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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1921
Page
3
A compendium of sharp social quips on Prohibition, politics, theft, and fashion. Recounted lines reference Henry Ford profits, Edison questions, A F of L, Mary Pickford, White House expectations, Nevada judges, predatory acts, and staged attire for a Texas wedding. Notes on Chicago rail office dress codes conclude the fragment.
Officials seek ways to keep workers focused on business as a Wisconsin farmer ships a 33-pound cowhide to Milwaukee earning 50 cents. Express charges 64 cents and a commission 3 cents. He fights the demand for 17 cents with strong words, hinting at shoe purchases for relief. The piece reflects on vague public virtue and inconsistent social norms.
Sherman Democrat praises Whitewright for strong civic growth including a fine school system and sewer bonds. The city, famed for fertile farmland and active citizens, is highlighted as an example while noting it lacks natural gas. Printed calling cards offered.
Washington reports Texas total revenue collections for the year ending June 30 at 28.55 million, down from the prior year. Income and profit taxes for Texans reached 52.12 million, down over 24 million from the previous year, with miscellaneous taxes at 24.43 million, bringing total Texas collections to 76.55 million versus 105.10 million last year.
Sherman July 8 Albert Wilson the negro sentenced last week to 99 years in the state penitentiary on a charge of criminal assault on Miss Davie Padgett in the Binkley hotel on April 17 was transferred from the county jail to the state penitentiary last night. He decided to accept the sentence instead of appealing.
An advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine, claiming it avoids nervousness and head tingling due to its tonic and laxative effect. It instructs to seek the full name and look for E. W. GROVE signature.
Navasota Texas Mrs W M Peden describes a nervous run down condition with weak energy and poor rest. She credits Cardui for quick improvement, regained appetite and stamina enabling housework. She later used Cardui as a tonic and endorses it, urging other women to try it. all druggists sell it.
A compact note on the etymology of the ampersand. It explains that & derives from the Latin et and that printers simplified the flourish into a compact ligature. The piece cites Greenough and Kittredge regarding the name Anpersand and the phrase and per se and, noting its rarity as a term today.
A cough remedy Hayes Healing Honey combines with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat relief. The kit, priced at 35 cents, includes salve with every bottle to treat chest colds croup and throat irritation in children.
A newspaper delivery pitch offers daily service for 50 cents a month including Associated Press News and Sunday Comic Section. It is promoted as well worth the money, signed by agent Guy Stedham.
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