Kimbell Milling Co Issues Informative New Booklet
The Sun obtained a booklet from Kimbell Milling Company edited by J L Harris detailing dairying and poultry care, disease treatment, and a brief company history. Originating in Whitewright in 1898 with $25 000 capital, the firm now boasts over 100 workers, mills and warehouses, with offices in Fort Worth. copies available locally or by mail.
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Kimbell Milling Company
J. L. Harris
Whitewright
Fort Worth
Brass band on a finger in Soho quarrel
A young married couple debate dining options in a modest Soho eatery. The wife resents not affording luxurious honeymoon restaurants, and the man retorts about not needing a brass band everywhere. She replies she already has one on her finger.
Why of Superstitions: Golliwogs and Weejee Birds
Harving King argues superstitions persist as survival traits from primitive beliefs. Golliwogs on car bonnets and Weejee birds advertised with ouija boards serve as talismans, immune to skepticism as owners report personal luck. He notes ugly fetishes attract attention and may redirect misfortune away from the bearer.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Transmigration theory teased by misbehaving dog
A St Louis veterinarian puzzled by a dog's indigestion learned the animal visited drug stores and ice cream parlors seeking chewing gum under chairs. The owner recalls no habit except the gum digging, prompting tongue in cheek speculation the pup may be a former high school flapper.
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St. Louis
Funeral Held For Mrs. Mattie I. Smith
Mrs. Mattie I. Smith 81 formerly of Tom Bean died Friday at the home of her stepson C. A. Smith in Frederick Oklahoma. Her body was sent to Whitewright and then to Tom Bean for service at the Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. J. W. Willbanks. Born April 22 1847 in Alabama she came to Texas in 1888 and lived in Van Alstyne and Tom Bean before moving to Oklahoma three years ago. She is survived by one son Thomas Murphy and four stepsons J. W. B. Smith Harve C. A. Smith and W. R. Smith.
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Tom Bean
C. A. Smith
Frederick
Oklo
Whitewright
Katy
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Willbanks
Whitewright Presbyterian Church
Waverly
Ala
Frederick, Okla
W. R. Smith
Austin
Explanation and Admission at Ball Game Mixup
An Irish wife questions her husband about a late work claim at a ballgame. He admits the person seen with the wife was not him, noting a lookalike in the crowd and conceding the confusion. The humor hinges on mistaken identity and a twin-like resemblance.
Isaac M. Dean Dies Former Grayson Man in Fort Worth
Isaac M. Dean, reared near Kentuckytown west of Whitewright, died at home in Fort Worth last Thursday. A brother of K. R. Dean of Tom Bean, he lived in Fort Worth forty years as a Texas and Pacific railroad engineer before retiring three years ago. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, two sons, and two grandsons. Funeral and burial were in Fort Worth.
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Isaac M. Dean
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
Fort Worth
K. R. Dean
Tom Bean
Grayson County
Mr. Dean
Texas and Pacific Lines
Community Good Through Town Paper Partnership
A U S Publisher urges mutual effort between towns, newspapers, businesses and citizens to drive communal improvement. The piece stresses immediate action by all parties to avoid delays that stall progress and shared welfare.
Want Ads Cost Yet Get Results At 25 Cents
Simple local want ads offer cost effective results at 25 cents per insertion, delivering quick visibility for jobs, items, or services.
Man the miserable creature compared to beasts
Mark Twain mocks humanity’s flaws noting perpetual disease, fragile health, and dependence on medical repair. He contrasts man with agile animals, laments hair loss and dentures, and ends by advertising office supplies sold by The Sun.
Castaways Refine Cigar Joke Exchange
A humor exchange among castaways features a punchline about smoking Robinson Crusoes, with a playful misnaming of cigars as castaways. The dialogue centers on wordplay and nautical stranded wit.
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