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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
3
In a humorous dialogue, Mrs Caudle accuses Mr Caudle of listening in a most aggravating manner during a long monologue. He retorts that he has said nothing while she claims he has been listening enough to irritate her.
A humorous snippet contrasts a parrot fish with a housewife and a shopkeeper over looks and a gold fish. Two financiers confront petty cash tampering by an office boy. one urges calm and humane restraint. A banter on a financier’s wealth and a bacteriologist ends the passage.
The editor instructs a reporter to replace a quoted line with a grammatical error to shield Longbow's relatives. The exchange notes Longbow's poor reputation for truthfulness and the editor's preference for a safer wording.
A daughter teases her father about dancing as a youth. he recalls a raid at the hall before ten, describing a lively but trouble filled evening from his past. The exchange captures a memory of a time when dancing drew crowds and trouble.
A local exchange questions Jinks’s prudence after a remark about buying bread despite lacking gasoline. The banter implies concern over leadership and resource use during hardship. No official names beyond the character Jinks are confirmed in the readable text.
A quip plays on a husband and wife quarrel about scolding a dog. The wife and dog become the punchline as the husband masks a tangle of authority and petty dispute. The exchange hinges on misheard meanings and playful domestic tension.
A witty exchange unfolds among a father and daughter about marriage and frugality. The daughter deflects questions by shifting topics while the father counsels caution, and the daughter teases that thinking before speaking changes the subject for the girls.
A Mackville Kansas brief quotes a proverb about married couples strolling in public, noting the partner who leads by a few steps is perceived as the angrier one. The item reflects local humor in the Mackville Enterprise.
Comic dialogue features Jack touting a liniment that makes his arm smart while Joan quips about applying it to his head. The exchange mocks quick fixes and gullibility in a playful standup tone.
A Washington Labor line notes idle hands invite mischief as citizens ponder why the devil has nothing to do. The remark frames concern over social conditions and public behavior.
A teacher uses a world map to teach geography and asks Horace what lies to his left when facing north in Europe. Horace replies with a humorous remark about having a wart on his left.
A minister asks a youth if he attends worship and the youth replies he is headed to her house, signaling a brief confrontation that underscores tensions over religious attendance and personal choices.
In a rural quip, Farmer Corntassel jokes about missing his son who heads to college. He notes the livestock stay put only if the boy administers the college yell, a phrase he admits he cannot recall.
A joke dialogue has an Insurance Man asking a cowboy about accidents. The cowboy claims no accidents in life except a rattler bite which he says was deliberate rather than accidental, sparking humor.
A tale from a newspaper page describes a man in his garden when a religious zealot rides by asking if he has made peace with God. The man, resting on his hoe, quips that they have not yet come to an open break with God, underscoring a stubborn rural wit.
A humorous dialogue features a landlady and a new roomer. The roomer jokes about explosive spots on the ceiling, while the landlady clarifies the spots are caused by the professor who once occupied the room.
A teacher asks what a ground hog is and a student Carl volunteers. He answers with a pun calling it a sausage, drawing surprised laughter from the class.
Megaphone Municipal Court Justice Pette rules crickets in a flat do not violate lease terms. The court calls the cricket a romantic indefatigable musician, performer and singer, whose familiar strains resemble a crooner.
A brisk, slightly comic line has a young man fleeing a group of dull debutantes and declaring he is a fugitive from a Jane gang. The quip captures social satire and light intrigue in a serialized scene.
A reflection on a failed friendship built on blunt fault telling. After agreeing to reveal all flaws, the pair stopped speaking for five years, illustrating how honesty can sour ties when boundaries and timing are ignored.
Hogwallow News notes Sim Flinders planting a garden with his wife to nurture nature. Jeff Potlocks’s third youngest son at Wild Onion schoolhouse muses that final exams should start the year, as early scholars shine brighter. Sile Kilden fears a wolf at his door while Yam Sims jokes about dogs filling the doorway. Luke Mathewsla recounts three strange visitors in his pioneer tale a 9 foot rattlesnake a 543 pound grizzly and a neighbor who refused to lend tobacco or a kettle. Atlas Peck observes money’s value and loss. Fletch Henstep attributes marital strife to money in laws and sass.
The Herald Tribune reports a scheme where victims stage crashes on street corners, a doctor verifies injuries, and a taxi driver collaborates to defraud insurers. The racket nets millions annually with drivers, doctors, and others sharing proceeds after fraudulent settlements.
Robert H. Ellis, veteran pilot on the Salt Lake to San Francisco air mail route, completed his 900000th mile and passed 9000 flight hours. Ellis has flown the mail for fourteen years.
Dr. George W. Truett at a San Antonio Sunday school convention argues prohibition is fundamental morality. He labels the 18th amendment the greatest social law and calls for mobilizing pulpits teachers doctors and mothers to enforce it. He warns against “moderate drinking” and vows a sober America worth living for.
In Idaho Springs two boys, Steve Herrin and Alfred RodERick, ages 18 and 17, were shot by Donald Treder while taunting a cliff area. They were treated in Denver with maggot therapy once used in World War I, showing successful reduction of infection as maggots destroy bacteria in wounds.
More than eight hundred University of Texas graduates are slated to receive degrees at the June 5 commencement. The registrar lists 130 candidates for master’s, 19 for the doctor of philosophy, and 699 for bachelor’s degrees across arts, journalism, geology, home economics, engineering, business administration, pharmacy, graduate pharmacy, education, physical education, and law.
Parole chief asks for additional grounds to advance parole. The prisoner cites a required dental visit every six months as a reason to consider release timing. The exchange highlights personal health needs in parole deliberations.
Mrs E A Ferris of Washington DC endorses Kruschen Salts claiming her husband shed 16 pounds in four weeks while she uses the product to feel better. The ad promotes a morning half teaspoonful in hot water and notes a four week jar price with a money back guarantee. Sold in Whitewright by Kirkpatrick Pharmacy.
Dr. Leroy M. S. Miner of Harvard University Dental School warns that nearly all Americans suffer dental disease as malady rates rise despite annual spending of 450 million dollars. He notes tooth decay predates humanity, found in the Rhodesian man who lived about 125000 years ago.
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