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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
6
Peter Mitchell of Melbourne declares the cattle business in Australia at its best in history as the country recovers normal trade. He notes Black Poll cattle as hardy and productive, describes a blind bullock guided by a companion, and recalls their 18 month fattening before shipment 60 miles away.
The New Republic argues the language reform in China seeks to replace the distant literary Chinese with the spoken vernacular in books and media. It stresses that the reform targets pronunciation and readability to universalize education, not merely add phonetic signs.
The world’s largest stock of wild blight resistant pear seedlings from Manchuria, about 100000 trees, is at Loma Rica ranch near Grass Valley California. Three US Department of Agriculture pomological experts reviewed the stock and approved the experimental work. The Pyrus usuriensis trees grow in an ancient Manchurian dynasty burial ground and seeds became available after the dynasty’s overthrow. Grafting commercial pear varieties onto this stock is expected to yield good results.
Engineers survey mountain ranges in the Pyrenees to harness water power. Torrents are controlled to furnish 200000 horsepower with 800000000 pesetas invested. Daily gains in power promise Catatonia a future without coal as engineers expect more capacity in a few years.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt portrays a mysterious Egyptian warning of sad disillusionments. The client recalls a past carnival visit when the smell of hot dogs and pink lemonade lingered, signaling a shift in fortunes and beliefs.
In Bronte Texas two cowboys staged a wild man hoax near the Colorado river causing a townwide chase. A posse armed with weapons pursued a supposed captive until it was revealed as a joke by the cowboys playing the prank. The two rheumatic old men outran each other in the escape.
An old advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine for tonic and laxative action without nervousness or head ringing. The copy urges recalling the full name and seeking the signature of E. W. GROVE with a 30c price.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer item notes the varying opinions in Chicago divorce courts on a wife's value. One man offered to sell his wife for 1000 dollars while another traded a concertina for his wife and regretted it. The piece uses humor to compare a wife’s worth to loans to Britain, France, and Italy, contrasting dutiful domestic behavior with vanity and neglect.
A narrator recalls bragging about daily cold water baths and a wife exposing the lies at a breakfast table. After a frosty night of quarrels and a vivid dream of ice and a polar bear, the narrator resolves to admit the ruse and begin the routine openly.
A practical cold remedy package offers Hayes Healing Honey to stop a cough by healing throat irritation, with Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat application to aid chest colds and croup. The two remedies are in one carton priced at 35c, with dosing guidance to ask the druggist for Hayes Healing Honey.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a man plotting a cold water bath to escape suspicion, using a broom to imitate splashing water, and a dramatic ice water bucket from his wife. He recalls leaping in fear, yelling loudly, and even climbing a wall, ending with a joke about his folly and a vow to keep the tale private.
An offer from P, J, Pierce & Sons notes they can locate the magazine you seek and will order it if not in stock. The shop emphasizes a customer service promise and the firm’s name as the source of the guarantee.
An old ad claims cold and flu relief from Bromo Quinine tablets. It highlights a single active ingredient named Bromo Quinine with E W Grove signature on the box and lists a 3Cc dosage. The fragment reflects period advertising language and product branding.
A young man tires of asking for marriage as he faces repeated refusals. Miss Cayenne responds with dry humor, noting proposals as his most engaging conversational effort and hinting at the social chill around the topic.
The Sun runs a want column offering items and advertising space at 25 cents. This compact notice invites readers to try the service and place ads cheaply. It emphasizes affordability and quick access for buyers and sellers.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine boosts the system and cleanses the blood to prevent colds. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces, notes 75 cent price, testimonials free, and offers $100 for any case not cured. WJ Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The New Year brings business optimism with new customers and no losses. The note credits good service and fair grocery prices for the solid start to 1922.
Local butcher promises two guarantees with every purchase Good Service and Good Meats. The shop emphasizes prompt delivery and that every package contains high quality meat.
A lake may be frozen on top yet alive below because water beneath remains liquid and air holes in the ice near the surface allow oxygen exchange. Fresh inflowing streams also carry oxygen rich water that sustains fish during winter conditions.
Fishermen know the area near fresh water inflow draws fish in large numbers. The old reliable Cafe continues to serve the people of Whitewright satisfactorily. P. J. Pierce & Sons.
Druggists refund trooey if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching, and restful sleep after first application. Also mentions sale of typewriter ribbons paper carbons blanks at the Sun office.
R S Morehead advertises cures for bilious fever eczema and tetter. Three in One Ointment is sold and guaranteed by Dyer Jones. Repairs offered for shoes at reasonable prices with best materials used.
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for worms in children. Claims include enriched blood, improved digestion, and overall strengthening effects after two to three weeks of regular use. Promises restoration to perfect health with pleasant taste and 60c per bottle.
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