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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
8
A tourist with a minor mishap asks a Swedish farmer for a monkey wrench but is humorously told no such tool exists locally. The farmer notes relatives with other wrenches and jokes about the cold conditions for monkey wrenches.
A tall man recalls a defining moment from his boyhood when he crawled under a tent to watch a circus and found it to be a revival meeting. He describes the shock as a lasting memory and a source of lifelong disappointment.
A light vaudeville exchange features two chorus girls joking about age and a report card. The dialogue humorously alternates between misremembered ages and a punchline about splitting the difference. Willie explains the teacher’s report card and a dismissive remark about a woman follows.
Eli Gumpton asks Amzi Utter how long they have been married and Amzi replies seven years. Amzi remarks that marriage revealed wear in a cheap suit, illustrating a humorous domestic observation from their exchange.
A father calls out to his son across miles asking why grades aren’t better. The exchange shows a tense, distant parental concern about academic performance.
A vintage ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and energizer. It claims to purify the blood with quinine and enrich it with iron, boosting appetite and facial color, describing its pleasant syrup form and suitability for children.
A clipped exchange shows a father asking about grades and offering money. The son replies he needs fifty dollars, prompting a terse request for funds. The vignette captures family bargaining and a request for financial support.
A defendant tells the judge that a telegram was read aloud by the operator, provoking a humorous exchange as the man claims he struck the operator after the disruption. The anecdote highlights the courtroom's light moment amid a tense proceeding.
A light exchange features Mrs Greene and Mrs Blue quoting an anecdote about a professor and his wife. The joke centers on her absent-mindedness, noting she built a fire in a bureau and placed stockings in a stove.
A humorous exchange about arranged engagements. Mrs Wise declares intention for her daughters to be engaged at nineteen while Mrs Smartleigh counters by saying they will remain nineteen until they are. The banter underscores attitudes toward marriage age.
A newspaper item notes writers and public figures cashing in on word counts. Berlin sold a song with boosted title for large sums. Elihu Root earned a court-approved high per-word fee for a will opinion. Roosevelt sold a travel description for a dollar a word. Lloyd George to be paid five dollars per word for his biography. A Chicago life insurance man heard a prospective client tell him.
A salesman confronts a man with a sharp remark about his daughter after a long talk on how he prepared for his family after death. The scene ends with the man purchasing a vast sum per word, raising the question of how much words are actually worth and urging readers to consider the weight of their statements.
A linguistic note on a kiss described as a pronoun and conjunction. The piece muses on gender, number, and parts of speech while pondering the nature of a kiss as a linguistic expression.
The advertisement promotes LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE claiming tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head ringing. It emphasizes the full product name and notes a 30 cent price and signature of E. W. GROVE.
A brief Rockdale Reporter quip argues that a kiss is a phrase expressing feeling not an adverb nor a declined tense. It humorously labels a kiss as a preposition because it governs an objective case in playful grammar.
Advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless chill tonic purges intestinal worms in children by improving blood and digestion. Presented as a general strengthening tonic, it asserts health returns after two to three weeks of regular use. Priced at 60 cents per bottle.
The Sun office offers engraved or printed cards invitations and announcements at reasonable prices.
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