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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1915
Page
6
A steady old farmer rides to market on a fierce horse. His man Bob hurls a stone, striking the farmer’s head. The rider, dazed, jokes that the horse is a rogue beggar as he resumes the ride.
In old age Benjamin Franklin fought gout and stone yet stayed cheerful and learned. He devised a curious chair that could convert into a stepladder to reach high library shelves. Only one chair was built, now owned by the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia.
Copernicus was born in Poland in 1473 and studied at Cracow. He focused on astronomy and developed the Copernican system with the sun at the center and planets, including Earth, revolving around it along with moons. The first stars are regarded as suns with their own planetary systems.
The Vatican was not designed as a home. today a small portion is residential while the rest houses science, art, and church administration. Of about 1,000 rooms, 200 are used as residences for the pope, secretary of state, and other senior church officials.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip features a jailed inmate explaining his presence as a man of property, insisting the possessions he carries belong to others. The banter frames a humorous social observation on ownership and guilt.
The gray buzzard, nearly extinct, is described as the heaviest known in flight with a young male weighing about forty pounds when food is abundant.
A humorous exchange shows a burglar rummaging with a wife and husband arguing over who should confront him while the other offers a wry line about letting them settle it themselves. The brief dispatch captures a domestic quip amid a crime in progress.
The line notes that a defeated foe can recover, yet those who choose reconciliation are truly vanquished, suggesting enduring victory lies in lasting peace over retaliation.
The article cites Balaklava forces estimates from 39 000 to 60 000 with English forces smaller. It notes the heavy brigade charge of about 900 against 8 000 Russians and the famed light brigade of about 600 against Russian guns. It records the cavalry break in the first charge and the second charge failing as guns returned fire. Only ten mounted men remained from the 600 at evening parade.
London Globe observes Genoa and Rome as luxuriously lit with narrow streets allowing space for hanging white electric globes. Venice is overlit with gaudy clusters. Ruskin lamented dazzling gas in Piazza San Marco. The piece questions the excess of modern illumination.
A young man slips on a banana peel as a girl passes by. He lands on his neck, hat and cane fly away, and a policemen nearby offers help. He swears he is not hurt but jokes about the camera man missing the action, realizing the moment is a live comic scene.
A fragment from a period column blends snippets of tall tales and disasters including the Central America sinking after a refusal to take passengers, the Chicago fire aftermath, a clock joke with Aunt Clara, and a Grove's Tonic advertisement. The style mirrors a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
Mrs J I Dillon visited relatives in Greenville this week amid quiet travel and social duties. The trip showcased family connections and community ties in the region.
Canaan school opened Monday with Miss Fae Eatherly from Kentuckytown as teacher. Several families and residents from Montcello, Bethel, Bonham, Sherman, Bells, Leonard and town were listed in visitations and the Grayson County District Singing Convention. Mrs. J H Cox recovering from illness. Weekend trips included Dallas State Fair attendance by Geo Garner and others.
An old patent remedy advertises a prescription for malaria or chills and fever. It promises quick fever break with five or six doses and a tonic effect to prevent relapse. Claims stronger liver action than calomel and no stomach upset. Price 25 cents.
Walter Moran will lead the prayer meeting on Saturday night November 6. Sunday at 11 a.m. the pastor will preach on Duty from the text How much owe st thou. Sunday night a special service for new converts and young Christians will be held with older Christians invited to participate. Expected attendees include Bee Shaw W P Ownby Mr Crawford Emory Rodgers Walter Moran Tom Umphress Charlie Harmon Ernest Webster and Bro Gentry.
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