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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
5
Subscription notice explains payment deadline and renewal
The notice informs subscribers that the printed date on the paper margin marks the paid period and that subscriptions expire on the first of the month. It asks readers to report missed deliveries to ensure continuity of service.
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Nous
Notices Policy: Obituaries and Religious Meetings Free
All resolutions of respect obituaries and cards of thanks are charged 3 cents per line. Church and lodge notices and social entertainments with revenue are 3 cents per line. Public benefit religious fraternal or public meetings are published free of charge.
Armstrong Keeps Garland News Going Strong
Z Starr Armstrong who recently bought the Garland News from veteran publisher Will A Holford is maintaining the paper’s standard and praising the News’ splendid news service under Holford’s management.
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Z. Starr Armstrong
Garland News
Will A. Holford
Hillsboro Farmers Plan Cotton Warehouse Amid War Demoralization
The Hillsboro meeting resolved to build a warehouse for 10 000 bales of cotton to combat market demoralization caused by the European war. Reports from across the state suggest other communities will follow this plan. Death notices mark the passing of three county residents: J Moore 70 in Sherman R S A Barnett 87 near Howe and Mrs Clemmie Moore 70 in Sherman.
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Hillsboro
J. Moore
Sherman
A. Barnett
Howe
Clemmie Moore
Sherman-Dallas Interurban Honors Mrs Woodrow Wilson
In tribute to Mrs Woodrow Wilson the interurban halted all cars for five minutes at 2 p.m. Monday. Her body was sent to Rome Georgia for burial beside her parents on Tuesday.
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Woodrow Wilson
White House
Sherman-Dallas Interurban
Wilson
Rome
County officials plan bill to shift prisoner feeding to courts
At the state convention county judges and commissioners proposed a bill to place prisoner feeding under county court contract rather than sheriffs. Sheriff Brandenburg of Dallas County opposes the measure, citing grand jury evidence of his 16,000 dollar yearly gains from the practice.
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Brandenburg
Dallas County
Old Grayson County Veteran Visits Whitewright Family
S H Crawford, resident on a farm near Whitewright, visited Friday to Monday with his daughter Mrs J M Simmons. A longtime Grayson County resident and Confederate Army veteran, he is now aged and relies on memories of the past, with impaired hearing and limited vision making navigation difficult.
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S. H. Crawford
Whitewright
J. M. Simmons
Mr. Crawford
Grayson County
Ford Cuts Prices and Offers Buyer Gifts
Ford Motor Company of Detroit announces a substantial price reduction effective August 1 and plans gifts of forty to sixty dollars to each retail buyer if annual output reaches twenty thousand cars. A five passenger touring car would cost buyers only four hundred seventy five dollars.
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Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Ford
Wilson Brothers
Whitewright
TEXA
City buys Hudspeth land for new pump house
City authorities purchased a parcel from the Hudspeth estate west of the water plant and began erecting a new 24 by 40 foot solid concrete pump house. W. M. Stockton was hired as the concrete man to complete the installation. The water system upgrade aims for thorough, substantial work to ensure best service at minimal operating cost.
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Hudspeth
W. M. Stockton
Weston youth fatally struck on interurban track near Howe
John Colson of Weston Collin county fell asleep awaiting a car on the interurban line just south of Howe last Friday night and was struck fatally injured by a car. His brother had been hit by a car about a week earlier in a similar accident.
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John Colson
Weston
Collin County
Howe
Colson
Grayson County Jail Inmate Dies by Suicide
John Perry an elderly Black man recently jailed in Grayson County killed himself by leaping from a second story cell to the concrete corridor floor. He had previously attempted to take his own life by slashing himself with an instrument taken from his cell furniture.
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John Perry
Grayson County
Former Sherman lawyer returns to practice in city
Hon. Frank C. Dillard a former Sherman bar member and long time Rock Island Railway head counsel in Chicago has returned to Sherman to reside and is now with the law firm of Head Smith Maxey Head.
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Frank C. Dillard
Sherman
Chicago
Rock Island Railway
Head, Smith, Maxey & Head
Denison Official Plans Sherman Move After Term Ends
Comp troller W. P. Lane will relocate to Sherman when his current term expires. His father sister brother and other relatives live in Denison, signaling a family tie to the town even after the move.
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Denison
W. P. Lane
Sherman
Professor Smith Stranded Abroad Due to War Traffic
Prof. R. D. Smith of Bells is in Europe and may face difficulty returning home because of war conditions and the suspension of ocean steamship traffic.
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R. D. Smith
Bells
Europe
Fireless cooker idea praised in old papers
A late magazine notes a fireless cooker can be made for ten cents. Lowry in the Honey Grove Signal wishes the family had avoided politics and bought such a cooker. The Trenton Tribune favors the local cotton crop with an estimate of a bale per acre.
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Lowry
Honey Grove
Trenton Tribune
Trenton
Denison Receives First Bale of 1914 Cotton
Denison reports the arrival of its first bale of the 1914 cotton harvest. The milestone marks the start of the season with local mills and merchants awaiting broader sendings.
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Denison
Local checker players return from Dallas tourney
L. P. Welker Ed Watson Ned McWilliams and J. B. Moore arrived home from the Dallas checker tournament. Welker who held the North Texas cup lost to state champion L R LeMay after securing five wins and eight draws in the event.
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L. P. Welker
Ed Watson
Ned McWilliams
J. B. Moore
Dallas
Mr. Welker
L.R. LeMay
van Alstyne
Parents and schools share duties on sex education
The Houston Post reports the National Education Association resolutions committee will urge a conservative sex education in schools while instructing parents to enlighten their children at home. It argues that home instruction is essential and that parents have a duty not to abandon child training to teachers, warning of consequences in the family if neglected.
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National Educational Association
Houston Post
Keeping Hogs Nourished and Active for Profit
Advice urges farmers to keep hogs fed and busy through summer and fall. Idle animals waste feed while productive stock adds value. assess each hog to ensure worth keeping, with emphasis on growth fattening or breeding rather than letting them idle.
Prohibitionist Reeves Signals Cooperation With Governor
Hon. Ice B Reeves, a leading prohibitionist and future legislator, states he will drop liquor legislation during Ferguson's term if the governor vetoes all liquor measures. He pledges to cooperate with the governor to make the administration a business success for the state, per the Sherman Democrat.
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Ice B. Reeves
Ferguson
Sherman Democrat
Public health note on rabies symptoms and alerts
Dr. Nelson Du Val Brecht warns readers of hydrophobia signs and treatment ideas in a Washington Star column. He urges citizens to guard against rabid dogs while noting aging attitudes and the era's pace. Celeste Courier remarks on progress and nostalgia. Sherman Rifles to Texas City for federal maneuvers August 16. Dixon and Hayter advertise repair service for sewing machines and offer pickup. The Sun’s phone is 76.
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Nelson du Val Brecht
Washington Star
Tongue Reading Becomes Paris Fad In Fashionable Circles
Paris readers hail a new fad glos somancy or tongue reading linking tongue shape to character. A long tongue signals frankness or gossiping tendencies while a short broad tongue suggests untruthfulness. Narrow tongues imply openness. long narrow tongues suggest caution and openness amid social caution.
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Paris
Railroad Time Table Northbound and Southbound Motors
Northbound Cotton Belt train No 30 motor car leaves at 11 00 am and 4 50 pm westbound No 29 motor car departs at 9 50 am and 5 30 pm from M K T lines.
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ING Duda Canayssat
Post Home Farms Offer in Post Texas
C W Post Home Farms in Post Texas describes a 160 acre farm with land buildings fences well and windmill included. Down payment two dollars per acre and 1 75 yearly at four percent with a first payment of 320. Emphasizes low risk for buyers and invites another party to visit on Tuesday August 18th. contact J P Newell.
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J. P. Newell
Sloan's Liniment for Insect Bites and Germs
A promotional note warns of infection from mosquitos and flies breeding in filth and stagnant water. It promotes Sloan's Liniment as antiseptic and a remedy for insect bites, cuts, bruises, and sores, claiming quick neutralization of infection and offering a money back guarantee for 25 cents at the druggist.
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Sloan
World at Home comes to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas
A traveling showcase titled World at Home brings almost every amusement device to Dallas for a sixteen day stay at the 1914 State Fair of Texas starting October 17. It features Garden of Allah, Mazeppa, Willard's Wonders of Melodia, Indian Congress, diving horses, and a mammoth twenty five car transport. The show promises high class acts, Band Concerts, and exhibits with elephants and other animals, along with mid air and elevated performances.
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Dallas
Texas
Garden of Allah
California Frank
Wild West and Indian Congress
Mazeppa
Omar Sami
Willard
Armstrong
Congress of Oddities
Victor Eslick
Desert
California
Frank
Far West
State Fair to Feature Large Farm Machinery Exhibit
The 1914 State Fair of Texas opens Saturday October 17 with a larger and more varied farm implements display. Competent demonstrators will show the latest improvements and explain effective use. Monday October 19 is the newspaper makers day with E. J. Kiest in charge of the program promising greater enjoyment.
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Dallas
Makers of
Texas
E. J. Kiest
College of Industrial Arts exhibit at 1914 State Fair of Texas
Dallas report notes a larger exhibit than before at the State Fair of Texas running October 17 to November 1. It will devote 200 feet of wall space to child welfare topics, presenting results from school child exams, the value of vocational training, and how home life and recreation affect delinquency. It stresses the need to prevent problems through education and welfare work.
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Dallas
College of Industrial Arts
Texas
National Society of Industrial Education
A Different Fair Opens With New Shows and Conveniences
The 1914 event begins Saturday October 17 and runs for sixteen days offering fresh exhibits and enhanced comforts. The program promises striking changes and renewed interest for all attendees with new shows and conveniences throughout the fair.
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Texas
Brilliant Auto Show at State Fair of Texas 1915 Models
Dealers prepare a grand exhibit of 1915 auto models in Dallas at the State Fair of Texas, opening Saturday October 17 and running through Sunday November 1. It will be the first showing of 1915 models in America with every make sold in Texas represented.
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America
Dallas
Texas
Dallas Fair to Feature Top Imported and Domestic Womens Wear
The 1914 State Fair of Texas will showcase a Dallas event starting Saturday October 17 and running sixteen days. It will display the latest hats gowns frocks and dresses with designs from New York and Paris.
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Dallas
Texas
New York
Paris
Dallas State Fair to Award Premiums for Student Work
In the ladies textile department at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas rich premiums are offered for school children across the state for domestic science manual art drawing arts and crafts and culinary work. The 1914 meeting begins Saturday October 17.
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Texas
Dallas
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F. M. Echols Publisher
Celeste Courier
Sherman Rifles
Texas City
The
Cotton Belt
East
Aden
C. W. Post Home Farms
Post, Texas
Dixon & Hayter
Wilson Bros
Ford Motor CO
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