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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1920
Page
5
A poem laments a crumbling five dollar bill amid high prices and profiteers. The speaker notes the bill’s fading power as crowds ignore it while the author hopes for a change in luck and better times.
The Sun presents a brief collection of biblical etiquette quotes from various verses including Leviticus Exodus 39 12 1 Peter Proverbs Job Corinthians and Matthew. The item frames these lines as guidance for manners and polite conduct.
A slate of government filings lists candidates for Congress Ed Westbrook Sam Rayburn and for county offices including Attorney Hubert Bookout Roy M Finley Clerk J G Gray Holliday C M Cole District Clerk John L Legate R B Aston Tax Assessor J H Jim Davis Commissioner Precinct Two H H Hix Wilson Hugh M Boren B I Bruce Mauk County Judge James B Kane J P Leslie Dayton B Steed
The piece wittily notes how wives consult husbands over Sunday dinners while children’s opinions differ from adults. It pokes fun at lingering habits like long-used handkerchiefs and the gloom of idle middle age. It ends with a quip about Mr Peavish fearing his pants would go to the Salvation Army.
An elevator boy in a New York office building resents needless questions from the public. A garrulous old lady asks if the rides make him sick and whether motion or stopping causes it. He replies that the real trouble is answering questions.
A brief, quotable editorial note from the New York Evening Post contrasts the attire of statesmen judges college presidents and press agents with that of switchmen and brick layers, using overalls as a symbol of social roles and appearances.
A vintage ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and enriching iron and quinine syrup. It claims to restore energy, color cheeks, improve appetite, and help with malaria era weakness. It notes the product is not patent medicine, costs 60c a bottle, and remains formula identical after 35 years.
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