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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
2
Claude Callan and a cast of Bumbleton characters are humorously sketched in a Ladies Home Journal snippet. Notes on Dad Darner’s summer absence, Grandma Ripple’s social visits, a bold cook, bashful proposals, Aunt Sister’s lively grandchildren, and Henry Nimble’s courthouse memories weave a light, old-town vignette with playful anecdotes and gentle family dynamics.
Henry ignores the concert as a broken heart drives him to write farewells to Kate. He asks her to call if needed, then attends a courthouse scene two weeks later where Kate sits by his side. He would have volunteered to help bend the iron bar if not for leaving Kate.
Dallas, Sept 13 Miss Annie Webb Blanton State Superintendent of Public Instruction announced she will not seek re election Speaking before the Dallas County Teachers Institute she said funds are uncertain and untrained teachers have made teaching in Texas public schools less lucrative The time is fast approaching when the public will demand trained teachers in Texas public schools She cited uncertainty of funds and untrained teachers as reasons for stepping aside The move follows her long tenure guiding state education policy and training standards
A Chicago inmate on the scaffold warns against lax parenting and explains how sparing the rod may spur crime. The piece cites criminology views and Judge Talley on corporal punishment as the sole discipline that works, arguing modern American children lack respect for authority.
A Boston Globe anecdote notes a passing youth as the most egotistical person, citing a birthday collect message sent to his mother as a humorous instance. The item plays on self-esteem humor and includes a line about 666 cures bilious fever.
The Thirty seventh legislature enacted a sanitary law for barber shops and beauty parlors. Effective September 1 it requires shop registration with the state health board, strict instrument sterilization, and prohibition of employing anyone with communicable diseases. Violations carry fines and possible imprisonment.
An advertisement touts LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a specially prepared Syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and regular action with daily use for 14 to 21 days, stating it stimulates and regulates and is very pleasant to take, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
Sherman dispatch describes three reporters encountering a Ku Klux Klan gathering three miles northwest of the city near the Fairview schoolhouse. They were ordered to leave at gunpoint while cars and masked Klansmen entered the farm and ceremonies proceeded in a well-guarded relative secrecy.
A Chicago newspaper ad column cites a warning to Wilbur Blank, who deserted his wife and child twenty years ago, that upon his return the child will defend herself. The terse notice signals a family dispute carried into public notice.
A poem reflecting on national prohibition with lines about a dry country and enduring habits. It contrasts the sailor, farmer, and cotton industry with gin, rye, and a local bar. The speaker notes that despite changes, everyone will still have a bier, no matter who we are.
Plenty of money to loan on farms. If in need of a loan, see us. R H May and Tom Barbee.
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