Government Shows Loss In Trade of Texas Cotton and Hides
Reports to the Department of Commerce indicate growing competition in cotton and hides from Argentina Brazil and Peru. Romania expects 1935 leather production around 15 million dollars, up 50 percent from 1934. Germany imports cotton from non US sources, reducing US market share. Argentina plans to expand cotton cultivation with a national board and experimental station to improve fiber length and quality.
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Washington
Texas
Department of Commerce
Romania
Rumania
Cotton Mart
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
United States
W. A. Leonard
Bremen
Germany
Leonard
A. V. Dye
Buenos Aires
Dye
National Cotton Board
Postal Inspectors Target Obscene Sex Book Sellers Nationwide
Washington postal inspectors ordered intensified probes of advertisers and sellers of obscene literature shipping through the mail. Kilroy P. Aldrich cited New York City as a major source and warned of seeking legal amendments to curb the campaigns reaching boys and girls ages 11 to 17 in schools and academies. Four operators face renewed scrutiny after Esar Levine’s three year sentence for Panurge Press ads.
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Washington
Kilroy P. Aldrich
New York City
Aldrich
Revival of Old Medical Fakes
Western health officials warn of renewed medical fakery led by the handkerchief racket sold by an eastern firm. Patients are told to stop food during transit for a blessed handkerchief return, risking starvation. Sun-bathing, electric treatments, spiritual cures, and blue and colored light remedies are also promoted. Neon lamps in a New York aquarium reportedly lit by electric eel current.
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Reno
Nev
California
New York Aquarium
Dinner Table Quarrel Ends With Despairing Plans
A husband storms out after a heated quarrel with Emily saying he will seek life abroad in danger and hardship. Mrs Gassaway exposes a daily bus fare deception while others joke about finances and geography. A missionary questions a Hindu about Heaven, noting British control.
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India
Back to the Soil and the Farmer’s Summer Boarders
A farmer reflects on the season ending with relief and humor. He jokes that harvest will spare him from spinach overgrowth and long workwear as summer guests depart. The remark paints rustic, lighthearted country life and a sense of seasonal transition.
Prisoner’s Dilemma Franks Truth Telling in Court
A humorous dialogue depicts a prisoner unsure how to tell the truth as every attempt is blocked by a lawyer object. The judge probes the conflict between honesty and legal obstruction.
The Worst Yet To Come Gone
Dialogue fragment shows a character Bill describing mood and job loss. The line hints at a bleak period with mention of returning to the Old, but details are incomplete and no concrete events or entities are verifiable in the readable text.
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Bill
Open season for the common cold returns in Texas
State Health Officer Dr John W Brown warns the common cold will spread through winter, causing impairment and serious complications. He urges individuals to stay home and rest when infected to prevent spread and more severe illness.
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Austin
John W. Brown
Women in New York League Dinner Highlight Vanity Debate
Miss Frances Keller of the Women’s Municipal League of New York used a dinner party to argue women are vain and men are not. She cites a host of proofs including the necktie of the handsomest man in the room. A brief exchange follows on the idea of being the kind of girl others notice.
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Frances Keller
Women’s Municipal League of New York
Miss Keller
Election Day Folly and Village Vignettes in Ohio
A border town in Ohio on election day features a black man recounting bribe driven voting while a pair of women boast about their husbands virtues. A shopkeeper condemns a slow payer with a sharp letter naming the debtors and accusing them as thieves and liars.
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Ohio
Rastus
Yassir
Bos
Gawege
Mrs. Jackson
Ezra
Mrs. Johnson
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