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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
7
At the union service last Thursday twenty four dollars was given to help relief the distressed people of Belgium. Thousands of dollars were raised across the United States on that day for this purpose. The Belgium people have endured severe hardships over the past two years due to war.
A vintage drug advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine claiming to stop cough and headache. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box. 15c?
On a recent Wednesday evening the town welcomed a large prayer meeting with warmth and gratitude. Rev A R Nash and Georgia Nash thank visitors for meals and companionship at their Whitewright home, amid a lighted parsonage and generous Christmas feast. The Sun ad and Grove’s tonic ad follow, then a Lyceum show by Le Witte Entertainers at the public school auditorium charms a large crowd with Mr Le Witte’s makeup and Mr James Wallace’s songs, promising another strong program soon.
A jumble of small ads includes FOR SALE entries for Wyandotte hens and a small Leonard area farm with a single-handed man suitability. Other items offer a barber college catalogue, a lost child’s cap found on Bellsgood Road or Whitewright, brick work services by J M Bradshaw, posted hunting notice near Kentuckytown, and a price of 1500 dollars with immediate possession offered by George German.
Classified notice offering a new car, a house with lot, and 174 acres of land in Whitewright, fenced hog proof and bermuda grass, with a good house and a 50 by 50 barn. Contact G. L. Wilson in Leonard, Texas by writing or phone.
The Beat Rice Mills office now has steam heat from the engine room and electric fans powered by its electricity supply. Recent painting, papering, and new filing cabinets give the interior a fresh, neat look. The office appears busy as it handles increasing business activity.
An advertisement urges quick relief from piles with PAZO OINTMENT, claiming cure or money back if itching bleeding or protruding piles persist in 6 to 14 days. It promotes ease and rest from the Gret application.
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