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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
14
A. K. Short argues farming is grounded in living at home and soil fertility, not money return. He warns against commercialized farming and syndicates, favoring stable home life, local community, and self-sufficiency as the true measure of farming success.
The Marshall News comments on Judge Brady receiving three years for stabbing a stenographer who fled with another man. It notes his drunken defense and compares to a cotton thief sentenced to four years for stealing 100 pounds of seed cotton, arguing justice is uneven and calls for broader reform.
MEMPHIS J J Carrigan a local seafood dealer denies the claim that eating fish and milk together causes ptomaine poisoning He notes his family has practiced the mix for twenty years A Manitoba Canada power development project is projected to cost 20000000 dollars
A theatrical manager questions a disreputable applicant who boasts of his last part as The Blot on the Escutcheon and claims the blot as his character. The exchange hinges on wry humor about performance history and integrity.
A Wisconsin deputy sheriff on property inventory in a house returned after three hours to find himself asleep on a lounge. He had listed items in the living room including a table and sideboard, then altered a whisky entry from full to half to empty, with a final note about a revolving carpet in wobbly handwriting.
A playful historical note lists items with rhyming actions as the state’s repeal era humor. The line catalogs beverages, produce, sports gear, and household goods humorously tied to prohibition era excess and response at Pennsylvania State University.
A quip-filled exchange unfolds as a mother boasts her daughter's achievements including driving a sixty horsepower car and playing golf tennis and polo while the suitor coolly counters with his own claims of cooking and housekeeping. The dialogue highlights class roles and witty sparring in a social match of wits.
A brief cartoonish exchange features That's Probable Antonio remarking on fat men being good natured and Pistachio joking that it takes them long to get mad, implying a lighthearted, humorous banter between the two figures.
While workmen repair wires in a schoolhouse on a Saturday a small boy wanders in and asks what they are doing. They explain they are installing an electric switch. He shrugs that he no longer attends the school and does not care about the work any more.
The lively exchange shows Biddy urging Pat to fetch a kitchen pane while Pat admits no glass in stock, only a fourteen by twelve piece. Biddy retorts that Pat could have improvised a fit with the measured cut, highlighting their resourceful, humorous kitchen scene.
A father questions his son Jimmy about what a pig is to teach table manners. Jimmy replies meekly that a pig is a hog's little boy, prompting a quiet moment.
A benevolent message from leadership honors Jones for thirty years of service. The note expresses gratitude and announces a future courtesy title, calling him Mr Jones as a mark of appreciation.
A brief exchange reveals a cautious warning about lending money to a man described as familiar to the speaker. The dialogue emphasizes distrust and advises against lending any funds, signaling prudent financial judgment in a casual conversation.
A humorous dialogue features a graduate naming psychology philosophy and bible, while a practical mother assigns a thorough course in roastology boilology stitchology darnology pathology and general domestic hustleology, ordering the student to work.
A brief dialogue centers on a father seeing a broken pipe and whether swear words were spoken. The child asks to omit curses, and the mother confirms. The exchange ends with the child’s remark that he believes no words were spoken.
In a father's firm rule, Bobbie is told no light after bedtime until prayers are recited. Bobbie questions the idea, asking if he must go to bed in darkness. He then muses about repeating his prayers with greater earnestness before complying.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a neglected home and family tensions. The mother shows interest in reform and politics, while the father interacts with children about disturbances in the cellar. The lines convey a domestic scene with sparse context.
A curate spends an apparently interminable visit at a parishioner’s home. In a stage whisper the little daughter asks the mother if the visitor has brought his Amen along, highlighting the humorous, churchly moment.
A speech declares the day will arrive when women receive equal pay. A small man in the corner adds with a quip that the change will occur next Saturday night.
A brief comic exchange shows a boy named Johnny parrying a preacher’s push toward heaven with a cheeky reply, highlighting a child’s wary humor in a humorous vignette. The scene features a preacher and a child, with a light moral undertone about readiness for spirituality.
A cartoonish exchange has a movie house owner asking an agent about fire insurance payouts. The agent replies that if the theatre burned tomorrow, the owner would receive about two years of coverage, poking fun at legislative and insurance timelines.
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