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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
7
Records from the state fire insurance commission show Texas fire losses over three years average 15.33 million dollars, with unreported losses raising the total to about 20 million. Education appropriations average 17.39 million, implying fire losses outweigh educational funding.
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a home doctor with instant relief for digestion and sluggish bowels. One or two doses claim to restore health and buoyant spirits. Price 60c. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
Story recalls Mark Twain sitting in a steamer smoking room listening to tales and recounting a Hannibal fire in his youth. The note mentions a tonic quinine product with no head effects and urges recognizing E. W. Grove signature.
In a fourth story blaze the elderly Hankinson was trapped as ladders failed. A crowd watched in fear until a quick thinker yelled for a rope. The rescuer hurled the line up, Hankinson tied it about his waist, and he was yanked to safety.
Borozone treats flesh wounds cuts galls burns and scalds quickly in the stable and home. Application starts with washing with Borezone liquid then finishing with Borezone Powder. Liquid prices 30c 60c and 1 20 Powder 30c and 60c Sold by Dyer Jones.
Pierce's Cafe invites patrons to enjoy a welcoming atmosphere with casually refined bites. Locals praise friendly service and a warm, bustling scene where friends and neighbors gather for meals and conversation.
Lige Dodd, a farmer near Ouachita Arkansas, retaliated after milk thefts from his cow. Investigation showed fresh footprints near the cow, confirming the theft.
In a barn incident Dodd moved a troublesome mule to a different stall and relocated the cow to the mule’s former space. The cow produced well next morning. Officers found a battered pail and torn hat in the mule stall and noted signs of a hurried exit by the culprit who tried to milk the mule.
Selfridge Field Michigan reports Sergeant Dewey Webb completing a world record parachute jump from over 22 500 feet. Webb jumped from a pilot's aircraft but was injured by wind striking a rail fence on a farm north of Utica eight miles from Selfridge Field.
An advertisement describes catarrh as inflammation of the Eustachian tube causing rumbling and hearing loss. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness, notes over forty years of use, and lists Fr. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as the sellers.
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