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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
6
The State Fair of Texas in Dallas will host six daily running events over seven days from October 13 to 20. Total purses near twenty thousand dollars include The Texas Derby and two handicaps with dates to be announced. New stalls and barns expand capacity for at least two hundred thoroughbreds.
Walter Burton, superintendent of the State Fair Poultry Department, has made the annual Poultry Show at the State Fair of Texas his hobby. It has been his ambition to make the State Fair show each year one of the leading shows in the country. Increased show space and better facilities will be found this year, thanks to his effort.
Otis Brown of Irving Texas secretary of the Holstein-Fresian Breeders Club says breeders will attend the State Fair in greater numbers Oct 23 to 28 1923 and the exhibit will eclipse all prior Holstein displays.
B F Miller of the University of California will judge sheep and goats at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas from October 13 to 28. He is a recognized authority, recommended by the Texas A and M animal husbandry department, after judging at the San Angelo Fair. Also note the 1923 encampment dates and premium lists. Jim Hogg, a Texas bred horse, won a famous running race on the State Fair track in earlier years with potential winners named for the 1920s races.
A poem warning against smoking traces a narrator who ignores dieting and tobacco advice. He defies doctors and peers, smokes on, and watches the hearse pass his garden wall as bodies of non-smokers accumulate. The piece critiques moral panic and easy corrections while celebrating stubborn indulgence.
Local dealer W. J. Looney advertising furniture and undertaking urges buyers to check prices first before making purchases, emphasizing value and prudent shopping.
Plans for a state wide Old Fiddlers Contest to be held September 3 at Fair Park Coliseum Dallas were discussed at a Sterl ing Price Camp meeting. S. L. Blackwell named organizer and announced $500 in prizes including $250 grand and $150 second gold prizes. Old time square dance to feature seventies belles and sixties gallants planned. Entries invited by writing S. L. Blackwell 302 South Beckley Avenue Dallas Texas.
A student outlines that heated air rises because it is lighter than cold air, linking basic physics to everyday cooling practices. The piece notes how widely known principles often seem unreal in practical use, with the text illustrating the common skepticism among thousands.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a de nauseated calomel tablet with no taste or griping. It promises a good night’s sleep, a cleansed liver, and renewed appetite, selling for thirty five cents with a ten cent trial size and a druggist guarantee.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Instantly relieves itching and allows restful sleep after first application. Pait price 60e.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram note explains arranging roller shades and S and windows to improve flow. Place a floor fan low to circulate air, open upper sashes to vent heat, and lower sashes to admit cool air. This method reportedly cools a room 5 to 10 degrees. Also advice to repair and varnish old furniture.
Miss Jessie Box visited sister Mrs. Guy Riddle during a weekend stay. Mrs. Will Smith and her daughter Gaynell returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allison in Young County. Miss Gladys Wilson returned home from a visit in Sabinal.
Mrs. Walter Nevills and children visited relatives in Blue Ridge. Miss Nola Cates and Miss Eula Jernigan spent Sunday with Jessie and Gertie Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harrison stayed in Dallas with her sister Mrs. Jim Russell. Verner Smith and Lee and Charlie Moore returned home from Slaton. The Marvin revival closed with several church additions. Marvin Taylor wed Miss Vera Taylor on Saturday afternoon.
Fort Worth Aug 14 Mrs Frank Stein 103 years old says she will not marry again after losing a husband. She is living with her fifth husband and criticizes young men as worthless claiming if her husband dies before she does she will remain single.
An advertisement from Lungardia Company Dallas promotes Livergard as a safe laxative for babies, children, adults, and the elderly. It claims immediate benefits and urges readers to request a free sample, with sale by J I Kirkpatrick.
Mrs Stein, aged 103, says she can work harder now than at 16 and has done belike every labor from digging wells to siding a railroad. With 91 years as a cook and wash woman, she hunts work as a cook or laundress. Her 62 year old companion claims to care for herself.
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