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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
2
J C Pridmore of Shreveport argues the 1920 farming outlook shows war disrupted production still not normal. High prices persist, labor is costly, and fertilizer use boosts yields. The piece contrasts Texas Arkansas declines in lint yields with southeastern gains from fertilization, urging improved methods and soil fertility.
The article argues soil productivity is key to profitable farming and says fertilizers are essential to make soils more productive, aiming for larger yields and bigger net profits.
San Antonio Texas January 31 Nicholas Boubhel recently marked his 102nd birthday and boasts he stored a plentiful supply of liquor before Prohibition. He claims long life comes from liberal drink, a French immigrant who has lived in Texas seventy five years and San Antonio sixty years. He retires at eight each night, sleeps at least twelve hours, eats mainly vegetables and meat, smokes cigars and pipe, reads widely, enjoys music, laughs at good jokes, and opposes prohibition.
Dr George Steele-Perkins of Edinburgh told Royal College of Medicine students starting out in practice to take up games such as lawn tennis golf bridge billiards and also keep up self defense. He argued relaxation aids focus and productivity and cited figures like Gladstone Wilson Schwab Cleveland Roosevelt and Morgan as examples of leaders who benefited from diversions.
Electric boilers up to 1500 kilowatts use high voltage current to boil water in narrow insulating tubes. Three phase currents pass through the water columns with moving electrodes regulating output. Reported efficiency around 95 percent with one watt yielding about four pounds of steam in pulp and paper plants.
A narrator in a rural setting encounters a stuck sedan with a man at the wheel. The exchange reveals a humorous, blunt assessment of the car’s power as “Party-horse” with “thirty-nine of the horses” dead, prompting the wife to laugh aloud.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for severe colds. One dose every two hours, up to three, reportedly clears nasal passageways, stops a runny nose, relieves headache and feverish symptoms, and ends sneezing and stiffness. It emphasizes ease of use, pleasant taste, no quinine, and low cost at any drug store.
An East Side man recalls a comic morning episode aboard an East Washington street car. Reading poetry about flowers, he spots a large bug that races toward a clothes press. He dives into the closet tossing garments, finds a quart of mountain dew, and later spotlights the bug again across the room. The tale unfolds with humor and rural slang.
A man found a camera on a Riverside bench with two unused films. Photographer Joe Craven printed one photo and posted it in his window with a notice. The camera owner later found it, but the finder missed meeting her by ten minutes, leaving a playful caution to bystanders.
A vintage advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a treatment for children with worms. It claims the tonic enriches blood improves digestion and acts as a general strengthening tonic. The text urges regular use for two to three weeks and notes the remedy is pleasant and 60 cents per bottle.
Jane browses a photo album and spots a baby picture of herself. She observes with earnest humor that the infant looks "a tunnin' homely" to her, reflecting a child’s candid self perception.
A Cleveland Leader reader recalls a Sunday boat trip to Wallaceburg Ontario, noting warm waves of greeting from water travelers and land people alike, and wonders why land travelers do not receive the same friendliness.
In a Rune Saint Honore encounter I spoke with two Croix de Guerre priests, one with an empty sleeve and one with a mechanical leg. They explained many younger priests served as poilus and that the wounded rate was high due to not having families, so they led dangerous actions.
The Boston Herald notes Mesopotamia’s long cotton growth and hints at its possible role as a veil for Rebekah when meeting Isaac. It mentions Abraham’s servant guiding her from Mesopotamia to Canaan and compares Mesopotamia and Egypt in cotton competition, suggesting war’s demoralizing era limits.
Eddie Fogle and Marvin Dillon were among visitors to Leonard on Sunday, stopping by to see the town and meet residents.
Senate minority report filed by Senator Sheppard of Texas and Senator Moeller of Tennessee objects to the Wadsworth bill. They warn the measure would cost about one billion dollars yearly for army maintenance and argue against compulsory military training amid national debt.
An advertisement touts Rich-Tone tonic as a remedy for weakness and low energy. It claims to restore vitality and health, asserting the product provides perfect health and cures various ailments.
E. W. Grove’s box bears the signature and advertises that the remedy treats colds grip and influenza with a single active ingredient. The product is offered for 30 cents.
You can gain energy and vitality by purifying and enriching the blood with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is iron and quinine in syrup, not a patent medicine, and is said to improve appetite and coloration while reducing fatigue. Sold for 60 cents per bottle at drug stores.
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