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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1932
Page
2
A playful historical piece narrates a five dollar bill born in Washington and circulated through communities. It explains its purpose to move between people to settle obligations, warn against hoarding, and emphasize how active circulation benefits towns and individuals. It ends with a humorous moral about will power.
Jesse McIver of Bailey and W R McMurray of Bailey wagered on the governor race. McMurray won and had McIver roll him in a wheelbarrow from Bailey toward Bonham to settle the bet. McIver joked he might not complete the ride while McMurray wore a sign reading Ma caused it all.
A middle aged woman seeks a congenial ride to the East with a friendly couple as listed in the New Haven Evening Register.
Stein was later sent to prison for robbing and strangling another woman without causing her death, according to the New York Herald Tribune.
A California paper describes an elaborate luncheon where attendees took a yacht excursion around the bay after the meal.
A shadow emerged from tall willows along the pond bank as a shad darted toward a girl near New Rochelle, describing a sudden, quick gesture.
A quirky instruction from the Oklahoma City Times advises peeling and slicing one dozen large peaches and mashing them very slightly with a ford. The note reads like a domestic kitchen tip from a past era.
Much of this land is wooded and veterans will build cabins plant gardens raise chickens rabbits and other stock according to the Baltimore Sun report.
The New York Times notes the Perseids form a huge elliptical ring of particles, including comic dust and stones, extending two or three billion miles in length and about 50 million miles in width.
Classified brief notes a request for white money for three years with a price of 800 dollars. Other items mention a child drinking fluid used for cleaning clothes and a well secured first mortgage in Salinas California.
A Reichsbanner official is found dead in a ditch with multiple bullet wounds. The report notes several bombing incidents as part of the day’s political outrages, described as largely minor in character by a Berlin dispatch.
A reference note explains that Standard American dictionaries favor Savior while Saviour is listed as a British preferred variant. The distinction highlights regional spelling preferences without changing meaning.
Federal state crop reporters forecast Texas 1932 cotton yield at 141 pounds per acre on 13 908 000 acres, producing 4 092 000 bales. Sept 1 condition 61 percent of normal with regional variations, weather outlook to determine actual final yield. Fort Worth observers note Sept 8 gain in Oklahoma Texas estimates but warn of root rot storm and weevil damage potentially offsetting gains.
A Texas preacher cites Proverbs 23 29 31 to argue wine brings woe and sorrow. He praises prohibition, condemns drinkers and bootleggers, and vows to keep hell out of Texas while urging a sober generation free of dram drinkers.
A six point guide from Revista Masonica de Chile urges laughter to ease burdens, storytelling to uplift, concealing regrets, avoiding secret grumbling, cheerful greetings to friends, and loyal support for homes churches and lodges, linking happiness to conscious efforts and sacrifices.
Mr Chas EK Stevens of Columbus Indiana writes about using Thedford's Black-Draught to treat bilious spells. He notes dizziness and sleepiness when tasks arise, claiming the remedy relieves symptoms and makes him feel rested.
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