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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
6
The article urges observance of Postal Improvement Week announced by the Postmaster General on May 1. It stresses mail as vital to business, newspapers, and society, urging proper addressing, clear letters, and complaints to postmasters to improve service. It includes a memoir snippet about a Mason and a Congressman's exchange.
A narrator recalls a family superstition about broken mirrors and falling forks foretelling doom while Aunt Eliza laments bad luck. A mail arrives with repayment from a former kale loan, then a broker discusses oil well stock, suggesting chance and consequence intersect in a tangled domestic vignette.
The Post Office Department promotes courtesy as essential in public service. Begin using it during Postal Improvement Week starting May 16 1922 to guide postmasters and employees in daily dealings with patrons.
A traveling Congressman once lacked funds and asked a fellow traveler for a hundred dollars, noting their shared Masonic charm. The donor lent the money, which was returned when the Congressman reached home. A later encounter touched on Catarrhal Deafness and Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, with an offer of a hundred dollars for any case not cured by the remedy.
A quotation from Walt Mason contrasts belief in omens with skeptical self—two characters debate superstition as a cottage anecdote features a mildewed aunt and a dealer praising forecasted luck. Printed calling cards, $1.50 for 100.
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT. It guarantees refunds if cures fail and claims relief within 6 to 14 days, noting improved sleep after the first application and a price of 60 cents.
Public notice from Grayson County Texas commands the sheriff to publish for at least ten days. R. S. McAdams petitions the county court to probate W. F. Pinkerton estate seeking letters testamentary. Hearing set for first Monday in May 1922 at Sherman Court House.
A brief note reports widespread skin issues causing discomfort and calls for attention to dermatological conditions. It mentions affected individuals and seeks medical guidance, with readers invited to share remedies and experiences.
Dyer and Jones advertise four jars of Blue Star on a guarantee for itch eczema tetter cracked hands ringworm old sores and sores on school children. Product claims no clothing staining and a pleasant odor.
A tonic claims to restore energy and vitality by purifying and enriching the blood iron and quinine suspended in syrup. It promises color to the cheeks improved appetite and is described as pleasant even for children while destroying malarial germs and grip germs through its reinforcing effect.
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