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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1927
Page
6
A bashful nineteen year old groom recalls a wedding night misadventure. He prepares to enter the bridal chamber in darkness but discovers his bride surrounded by six bridesmaids by the glow of a hickory fire, prompting a humorous ending.
The article recalls 399 years since Cabeza de Vaca and Spaniards landed on Texas coast near Galveston and Matagorda Bays. It notes Coronado entering the Texas plains in 1541 and Morosco with remnants of De Soto near Texarkana, plus Espejo exploring the Pecos in 1582. Nearby, Possum Trot, Indiana, is cited with a tiny population.
The Seeley Co expert from Chicago will be at the Simpson hotel in Denison Monday April 11 to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield. Seeley asserts it contracts openings in 10 days for rupture cases and has U.S. and international endorsements including England and Spain awards. He warns against elastic or web trusses and offers free demonstrations with documents from government filings.
An advertisement asserts that healthy children with worms show poor color and stomach issues, and that Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic taken for two to three weeks will enrich blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to expel worms and restore health. It emphasizes Pleasant taste and 60c per bottle.
In Hogwallow a quiet day passes with Clair Hancock and the office clock the only travelers at the Tickville Hotel. The Postmaster notes public opinion about him. Sile Kilden seeks the true time among varied watches. The Tin Peddler buys business, Cricket Hicks gets a clothes brush, and Tobe Moseley proposes a local Bothering Committee. Columbus Allsop laments pig pen doubts.
Paris reports a famed pianist paid 20000 francs for a new finger after losing his in an accident. The article notes the practice of selling body parts for grafts and discusses doctors buying blood and skin for medical use. Henri Danjou comments on flesh sold to aid beauty and finger replacement.
E. L. Murdock of Murdock Bros. claims the failure of his 18 year old ladies' ready to wear business in Champaign NL was due to stopping newspaper advertising. He cites a four year lapse over high rates and notes attempts at other advertising failed to reach homes or buyers, leading to loss of customers.
A clipped reminiscence notes a business decline and a realization that avoiding press coverage failed. The speaker reflects on two years of effort and a turn toward media attention to reverse the downturn.
Pneumonia led all causes of death in 1926 per a Texas life insurance company's claim report. It was followed by cancer angina nephritis apoplexy and automobile deaths. The rate, though favorable, was higher than in the previous seven years and echoed nationwide trends.
An advertisement touts Laxative Brom Quinine tablets to stop cough and headache and cure a cold in one day. E W Grove signs each box, price 30 cents.
The Bamboo demonstrates the fastest growth among trees with new shoots rising nine inches within twenty four hours during the rainy season. The remarkable growth underscores bamboo's rapid development under moisture and warm temperatures.
A New York State farmer killed a sick cow and found five nails, pieces of wire, and iron washers in her stomach. Several wire fragments had penetrated the heart, indicating foul play or contamination as a possible cause.
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