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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
2
Public notice in The Sun states subscription price is $1.50 per year payable in advance and entered as second class mail matter at the Whitewright post office. It also notes that admissions to events and obituaries or memorials are charged at regular advertising rates and will be corrected if any erroneous reflections are brought to attention.
The Van Alstyne Leader reports Van Alstyne paid 44 cents a pound for the first bale of cotton, higher than Whitewright’s 26 cents, and notes Van paid above market. Whitewright carried 38 bales at 22-23 cents per pound and $22.75 to $23.10 per hundred in lint, implying farmers favored Whitewright. The piece critiques local reporting and urges balanced coverage.
The Honey Grove Signal argues that ignorance blocks progress and criticizes time spent on constitutions and bills of rights. It urges focus on current gossip scores and batting averages over legal rights discussions.
The State Fair Association designates October 14 for Ku Klux Day with high Klan officials from Atlanta expected to attend and predictions of the largest fair attendance. Local groups ponder a holiday and potential parade leadership by General Crane with Farmer Jim Ferguson in the rear.
Exie Fife, a 19 year old Creek woman from McIntosh County Oklahoma, held a $5.30 deposit at the Indian Agency before a 3000 barrel gusher on her allotment in Slick field. Royalty could rise to $1,650,000 yearly if more wells come in, inviting fortune seekers amid Oklahoma oil promises.
The editorial notes from major papers urge practical action in coal policy and swift fulfillment of public will. It cites doctors on water intake and questions liquor sale debates as a potential targeting of an investigative committee in Congress.
A brief news item notes that Paderewski will abandon politics, a move not surprising to followers devoted to harmony. The report frames the decision as consistent with his peaceable stance and public interests.
A collage of satirical lines from New York papers mocks rum in the bay not matching bay rum, bikes replaced by motorcycles on delivery stamps with unchanged speed limits, and vows that deeply indebted nations will someday test plans on their own banks. It notes a shift for the GOP toward the Progressives and calls for a system to fuel all people continually.
A compilation of satirical lines from several papers including Muskegon Chronicle Philadelphia Inquirer Cleveland Commercial Boston Herald and others. The notes poke at anti Europe sentiment veteran polls Prohibition definitions and the irony of leadership.
Henry Ford remains outspoken on a currency plan as supporters demand a dollar design resembling a specific standard. The exchange underscores ongoing debates over monetary reform and Ford’s proposed features.
A fragment cites remarks from the Charleston News-Courier about a flivver going slow and a Literary Digest Volstead poll using telephone directories. The Philadelphia Inquirer quips that many names cited are "drys" driven to drink, noting fairness questions about the poll’s sampling.
Napoleon the six year old collie owned by Louis Balz of 78 Rage street reportedly killed himself by leaping in front of a car at Franklin and Race streets after being scolded by children he had been playing with. Police notes state no cause was given for the act.
The piece asks where a pump as perfect as the human heart can be found and notes that proper treatment by the boss ensures it stays on the job. It frames a metaphor linking mechanical parts to workplace reliability and dedication.
An old advert notes Laxa tive Bromo Quinin s as superior to ordinary quinine for tonic and laxative effects with no nervousness or head ringing. The copy urges remembering the full name and to look for E W Grove signature.
The excerpt highlights extraordinary human physiology noting the heart’s vast workload with hundreds of billions of strokes and enormous lifetime pumping. It contrasts bodily efficiency with absent technologies like telegraphs, wireless, moving pictures, and perfect cameras, praising the human eye and nervous system.
The speaker extols the nose lungs and skin noting the spinal cord surpasses any electrical switchboard in complexity and importance, highlighting the body’s remarkable design and function.
In Paris, Texas on August 25 14 year old Dale Hackler son of Mr and Mrs HB Hackler is named heavyweight champion for his age weighing 210 pounds. Carbon paper for sale The Sun.
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