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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
6
Campbell Camel and Charlie Camel arrive at the zoo to find three resident camels uninterested in them. The five camels entertain themselves by chewing and grinning as they compare brains and humps and reflect on life in the desert and the keeper's exchange of money for the camels.
We express pride in our long standing grocery record and thank customers for liberal patronage and goodwill. We promise best groceries at reasonable prices with high quality and freshness, and pledge right prices and prompt attention to all orders.
The bank awarded a prize for the best thrift slogan. The winning line urged Farn what you can, spend what you must, give what you should, and save the rest.
Robert, convalescing from grippe, leans on a gate and tells his aunt I feel like a broken toy during a walk at the end of the lawn and she realizes his weakness.
A wife explains she sent a soil sample to the agricultural department after her geraniums struggled. The exchange reveals a letter about fertilizer requirements per acre and the husband’s curiosity about farm needs.
A reflection on stinginess as a barrier to generosity. The author notes some men resist giving up meanness, and even when they abandon that trait they remain tight with resources. Such individuals are difficult to convert and change.
Wantep announces second hand 100 pound sacks for sale at Oil Mill Office. For Sale: 420 acre stock farm 65 dollars per acre with six miles of railroad, 185 rough prairie grass land, 50 meadow, rest cultivated, black waxy land, deep well water, limited until June 1. 350 acres black waxy land with improvements near school and church five miles to railroad at 100 per acre. 1,000 acres good black land 700 cultivated 85 to 90 percent tillable near six miles of railroad at 75 per acre. Write for particulars Reece A Hays Gainesville Texas May 5.
A brief quotation notes that comic value comes from an unimportant man’s bid to seem important and a stingy man’s attempt to seem generous, adding to the gaiety of the nation per the Atchison Globe.
A mother rebukes her three year old for using the term dog after he says he calls that a bow wow. The boy, named Jack, looks up at his mother and asserts the simple truth with a solemn tone.
A colorful remark likens life to a game needing sport and prizes. Uncle Eben suggests adding cups medals and competitive spirit to living to elevate effort and frugality. The tone echoes playful rural wisdom and practical humor.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram item notes a husband forbids his wife to buy a certain item on Monday, prompting the wife to endure the loss until Tuesday showing daily hardship and spousal control.
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