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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
4
The piece notes Easter observances and a pension measure allowing limited monthly support for widowed mothers with underage children. It also reports Governor Ferguson signing redistricting creating two new districts in Texas, Gainesville and El Paso, reducing at large representatives to fit eight districts.
County Commissioner Jack Mathis of Denison campaigns on fair governance for all precincts and pledges devoted service to constituents. The article notes upcoming changes under a new highway law including a state auto license tax with revenue split to counties and highway expenses. It mentions 3000 autos in Grayson County, an estimated $30,000 from fees, and a separate bid by J N Touchstone of Sherman to fund a 15 cent tax for a $40,000 graveled road linking Ida to Sherman road, benefiting Whitewright.
State Fire Marshal critiques budget proposals noting a city tax for extensions requires two thirds support and questions whether residents will accept higher prices. He argues insurance cannot cover the true cost of losses in daily life and warns that consumer prices rise to fund such losses.
Spring cleaning for your skin urges cleansing inside and out. A mild laxative claimed to flush wastes and brighten the eye, marketed as Dr King’s New Life Pills. Sold at druggists for 25 cents.
The piece reflects on April as a month of U S wars linking key events in 1775 1812 1846 1861 and 1898 It notes battles and declarations tied to April including Lexington Sumpter and Spain and emphasizes war readiness in 1917.
A nostalgic plea urges keeping a faithful farm horse as it ages. The piece highlights the animal’s long service in field work and family life, noting the farmer should provide grain, hay, warm stall, and gentleness rather than selling him to a peddler.
A brief excerpt from W. D. Neal in Farm Journal honors a farmer's daily labor and long life. The speaker asks to let him rest on the same straw bed and to bury him in the soil he tilled, a tribute to his steadfast toil.
An advertising note promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel causes salivation and weakness, while Liver Tone cures biliousness, constipation and headaches without side effects. It notes broad availability through druggists and a money-back promise if no improvement.
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