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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1926
Page
8
Thaviu's Exposition Band, touring from engagements in Philadelphia and Atlantic City, will appear in a free concert at the State Fair of Texas Auditorium in Dallas from October 9 to 24.
Dallas October 1926 premium list announces eight horse show classes at the State Fair of Texas October 9 to 24. W I Yopp directs the division and C B Teems judges. Entries close October 4. events include amateur riders only and entries must name bona fide owners. Classes cover saddle horses to halter, five gaited saddlers, novelty class, five gaited sweepstakes, walk trot canter, hunters and jumpers, lady and gentleman and youth riders, a four rider team, and pony classes with height limit 40 inches.
Walter Burton of Arlington Texas, superintendent, calls Poultrymen's Day at the State Fair of Texas a red letter day. He looks forward to events of interest to breeders and the general public during the fair October 9 to 18.
An Iowa editor lists humorous ad rates with sharp jabs at local figures and public morals. The spoof schedule assigns prices for calling someone a hero, a traitor, a gossip, or a lazy citizen, ending with a high charge for praising a stingy deceased merchant.
An exchange mocks writing habit and discipline as mock romance with playful lines about nightly thoughts in a little book and a rosebud urging steady progress. The dialogue humorously contrasts eagerness with restraint in a campus literary context.
An exhortation urges residents to support local businesses by spending in their own hometown, emphasizing economic sustenance and community growth. The message stresses keeping consumer dollars within the local economy to bolster jobs and neighborhood prosperity.
Eye witness account of Texas 1873 election and 1874 power struggle. Coke defeats Davis after four day 1869 election law changes, Rodriguez habeas case sparks controversy, and the Capitol clash ends with Davis's capitulation and Coke's inauguration. Houston Chronicle account.
In Farm and Ranch reform notes, a plan to abolish county offices and run affairs by salaried agents under the commissioners' courts is argued as a business move. Proponents compare county pay to city salaries and call for reduced costs and less politics in Texas counties.
A Duluth News Tribune correspondent notes that wealthy Chinese weddings can last eleven days with costs near 100000 dollars. The bride and groom meet only after the ceremonies begin as parents arrange the match and the couple attend daily rituals. Invitations can reach 5000. Each day brings a distinct ceremony before the final knot is tied on day eleven.
A short dialogue captures Pat and Mike debating the world and work at a hardware store. A visitor asks a child about reciting, and the child explains his mother prompts it to make people go.
Colgate banter about censorship and Brutus, with a librarian quip. Bray notes church sighting. Gray jokes about taking the collection. satire tone from The Western Christian Advocate mentions Mussolini joke.
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