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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
7
A collection of brief humorous anecdotes and gags including a missionary and an old woman debating a Day of Judgment a crooked bootlegger joke about undertaker floorwalker quips about a driving husband and gas a socking wife gag and a pool bath dishes quip.
A Baltimore Sun quip notes a woman’s remark about resemblance to her daughter. The line reads I can't tell you from your daughter and the wry smiling responder is identified as the daughter.
A humorous dialogue about gifting an elderly aunt with an anonymous love letter. The exchange suggests considering her limited happiness and humorously proposing a playful, discreet gift idea.
The exchange hints at a tension over affection and money, with a sharp remark about prioritizing funds up to a limit. The dialogue centers on a character's limits and a wry pun about decimal points.
A clipped quotation notes liquor lacking kick and describes a speaker calling for a good man to aid the party. The line attributes the remark to a judge expressing political concern and urging remedy.
A brief exchange about starting a novel. One speaker expresses intent to write and plans to use a typewriter as the tool for creation. The dialog hints at traditional craft and the writer's mindset.
Bob, unable to work due to illness, asks Mick to fetch his pay. Mick arrives distressed claiming he has lost Bob's wages, then adds he likely would have lost his own if the game had continued. The scene plays on colloquial misfortune and banter.
A country cabby slammed the taxi door on a hill to alarm his fare who asked why. The driver whispered the stunt was to make the horse believe you got out.
A dentist explains a physician’s odd health guidance about golf. The doctor reportedly tells patients to play golf for health but then advises stopping or reconsidering if already playing. The anecdote reflects mixed medical messages on leisure sports.
The News survey of 500 farm agents and chamber secretaries reports drouth as severe or worse than 1917 18 in Texas with two to three weeks of rain needed to avert heavy stock losses. Prospects vary by region but widespread shortages of feed pasturage and water are pushing ranchers toward costly winter feed or culling livestock.
A stark thought experiment compares Nazi Germany to the United States to illustrate how quickly freedoms erode under dictatorship. The piece argues that liberties are precious and must be preserved to prevent grotesque outcomes and the loss of democratic rights.
Mrs A Mosback of Corland Illinois sold 20 pigs for 12.22 but deductions left her with 68 cents from 1 630 pounds of pork. The Chicago Producers Commission Association explains low prices due to market conditions and various deductions including marketing costs insurance and a government processing tax. Separate note says rhododendron roots are used as fuel by Southern moonshiners to avoid smoke.
Along the river banks of China many boat dwellers live by fishing to sustain themselves and their families.
Catholics from the Oklahoma line to San Antonio will offer prayer for rain with each Mass. Bishop R. E. Lucey of Amarillo directed priests to pray for abundant rain until the drought ends. The directive was issued through a communication.
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