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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
4
Notice from The Whitewright Sun at the Whitewright Texas post office states 2nd class mail. It warns that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary considerations will be charged at advertising rates and pledges corrections of erroneous reflections upon character or reputation.
Grayson County anticipates the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman next week. Cotton pickers are scarce as farmers seek labor from West Texas and beyond amid transport tensions. Plano and Richardson expect natural gas via Lone Star. Whitewright awaits gas service soon.
Ernest Parker jokes about a Whitewright woman asking if marrying a rich man is good for her own good. He quips that if the man’s money is good, it seems to benefit both parties. The note is written Tuesday with nothing else to do.
The editor gathered around 20 bushels of fine corn with ears exceeding ten inches in length, a notable harvest detail reflecting abundant crop yields.
A letter to the editor from Tom Bean Times comments on weed growth near a resident’s half acre, praising the weeds as thick as the corn. The writer chides Editor Curtis for admitting the weed situation and asks what will be done with the corn, joking about turning it into liquor.
The article notes Duke University in Durham North Carolina receiving an initial 40 million endowment from James B Duke, with total endowment projected to reach 80 million as construction continues at a cost of 300 000 monthly. The 5100 acre campus aims to surpass other universities in size and capacity.
A preacher warns that passion and indecency invite judgment and urges virtue. He cautions that conscience acts as a police of the soul, dangles moral sayings against flirtation and deceit, and urges taking God into life. The talk condemns hypocrisy and stresses the reality of religion.
A reflective piece urges marriage to guard against sin and values among families and communities. It warns that wealth cannot replace virtue, cites moral rot from gambling, and notes universal human kinship. It recalls Christ’s crucifixion and contrasts worldly faith with genuine devotion.
An analysis of life insurance policies marketed as educational plans. The piece cites average earnings gaps between college and high school educated men, Massachusetts versus Tennessee education spending and productivity, and claims the educational policy funds college education regardless of parental financial status. It notes the policy as a savings mechanism with survivor contingencies.
A collection of satirical and editorial quips from various papers. The lines mock Prohibition laws debt settlement Europe and political life with wry wit. Notable targets include Mrs Grundy Gertrude Ederle Mussolini and weather bureaus.
A collection of brief quotations from newspapers and humor sources notes political split among parties, postwar peace debates, and a joke claiming Adam traced to France with a pun on premier. The snippets illustrate public discourse and satirical takes from Akron Beacon Journal Kansas City Star and Punch.
A Houston County Times note explains a column with 10 000 type pieces and seven wrong positions per letter allows 70 000 error chances plus many transpositions. In "To be or not to be" a million errors could occur, yet errors are rare in the average country paper.
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