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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1916

Page

2

Auto Crash Through Bridge Injures Five Near Sherman

Five people were injured when a large five passenger auto crashed through a bridge railing over Post Oak Creek near Sherman Texas. The car overturned twice and fell twenty five feet. Injured were O M Krebbs and C W Krebbs of Kansas City, Frank Newell Wes Parker and Walker Lewis of Calera Oklahoma. Lewis drove the car and all suffered various cuts bruises and minor fractures. Driver Lewis was jolted by glass and the windshield broken. Only the windshield broken and a tire punctured in the crash.

Okla O. M. Krebbs C. W. Krebbs Frank Newell Wes Parker Walker Lewis Co. W. Krebbs Dallas Overland Post Oak Bridge Lewis

New Orleans Cotton Prices Hit New Highs

New Orleans on August 21 saw cotton futures rise sharply on news of drought in the far west and stronger demand for the staple. Trading months climbed 32 to 53 points from last week, about 31.50 a base, while spot cotton gained 25 points to 14.88 cents middling, a fresh high.

New Orleans

First Auto Ride Proves Fatal

Salem Virginia August 21 A G Garner of Drapersville was 0 years old before he tried his first car ride. The vehicle plunged over a 60 foot embankment and rolled five times killing Garner and injuring four others including his wife.

Salem A. G. Garner Drapersville Gar

Quinine Elixir Laxa Tive Bromine Quinine Promoted

An advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromine Quinine as superior to ordinary quinine it claims to cure headache without nervousness or ringing in the head the tonic and laxative effects emphasized. The buyers are urged to seek the signature KE. W. Grove and note a 25 cent price.

KE. W. Grove

Husband shoots at hen and hits wife in Texas

Sadler Texas August 21 Mrs KE W Green was shot by her husband RE W Green while he hunted a Sunday dinner chicken behind bushes. The bullets struck her face and chest with physicians fearing fatal injuries. Green found his wife after the shot and she was taken indoors for first aid as a doctor was called. A separate market note reports Fort Worth hog sales reaching 630000 for the year with expectations to surpass a million, aided by Chicago speculators amid high prices in 1910.

Sadler Texas KE. W. Green RE. W. Green Fort Worth Chicago Ft. Worth

Hog Prices Hit $10.30 On Fort Worth Market

A Fort Worth market report records hogs selling at 10.30, the year’s high and a six year peak. The price surpasses prior highs though notes 1910 prices reached 10.50 in a broader context. The article highlights market features offsetting this spike.

Fort Worth

Old Folks Saved From Suffering

Mrs Mary A Dean of Taunton Mass in her 87th year says Foley Kidney Pills have proven beneficial for her kidney trouble Mr Sam A Hoover of High Point NC notes nightly disturbances eased after using Foley Kidney Pills and calls himself normal Mrs M A Bridges of Robinson Mass reports two years of kidney ailment healed after ten months of use feeling like a 16 year old girl The pills strengthen and restore function to kidneys and bladder and contain no harmful drugs DYER JONES DRUGGISTS

Mary A. Dean Taunton Mass Foley Sam A. Hoover High Point N.C M. A. Bridges Robinson Dyer & Jones

100 Acres Farm Near Bonham Texas

Nearly all in cultivation this 4 room house and large barn accompany a deep windmill well. Located on a road 14 miles from church and school, eight miles southwest of Bonham. Priced at 100 dollars per acre with possession January 1st. Will H Evans Bonham Texas.

Bonham Will H. Evans Texas

Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Ad

A vintage ad touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a cure for coughs and colds. It claims soothing effects and germ-killing action, promising quick relief with an 25c bottle available at druggists.

Dr. Bell

Gumption Grit and Green Backs Promote Sherman Business College

A Sherman Business College advertisement offers free catalogs and a home study course with a special offer aimed at one high school graduate per county. The copy invites readers to supply grit and a little money while promising business training to win success.

Sherman Business College Sherman Texas

Improvement to Whitew in use soon

Department directed by O. S. Gresham expert court reporter notes a short time remains before the improvement to Whitew is in use. Aug 26 marking the date.

O. S. Gresham

Ditching for Sewerage System Nears Completion

The ditching for the sewerage system finished this week and the disposal plant will be completed within a few days. After that, connections to dwellings will begin, a process expected to proceed quickly.

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