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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
6
A large force of men began clearing the Baptist church grounds Monday morning in Pilot Grove to prepare for a new church building. Lumber will be hauled Tuesday and construction starts this week. The August 18 cream supper was rescheduled to Saturday night August 25. The Methodist revival begins the first Sunday in September under Rev. Dale with Rev. Rockett assisting.
Central Christian Church holds services next Sunday August 26 with an 11 am sermon titled The Why of Church Extension and an 8 15 pm twenty minute talk A Great Man in a Basket presented by Pastor A E Masor.
Prominent Masons from Sherman assisted the local Royal Arch Chapter in exemplifying degree work Tuesday night. Attendees included J Sales Omohundro J A McCambell G W Lawler J A Giles Will Leslie R H Brittain D R Vaughn J M Gillespie F W Rathe James Brigg A N Shaw J N Dickson R E Hughes N A Cox O Tompson Virgil McKnight A V Smith J W Scott C M English and A D Denton followed by a substantial lunch.
An advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a cure for colds claiming it stops cough and headache and cures the cold in one day. It states Drygate sells with a money back guarantee and H W Grove’s signature on each box at 30 cents.
The Denison board nears completion after examining about six hundred registrants and certifying 217 to the district board at Tyler. Of 110 certified so far, local names include Glendon Cox and Claude R. Truett. exemptions granted to Ben N. Roberts and Wesley Slaughter. some registrants are disqualified with no report.
Riley Williams plans his annual colt show in Whitewright on the first Saturday in September starting at 2 30 PM. Prizes include 10 and 5 dollar awards for horse and male colts with hand made halters for third place in each category. Spectators invited to view good stock.
Mrs. Woosley IIl Mrs. J B Woosley fell gravely ill last Saturday night near Whitewright. At seventy five she grew weaker though prompt medical aid kept her alive. Several kin from Mt. Pleasant Lott Point Cleburne and Ten ton gathered as her condition remained serious. Her husband Mr Woosley has also been ailing for days. The Suns extends sympathy to their family and friends.
An advertisement asserts many children lack proper nutrition during growth and claims Scott's Emulsion provides concentrated nutrients to enrich blood, boost strength, and improve vitality with no alcohol. Produced by Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield New Jersey.
A Kentucky resident testifies at length about relief from constipation and indigestion with Thedford’s Black-Draught. The ad touts seventy years of use, urges keeping stomach and liver functioning, and offers 25c per package with a one cent dose.
Residents express best wishes for two longtime city pioneers as they face extended health battles, hoping the end of their long life journeys may be delayed by many months.
Kentuckytown features J. L. Stapelton and family visiting in Denison. W. W. Calver tours the West and dislikes that country. Grady Stepp returns from Agnone North Carolina. Lester Caylor and Robert Powell prospect in Oklahoma. Chesley Rutledge visits Venus Texas. Rev. Oby Nelson visited friends last week. Albert Miles travels to Sherman for niece Mrs. Taylor’s illness. Mrs. C. M. Gudgel returns from Cedar Mills. Joe Chumbley of Klondike visits his mother.
Mrs J S Dillon spent last week in Trenton and her children organized a warm homecoming on Sunday for her birthday. Edibles were prepared and kinfolks from Bonham Leonard Sherman and the city gathered with gifts to greet her return. Present were John Parker family Ezra Dillon John Dillon Guy Dillon and families Ellis Dillon L V Smith and families M B Earhart and son Lola McCollum Mary McCollum and Mr Baker.
Angela Morgan of La writes that at 43 she felt like a 90 year old due to disordered kidneys. After using Foley Kidney Pills she reports renewed vigor and says she feels like she did at age 21. Sold everywhere.
An advertisement from Gainesville Georgia promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming they cure sleep disruption and nocturnal waking. A user H T Strange reports ten years of sleepless nights and says after one bottle he is entirely cured and sleeps through. The copy urges two pills after meals and at bedtime to also ease back pain headaches stomach trouble and rheumatic pains.
Raymond Stapleton, a young man living southwest of town, suffered severe facial and arm burns from a powder explosion during a private demonstration for friends. He rushed to town for medical care and is resting easier, authorities say the mis-timed charge placed under a can caused the injuries.
Lieutenant Ed LaRoe of Greenville visited with his brother Lucian this week. He was commissioned at the close of the officers training camp at Leon Springs and will be assigned to service at a mobilization camp.
An old fraud warning style advert explains the heart kidney link and risks of uraemia. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Anuric as a cure and urges readers to mail 10 cents plus a water sample for free chemical testing at the Buffalo hotel. It claims strong uric acid dissolution and relief for backache rheumatism and joint pain priced at 50 cents.
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