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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
4
A Whitewright Texas notice explains post office class, publishing policy, and correction policy. The column notes recent showers bringing turnip greens and a gas heater rush after a norther. It recalls Dempsey’s return to boxing with Tunney and potential earnings influencing his decision.
A collage of editorial quotes spans topics from consumerism to politics and world peace. It highlights the era’s tone with lines about elephant sales, wool cloth, Dawes, verb meanings, athletic contests for peace, and installment buying effects on society.
A newspaper fragment cites Barnum and Detroit News noting a daily rate of 50 000 and rising vehicle congestion. It recalls Ashville Times and a line about a sucker being born every minute, used to illustrate early big paydays for seats at fights, reflecting growing public interest and prices.
The World Almanac 1888 claimed 185 generating stations and one million Edison lamps in use. Now 6,000 stations exist and a single plant can light 8,200,000 fifty watt lamps. In 1925 lamp sales reached 263 million, over 800,000 daily, near total numbers from 47 years earlier.
Quicksilver output rises as Brewster County mine reports 4 500 flasks produced in the latest period. Cumulative production since start reaches about 98 500 flasks.
Texas reports 5,845,918 beef cattle valued at 122,650,336 dollars, reflecting widespread cattle industry scales across the state.
A two-woman love triangle over a shared man unfolds with gambler's dimes passing between rivals in a New Orleans sea tale. Lois Morgan and Lya de Putti headline with Jack Mulhall and William Collier Jr. in a film by Herbert Brenon shown at the Palace Theatre tonight.
An article reports that the ideal marriage ages are twenty nine for men and twenty four for women after analyzing one thousand cases in a domestic relations court. It notes that earlier marriages tend to indicate less experience handling domestic problems.
The text praises royal youths for lasting traits and sport prowess. The Prince of Wales and Prince George are named as the best dancers in the royal family, while the Duke of York excels at tennis and Prince Henry of York stands out as a top cricketer.
Saunders of Texas pressures for Jardine's dismissal after a forecaster's report cost cotton growers $6.50 per bale. Jardine refuses. Saunders vows to seek presidential action. The note mentions Van Zandt and East Texas counties and cites Wichita Falls Times.
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