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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
9
Editor's note introduces a feature in this newspaper series by six renowned cooks with Margaret Allen Hall as the focus. The piece previews upcoming installments and frames the culinary profiles in a lasting newspaper tradition.
A late 20th century style recipe collection presents stuffed tomatoes with a butter onion crumb dressing baked tenderly, then a strawberry shortcake with flour baking powder fat sugar milk and berries. Also noted are a meatless corn omelet, spinach a la Bechamel, broiled mushrooms, cream puffs, and staging tips for two consecutive oven days with prepared cream puff shells.
A collection of kitchen instructions covers making cream puff shells with hot water butter flour and eggs, two omelet recipes with corn spinach and bechamel sauce, plus notes on a new broiler that cooks from both sides with a drip pan for gravies.
Government figures from the U S Department of Labor show the furniture dollar buying more than any other commodity for home use with an index price of 137.6, indicating prices are 37.6 higher than 1913. The index held steady from March to April 1927, and industry officials expect no further recession with a possible slight rise in fall.
A witty exchange has a golfer asking a doctor to prescribe something new to help reset his mind from work. The doctor affirms and the golfer jokes about golf as therapy, underscoring light humor in a medical setting.
Public notice in Grayson County Texas summons all interested parties to the estate of Benjamin T Berry Deceased. Administrator H E Bohrer filed a final report which will be heard at the next county court civil term at Sherman on the first Monday in August 1927. Those interested may contest the report.
In San Antonio the fourth court of civil appeals ruled a physician may limit practice to office and hospital work and not be required to treat patients at home. The decision reversed a $31,000 judgment against Dr. Aureliano Urrutia for treating Trinidad Patino and her children after her husband died, noting he prescribed care in office and hospital settings.
The article recalls toll roads once common as privately owned gravel paths offering smoother travel. Travelers paid for comfort until automobiles spurred a broad public highway system. Public funding now supports free roads, reducing toll road appeal.
An advertising notice promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a laxative for habitual constipation. It claims relief within 14 to 21 days with regular use to induce regular action. The syrup is described as stimulating and regulating and very pleasant to take, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
The Houston Post-Dispatch argues motorists burdened by numerous taxes and fuel taxes for road improvement deserve toll free bridges. It suggests bridges should be free to traverse as integral parts of roads, aligning with general highway travel today.
Mrs. Clarence Cherry of Bells was a week end guest of her mother, Mrs. S. O. Chambers.
A girl tours a locomotive shop and asks about the huge boiler. The guide explains that the boiler heats to power the engine, while the girl quips about making the engine tender. The scene blends education with a playful misunderstanding as the tour continues.
An advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day by stopping cough and headache. Each box bears E.W. Grove signature. Sold for 30 cents.
An advertisement urges purification of the entire system as nature’s foundation of health. It promotes Calotabs as the greatest system purifier, sold in a family package with directions for a weekly or biweekly thorough purification, priced at 25 cents at drug stores.
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