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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
8
A 65 year old Meadowsville resident reports improved digestion and strength after using Thedford’s Black Draught for constipation and lazy liver. The ad touts the product as a longstanding household remedy priced at 25 cents per package or one cent per dose and urges daily use for ongoing well being.
A Morris Maine couple writes Foley Kidney Pills helped a lamed husband who could not stoop and now feels no pain. The advertisement claims relief for lame backs sore muscles stiff joints and rheumatic pains and notes the product sold by Dyer Jones.
Readers can purchase typewriter ribbons directly from the Sun office. The ad notes convenient access for print needs and emphasizes immediate availability.
A home lemon lotion recipe uses two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint to soften whiten and beautify the skin. The mixture is strained to remove pulp and stored for months. Apply daily to the face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles sallowness and tan and smooth rough skin.
The Harvard College Observatory catalogues 220000 stars by type, records over 2 million brightness measurements, and has identified about three fourths of known variable stars. Its star spectra classification and magnitude scale are world standards used with continuous photographic records from Cambridge and Arequipa plus about 250000 plates weighing 120 tons.
In Paris a wave of physical reconstruction aids disabled soldiers. Prof Jules Amar leads successful treatments as women in the street praise him for returning arms. A patient with a missing limb turns brass shells on a lathe. another with an arm amputated above the elbow handles a needle with forceps.
A shy young woman, distressed in a hotel foyer, explained she lost a new blue silk garter with an amethyst setting. After a polite inquiry, staff located the item in the Lost and Found department and returned it to her within minutes.
The newspaper compares itself to an airship built by Mr. Bugge noting it flies well in calm weather but cannot be steered in a strong wind, hinting at limited control.
The article discusses peat as a potential industrial fuel across the United States and Canada, noting large peat deposits and its use in gas producers and powdered form. It explains drying and powering processes, cost estimates of dried peat at $3.50 to $4 per ton for large quantities, and contrasts with coal prices around $8 per ton.
A dialogue shows a new recruit from Chicago reacting to his first battle experience. The sergeant explains the sight has made him homesick and reminded him of Chicago’s stock yards.
A fragment notes two men exchanged words rather than firearms. The Baltimore American quotes that no pistols were used, adding the conflict was conducted through letter writing. The source emphasizes the verbal exchange and written communication over physical violence.
Hubbers claim victory with three big aces in a dramatic home game override. Royalty toppled as high cards secured the win amid the match night atmosphere.
The exchange notes a man shaving off his mustache yesterday and a companion remark on the sudden change. The brief dialogue highlights curiosity and social reaction to the grooming choice.
In this Youth's Companion excerpt, Margaret Ellis questions Vivian about marriage expectations. Grandmother Ellis challenges Vivian to consider the demands of being a wife and the training required, warning that haste and superficial comforts harm both partners.
Salvaged from battle-torn Europe, two complete windows and four circular medallions by a single designer from an abbey near Nancy are unveiled at the Metropolitan. The pieces depict The Deluge and Moses and the Law, with Moses presenting the tablets to the Hebrews, illustrating early Northern Renaissance glasswork.
In the United States a six acre mass of coal rides the river as a single unit. The stern wheel steamer Sprague guides a fleet of 59 vessels arranged in four across stream rows plus two barges, lashed together and hauled with minimal horsepower as the river current provides much of the energy.
The article notes spinach fills garden gaps in autumn and winter without hindering summer crops. Plant three or four ounces of seed in autumn after harvest to yield abundant greens for a family in late autumn and early spring. Harvest by removing the entire plant and select larger plants first to allow smaller ones room to grow, removing thinning needs.
A lighthearted exchange has a druggist bragging about strong sales and a friend noting the ringing cash register. The druggist quips he cannot count the nickel and penny totals fast enough this morning.
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