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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
8
A collage of quips from papers across the United States on 1921 life and policy. Lines poke fun at taxation, profiteering, the middleman, jazz, tariffs, and social norms with wry, regional voice. Notable bars include a dig at Harding banning copy and jokes about high cost living and counterfeiters.
James Edmond McGinnis three year old son of Mr and Mrs R E McGinnis of Sherman died Monday from throat illness. Funeral services were conducted at the family home by Rev J S Cameron pastor of North Park Baptist Church. Interment followed at the cemetery at Akers Chapel south of the city.
Claude Booker returned to Dallas after visiting his sister Mrs E Harrison. Jewell Reynolds teaching near Ely spent the weekend with relatives near Haile. Bonham visitors included Mr and Mrs M R Smith. Pate Hicks visited Randolph Sunday night. Leonard Kilgree and family visited near Telephone. Mrs Lyons of near Dallas visited her daughter Mrs Jack Robbins. W A Smith of Savoy visited T D Booker. Ely basketball girls beat Savage 6 to 2 and boys won 14 to 4. Ely teams played Ector next day, first inning score 9 to 2 in Ely boys favor. Leo and Harmon Harp from near Orangeville visited uncle George Wade.
In the Cornell Widow comic page, Bert remarks that Smith owns a large wardrobe. Bertram jokes that Smith has enough clothes to give every moth in the world indigestion, delivering a light humorous exchange about fashion and abundance.
Colds and influenza relief promoted by Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. The ad claims to remove the cause with a single product, noting E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and a price of 30 cents.
Family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and assistance after the loss of their wife and mother. Grateful for flowers in memory, they send this message and pray for reward on earth and in heaven. W D McDonald and Children.
Westbound timetable details are partial with fragments from a railroad schedule. The readable portion references belt line routing and times, implying a scheduled westbound service and the era’s common timetable style.
A comic exchange unfolds as Goldberg teases Abie about pulling down window shades to spy on his wife. Abie retorts that he was not home last night, revealing the punchline of the joke.
A Washington Star quip frames a brief exchange between a ready-made philosopher and Uncle Bill Bottletop. The joke centers on cautioning against starting a corkscrew factory in the area, implying futility in certain ventures.
Syruphonic laxative Lax FOS with pepsin promises relief from habitual constipation. It 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. Price 60 cents per bottle.
A note from the mechanical department seeks a supply of large clean white rags. Workers are to bring the rags to the office where they will be purchased if acceptable.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a health tonic to improve digestion and blood quality. It claims wealth cannot buy happiness without a healthy stomach and promotes a root and herb remedy from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, New York, available as liquid or tablets.
A historical critique warns that calomel containing mercury poisons the body. It claims calomel causes severe cramps nausea and bone pain, urging readers to avoid any product containing the remedy and to seek safer, modern remedies instead.
The ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable safe alternative to calomel. It claims the remedy starts the liver without side effects, does not cause salivation, and leaves users feeling well. recommends it for adults and children alike.
A Washington Star column records a witty exchange about film quality and a deaf and dumb asylum remark by Mr. Stormington Barnes. The comments juxtapose cinema critique with a pointed, antiquated joke reflecting attitudes of the era.
A newspaper page presents merchants letters to the community describing goods services and opportunities. It invites readers to consider offerings and engage with local merchants through these personal-style notices published for the whole readership.
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