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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
3
National advertising profits rose as Babson notes the biggest spenders yield the highest net profits. January 1929 advertising linage up 5 percent from 1928 with 243 papers in 76 cities carrying 202,661,033 in ads. He cites 15 top spenders each over 1 million and predicts further gains via display advertising and new tech aids.
The motor bus division of the State Railroad Commission grants John Pierce permission to discontinue his Bonham Whitewright and Farmersville service. The line operated about two months due to insufficient revenue to sustain it.
Judge Humphreys quotes a husband recalling courtship behavior to explain ongoing affection. He says he still leans over the fence watching his wife’s shadow on the curtain, just as when they first fell in love. The Reidville Review notes the humorous vignette.
During a Bells outing at Choctaw Creek Billy Dugan a second class Scout applied a tourniquet to Robert Roddy’s severely bleeding left wrist stopping the bleed and likely saving his life. The boy was taken to a Bells doctor then to Wright where three stitches were needed and a certificate praised Billy’s cool headed efficiency.
Quotes attributed to Dr. S. A. Knapp founder of farm extension. The speaker reflects on the nature of land patents and sovereignty and asserts a nation's greatness derives from the collective value of its people. Published as a feature highlighting his beliefs and philosophy.
An ad advises drinking three glasses of water one hour before breakfast to relieve constipation. It suggests adding a teaspoon of Adlerika to each glass, claiming it cleans both upper and lower bowels, stops gas and sour stomach in ten minutes, and relieves constipation in two hours. Sold by Dyer and Jones.
The speaker contrasts memorials with living achievement noting that real tribute lies in what a man has built and contributed. He warns that grand stones waste funds while lasting memory comes from improved homes farms or factories bearing the man's name. Typewriter paper sold in 25 cent packages.
The article notes Egyptians mummified sacred animals and even insects. It contrasts ancient practices with modern life noting the average man spends about eight years working. It mentions seashells used as lime in glass making and cites higher deaths by self harm than from rail accidents in the U S. It lists Fontana California as the site and month of the first U S rabbit experiment station opening and comments on small animals arriving at ports as banana stowaways.
A Punch clipping notes the rising feminist movement in Mexico gaining strength and warns that suffragettes could bring rough elements into revolutions, signaling social and political tension and potential upheaval.
The Florence Alabama Herald notes Chicago gangsters facing intensified actions, stating they are being eliminated more than by any other group. The brief comments imply a strong stance against organized crime in Chicago.
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