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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun outlines subscription at 1.50 per year payable in advance and notes second class mail status. It warns that notices of entertainments and dinners with admission fees, plus obituaries and memorials, are billed at regular advertising rates and promises corrections for any erroneous reflections if brought to the publisher.
The Savoy town council passes a curb engine parking rule claiming engines must face the curb. Critics say enforcement is impossible without removing major car parts, effectively kneeling the vehicle to meet the standard.
The Harshall Morning News notes a prisoner at Leavenworth given ten years for printing and circulating an exact copy of a Tom Watson article. The piece was published during the war before Watson’s paper was suppressed, prompting reflection that the writer deserved the Senate seat while the printer faced prison.
The Morgan Herald humor piece describes an editor calling on merchants and invoicing various items and people. He finds cash and help busy, slugs and type uncooperative, then weighs his virtues and faults before deciding to go to press without completing the invoices.
A compact note from The Sun outlining basic editorial guidance for writers. It emphasizes clear prose, accurate attribution, concise reporting, and adherence to style standards. Readers are reminded to avoid sensational phrasing and to verify facts before publication.
The paper invites civic and social articles to improve accuracy and serve the public. Report events promptly, as late submissions may become advertising. Use double spacing for typed copy and ruled paper for legibility. spell proper names clearly and send church notices by Monday or Tuesday for publication.
The Dallas Times-Herald reports candidates for the Texas senatorial race actively courting women voters. Campaigning among suffragists is new for many seasoned politicians, prompting adjustments in stump speeches handshakes and social mingling. The paper reviews prominent aspirants to Charlie Culberson's seat and offers timely suggestions.
The Times-Herald lampoons senatorial contenders over women’s dress and rights with a list of humorous platform planks. It imagines candidates like Clarence Ousley Cullen F Thomas Culberson Strong Colquitt and others proposing attire from lipstick to stockings to pajamas and pants. The piece ends noting seeds will be distributed and voters remember the gag.
A customer seeks a saw in a Oklahoma hardware store and learns the same model from Sears-Sawbuck costs $1.35 in a mail order catalog. The dealer matches the price but imposes cash payment, postage, money order, expressage, and delays, totaling $1.67 and two weeks to delivery, proving local purchase cheaper and faster.
A group of seventh grade girls present practical guidance to boys about character and ambition, explaining that each boy aims for life success and that personal conduct forms the first element of character.
This 7th grade message urges honesty and consistency in actions, stresses politeness to friends and family, and promotes personal care and clean thoughts. It counsels smiling faces, good hygiene, and avoidance of smoking or intoxicants. It ends with a call to do one’s duty and never shirk.
A Bonham advert suggests careful cash outlay can let people make ends meet by getting full value. The note attributes the guidance to M C Spivy & Co in Bonham and frames thrifty spending as a path to balance finances.
The rain gave a rest and invites all to Bible school bright and early next Lordsday. Class contest nears finish and most may win. Morning service topic is Making and Maintaining the Good Confession. Evening topic is The Market Value of Love. Pastor A. E. Major urges proper Lords Day observance.
In marking our new stocks as they come in we are keeping in mind the necessity of close pricing in these times of difficult finances. M. C. Spivy & Co., Bonham.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m aims for full attendance. Morning worship at 11 a m. League at 6 15 p m with a 7 p m evening service and special music. If weather is poor all are welcome. Woman's Missionary Society meets Monday at 2 30 p m at Mrs H C Willis. Mid week service at 7 p m led by senior department officers. Choir practice Thursday 7 to 8 p m. Pastor is K K Isbell. 666 quickly relieves as cold.
Editorials note shifting search for positions over jobs, with quotes from American Banker and Norfolk Virginian Pilot highlighting German hardship and corporate worry about lingering payroll unemployment, as the Warren Chronicle comments on labor concerns.
A concise Oklahoma City Times item notes a strange epidemiological quirk: the germ behind swell head tends to settle in any area lacking activity, here illustrated by an empty parking space. The remark frames a wry local observation rather than a medical report.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes that the items taken from Elihu Root's cellar were not root beer, hinting at a broader theft incident and labeling the remark as a pointed observation on the nature of the theft.
Syracuse Post Standard reports a grim holiday toll in New York as wooden cars caused many deaths, wood alcohol contributed to more fatalities, and wooden heads added to the casualties.
In the Coatesville Record a reflection notes how efficiency rises as society moves past boot legging era. It contrasts past slow decay from drinking with a modern pace that favors restraint and order.
The Beth lehem Globe notes a system that uses Marines to guard mail cars while passengers rely on the ticket office, drawing criticism from the public about safety and protection.
A collection of quips from multiple papers notes the bas relief on new peace dollars prevents stacking, contrasts with old dollars, and suggests the Hays mail robbery could redefine cinema theft. Other items mock warship ethics, Unknown Soldier job searches, and reading habits.
A Bonham notice from M. C. Spivy & Co. cautions readers that Yale products are not worth purchasing. The ad urges avoidance and questions the value of buying such items.
A brief notice states a sun column is available for purchase at 25 cents with a prompt invitation to try it. The snippet preserves a period voice and highlights the promotional tone of a newspaper feature.
Our buyers have in mind the necessity for being able to make prices right at M C Spivy & Co in Bonham. The note emphasizes negotiating fair pricing and supplier flexibility for purchases.
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