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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
6
A local column pokes fun at residents with whimsical vignettes. Isaac Helwanger gains relief from rheumatism while others tease quirks and small misadventures including a mail carrier, a blind neighbor, and Slim Pickens in church with a cricket in his coat pocket.
A preacher ends a sermon asking who pays debts. Everyone except one man rises. The man explains he runs a newspaper and the standing crowd are his subscribers. The minister urges a chance to figure costs before purchases.
Promote health with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to enrich the blood improve digestion and strengthen the system. Regular use for two or three weeks helps dispel worms and restore the child to health. Pleasant to take. 60 cents per bottle.
The piece quotes Elbert Hubbard on advertising defining it as informing the public who you are where you are and what you offer in skill talent or commodity. It notes the exception that one with nothing to offer should not advertise.
Public notice commands the sheriff to publish for four weeks and summon multiple named heirs and representatives of deceased Eliza Jane Gordon and others to appear in the Grayson County District Court on the first Monday in October 1926 for a civil petition filed August 19 1926 in file 36308 with Lizzie F. Lyon and Dupont B. Lyon as plaintiffs and numerous defendants listed with unknown heirs and representatives.
Plaintiffs sue to remove cloud on title to Lots 1 3 5 7 and parts of Lots 2 4 6 8 Block 17 Old Town Plat Sherman Grayson County Texas seeking damages 10000 and judgment to quiet title and divest defendants and unknown heirs of any claim. Case filed August 19 1926 in Grayson District Court with writ return.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a blood purifier and enrich-er using iron and quinine. It claims to restore energy, brighten cheeks, improve appetite, and even please children, noting it fights malaria and grip germs with a strengthening effect.
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