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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
9
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates Texas cotton production at 5,150,000 bales for the year, marking the second largest yield in state history. Before December, 4,402,693 bales had been ginned, leaving about 645,000 bales to reach the total, with 280,000 from Northwest Texas and 365,000 from the rest of the state needed.
The year’s lint yield averaged 139 pounds per acre, 10 pounds above 1927 and 4 pounds below 1926 when 5,628,000 bales were produced.
A mocked exam answer claims the way to prevent milk from souring is to keep it inside the cow. The remark underscores humorous misreading of dairy science concepts and a playful take on biology.
A Scotch professional golfer, after fourteen years away, has resumed the game and evidently found his ball.
A historical page discusses thrifty meal planning with recipes from the Mottier Cook Book. It includes Chicken Au Lait with milk based gravy, macaroni with meat and gravy, and fish left overs baked with potatoes and peas. Also provides Lettuce preparation tips and simple egg sandwich fillings. Autumn Leaf Cookies are outlined with butter sugar and flour dough and maple leaf shaping. A walnut date dessert and whipped cream finishing are described.
A fragment notes Cora discusses nine proposals she received while on vacation and remarks on how disagreeably persistent a summer acquaintance can be. The text hints at social irritation but offers no concrete outcomes or names beyond Cora.
A concise discussion explaining that pain is a sensory signal localized in skin cells, not a feeling. It serves as a danger warning essential for health and safety, guiding behavior to avoid harm, with examples contrasting pleasant and unpleasant sensations.
Cartoon dialogue excerpt discusses the monkey family and a playful claim of kinship to humans. A short exchange imagines a man’s size and presence, followed by a humorous line about blinks and Jinks. The piece satirizes vanity and resemblance with light humor.
Italian cables transform American names and places into Italian forms, making Coolidge into Calvino and Pershing into Giovanni. The note cites misrendered entries such as Miss Mabel Bell labeled Mister Abel Bell and Macon, Georgia appearing as Maconga Stati Uniti.
A classroom exchange features a professor asserting Cleopatra as a remarkable figure and a student probing the phrasing with Is or had. The moment captures playful struggle over historical interpretation.
A brief domestic vignette captures a mother urging her child to hurry while the child replies with a playful line about nearly ready, save for one missing shoe. The exchange reflects everyday family life and punctuality.
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