Grayson Negro Elected To Important Place
George Andrews, residing east of Whitewright, was reelected treasurer of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows for negroes at a San Antonio meeting. He posted a $50 000 bond in Sherman. The order reportedly has 30 000 members and $1.5 million in assets. Andrews owns 1000 acres, 250 in cotton, plus brick buildings in Sherman and Muskogee Oklahoma.
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George Andrews
Whitewright
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
San Antonio
Sherman
Andrews
East Mulberry Street
Muskogee
Okla
Wayne Wheeler's Wife Dies in Fire in Shelby
Shelby Michigan August 16 Mrs Wayne B Wheeler wife of the Anti Saloon League of America counsel and her aged father are dead after an explosion that rocked the Wheeler cottage Mrs Wheeler died of wounds in Shelby Hospital her father Robert Candy 82 died of a heart attack upon seeing her engulfed in flames Wayne B Wheeler extinguished the flames with a wet blanket The elderly mother 80 survived the shock The double funeral for father and daughter was held in Columbia Ohio
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Shelby, Mich
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Wheeler
Shelby Hospital
Robert Candy
DeWitt Talmadge on Newspaper Writers A Sage Warning
The evangelist warned that newspaper workers endure endless shams and vanities from society. He noted temptations to doubt God and humanity as editors and reporters witness daily follies and misdeeds in the profession. A bygone Sun office caption accompanies the entry.
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DeWitt Talmadge
The Spice of Life Disturbing Sunday School Sketch
A fragment from a period newspaper presents a sequence of jokes and dialogues. It includes a young girl teaching dolls a Sunday school lesson about Adam and brains, a tired doctor recommending an electric bath for rheumatism, a racially charged exchange with a man named Sambo, a diplomat questioned at a station, a salesman describing a sought after woman, and a witness remarks on not prosecuting the gentleman.
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Adam
Sing Sing
Truck driver called by audience in Pittsburgh Chronicle
Fervent oration ends with a crowd quip as a speaker extols a man who drives toward his goal with unwavering purpose. A spectator from the audience calls out truck driver as the label, provoking a pause for effect.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Boy questions dad about when he started popping
A humorous exchange unfolds as a boy asks his father when he began popping. Dad replies with a reproachful tone about honesty, centering on family banter and the curiosity of youth.
All Kinds Have Merit Sambo on Chicken Preference
All kinds have merit says Sambo in a humorous exchange about chicken choices. He notes a preference but acknowledges variety and merit in different kinds.
Hidden Goods and Evasive Black Items
A cryptic line contrasts ease of finding light colored items with the ability to hide black ones after taking them. The note highlights differences in visibility and concealment without broader context.
Possum Heist and Sermon in a Georgia Revival
An aged Georgia preacher recalls a missing possum before a revival while reacting to a local thief Jim who fears divine forgiveness yet faces jagged consequences. A second joke features a boy who loses a dollar given for being the best student and receives a replacement, prompting reflection on merit.
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Georgia
Jim
Magnolia Oil News
Wonderfully Made Bible Class Gaffe
An old preacher read a humorous Bible page misprint about Noah at 120 years old marrying a wife described as 140 cubits long. He notes he accepts it as evidence that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Noah
One-third of the year in Brazil includes Sundays and holidays
The text states that in Brazil one third of the year is made up of Sundays or national holidays, leaving 245 actual working days. It notes the exact count of working days as 245.
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Brazil
Prescription for Colds and Flu Germ Killing Remedy
A historical note describes a cure labeled as a prescription for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming to kill germs with a pharmaceutical remedy.
Tire as Price of a Suitor’s Pay
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip pits a suitor boasting a $30 weekly salary against a maiden who says that sum equals the cost of a tire for her father's motor car. The line hints at values and courtship humor of the era.
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F. I
Birmingham Age-Herald
Superstitious Respect Guides Spectacle Etiquette in China
The article notes that some Chinese still treat spectacles with reverence and consider it proper to remove them when greeting a social superior. This practice reflects cultural norms linking eyewear to deference and formality within hierarchical interactions.
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Wayne Wheeler
Talmadge
Sun Office
Calomel
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
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Sambo
Sonny
Acorn
Teven
The
Peveto Company
Denison
Burnett
N. Travis
Tamara
Huffines
Chevrolet
Touring
Flint
Michigan
Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Research Laboratories
General Motors Proving Ground
General Motors
Bob Sears
Texas
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