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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
8
A lyrical tribute to the father as an indispensable, if imperfect, household presence. The piece portrays daddy as steady, dutiful, and loving, despite messes, neglect, and occasional stubbornness, highlighting his role in emergencies and daily chores.
A master at a large boys school questions a admission candidate in math and philosophy. The pupil answers with a circle having two sides inside and outside and notes causality can precede effect with a man wheeling a barrow toward him. The examination ends abruptly.
Uncle Sol snaps at the unclear note from home. He learns that father fell from an apple tree and broke a limb, prompting Aunt Susan to ask what is the matter as the exchange unfolds.
A low lying road bears a warning that when the notice is under water the road becomes impassable. The alert targets motorists in areas prone to flooding and seeks caution during high water periods.
A child asks if a creature is a lion or lioness, and the father identifies the creature as a lion based on its scratched face and hair loss, delivered with a sigh.
A soldier asks for leave to help his wife with spring cleaning. The colonel declines, citing a letter from the wife claiming the soldier is useless around the house. The soldier reveals he is not married and says two people in the regiment handle the truth loosely, including himself.
A Northern guest visiting a Southern colonel struggles with swarming mosquitos while the colonel sleeps soundly. The cook explains that late at night the colonel is too full to notice the skeeters and late night the skeeters are too full to notice the colonel.
Olive dismisses the marriage proposal from Arthur with a witty reply about not needing to cook, highlighting domestic role humor in the exchange.
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