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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
7
County commissioner J R Westbrook shows 55 percent of precinct roads have been regraveled and reconditioned at 64 793 10 dollars since August. Nineteen miles remain to be improved at about 1 000 per mile. An additional 15 000 was spent on two tractors four graders and two power maintainers.
The report lists gravel usage and costs for Pilot Grove Seven miles Dripping Springs Seven and a half miles and other improvements. Totals show gravel used and hauling charges, with royalties listed and several miles remaining for improvement on Tom Bean Eighty-Foot Sherman Fannin Avenue Starr and Baers Ferry roads. Some mileage may have increased since compilation.
Congress works on a general pay raise for government employees totaling 18 to 22 million dollars annually. The House bill averages a 120 dollar yearly rise, while a Senate proposal would average around 150 dollars. Most civil servants earn under 2000 dollars yearly and many will still struggle to make ends meet despite the raise.
The Lehman Foundation provides 84 959 dollars for the S M U School of Theology at Southern Methodist University from the Edward and Emma Lehman estate. S M U benefits from the larger share of the Dallas residents’ estate. A Philadelphia bibliophile paid 62 000 dollars for a 1623 first folio Shakespeare.
Daniel Decatur Emmett born October 29 1815 in Mount Vernon Ohio died June 8 1904 in Mount Vernon. The article recounts how he wrote Dixie after a Bryant Minstrel Show in September 1859 and how the song became the Souths battle hymn renowned from New Orleans to Gettysburg and beyond.
Farmers used to salt feed cattle to induce drinking before weighing for market, creating the term watered stock. The ADS notes this practice appears across pages, reflecting aging agricultural jargon and market routines.
Bow-Wright Drug Co offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy claiming relief for sore or bleeding gums and pyorrhea with a money-back guarantee if not pleased. The ad emphasizes unique results and assurance to customers.
A man seeks help for insomnia from a specialist who prescribes counting to sleep. The patient claims to count to 19 568 but remains awake, revealing the joke that it was time to get up. The piece ends noting it pays to read the advertisements.
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