Local residents and visitors frequent Pierce's Cafe notices
The page lists many social visits and weekend trips to Sherman Denison Greenville Dallas and Fort Worth. People include Helen Craig Ed LaRoe C Dodson George Park Willie Ross Fred Holmes Josh May Fitz Bryant Lester Short Lillian Bailey Adah Truett J L Truett Yowell Pearle Dooley W H King Joe McKinsey Pernie Badgett Frances Phillips R S Wolverton Lovell Wrenn D S McMillin and others with references to Pierce's Cafe promotions and 50 cent dinners and year round service.
Birth of a Boy Read in Local Paper Delays Denial
Mr and Mrs P C Ruthven of Savoy spent Sunday with relatives in Whitewright. An overlooked birth in The Sun last week reports a fine boy born to Mr and Mrs George German at Sherman Hospital on January 2. The baby allegedly made racket when told the hometown paper had not chronicled his advent.
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P. C. Ruthven
Savoy
Whitewright
The
Sun
George German
Sherman Hospital
George
You Will Find a Check for The Sun and Farm News
A brief note from R. D. Benson in Whitewright Sun dated January 11 1926 expresses best wishes to Mr Waggoner and Mr Doss and mentions a check for 195 cents enclosed to keep The Sun and the Semi-Weekly Farm News coming.
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Tom Bean
Tex
Whitewright
Mr. Waggoner
Mr. Doss
R. D. Benson
Subscribes to The Sun. Zavalla man praises weekly paper
Benton McMillin of Zavalla Texas renews his subscription to The Sun for another year calling it the best weekly paper in the state.
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Benton McMillin
Zavalla
Texas
The
Sun
The Old Blue-Back Speller and its Legacy
Early Webster's blue-back speller rose to prominence in education after its 1855 release on the publishers list though its roots trace back further. Noah Webster authored the influential speller in 1783 and generations of students worked with its lessons.
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Noah Webster
Webster’s Speller Sets Record With 35 Million Copies
The Webster speller, a staple of American schooling since 1855, sold over 35 million copies by 1890 as publishers pushed mass distribution to meet a nation hungry for basic education. Peak sales reached 1.596 million copies in 1866, amid postwar demand.
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Webster
Tailors Plan Fewer, Brighter Fall Models
Fashion experts predict fewer clothing models for next fall with brighter colors and more patterns. The forecast notes a shift toward bolder fabrics and streamlined choices for men seeking current styles.
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Brom Quinine Ad
Advertises Laxative Brom Quinine tablets to stop cough and headache in one day with E W Grove signature on each box offered at 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Conservative styles rise at clothing designers convention
At the International Association of Clothing Designers convention in Cincinnati the consensus favors replacing jazz notes in menswear and extreme Oxford bags with more conservative designs. The gathering signals a shift toward traditional cuts and restrained styling in upcoming seasons.
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International Association of Clothing Designers
Cincinnati
Pecan shipments bolster Lampasas market this year
The Lampasas Leader notes two cars of pecans shipped Friday by Higdon Senterfitt Andrew Co and one car by Key Bros. The local crop was short, but select nuts arrived in Lampasas and brought good prices, pumping money into circulation. The Waco Times Herald adds a rural maxim on the link between trees rain crops and people.
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Lampasas
Higdon-Senterfitt-Andrew Co
Key Bros
Waco-Times Herald
Why the Pecans Deserve a Place Among Trees
The passage argues for pecan trees as essential, praising their beauty and usefulness. It cites three train cars of pecans shipped from Lampasas in one day as evidence of value, urging that without trees like the pecan, people will perish.
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Lampasas
Sugar From Corn Could Benefit U S Farmers
A discussion notes that much of US sugar could come from corn, but pure food laws classify sugar as sucrose. If laws allowed corn sugar or dextrose, sugar from corn would help corn farmers and reduce Cuba cane sugar imports.
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United States
Cuba
Co operate with ourselves and buy corn sugar
A brief note explains corn sugar is derived from corn starch, is wholesome and easier to digest than cane sugar, and offers a net food value equal to cane or beet sugar.
Powdered brides barred from church in London
A London church dean bans brides with heavy powder and lipstick from weddings. Rev. Arthur Wells, dean of a fashionable church, says he will not marry any woman so disfigured. He has not performed a ceremony for weeks.
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Arthur Wells
London
Eng
Dean Wells
Truth crusht to earth will rise again
Florence Herald notes the motto that truth cannot lie and will prevail, reflecting on resilience and belief in honest reporting amid controversy.
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Florence
Ala
Herald
Lax-Fos With Pepsin Habitual Constipation Syrup
A specially prepared syrup laxative called LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN relieves habitual constipation promptly and should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It stimulates and regulates and is described as very pleasant to take. Available at 60 cents per bottle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tocals
Helen Craig
Sherman
Ed LaRoe
Greenville
Mrs. C. Dodson of
Denison
George Park
Pierce
Willie Ross
Fred Holmes
Trenton
Josh May
Oscar Jones
Fitz Bryant
Fort Worth
Lester Short
Lillian Bailey
Minnie Morgan
J. L. Truett
Adah Truett
Dallas
J. F. Yowell
Yowell, Texas
W. T. Hamilton
Lloyd Moore
Crawford Montgomery
Mae Badgett
Jim
Roy Hardcastle
Altus
Okla
Pearle Dooley
Mrs
J. W. Dooley
W. H. King
Eugene McElvaney
Joe McKinsey of
Pernie Badgett
Frances Phillips
Commerce
W. H. Phillips
R. S. Wolverton of
Palmer
Mrs. Wolverton
J. W. Burden
Miss Clyde Burnham
Celtic
M. A. Burnham
A. K. McKenzie
Oklahoma City
D. A. Ray
Lovell Wrenn
Austin College
J. T. Wrenn
H. T. Atterberry
D. S. McMillin
H. L. Durham
G. M. McNeilly
American Legion
Ray Manning
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Sherman Chick
Hatchery
E. Houston Street
Chesley Rutledge
RADIO
Fada
Crosley
Brandes
Clark & Meador Good Hardware
Whitewright Lumber Co “Neighborly Service
McAlester Coal
Henryetta Coal
Condie-Bray
First National Bank
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