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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1926

Page

9

The Spice of Life Extreme Cruelty Joke

A London Mail quip contrasts a wife asking if she would be remembered after death with a husband's joke about indigestion being incurable, framed as a playful exchange on cruelty and memory.

London Mail

In the Limelight

A brief column notes a woman’s focus on modest attire and sensible dress while a rival accuses her of seeking attention, reflecting social commentary from the Columbia Jester.

Columbia

Admits on love and trouble in witty exchange

A sharp exchange from Le Petit Bleu notes a man enjoying a fine companion yet lamenting the burden of having her on his hands. The quip captures a playful tension between affection and obligation.

A Connoisseur Laughs At A Mattress Tester

A quip from California Pelican features Liza praising her man who works as a tester in a mattress factory. Jane asks what he does and Liza explains he tests mattresses for a living.

Liza Jane California Pelican

Boston Owl Commentary Sparks Language Debate

A short note from the Boston scene features a publisher correcting an author over owl vocalizations in dialogue. The exchange highlights dialect and usage concerns in a literary context.

Floorwalker Joke About Proper Shoe Sizing

A humorous exchange shows a floorwalker advising a clerk to insist on a larger shoe size than the customer requests. He narrates guiding a lady to eight after she says seven, illustrating comic misdirection in a retail fitting.

Mirror Mishap at Portrait Gallery

A near sighted man and his wife visit a portrait gallery. He decries the ugliest portrait he has seen while squinting for a better view. His wife gently corrects him, revealing the image is not a painting but a mirror.

Henry and the Dead Grammar

A brief humorous exchange in a school setting features Henry claiming his grammar is dead while a teacher questions his writing. A separate quip about a tunnel cost and a loving remark ends with the line that the tunnel was worth every dime.

Henry Honey Grove

George Clelland Suffers Back Injury Lifting Water Tub

George Clelland sustains a severe back catch while lifting a tub of water. He lifted the tub up in mid air and immediately felt sharp pain, prompting medical attention as he sought relief for the injury.

George Clelland George

Prevention of Infection with Borozone Remedy

An advertisement touts Borozone as a wound cleansing and healing preparation available in liquid and powder forms. It claims rapid flesh healing and germ removal with prices from 30 to 60 cents and larger bottles up to $1.20, sold by Bow-Wright Drug Co.

Bow-Wright Drug CO

California Personal Item Reports Back Injury

A California newspaper notes a personal item describing a man who injured his back and cannot straighten up, unable to lower or raise a tab. The report frames the incident as a local or personal health note without further context.

California

Starving Himself for Spite

A farmhand Abner complains about his employer's wife being too exacting. She questions his breakfast count claiming the last pancake was the twenty sixth. He quits the meal and goes to work hungry, in a petty dispute overheard by a neighbor.

Abner

Aging Couple Marries At Last After Long Wait

The bride, supported by her father in a wheeled chair, wore white and carried rosebuds while smiling at guests. The groom walked with two mahogany crutches, his head bald and teeth chattering, as they wed only when they could truly afford it.

California Pelican

Life Of A Happy Man Awakening To Joy And Purpose

A reflective pledge expresses daily aims to greet mornings with a smile and greet opportunities with reverence. It emphasizes approaching work with a clean mind and carrying a guiding purpose through small acts, meeting others with laughter and love.

Dreier’s reflection on duty guiding restful, wise labor

The quote by Thomas Dreier speaks to balancing courtesy and persistence, urging a mindset of approaching night with tired but joyful purpose. It emphasizes disciplined effort and the value of meaningful work shaping wise use of days.

Tle Thomas Dreier

Conquering T B Tuberculosis Change in Perception Over Time

A historical reflection describes how tuberculosis shifted from a fatal hereditary doom to a treatable disease within a generation. It notes that TB is contagious but not hereditary, and explains that fresh air food and rest can cure or arrest most cases if started early and followed, highlighting improved outcomes.

Men of Death

Treatment for Tuberculosis Claims Promising Progress

The Chaser notes that tuberculosis treatment with good food fresh air and rest has yielded the most promise. It states the death rate from tuberculosis has been halved and reduced by sixty percent over the past ten years.

Isolated case to speak on hog marketing at Texas meeting

J. R. Oliver of Whitewright will address the Texas Swine Breeders Association mid winter meeting in Waco with a talk on How I Manage to Sell Hogs the Year Round. Oliver is highlighted as a prominent Grayson County hog raiser whose success contrasts with a county-wide scarcity of hogs. The Grayson County Livestock Association aims to boost local hog numbers, believing benefits will reach farms across the area.

Texas Swine Breeders Association Waco Grayson County J. R. Oliver Whitewright Oliver Grayson County Livestock Association

County farmers urged by Sherman Democrat editorial

The Sherman Democrat urges more farmers like Mr Oliver and his fellow stockmen, praising their efforts and advocating wider county support for agricultural livelihoods.

School secures teacher who can smoke and dance

Tuscan Arizona February 10 The Pima County Board of School Trustees were supplied with a school teacher by request who could smoke dance sing play the piano look attractive and entertain nicely Superintendent Mrs Enna E Daniels said she filled the position with a young woman who lost her job in a nearby school because she smoked and danced Another request was made for a widowed school teacher.

Tuscan Ariz Pima County

Community Faces School Closure Over Attendance Decline

In Pima County a rural community with several children watches their local school risk closure due to a steep drop in student attendance. Officials warn the loss could affect families and nearby services.

Pima County

How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu

Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe attacks. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water cause no salts, nausea, or eating interference. Next morning the cold vanishes and appetite returns. family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.

Ny Drug Store

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