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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
6
McKinney to host the first annual North Texas Round-Up and Rodeo April 14 15 and 16 after a business pledge covers expenses. The Young Men's Business Association posted a $5 000 purse and wild steers along with rough stock will be shipped in. A stadium will be built promptly to host the event.
The article outlines extreme cotton market fluctuations during the 1860s, presenting a seven year price table with high and low values. It traces declines to 25 cents high and 15 cents low by 1870, recalls 12 3 4 high and 9 3 16 low thirty years earlier, and cites 9 9 16 high and 5 5 16 low in 1898 as the lowest in ninety one years.
Chicago March 30 Illinois election laws require curtains to be at least twenty four inches high elevating observers view into booths The women now demand longer curtains arguing the current height exposes the voters and infringes on privacy They say it is their own business how they dress on the streets but object to the leg show inside the voting booth
Suspicions rose as several young men in town offered to serve as judges and watchers, some paid, revealing a motive. Clerk Hendee of Lake County court told protesters that the curtain length laws are as strict as Medes and Persians code, reflecting strict legal oversight.
Sears Auto Company advertises 30 by 314 Non Skid standard tread mats with easing for only 14.50. Details show a discount offer aimed at motorists seeking affordable car accessories this season.
Corpus Christi March 26 Judge Sidney Cure of Wichita Kansas stated he has been converted at a revival at the First Methodist Church led by Dr Theodore Copeland of Dallas and will unite with the church on his return home next week. He authorized a banker to draw a $1,000 sight draft on him if he fails to join the church for Dr Copeland's benefit. The revival has ran ten days and many conversions noted.
Unclear ad fragment offers 30 by 3 percent non skid standard casing at a price of 14.50. The readable portion shows a promotional line likely for vehicle or tire related casing. No full details or context available.
The Beaumont Journal questions the value of so called good old times. It notes nostalgia for past comforts and technologies such as movies baths hot water and vacuum sweepers may pale against modern conveniences. The piece hints at the cost of returning to earlier ways.
The piece argues modern comforts like electric lights and telephones improve home life. It contrasts them with obsolete devices such as phonographs and washing machines, praising the middle-class home for comfort, leisure, and social opportunities while acknowledging higher costs.
A Michigan couple offers all they possess to learn the fate of their vanished daughter. They list a cottage and furniture valued at 1400 dollars, 200 dollars in the bank, the father's silver watch, and the mother's wedding ring as proof of their goodwill. They vow to begin anew if news leads to her recovery.
A Dearborn Independent vignette contrasts a humble couple choosing love for their daughter over multimillion offers from Cudahy, Rockefeller, and Carnegie. It links their sacrifice to the parable of the pearl of great price and the question of what a man will give for his life.
A new book titled Cancer Truths by Dr O A Johnson, eminent cancer specialist, is promoted as a non surgical treatment guide. The Kansas City based Johnson Laboratory claims to use external cancer destroying applications and internal blood purifying medicines, with hundreds of patient testimonials and free copies offered to sufferers or friends.
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