Thanksgiving Guests and Local Health Tonic Notes
Mr and Mrs W L Johnson and T J Doss of Sherman visited Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs R H May. Will Looney returns to work after sickness. Miss Harkins from the local public school spent the holiday at Ladonia. Grove s tasteless chill tonic advertised to drive out malaria and build up the system. Frances Wilson and Iva Fain joined Helen and Kate Thomas at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton for Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Johnson
T. J. Doss of
Sherman
R. H. May
Grove
Frances Wilson
Iva Fain
Helen and
Kate Thomas
The
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Victor Biggerstaff Celebrates Thanksgiving at Dallas Home
Victor Biggerstaff, a Western Union Telegraph employee in Dallas, spent Thanksgiving and the following days at his home, reflecting a quiet holiday period.
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Victor Biggerstaff
Western Union Telegraph
Dallas
Local Residents Return From Trips and Moves
E. E Wilson arrives from the West for a short stay and now resides in Slaton after moving from Whitewright a few months ago. Mrs. W. P. Vaughn and daughter Katherine return from Roxton where they spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Earl Johnson.
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E. E Wilson
Slaton
Whitewright
Sewell McKinney Family Visited In Van Alstyne Area
Mr and Mrs Sewell McKinney of Van Alstyne spent part of the past week with Mr and Mrs Edgar Montgomery and Mr John Webster continuing social visits among local families in the area.
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Sewell McKinney
van Alstyne
Edgar Montgomery
John Webster
Roberts Garage of Whitewright Promotes Services
The Roberts Garage in Whitewright touts its lighting and battery charging system and a welding machine that handles any repair. It markets itself as the biggest and best on the route, with years of experience and personal oversight. It invites customers to drive in for oil, tires, gasoline, and reliable repair service.
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Roberts
Whitewright
Volunteer Fire Company List and Visiting Col. Carlisle
P A Short, director of the volunteer fire company, lists current members as Chas McGinnis Looney Robbins A T Hamilton Willie Smith Louis Randle Jones May Floyd Badgett Gus Childress Cecil Spindle Col J M Carlisle visited from Terrell. the Terrell school dismissed for the rest of Thanksgiving week.
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P. A. Short
Volunteer Fire Company
Chas. McGinnis
Looney Robbins
A.T Hamilton
Willie Smith
Louis Randle
Jones May
Floyd Badgett
Gus Childress
Cecil Spindle
Col
J. M. Carlisle
Terrell
Quinine Advertisement Mentions LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE
An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as a tonic and laxative that avoids head effects and nervousness. It instructs readers to note the full name and seek the signature of E. W. GROVE.
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E. W. Grove
Weldon Moore Ill With Pneumonia in Camp Bowie Training
Weldon Moore son of Mrs Forrest Moore Sherman is reported seriously ill with pneumonia at Camp Bowie where he is in training for military service. The Sun office offers engraved cards including wedding announcements and Christmas cards at lower prices locally.
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Weldon Moore
Forrest Moore
Sherman
Camp Bowie
Sun Office
Good Advice Wasted Life Extension Institute Statement
The Life Extension Institute warns girls and young women to go to bed early, avoid cake, and never eat ice cream. The quip notes they will follow the advice once they stop talking about clothes.
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Life Extension Institute
New York Herald
That Would Surely Fix It
The family quarrel centers on a plan to curb a boy’s winking by showing him a science magazine claim that winking “baths” the eye. The dialogue tone imitates a domestic humor snippet from the Buffalo Express.
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Buffalo Express
Plant cancer like crown galls resemble human cancer
Research by agricultural department plant pathologists links crown galls on plants to a bacillus cause and notes many similarities to human cancer in development and behavior.
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Agricultural Department
All He Wanted
A boy named Jim persuades his father to get a dog and insists on not worrying about the breed or nationality, only that the animal be a dog. The scene centers on a father’s promise and a child’s simple wish.
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Jim
Croup Relief Praised by Eau Claire Mother
Mrs T Neurener of Eau Claire Wisconsin credits Foleys Honey and Tar with ending a severe croup attack by clearing mucus easing breathing and bringing quiet sleep. Dyer Jones druggists endorse the remedy as a cure for coughs colds croup and whooping cough based on experience.
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T. Neurener
Eau Claire
Wis
Dyer & Jones
Local Students Return To Fort Worth Schools After Thanksgiving Break
Tom King and sister Miss Sue resumed school in Fort Worth after Thanksgiving at home. Miss Brannon accompanied Miss Sue as guest. E C Webb and Mrs Webb with children from Sentinel Oklahoma visited Mrs Webb’s parents Mr and Mrs W H Stedham and left for home Thursday. Jess Graves spent time in Mt Vernon and other East Texas towns buying Jersey milk cows to ship to Whitwright.
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Tom King
Miss Sue
Fort Worth
Miss Brannon
E.C. Webb
Sentinel
Oklahoma
Jess Graves
Mt. Vernon
East Texas
Jersey
Whitewright
Rent House Erected On Trenton Farm Site
W T Ross has been building a rent house for W R Johns on his Trenton area farm, on the former farm house site burned recently. Baptists repapering repainting church, adding concrete steps and improvements costing five to six hundred dollars. H S Watkins, formerly local telephone exchange manager, visited from Gainesville.
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W. T. Ross
W. R. Johns
Trenton
H. S. Watkins
Gainesville
Christmas Countdown Prompts Last-Minute Gift Push
A public reminder notes only nineteen days remain until Christmas and urges readers to finish shopping. It emphasizes urgency and timely plans for holiday purchases.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Appeals to Internal Cure
An advertisement states catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and requires an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken to work through the blood on mucous surfaces, with claims of physician endorsement and testimonials. Includes contact from J. Cheney & Co. and price details.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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