Optimism, bootleg hogs, and cotton reports in Texas
The Whitewright Sun notes Col H H Haines touring Texas for governor with 300 speeches over 20,000 miles. Two men are jailed for bootlegging hogs from cholera areas into Texas. Government cotton data show Grayson County ginning 7 801 bales by Oct 1, while other Central and South Texas counties show large year to year gains. Texas has 19 million acres in cotton. a half bale per acre would still yield heavy production beyond one season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
H. H. Haines
Houston
Texas
Clay County
Oklahoma
Grayson County
Central
South Texas
Whitewright girl seeks advice on party date manners
Ernest Parker of the Sherman Democrat reports a Whitewright girl asks what to do about a sweetheart who sits, shoozes, drones, and mopes at a party. The column jokes that she could learn from his progress with a Sherman widow and suggests writing for firsthand advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Parker
The
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright
Editorial Sparks and Quips from 1920s Papers
A compilation of pithy lines from various papers including remarks on uplift, go-getters, the boll weevil, neutrality, political bees, and traffic with light satirical stings. It notes Tunney’s mother, evolving bones for women, and Europe arming as prelude to another Peace Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Married at Red River Valley Fair Stadium
Mr and Mrs Hodges wed on the second night of the Red River Valley Fair at Sherman in a ceremony that followed the fair schedule. The couple received over 1000 dollars in gifts from Sherman merchants. Hodges is a Sherman resident with Whitewright origins and Ada Ford of Sherman was his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hodges
Sherman
Mr. Hodges
Whitewright
Ada Ford
Cotton Yard Receipts Reach 1583 Bales Despite Rain
Public Weigher Mark Montgomery weighed 1 583 bales of cotton at the yard by Wednesday night. Receipts have been small due to rain but several bales were in gin yards Thursday morning. Farmers are picking, gins may run full time again with fair weather. pickers remain scarce and buyers pay 11 3 4 to 13 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Montgomery
Grayson Murder Case Is In Jury's Hands
Claude L. Bond, Grayson County farmer, charged with killing W. M. Claybrook, a cotton picker, last year, went to the jury in the Fifteenth District Court. Bond claimed self defense and sought a suspended sentence if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Claude L. Bond
Grayson County
W. M. Claybrook
Fifteenth District
Bond
Frugal humor and local chatter move through Hogwallow
Dunk Botts reports on daily life in Hogwallow highlighting sketches of frugality with Luke Mathewsln keeping a whisker set for over fifty years. Raz Barlow criticizes others while Sidney Hocks muses on universal wishes as the Rye Straw Storekeeper slashes jokes and conversation. The main road to Bounding Billows reopens to traffic yesterday.
Remark on rural travel ends in accident after road dispute
A daytime dispute between the Tin Peddler and the Mail Carrier over road conditions preceded a drive. Sim Flinders, 30 years in one house, attempted a dark hallway trek but tripped on a rocking chair left in the path, crashing his night journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim Flinders
Excelsior Fiddling Band Plans Frosty Persimmon Fare
The Excelsior Fiddling Band eyes the early frost to ripen persimmons and lure a possum from the tree. They will render tunes and eat persimmons beneath the tree until the possum tires and climbs down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
Horse Doctor Digging Rumor Revealed as Herbal Medicine Quest
Neighborhood chatter faded after a local tale that the Horse Doctor hunted buried wealth proved to be a dig for roots and herbs. He was seen on an abandoned farm gathering plants to prepare medicine for people and animals.
Emerson on Consistency and Honest Speech
A compact quotation condemns foolish consistency and urges bold, unchanging truth today and tomorrow. It contrasts thoughtful voices with timid politicians and divines. The passage advocates speaking hard words that reflect current thinking despite prior statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Waggoner and
T. G. Doss
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Editorial Sparks
Ervie Times
Arkansas Gazette
Chattanooga Times
Muskogee Phoenix
Canton Repository
Tunney
Wichita Eagle
Mexico
Louisville Times
Red River Valley Fair
Sun
Sherman Daily Democrat
W. D. Hodges
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Cricket Hicks
Luke Mathewsln
Raz Barlow
Sidney Hocks
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Hudson & Davis Co
Atwater
Kent
Manning, Clark & Meador
Davidson & Barbee
Gordon
Clothiers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!