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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription at $1.50 annually and notes notices of events will be billed at ad rates. It highlights the Texas Almanac 1929 from the Dallas Morning News, selling for sixty cents by mail, and praises the Texas power plant benefiting multiple counties.
The Farmersville Times notes two Greenville print shops quoted cut-throat prices to local firms and that customers prefer hometown printers. A Whitewright visit by a cut-throat representative was also reported, highlighting unfair solicitation practices.
A printer, once in business with The Sun, closed months ago over unpaid papers and now runs a backyard shop. Whitewright merchants remain loyal to The Sun, and the town would suffer if untrustworthy printers dominated. The Sun pledges to offer the best value to loyal local customers.
The plan would strip at fault drivers of regular plates and issue red numbered plates for six months. The Duluth News Tribune questions the approach noting many accidents stem from speed and life pace, not ignorance. It argues revoking driving privileges for reckless drivers may be more effective than a badge system.
A reflective note on golf describing it as both physical and mental labor, costly to pursue yet appealing because it blends effort with enjoyment. The piece hints at golf’s paradoxical nature as a sport that requires discipline while offering recreation.
A humorous piece describes golf as a simple game yet deeply complex after years. It satirizes gear costs from balls to clubs and the ritual of scoring eighteen holes ending with a swim and song, noting golfers’ rituals and the costly hobby.
In a letter to the Christian Herald Rev Atticus Webb recalls a 1880 Honey Grove encounter with a banker’s wife at a saloon. Local residents respond they never witnessed a woman at a bar in Honey Grove and question Webb’s recollection after forty two years in the community.
The article recounts how University of Texas President William L. Prather’s admonition that “the eyes of Texas are upon you” inspired students. A young poet later set the refrain to a railroad tune, turning the humorous song into a serious motivator for scholars athletes and workers across the state.
The passage notes crowds removing hats as a song is sung or the band plays. It emphasizes the social impact and reverence of the music in public gatherings.
The Boonville Daily News urges editors to discard old sins and sorrows, advising readers to forget past regrets and focus on moving forward. It emphasizes letting love inspire, not anchor, and finding renewal in God as a guide to future pilgrimage.
A collage of quotes critiques state governance in Oklahoma and California, notes on crime as news, and opinions on aviation feats, insanity definitions, and a New York trial. The remarks reflect editorial ambivalence about media, economy, and public figures with wry humor.
The text notes the inventor of the airplane receives high honors, suggesting such recognition fits a Wright legacy. It hints at a future where war may be deadlier and costlier, reflecting concerns about technological advances influencing conflict.
A set of satirical quotes comments on outlawry of war, earth’s rotation, power trusts, cruiser bills, and an ironic contrast between London’s wealthy fund aid society and American night clubs. The notes reflect editorial tone across San Diego Union and Macon Telegraph.
A neighbor recalls Jimmy, a lonely boy on the porch, explaining his playmate Bil lie was punished earlier and now behaves poorly, forcing him to entertain himself.
The text lists property exempt from forced sale including homestead household furniture cemetery lots farm implements and family library and portraits five milk cows two yokes of oxen two horses and a wagon one carriage or buggy one gun twenty sheep saddles and harness provisions for home use current wages and proceeds from homestead sale not subject to garnishment for six months. It also notes limitations: judgments ten years promissory notes four years open accounts two years and legal interest at six percent conventional up to ten percent.
A witty remark reflects social change as a future-facing joke about a girl aging slowly. The snippet hints at evolving standards while maintaining light humor about time and appearance.
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