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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
3
A digest of marriage customs from around the world cited by Morton Downey in the Dallas Times Herald. It surveys bride capture in Siberia, bride price in Barbary, residence rights in Siam, custody patterns in certain divorces, and infant betrothal in India, among other practices, finishing with a local ad note to buy in Whitewright.
In Westchester County a majority of over 800 applicants to the American School Association sought vocational guidance. Kenneth J. Beebe reports wealthy and nonwealthy parents alike now want children educated for trades. Daughters favor business administration courses while sons seek economics and trade science. The trend reflects a shift from social status to practical occupation readiness.
Women at the National Executive Housekeepers Association reveal hotel soap remnants are melted down to make large laundering bureau items. Delegates include Caroline Meyer of Stevens Hotel Chicago, noting big room counts and high-profile events. The group promotes training sessions to attract more women to housekeeping as a vital, unmatched job.
A shopper complains about a chicken pie missing chicken while a waiter jokes about cottage cheese. A teacher quizzes Marjorie, six, who answers that New York is a faster town because of time zones.
A club gathering featured an hour and a half of political discussion. At the close a speaker summed up the situation, eliciting a shopper remark from a nearby member who called him a nut.
Bertie asks how guns can kick without legs and his father dismisses the question while noting guns have breeches. The exchange treats a child's curiosity with humorous logic about weapons and clothing terms.
A diner orders a single large pork chop with French fried potatoes and specifies the chop lean. The waiter confirms with a guiding question about preparation.
A humorous exchange where Joan asks for help to button her dress and the mother declines, saying she is busy. Joan humorously replies that she cannot manage without herself. The line highlights a child’s resourcefulness and a light domestic moment.
In a quirky exchange a fish dealer offers fresh lobsters to a bride asking if they are fresh. He insists they are alive and the bride confirms while seeking assurance of quality. The humorous scene centers on freshness and whimsy rather than outcome.
A quick exchange between diners turns witty as one customer boasted of baking pastries long before the other group arrived. The retort questions why serve the pastry now, adding light humor to the scene at a busy cafe.
In a brisk exchange, a remark about the four-count limit among residents of a poorer district is met with a counterpoint praising golfers who share the same deficiency. The dialogue underscores comparisons of skill and circumstance without naming individuals or places.
A humorous exchange has College Man asking to stay in bed longer so the lamp chimney can cool, as he works in the harvest for Farmer Brown. The scene plays on rural thrift and simple needs, highlighting farm life wit and character.
A young girl named Little Berry was taken into the water for the first time. She spoke up, asking her mother if the bathing suit was meant to keep her dry, noting that it clearly was not.
A necessity is defined as something you can forgo to make a down payment on a luxury, highlighting the idea that essential items may be sacrificed to fund indulgence. The quote uses a concise, ironic tone to contrast basic needs with aspirational spending.
The American Medical Association has approved spinach as safe for children's meals. The slogan hints a quiet relief among parents as kids are urged to eat more greens.
Visitor asks where to buy Indian bead work and the chief replies that his own pieces come from a Chicago mail order house. The exchange highlights commerce and craft sourcing among tribal communities.
A light exchange shows Mrs and Mr bantering about repairs and fashion. The husband jokes about a missing shirt button, while the wife’s quip about a car labeled as a “horrible example” adds humor. The snippets capture a playful domestic mood.
Washington reports the Treasury shows over three years social security taxes totaling 887.9 million while expenditures reached 1.2326 billion creating a bookkeeping deficit of 344.6 million. By July 31 transfers to the old age reserve account totalled 690 million in securities, not cash, amid fourth year preparations.
An elderly Highland clergyman, after hearing calls to multiple parishes, asks his servant where to go. The servant replies to go where there is the most sin, sir. The preacher, judging the advice valuable, chooses the parish with the most money.
A light anecdote features a city girl finishing a two week visit to the countryside. A friend asks if she witnessed milking a cow. She replies she did not see milking but did observe the animal being unmilked.
A playful campus exchange shows four students each responding to a request to go out. The dialogue echoes family dynamics with lines about permission and curfew. The humor lies in the varied parental responses and the progression from child to adult in a domestic setting.
A man injured at home is treated by a doctor who uses an anesthetic. The wife objects saying he will not know anything, so he should not be given it. The exchange ends with a maternal remark about a child’s breakfast and a bored visitor quip. The scene is a string of casual weekend banter and unrelated snippets.
An astringent with antiseptic properties promotes gum care and promises a refund if the first bottle of Leto's fails to satisfy. Kirkpatrick Pharmacy advertises this medication with customer assurance and store branding.
An advertisement urges women to test Cardus for lack of appetite poor digestion and nervous fatigue. It claims decades of utilization by mothers and daughters and notes to consult a physician if no benefit is seen.
A historical column questions women’s franchise status noting that women may vote or abstain as they choose and face no penalty for not voting, implying some women have no interest in exercising the ballot despite suffrage.
The Dallas Times Herald argues that women face jury service like men, despite apathy in suffrage fights. Some women would welcome serving, though many would seek excuses once the novelty fades, highlighting tensions over gender and civic duties.
The first flowers on melon cantaloupe cucumber and related vines produce pollen only and do not form fruit. Flowers capable of setting fruit appear singly in the first and second axils of fruiting branches after the vines have grown some.
Two plantings of Chinese cabbage at 15 day intervals will assure a regular supply from the fall garden. The schedule aims to stagger harvests and maintain steady availability through the season.
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