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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
5
In a note from the Ingham Age-Tilerald, a poet’s refrain about swearing the flagon is recalled. The piece lampoons the common phrase water wagon as a figurative urge, yet few see anyone aboard a literal water wagon aside from the driver.
A dialogue excerpt shows Mr. Comrox recounting a trespass or deception to gain entry. He mentions a strict butler who did not trust him and notes claiming relation to his wife to gain admission. The exchange hints at a formal party and a gatekeeping impediment.
A brief dialogue centers on a dapper dancing teacher who shows commiseration toward a confession that dancing was a waste of time. The exchange notes the teacher’s sympathetic reaction and the speaker’s admission.
A wry cartoon caption plays on a young man named Flubdub who keeps a taxicab waiting by running up a bill with machinery. The joke hinges on his incurable laziness and love of expense, poking fun at quick spending.
In a rural roadside scene a young bride asks for food and is teased about offerings. The response lists angel food cake, apple fritters, and griddle cakes as possible refreshments.
Ruth is an alchemist I know and I must drop her. Each time I’m with her my silver turns to copper.
Senator Sorghum dodges an explanation for a colleague's stance calling it like a contortionist act. He notes the inability to explain the position is itself part of the interest in the public question.
In a private exchange Taek alienates Mame by praising her small hands in a way she finds mocking. He compares them to being simply great, misreading her pride and causing tension between the pair.
A confidential friend consoles a father about his son's potential and gifts. The father insists the youth is gifted and says all he has was given to him, highlighting the theme of inherited talent and uncertain self discovery.
The excerpt recalls Jimmy Jimson once labeled a troublemaker whose fate would be grim. The passage notes that, in his case, the old cautionary verdict proved accurate.
A lighthearted exchange with dog and human voices discusses affection and propriety. Fido questions timing of kisses from his mistress versus her fiancé while Rover hints at his own preferences.
A misfit exchange asks why a boxing teacher is called professor as a pugilist gauges reputation on claimed skills and craft. The edge of the bout yearns for insight into ring authority and training lineage.
An orator argues for careful speech as a friend cautions about words and another suggests concise wording. The dialogue hints at themes of restraint and brevity in public discourse.
Mrs Jones and Mrs Robinson clash over poetry as they attend each other's At Homes. Mrs Robinson praises Johnny's recitation while Mr Robinson dismisses poetry, and Mrs Jones insists Johnny’s verse sounds like poetry to her.
A financier explains the large staff serves to shield the boss from outside interruptions. The executive secretary is tasked with preventing the office force from bothering him, highlighting a comical distinction between roles.
A vivid description of extreme cold grips residents and travelers as a neighborly caution gives way to shared hardship. The speaker notes the chill is so severe that a once cheerful expression seems frozen in place, reflecting a harsh, unrelenting winter atmosphere.
A town resident is described as full of prunes with a rusty phonograph that never changes tunes, painting a quirky portrait of local eccentricity and repetition.
A brief exchange shows a young woman denying love while hints of possible affection remain. The dialogue captures a moment of indirect romantic tension and hesitation.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a quip about a smoke inspector in New York. The exchange imagines inspecting the whole city from a high chair, implying the scope of the job with humor.
A speaker recalls Jones after ten years and notes seven amendments in life. He mentions three boys and four girls born since.
A brief exchange notes harmony between spouses in shared hobbies. She neither dictates his golf nor competes in his bridge games, while he concedes she knows more about bridge whist than he does, illustrating mutual respect.
In a jokey exchange, a speaker recalls telling a cottage woman he once traveled with a circus. She responds with a practical gag, giving him a saw and ordering him to cut wood so the sawdust will evoke the circus rings.
You can save the situation with a dash and keep flow smooth. This phrasing hints at flexible punctuation and adaptable writing style.
A lighthearted exchange imagines the Kaiser’s funeral drawing world record crowds. The joke hinges on global desire to attend and playfully exaggerates the event’s significance.
A husband groans about rheumatism returning while his wife expresses sympathy and ties her planned shopping to a forecast of rain. The exchange reflects everyday concern and weather lore in a compact domestic moment.
Peggy runs the South Water street sail shop with Ben and Mrs. MacGowan after the captain's death. A mysterious roving ship's captain visits, telling tales and earning Peggy's trust as she learns of pearls he guards for a future bride. A raid and confrontation leave Peggy more bonded to the captain through danger and a shared secret.
A short fragment from Ohio Stat quotes a line about devising a scheme to cost a wife’s relatives something in a humorous tone.
Paris studios show war misery as young artists hire famous models for six francs a day eight hours with hourly rests. A cornet-a-collection adds 18 to 12 francs from students, but funds remain scant. A Julian academy pupil notes a model who has starved losing about 20 pounds and a once magnificent figure now pale.
William P Armstrong of Washington invents a wrestling dummy for team practice. It mimics tackles and throws, has a rounded head, padded base, and no sharp protrusions. The canvas body sits on a heavy wooden base, allowing forceful throws without injury.
The Industrial Economist cites census data placing about 50 million workers in the United States and notes the eight hour basis rose from 1,847,000 workers to a current minimum of 2,000,000. It includes 475,000 public employees and states these workers will mainly produce for government needs across factories, mills, and mines.
A New York domestic relations court hears a husband refuse to live with his wife over pets. The husband states he will not return home while she keeps a turtle parrots a canary two cats and a fox terrier and demands three dollars a week with no conversation. The wife kept Cuckoo the pup and argues he is better company than some people.
Dr. David Starr Jordan notes smelt from the Columbia River mouth as cheap shore fish. In spring beaches brim with the fish and they can be shoveled from water to sell at 3 to 5 cents a pound. They’re digestible oil rich and described as a good food source with unusual burning oil.
A city stranger on Main street near Union station fears crossing as he surveys the brightly lit street. He asks a friendly observer if crossing is permitted anywhere or only at designated crossings, illustrating his inexperience in the urban setting.
Archaeologist Cosmos Morcavo rato denounces King Constantine as a trickster and says allies gain nothing in Greece until he is deposed. A pair of con men staged a hog raffle scam to test public gullibility, profiting $150 before a fake winner’s deceiving letters. The duped man fears investigation despite the deception.
A reflection on the choice a young woman makes between shaping a thoughtful mind or letting it remain empty. The piece warns that unused intelligence dulls expression and leaves aging with a hollow face, urging readers to fill their brains with real substance before life pays its price.
The article argues that body temperature and vital signs rise from morning to early evening, peaking between four and six, then fall. It suggests starting work on the rising energy curve and resting during the descent, and endorses daylight saving to align with this human physiological cycle.
Rev W A Crawford Frost of Baltimore, an Episcopal clergyman with prior inventions, has devised a submarine torpedo defense for merchant ships. The simple inexpensive device is shown in drawings to Thomas A Edison and the naval consulting board and offered to the United States France and England governments.
A speaker proposes recruiting a company of fat men citing their likely stout resistance in a brush with the enemy. The remark underscores a humorous or ironic wartime stance on physical stature and combat effectiveness.
Output of crude petroleum in the United States for the year just closed reached 292.8 million barrels, a 4 percent increase over the previous year, reflecting strong fuel demand and industrial activity across the nation.
A French report lauds King George as a master angler in a vivid translated tale. The scene shows him patient under an umbrella, fighting a salmon with bold moves, ending with a pistol coup de grace and a shrill cheer. The king, in a kilt, enjoys a Scottish meal of haggis and whisky grog.
In a lively exchange Josh asks about radical changes in men’s hat style. Bosh responds that a remedy would require someone to invent a hat covering the bald spot at the back of the head.
Baron von Richthofen wed Frau lein von Minkwitz heiress daughter of the duke of Saxe Coburg master of horse. The emperor named him equerry airman on the occasion and he will devote time to training new fighting squadrons.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote laments changes in childhood play as snowmen once made with coal eyes now seem to belong to children of the very rich, reflecting social shifts across days.
Conversation between Nip and Tuck jokes about umbrella maintenance and loss. The Lamb voices a wry remark about the futility or folly of misplacing an umbrella, implying a light humorous exchange on practical housekeeping.
A brief domestic exchange between Reginald and a partner notes sugar scarcity. The tone is light and affectionate as they acknowledge reliance on each other.
In Palm Beach a cautious man named Jim prepaid his hotel bill to avoid dipping into funds meant for the girls. The scene hints at frugal planning and a moneyed concern over expenses.
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