records Grayson County with 7,575 bales ginned and Fannin County with 12,938 bales ginned. Last year by the same date Grayson had 9,616 and Fannin had 11,039.
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Grayson County
Fannin County
Preparedness Question Sparks Long Confrontation
The dialogue reveals a tense moment as two speakers exchange questions and prepared answers, hinting at ongoing plans and unresolved issues. Names and specific context are limited in the fragment.
Want Column Ad Promises Quick Results in 25 Words
Classified note offers fast outcomes with a concise 25 word advertisement. Includes contact method and brief service outline for readers seeking prompt responses.
Lodge Attendance Falls Across The Board
A Sherman Democrat summary notes lodge attendance is dropping among men across ages with families. Critics split on causes, one blaming radio and market talk drawing fathers home, the other blaming automobiles that pull families out at night. The piece suggests fathers may stay home to keep the lodge together.
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Father
Oime
Sherman Democrat
Citation by Publication in Grayson County Estate Case
The State of Texas commands publication in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days prior to return day to summon all persons interested in the estate of James H Redick deceased that Millard F Redick has filed his claim or interest This notice fulfills legal summons requirements and names the estate and involved parties for public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
James H. Redick
Millard F. Redick
Probate hearing for last will in Grayson County Texas
An application to probate the last will and testament for letters testamentary on the estate of the decedent will be heard at the next term of the County Court in Grayson County Texas. The court session is set for the first Monday in December 1928 at the Sherman courthouse. Interested persons may appear and contest the application. The writ and affidavit of publication accompany the notice. Witness R Q Loving Clerk.
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Grayson County
City of
Sherman
R. Q. Loving
Texas
A. D
Lucile Schleuse
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