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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
2
An examination of Texas cotton shows a small crop yields higher profits than a bumper crop. The piece argues large acreages depress prices, cites past price drops from 12c to 10c, and notes pests and weather trimmed yields. It highlights lint value fluctuations from 290 million to 651 million over years and links crop size to regional economic activity.
Peekskill New York September 6 Chauncey M Depew disclosed he visited the Peekskill Savings Bank and found the initial 100 he saved and deposited in 1861 at age 17 had grown to 1100 after 66 years He is now 93 and calls the nest egg his first earnings and proud of the growth.
The Highway Department ended fiscal year 1926 with a balance of $687,108, down from $6,362,859 at the start of the year. W. Gregory Hatcher, State Treasurer, announced that outstanding warrants total $721,801. For the year beginning Sept. 1, 1926, receipts were $25,593,773 and disbursements $19,918,021.
Nellie Garess posing as Dr N Garess worked as a physician in Hanna Wyoming after presenting as a man. Needing no valid license she prescribed medicines before being jailed. Her supposed husband accompanying her also remained jailed while authorities verify facts.
McKinney landowner A. J. Aycock died after being struck by a train at Post while driving to West Texas for a business trip. He was accompanied by W. M. Burgess, who was uninjured. Details of the accident are not yet known. Aycock is survived by his wife.
In a humorous exchange Marvin and Lorena joke about the library quarantine prompted by finding smallpox in a dictionary. The skit reflects a playful take on historical fears of disease and mislabeled texts.
A collection of short notes: England has 1,677,000 more women than men. Marco Polo cites 13th century Chinese money. one in 33 people is chronically ill. birth weekday letters. 1926 insurance reports show more male injuries in sports. about 2,300 snake species exist. sun exposure aids early 18th century medicine. sleep loss boosts mental power but drains the body. US high schools favor Latin. a cannon in Galesburg park is to be cemented. a 113-year-old Siberian, Andrew Jukoff, seeks pension proof for 54 children, oldest 80.
In Burmese belief, marriages between people born on the same day of the week invite misfortune. To prevent such unions, all children are named to steer clear of matching weekly birthdays.
The article notes approximate physician distribution by country, citing one doctor for every 753 people in the United States, one per 1,087 in Great Britain, one per 1,290 in Switzerland, one per 1,359 in Japan, and one per 1,940 in Germany.
The Photographers' Association of America reports men show more vanity than women with clergy and actors ranking high. Henry Bordzik of Beach Haven, New Jersey, landed a 1,400-pound leatherback sea turtle eight feet long, a rare specimen that the New York City Aquarium bought for $2,000.
The Arkansas Gazette comments that the Republican plan to aid farmers fails to meet farmers’ needs. The piece critiques policy design and implies insufficient relief outcomes for agricultural workers.
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