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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
6
A collection of lighthearted remarks from Hogwallow and surrounding towns. Notes include Col umbus Allsop on self shaving versus barber, a Blind Man at Tickville pausing for the deaf listener, Slim Pickens in Bound ing Billows seeking shoes, and various residents sharing quirky outlooks on life strangers and manners.
Raz Barlow agreed to provide fiddle music for the Gander Creek Saturday night dance but did not appear. He explains that disappointing people can make them view you as temperamental.
The article traces brick history from ancient use to mass production in 886 under Alfred the Great and later regulation by Charles I in 1625. It notes early rulers’ interest in brick quality and mentions an American inventor named Spence who is credited with the first brick making machine, with a British claim for Clayton.
A patent granted in 1861 marks the first steam brick production capable of about 1,500 bricks per hour, signaling a major industrial advance in brickmaking efficiency.
A male traveler arrives on a lion and chases a ferocious horse, enters a drug store, demands carbolic acid with iodine, drinks it, then asks for more. He tells a local he came from Mer Rouge Louisiana but found it rough there.
A discussion notes that Congress elected in November does not meet until December thirteen months later a practice dating to stagecoach days with mud roads. The piece contrasts this with Britain where a new parliament convenes promptly after election.
The American Bar Association urges a constitutional amendment to advance the inauguration of the President and the first session of the new Congress to January 1. The Senate has approved sending the amendment to the House, aiming to make the government more responsive to the people.
A poor man shares his hard earned cash to help a poorer man and buys a Christmas tree for a passing child. He distributes his remaining money to support others in need.
Dr Mellenthin, a Texas licensed physician with twelve years in internal medicine, will be in Sherman at the Binkley Hotel for two days Friday and Saturday March 16 17 offering free consultations. He does not operate for several chronic conditions and treats a wide range of ailments with emphasis on nonoperative care. Married women must be accompanied by husbands. Address 336 Boston Block Minneapolis Minn. 3m8
A verse by Walt Mason contrasts a poor man who longs to give lavishly with a rich man who hoards wealth. The poem critiques charitable pretenses, tax burdens, and the notion that wealth corrupts generosity, ending with irony about oil wells and continued inequality.
A Sun office ad offers seventy five sheets of good quality typewriter paper at twenty five cents per sheet.
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets that promise to stop cough and headache and cure a cold in one day. Claims E W Grove signs each box and lists a price of 30 cents.
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