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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
3
A long list of students across grades 1a to 7th is named for academic or merit rolls. Names include Van Vestal, Morris Wright, Myra Nell Vestal, Gerald Powell, and many others, with additional groups 1b to 7th. The piece appears as a formal school notice of honor roll recipients.
Prigmore Weldon Wilson leads with top marks across rooms. List shows student names and grades such as la-Van Vestal 95, Juanita Murray 97, Eva Skaggs 96, Velma Bennett 96, Mary Lee Andrews 96, Tom Everheart 97, Bonnie Janway 95, Martha Joe Sears 95, Homer Craig 94, Jo Hestand 97. Departments list primary Everheart 97 and intermediate Hestand 97.
Witty notes from Hogwallow recount a morning of playful mischief. Hen eggs stuffed in pockets hamper sitters, a neighbor peeps at a sermon, crowded stores shake the town mood, and residents joke about snoring and porch scenes. Local figures Sim Flinders, Sile Kilden, Jeff Potlocks, Atlas Peck feature in lighthearted vignettes.
A collection of local snippets reports Dock Hocks predicting Spring arriving then Tickville. Yam Sims offers a dollar for bootstraps, Ellick Helwanger notes a daylight hold up by a photographer on Gander Creek road. Slim Pickens joins Excelsior Fidding Band though unable to play, and Jefferson Potlacks returns to find a clock stopped at 10 with day night confusion.
The Old Reliable Cafe continues to serve the people in the same old way the way that wins and holds customers. P. J. Pierce & Sons.
The piece notes that many American criminologists favor reinstating the whipping post as a deterrent for certain misdemeanors especially offenses by men against wives and family. It frames the whipping post as the proper medicine for such offenders.
The article discusses whipping as a punishment for despicable offenses in colonial times and in Maryland. It cites cases in Rockville where a sheriff ordered ten lashes for wife beating, with offenders sent home afterward to reflect and care for families. It notes strong opposition to whip punishment and the modern shift toward other criminal control methods.
Hayes Healing Honey stops a cough by healing throat tissues. Grove's Opentrite Salve for chest colds, head colds, and croup is enclosed and rubbed on chest and throat. Combined treatment costs 35 cents. ask your druggist for Hayes' Healing Honey today.
A brief note on how genuine methods enrich debate by grounding arguments in verifiable practices. It highlights the role of rigorous approach, critical reasoning, and practical testing to strengthen discourse.
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