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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
7
In a dialogue between Miss Hen and Red Top the rooster, Miss Hen explains why she feels sympathy for children as they age. She recalls how little chicks areLoved and praised but grow awkward as they mature, leading to less admiration and more scrutiny.
Chicago surgeon Dr. Mathias J. Seifert warns that breath holding or straining during physical work stresses the heart. In collaboration with the Gorgas Memorial Institute he offers practical tips for protecting heart health and notes silent early changes and high blood pressure as danger signals.
A light Dairy Council feature lists humorous contradictions from daily life. A man avoids night air yet stays out late, a dieter craves chocolate, a coffee lover drinks thrice daily, a boy idolizes football but hates milk, and a girl buys cosmetics yet skips salad for pie.
A tale of a foreign born illiterate man who becomes a successful seller and real estate investor after selling cigars. The punch line questions what he might have achieved with education before revealing he could have been a sexton. The Canton Repository closes with an unrelated advertisement for typewriter supplies.
A satirical piece by Viola Brothers Shore offers folks guidance on learning from experience, avoiding idleness, and balancing assertiveness with politeness. It suggests practical wisdom over hollow wealth and warns against gullibility in service interactions.
Enfranchised Frances quips that many men fear nothing more than a bee sting and jokes the country needs more insect powder to ease men’s anxieties amid reform talk. Her remark tongue in cheek highlights debate over public concerns and prudence.
In prohibition era talk the article links dry wines to complete fermentation and explains the term dry as lacking sweetness. It contrasts this with sweet wines and dry wit, defining dry as severe and sharp.
Turnquist notes the term booby derives from a pelican-like bird known for submission. The bird allows others to take its catch, so booby became a label for a spiritless or dunce-like person. Published 1927 by Western Newspaper Union.
A fragment notes that lantern jawed people engage less in light conversation and warns against judging too much by appearances, reflecting a cautious view on first impressions.
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