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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
7
Olden days amuse with a guard for a queen’s rose and the quill keeper’s sixty year tenure. Congress preserves snuffboxes for a pinch and a storied quill room where Senator Lodge lingers for quills and tales of old times. Furniture ads close the vignette with W. J. Looney’s full stock.
The district meeting of Women Workers of North District covering Collin Grayson Denton Cooke and Montague counties will be held at First Baptist church Sherman on May 4. New officers and leaders will be elected and the work plan adopted as much business will be transacted. The Y W A program and conference will be Monday evening May 3 with Mrs Cosby district Y W A leader conducting. The Federated Baptist Auxiliary of Sherman invites all local auxiliaries to attend.
A local election slate lists candidates for Congress, county offices, and precinct posts including Sam Rayburn and Hubert Bookout. The piece also promotes candy at The Post Office Confectionery and advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a health aid for worm affected children, citing a 60 cent bottle.
Sherman Texas April 23 United States Petroleum and Refining Company completed the takeover of Merchants and Farmers Refining Company of Sherman a small local refinery. The plant will be enlarged and the Texas pipeline tapped near the city. Fifty thousand barrels of crude were contracted today from Texas Company. Dan Murphy president of the M and BF Co will be retained with the new company. A stockholders meeting is set for tomorrow afternoon at o clock.
A woman should grow more beautiful as she ages with baths diet and exercise and by keeping liver and bowels in good order. If you are hag gard and yellow eyes dull and whites yellowish and flesh flabby indigestion or sluggish liver may be to blame. Chamberlain's Tablets correct these disorders.
A Dallas resident criticized his wife’s cooking and was attacked with a tea cup. He later sought treatment at Emergency hospital for scalp wounds. The incident highlights domestic conflict and violence in the city.
Austin merchants raise a $10,000 fund to pay railroad fares for all delegates to the Interscholastic League meet in Austin on May 6 and 8. About 2,000 high school and academy students from across the state are expected to participate in track events.
An old notice describes aspirin as a Bayer trademark, sold in boxes of 12 tablets at several cents. It mentions relief for headaches rheumatism and related pains, noting the drug was prescribed by physicians and widely marketed for nearly two decades.
Fragment mentions bate declamation spelling essay and tennis contests. It states that heretofore only 25 percent of the railroad fare of the delegates has been paid, implying ongoing reimbursement or funding issues for participant travel.
A Cleveland Ohio based agent offers attractive prices on oils and greases for all kinds. Contact B H McLarry at Blue Ridge Texas Route 3 for details and purchases. Active promotional note with location and route information.
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