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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
5
W. M. Stockton, contractor for a concrete school and a concrete bank at Ambrose, has finished one building and is now installing the concrete floor in Bob Sears' new garage. Afterward he will return to Ambrose to erect the second structure.
A cheap lemon based lotion recipe promises to whiten, soften, and beautify the face neck arms and hands. Mix juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white strain to remove freckles sallowness and tan and keep in a bottle for months. Massage daily for smoother skin and a fragrant result.
Council accepts the resignation of T. W. Gattis as chief of the fire department and will select a successor before the effective date. Whitewright Oil Mill Co. received 30,000 pounds of new machinery, including an automatic cake stripper, now being installed as the mill undergoes overhaul for the winter run.
A Louisiana reader aged 43 reports severe back pain easing after taking Foley Kidney Pills claiming the remedy made her feel youthful again. In a separate incident a store owner, R W Gallaher, fell on broken glass during a power outage, injuring his arm and requiring a sling for several days.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a single day cure for cold symptoms with a money back guarantee signed by E. W. Grove. In Sherman, Night Watchman W. T. Hamilton testified in the preliminary trial of Jim Perry jailed for burglary, with the bond fixed at $500.
Mrs John Bourneville of Brussels Wisconsin reports long time use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for children and recommends it for households stating she will never be without it. The ad claims it reaches the spot heals and relieves irritated coughing and is sold everywhere.
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic touted as a general tonic with quinine and iron benefits. A published list shows seventeen Grayson county men commissioned as second lieutenants from Leon Springs training camp, including five from Denison, and one each from Dallas Howe Whitesboro and Sherman.
Tyler Commercial College solicits applicants for fall enrollment, touting its large student body, free employment department, proprietary textbooks, individualized instruction, strong faculty, service department, and diverse courses. It highlights placement success, city virtues, and an offer of a scholarship in the Tyler Business College.
An old time drug advertisement extols Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe herbal alternative to calomel for a sluggish liver. It warns calomel causes salivation, cramps, nausea and sickness while promising quicker relief and no side effects with Liver Tone.
Readers are told catarrh is curable in all stages through constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claims to act through the blood to mucous surfaces, strengthening the constitution. Proprietors offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials.
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