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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
6
A witty column by Claud Callan in the Fort Worth Star Telegram mocks family dynamics and evolving gender roles. It jokes about quarrels, hospitality, and the so called crime wave with satirical notes on wives and equality.
The American Automobile Association says motor transport now totals 29 billion dollars, 5 billion more than rail. In 25 years motor investment includes 3 billion for trucks and 9 billion for hard surfaced roads, while rail allocates 7 billion for locomotives and cars and 17 billion for permanent structures.
Lake Kemp near Wichita Falls ranks as Texas largest artificial lake and among the nation’s biggest. It holds enough water to irrigate about 100000 acres while also supplying Wichita Falls.
An advertisement claims Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy cures sore or bleeding gums and loose teeth and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It emphasizes a unique formula and asserts certain results. The Bow-Wright Drug Co. promotes the product with bold assurances.
The article notes dry sandy soil tolerates annuals during hot summers. It highlights California poppies, escholtzias, Star of the Veldt, and portulaca as heat resistant choices. Poppies show many colors, bloom as annuals though are perennials, and should be sown where planted since they do not transplant well.
The piece advises six inch spacing for plants, thinning to desired distance for dense blooms. It discusses California poppies thriving in poor soil with occasional soaking in dry spells and notes South African daisy varieties as handsome cutting material that transplant with caution. Portulaca shines in hot dry spells as an edging plant.
A Honey Grove ice factory test shows boll weevils frozen in a block of ice for twenty one years survived and remained active. Inventor John Dannenbauer and partners later verified the tale and offered proof to skeptics.
Denton reports show one hundred and forty occupations listed for C. I. A. fathers. Farmers and merchants send more daughters to C. I. A. than any other trades. Doctors lead the professional fathers with about ten percent. Newspaper men, officials, a vaudeville actor, a radio announcer, and concert workers appear among enrollees.
In Red River County the rat population has fallen by more than 100000 during the last five weeks. A six week drive ends this week with estimates of 125000 to 150000 rats killed. The Honey Grove Signal notes the drive and cites local corroboration by Will S. Evans.
R T Tatum was kicked by a mule and walked a half mile to seek help. He arrived at Bartlett then reached Temple hospital where several bones were reset and his skull treated. He reported the injury after the ordeal and said he felt all right again.
Healthful spring tonic Sassafras Tea urged as a nourishing beverage. Promotion sells fifty cent packages and notes fragrant aroma with meals. Fresh roots available for making. Sold by Dyer and Jones.
The New York Fed handles about 35 tons of coins daily. Machines count and weigh coins show dime weight, nickel bag totals, and penny bag capacity. One thousand dollars in dimes weighs 53 pounds, fifty bags of nickels equal ten thousand dollars, and a ton of pennies fills sixty bags worth three thousand dollars.
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