Labor Day reflections and fall commerce in Whitewright
A Washington Avenue note highlights Labor Day observances in Whitewright with merchants stocking Fall and Winter goods. Local reports cover state party conventions, community humor, and University of Texas board action on reestablishing a journalism department within the School of Business Administration.
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Whitewright
Board of Regents of
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University of Texas
Department of Journalism
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business Administration
Editorial Sparks and Witty Quips From 1920s Papers
A collection of editorial quips and satirical lines from multiple newspapers. Jokes touch on Europe, credit, presidential politics, animal courtship, spiritualists in Egypt, Dean Inge, wage dynamics, population fears, optimists and pessimists, dry and wet counties, Ford’s mono plane and parachute bolts, and wartime pride.
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Egypt
Jeremiah
Dean Inge
Punch
The Fascination of Prayer
A devotional note on prayer describing God as always at home and ready to receive the believer. It portrays God as eagerly greeting the caller and making them feel at home, with the moment of entering His presence bringing happiness and relief.
God Hosts Warm Prayer Banquets in Visitors Hearts
A devotional piece from the Texas Christian Advocate describes God as a gracious host at prayer banquets. It depicts feels of welcome, light overcoming darkness, and the blessing of meeting God in daily prayer. It recalls a mother seeking solace and finding comfort through a Christian woman's intercession.
Potato Bottle Destroyer Helps Potato Growers
entomologist Don B Whelan of the University of Nebraska describes a tiny insect called the potato bottle destroyer. The bug targets potato beetle larvae and sucks their juices, reducing damage caused by pests and aiding Irish potato farmers. Some stinkbug relatives also benefit crops by attacking pests.
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United States
Don B. Whelan
University of Nebraska
Honest Mexican Trader Returns Extra Bean Payment
A year ago a Mexican merchant received an extra sack of beans due to a delivery error. He later visited the wholesale house, paid six dollars in full, and refused a settlement offer to keep half, choosing to do the right thing and settle the mistake.
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San Marcos
Honest Living Cited as Lesson for All
A San Marcos Record quote urges readers to value honesty as the best policy, noting that those in favorable circumstances should heed this timeless lesson.
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San Marcos
Briefer News Snippets from 1920s Headlines
A collage of brief facts cites literacy in Mexico, 1925 film exports of 225 million feet, Carlyle coining The Unspeakable Turk, rice price spikes in China, Chinese women raiding rice shops, a 30 000 watt bulb for color film, a 115 watt lamp, and Nicaragua promising fifty fertile acres to each immigrant.
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China
Duty Free Entries and Farm Subsidies Expanded
The policy outlines duty free entry for other necessities and introduces a subsidy program for farmers raising alfalfa coffee chocolate and pineapples to support production costs and market stability.
English micrographist’s inscription on penny circle
A 350 year old English micrographist inscribed within an English penny circle the Lord’s Prayer the Creed the Decalogue two short Latin prayers his name a motto the year of the Lord and the year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
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Elizabeth
Raising Your Own Bait From Worms Under Shelter
The USDA explains earth worms can be grown for bait by burying a box at least 18 inches deep in shade with a removable top. Use moist rich loam, harvest eggs in capsules, and let worms mature in four to five months. Collect foundation stock with a flashlight at dusk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Worm Culture on Lawn Surfaces Described in Article
The piece explains mid evening worm behavior on lawn surfaces and details a method used by raisers to feed lumbricus. It describes laying a molasses spread gunny sack sticky side down on the ground, sprinkling water on the bag’s back, and occasionally adding powdered bread crumbs and crumbled hard boiled eggs.
Cannibal Joke Prompts Laughs in Allston Record
A brief quip in the Allston Record features a dark punchline about cannibalism as a husband asks what his wife is thinking and she replies about who will be dinner tomorrow.
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aAllston Record
Mrs. J. W. Wilson Returns Home From Visit
Mrs. J. W. Wilson and her two daughters Robert Earle and Helen Louise returned to Chickasha Oklahoma after visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wilson.
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J. W. Wilson
Robert Earle
Helen Louise
Chickasha, Okla
C. A. Wilson
Smiths Return Home After Family Visit in Clarksville
Mr and Mrs Cecil Smith and their son travel back to Clarksville following a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs M R Smith and other relatives.
Kerr Furniture Company Bed and Rocker Sale
For Friday and Saturday only six Simmons beds with 25 year guaranteed springs and 45 pound all cotton mattresses are offered for 16.75 dollars. A few solid oak rockers remain priced at 4.95 dollars.
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Simmons
Kerr Furniture Company
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New York Evening Post
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God
Texas Christian Advocate
Bugs
Mexico
Thomas Carlyle
Robinson Crusoe
Gordon
Trousseau
Michaels Stern
Stetson
Harry Berger
Florsheim
Gorden Clothing
Clothiers
Fleming & Stuteville
Hudson & Davis Co
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