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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
3
A local incident at Columbus Alls home involves Dunk Botts and Atlas Peck. Atlas Peck pursues Luke Mathews family history while Sir Kilden commences Spring season amid routine practice. A Musket Ridge couple report a secret trial from months ago with unclear motive.
Slim Pickens plans to reverse his striped pants to run the stripes the other way. Yam Sims, delaying a dentist visit, half climbs the stairs this morning for a tooth pull. Tobe Moseley notes small difference between a little and big family is just different arrangements. Jefferson Potlocks is seen working more, chopping stovewood Monday and nailing a fence pailing Thursday with a hatchet missing.
Club Hancock observed a man spending long yesterday trying to keep a lit pipe, only to find the stem blocked. Atlas Peck calls a traveler’s troublemaker the person unwilling to give half the road.
A morning discussion at the post office ponders Washington Hocks's marriage year while Fletcher Henstep endures head pains from quinine. A Rye Straw front porch petition seeks road changes behind the store. Bounding Billows store fire damages stock but not structure. Cricket Hicks laments mail inequities under centralized management, noting his post office is often out of mail.
Joe a shepherd dog saved his mistress when her dress caught fire while she attempted to light a fire with gasoline thinking it kerosene. She ran to the back porch as flames enveloped her, and the dog leaped to her aid tearing the burning garment from her body.
A Belgian depositor opened a Seaman's Bank for Savings account in July 1853 with $45. He visited periodically for interest entries but never deposited or withdrew. After his death, executors closed the account showing $1,017 in interest and a total balance of $1,062. This steadiness over 67 years is noted as a remarkable savings record.
Mrs Jameson attracts attention as neighbors discuss an “awful story” rumor passing through town. Mrs Johnson confirms belief in the tale, prompting a heated exchange and rising curiosity about the subject’s truth.
A nationwide Farm Magazine contest finds 94 percent of farm women want daughters to marry farmers. Minnesota's Mrs. Stuart Oliver writes that farming offers service, shared family life, and pride in work, describing evenings with music, books, and peace on a farm.
The speaker praises the calm happiness of farm life and urges a daughter to marry a farmer. She envisions a shared life of steady work, contentment, and unruffled spirit, where a farmer’s steadfastness helps realize their dreams and bring lasting happiness.
Uncle Joe Cannon, aged 86, is described as an elderly man with a heavy smoking habit and indulgent appetite. He is portrayed as blunt and outspoken, holding strong views about sugar and health in the era referenced.
A Denison Herald note mocks a political figure by saying his constitution is as badly battered as the United States Constitution after dissolving in spirits fruit. The remark implies his lifespan may be very short, even less than a century.
In Corpus Christi a local man received a letter from Russia bearing forty stamps of 1000 ruble each, valued at the prewar rate at 20000. Officials note the stamp total far exceeds postage, as the letter would cost about 15 cents to send and 10 cents for registration today, under current rates.
The reader is reminded that the magazine can be obtained at Pierce's Cafe, highlighting its availability location for shoppers.
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