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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
15
A lighthearted Tickville column reports a cow chasing Raz Barlow and other small misadventures. Poke Barley limps while Cricket Hicks plans mite research, and Ex celsior Fiddling Band member Sidney Hocks retires. A string of playful vignettes covers locals like Frisby Hancock, the Rye Straw store, and Atlas Peck’s meal sitter experiment.
The piece discusses the term apricot as slang for an infant prodigy, tracing its etymology from apricock to praecox and noting both Greek and Latin roots. It contrasts apricot with precocious and mentions Willard Battery availability from R. S. Morehead.
On Thursday night the American Legion benefited from a four act presentation of Valley Farm at City Hall. The Leonard Graphic notes unusual talent, local band music, and entertaining features between acts, though other attractions and limited advertising reduced attendance.
A sharp London Opinion item mocks fashion and manners with a comic exchange about a lost mother and child. The quip centers on a policeman and a youngster unable to reach a skirt as a gag. A separate 666 cures Dengue Fever note appears as a short health claim.
An advertisement describes cold as an acute nasal catarrh and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to reduce susceptibility to colds. It warns that repeated attacks may become chronic and offers testimonials free and a 100 prize for any case not cured. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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