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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1921
Page
7
Mrs. Florence Bratsberg filed for divorce from Edward O. Bratsberg alleging cruelty tied to his mystic religious cult. She claims the sect teaches abusive treatment of spouses and imposes abstinence periods, harming her marriage and appearance.
London anthropologists report a 2 percent increase in round-headed individuals over two centuries due to Middle European admixture. They contrast old British long heads, famed for initiative, with newer round heads noted for patient labor and endurance.
The prose-adjacent verse urges training the mind to dwell on pleasant scenes and art, avoiding distress with a habit of hopeful thinking. It extols sunlit imagery, compares life to a wide wool and two yards, and ends with a cheeky line about inviting family on a flivver ride attributed to Walt Mason.
A cough remedy combines Hayes Healing Honey with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat use. The joint carton targets cold and croup symptoms in children and promises to stop a cough through internal and skin absorption. Price for the two items is 35 cents.
The Store of Cleanliness emphasizes cleanliness, superior service, courtesy, and appreciation of trade. It pledges to sell as low as good business permits as the plan and aim of the grocery store.
The term Nick traces to the Anglo-Saxon Nicor a water spirit found in Germanic languages and tied to ancient water worship across Aryan nations. The piece notes waning devil reverence, contrasts Greek Furies as Well-Wishing Ones, cites Jude about Michael and the devil, and recalls Conway's Demolony with a Hampshire mother urging children to bow when naming the devil.
A guest minister praises a carved goose at a gathering, exclaiming it is the finest he has ever seen. He addresses the host with warm approval, using dialect to emphasize his delight in the dish.
Medicine ad claims quick cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets. Mentions coughing and headache relief and notes E W Crove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 30 cents.
A Denison Herald item notes a playful exchange where a carver retorts to a parishioner about asking what sermon contains. The advertisement promotes daily delivery for 50 cents per month, highlighting Associated Press News and Sunday Comics with agent Guy Stedham.
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