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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
5
Column offers wry anecdotes on family life and social manners with humor about smart men luck, schoolgirls, Christmas shopping, and parenting. It reflects midcentury newsroom voice and practical advice while skewering consumerism and domestic quirks.
A dainty appetizing dish that lifts spirits and makes diners feel affluent is described as the kind of food served by P. J. Pierce & Son. The ad emphasizes its appetizing quality and mood-elevating effect.
A compact reflection on Nebuchadnezzar elevating Babylon beyond ancient splendor. The piece cites Goodspeed and Geographic Magazine on his peaceful nature, devotion to religion and culture, and the reverent portrayal of his prayers and kingship. It highlights Babylon as the emblem of luxury and learning enduring in world imagination.
The article traces lotteries from Roman saturnalia to aristocratic banquets with emperors offering prizes such as houses and slaves. It notes Helio gabalus adding absurd prizes like a golden vase and six flies, and cites Italy in the sixteenth century, France in 1656, and England’s harbor repair lottery of 1569.
Lord North disliked music and declined King George III inviting him to a series of royal concerts. The king pointed to North's brother the bishop, who never misses them. North replied that if he were as deaf as his brother he would never miss them either.
A polite old school gentleman orders two lamb chops with genteel humor. The butcher selects a loin while a waiting woman muses on the anecdote adding to the lion and the lamb literature.
The text notes diners favor side tables over central ones in restaurants and hotels. It suggests a possible inherited instinct from ancestors valuing protection at the flank or rear while eating, a notion discussed in Youth's Companion.
A college graduate says he is seeking work while describing his athletic prowess. A corpulent desk man rejects him, explaining the firm runs an orderly business and does not need a bouncer. Birmingham Age-Herald retains the vignette style.
Rates list charges at 1 cent per word with a minimum 20 cent ad. Insertion pricing requires 20 words per run, with a 50 cent minimum for three insertions. Cash with order.
Money to loan on good black land at four percent with no extra costs. Forrest Moore of Sherman, Texas posts notice. Also posted pasture near Kentuckytown warns hunting or trespassing is forbidden. J B Dickson. I recently bought a young boar from Oliver and Sons of Kansas bred from Wonderful King No 258,760 and Blue Valley Queen No 596,872. I have stock for sale. B C Pearce breeder of Poland China hogs Savoy Texas. Dec 1.
The Bread making methods of the old Romans may not suit modern tastes. Our bread is wholesome, scientifically made in a sanitary bakery, with the home flavor. Long, proprietor.
Mr Clark arranged a sale of men s furnishings at the building next to Lively s last week but, after learning the city taxes itinerant merchants must pay 25 dollars for the first month, he decided not to open for business now. Smoke from a ventilated flue at Dr Ray s home noon last Thursday alarmed occupants, but passersby extinguished the fire before the fire wagon arrived. Mr and Mrs T H Sears returned from a 1180 mile automobile trip visiting Abilene Winters Tahoka and other West Texas points. Wil Walker near Whitewright is erecting a fine country home nearly finished.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It touts thirty five years of use and claims the remedy works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces, with testimonials and nationwide drugstore availability led by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Mr and Mrs George Jay of Sherman visited friends in town on Sunday. A Thanksgiving dinner is served at the Payne Cottage with adults 50 cents per plate and children under 10 35 cents. Reservations phone 204 and please phone early.
RK L Holcomb spent part of the week in the Nobility community as reported by The Sun and Dallas News. The articles reference a 1.75 dollar amount in relation to the publication.
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