Whitewright Sun urges local spend and optimism for 1924
Subscription price notices and civic reminders mark Whitewright Sun issues. Editorials praise living in Whitewright Texas, urge home commerce, poll tax payment, and optimism for 1924. Local banking strength and farm solvency cited amid economic notes and a lead into cotton market conditions.
Cotton Menace and the Mindset of Southern Voters
The piece argues that cotton farmers feel underappreciated yet could strike next year if motivated, noting how low cotton prices press on the South. It laments laws favoring distant regions and imagines relocation to California for roads and orange groves, while stressing that sentiment, not pocketbook pressure, guides action.
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Our Town Flair Promotes Community Pride and Thought
Local column extols Our Town as the best by praising residents homes and streets. It argues pride stems from collective thought about town life and asks readers to consider the reasoning behind these claims.
Our Town Ideals About Homes Streets Schools and Churches
The piece urges residents to think highly of themselves and their town. It argues that pride in homes streets schools and churches drives loyalty and creates an ideal community through positive action and speech.
A New Year Forward by Harry Lee Marriner
A reflective verse personifies the new year as a snow covered field and urges swift action. The poem asks what marks the year 1924 will leave, pondering whether they will be shameful or praiseworthy as readers look back in December. It concludes with the author’s name and a medicinal ad line.
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Harry Lee Marriner
Three Little Big Words I Love You Dallas Poem
A Dallas News poem extols three little big words I LOVE YOU as a universal source of happiness and unity. The piece reflects how affection shapes lives from infancy to old age and notes a Sun office ad offering typewriter supplies.
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Editorial Sparks and Quips From Newspapers Range Wide
A collage of headlines and quips spans topics from treaty talks and Prohibition to political wit. Notable lines reference Washington posts on negotiations, Iceland Prohibition, Dr. Cook, fascism in Japan, and remarks on American politics. The piece reflects satirical takes and punchy one liners across multiple papers.
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