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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
8
The Texas Power and Light Co has purchased a Red River site near Denison to build a power plant costing about 750000 dollars. It will be in operation by December 31, 1916, and will furnish electric current to operate cars on a portion of the line.
The Texas Traction Company outlines its plan to extend high tension transmission lines for power and lighting throughout North Texas and southern Oklahoma, linking counties and communities with a unified grid. This initiative aims to modernize infrastructure and improve regional electrical service.
Present indications show fall attendance will be the highest in the institution's history with 60 to 75 catalog requests daily. The school highlights its own textbooks and methods, individualized instruction, open entry dates, free employment and service departments, strong faculty, and comprehensive courses in bookkeeping shorthand telegraphy cotton classing and finance. It notes graduates securing top positions and wins at state fairs, promoting Tyler as a moral healthful educational center, and invites readers to request a catalogue and enroll at America's largest business training school.
An old ad claims a 25 cent bottle of Sloan's Liniment can treat toothache bruises sprains a stiff neck backache neuralgia rheumatism and many emergencies by reducing congestion and inflammation urging readers to try it and buy a bottle from all druggists.
The Mineral Wells Index humor column lists imagined inventions for Thomas A. Edison including a self buttoning dress a wrinkle resistant Palm Beach suit a squeak free shoe process an all covering income an unshakable alibi a hairpin resistant lock a pencil dulling razor and a argument to convince a woman she is wrong suggesting these would boost marital felicity if sold at normal prices.
Sickness a sin claim argues neglect of illness is wicked and promotes Po Do Lax as a remedy. It markets Podophyllin May Apple product Po-Do-Lax as gripe-free and to arouse the Liver, raise bile flow, and remove constipation overnight. The ad urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist today.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary Quinine, claiming it treats headaches without nervousness or head ringing due to its tonic and laxative effects. It urges customers to look for the signature of E. W. GROVE on the product.
The two story home of Collin County Commissioner Jim Giles burned at sunrise Monday in Westminster. Officials think the blaze began in the kitchen during breakfast. The loss is heavy though insurance details could not be learned. Van Alstyne Leader.
An old advertisement claims waste in the bowels causes poisons and fever and urges taking Dr King s New Life Pills to achieve a full bowel movement by morning. It promotes a 36 pill bottle for 25 cents from druggists today.
City commissioner of Terrell Texas and former Greenville citizen reports cure of biliousness stomach and liver trouble constipation and related complications from Liv-Ver-Lax a vegetable liver tonic praised as harmless safe for children and free of calomel after effects. Available 50c or 1 at druggists or Lebanon Co-Operative Medicine Co Lebanon Tenn.
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