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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
2
ASA E Ramsey a former Kansas City Federal Reserve governor, once wealthy, built a modest Borger Texas bakery after losing his fortune. He financed a bank rescue, restored his finances, and leads Borger’s rising economy as chamber president while the town sheds its wild image.
A brief, vintage advertisement notes that Colds cause grip and influenza and promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as the cure. The box bears Grove's signature and emphasizes a single Bromo Quinine ingredient.
Last Saturday the Chas. Davis Hardware Company closed its doors and was declared bankrupt. Established in 1873 it is Bonham s oldest hardware house though J W Peeler s drug business and the Bonham News predate it. Slow business and poor collections caused the failure.
A reporter recounts a village academy graduate witnessing the marriage of Katherynne Elodia to the Hon James A Bleat. Guests enjoy a formal evening with orchestra by Yvonne Roots and musicians Raykes and Slasher at the Palace Tensorial Parlor, amid rural imagery and civic festivity.
A Kansas City Star quip notes a groom’s name was overlooked in a playful vignette about a wedding or courtship scene. The exchange shows a young man realizing he never learned the groom’s name.
A compilation of curious data notes average army support costs, 1925 production drop, ancient breadmaking, spider trapdoor mechanics, a vigilant Indianapolis burglar thwarted by a soapy dishrag, Paris professors’ salaries, fur consumption trends, Guinea bean description, and a South Carolina woman selling 2,200 pounds of cake from home. It closes with an unidentified market finding.
Miles Darden born in North Carolina in 1798 is described as one of the world’s largest men. He stood seven feet six inches tall and weighed over a thousand pounds. The text notes cherry stone oil production with kernels used for oil and shells as fuel.
Data shows Texas has about 440000 farms and 180000 miles of public roads, including 18000 state highways. The lumber industry yields 1.5 billion board feet annually with 200 million feet hardwood, while minerals contribute around 250 million dollars yearly, placing Texas fifth in mine product value.
The Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention meets at Marvin Church five miles east of town next Sunday December 19 at 1 30. All are invited. Floyd Williams president.
A reader's Christmas wish from Clarence Cherry Jr. of Bells Texas requests Santa bring a tool set a knife apples oranges nuts a box of fire crackers and pistol caps for himself and a pretty doll for his little sister plus good things for other children.
Ad touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic and laxative effects. Claims no head nervousness or ringing and urges readers to seek the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE on the 30c product label.
Two unidentified gunmen posing as delivery men shot Mayor Joe Adams at his home in West City near Benton Illinois. Adams died forty minutes later after three bullets struck him in the stomach heart and back. The attackers then fled to a waiting car and fired a final shot in the air.
Witnesses near the Adams home say a car carried off two men toward Duquoin after the blast. Adams, linked to the Shelton brothers gang, had recently survived a dynamiting attack when a bomb shattered windows and damaged the porch.
A Great Bend church service misprint turned the anthem The Lord Reigneth into The Lord Resigneth on church programs last Sunday. The incident highlights a printer error affecting the hymn title presented to congregants.
An Iowa drug firm offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy with a money back guarantee if it does not please the customer. The ad targets sufferers of sore gums bleeding gums and pyorrhea and emphasizes distinct results.
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