Subscriptions and World News Roundup in February 1920
The page notes subscription payment timing and expiring dates, a Berlin clock claim, a New York mother selling her infant, and political moves including Payne named as Interior Secretary, Ware’s liquor law efforts, Farm Bureau war fund plans, sugar scarcity linked to Prohibition, Billy Sunday’s party forecasts, Culberson’s Senate status, a Dallas undertaker incident, suffrage ratification prospects, and the former Crown Prince’s trial status.
Repeated Offer Aims to Restore Hohenzollern Popularity
The proposal seeks to win public favor for the Hohenzollerns by recalling the Kaiser's era and stirring nostalgia for the so called good old days. It frames the offer as a movement to reestablish prestige among German people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenzollerns
Candidate Brown cites high living costs as governor pullback
Fort Worth resident Marvin H. Brown says he will not run for Texas governor citing the high cost of living and the inadequate $4,000 salary. He notes some governors earned income beyond salary. The item then mentions Whitewright residents planting gardens and a city ordinance requiring chickens to be penned, warning against chickens roaming and harming neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Marvin H. Brown
Fort Worth
Texas
Lawton Teachers End Strike Over Pay Demand
Sixty Lawton public school teachers resigned after the school board refused a 25 percent raise for the term. The board later granted an increase until funds run out, with teachers to sue for sinking fund payment if ordered by a court. Public Health Service warns against foods showing decomposition signs after olives caused fatalities. Do not eat discolored, off odor, swollen, or gassy packed foods.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
The
Public Health Service
Minister urges dark rooms for youth love making in churches
The letter rails against local editors and town faults, accusing Van Alstyne leaders of promoting vice while Whitewright is praised as a more virtuous town. The writer mocks Fore and Kore and invites the editor to move to Whitewright to enjoy a calmer civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fore
van Alstyne
Kore
Whitewright
Brother Fore
Oil stock salesmen scarce in Whitewright amid doubt
Observers note a lack of oil stock salesmen in Whitewright for months signaling lost local confidence in oil stocks. Meanwhile sewer salesmen push dubious ventures. avoid buying stock from traveling sellers as about 99 percent are worthless. Consult your banker for investment advice before purchasing stock certificates.
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Whitewright
Wichita Falls Bans Shimmy With $100 Fine
Wichita Falls city council imposes a $100 fine on anyone who performs the shimmy. The move is aimed at stopping dancing in the oil boom town. Kemp News.
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Wichita Falls
Kemp News
Secretary Lansing resigns as Wilson cabinet rift widens
Robert Lansing resigns as Secretary of State after a long quarrel with President Wilson over power and cabinet meetings during illness. Bryan and Garrison had quit earlier, with Lansing the fifth cabinet member to resign recently, tracing to conflicts from the Paris peace talks and diplomacy handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lansing
Wilson
W. J. Bryant
Lansing
Paris
Bryan
Germany
Lindley M. Garrison
Philippines
Barbers Raise Shave Price in Whitewright
The Whitewright Sun notes barbers in the town have increased shave prices to 25 cents. The Whitewright customers observed during a Dallas trip resemble two seen in town, suggesting shaves could justify a 35 cent rate.
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Whitewright Sun
Burg
Whitewright
Dallas
van Alstyne
Quote about agreeable men and a conformist columnist
The Whitewright Sun notes a man who pleases everyone is easy going and lacks ideas while the Crandall Star mocks a newspaper man who bows to such policy with a permanent head of the class stand.
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Whitewright Sun
Crandall Star
Fashion and court quips cross Texas headlines
A collage of brief notes from Texas papers jokes about fashion costs in the South, a Fort Worth court exchange on a witness's remark about Texas voting GOP, and light local quips. The items reference Wills Point Chronicle Whitewright Sun Bonham Favorite Van Alstyne Leader and Exchange humor about marriage and business.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Whitewright Sun
Bonham
Editor Dream Refers to Leader On Route
The Whitewright Sun notes a dream recounted by its editor about the Leader editor who had a similar dream while traveling. The brief item hints at shared newsroom musings during an unspecified journey.
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Whitewright Sun
Leader
Pierce & Son's Cafe Spotlight Mentioned
A brief note highlights Pierce and Son's Cafe as a source for readers seeking a desired magazine. The item emphasizes the cafe as a convenient stop for patrons looking to find the periodical of interest.
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Pierce & Son’s
Freezone corn remedy promises painless relief
A promotional pitch touts Freezone as a tiny bottle that relieves aching corns without soreness or irritation. It claims to remove hard and soft corns or those between the toes, with a few cents at any drug store and credits a Cincinnati inventor.
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Cincinnati
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Waggoner
Berlin
New York
John Burton Payne
Illinois
Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Payne
United States Shipping Board
Representative Ware
Pennsylvania
Congress
Washington
United States
House of Commons
Billy Sunday
Wet
Billy
England
Culberson
Senate
Dan Clay
Clay
Luther Smith & Son
Wills Point
Tree
Frieda Hempel
Metropolitan Opera Company
Kidd-Key
Sherman
Kidd-Key Forum
Linn Brothers Phonograph Company
Edison
North
Travis Street
Sherman, Texas
T. H. Lively
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