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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
8
A local business expresses holiday greetings to customers and friends, noting a good year and promising larger stock next year. They thank patrons for patronage and wish a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year 1916, pledging better service in the future.
The article honors Grand Master D. S. McMillin of the Masons at Whitewright. L Morgan, W C Hatfield, Ben Oglesby and others delivered impromptu remarks. McMillin praised the organization, spoke of his years of service, and highlighted the Ft Worth Orphans Home. Denton read regrets from multiple grand officers. McMillin's long tenure and roles are recounted.
Citation in Grayson County Texas District Court requires Henrietta Cole to answer a petition filed November 19 1915 by plaintiff B J Cole. Suit number 23081 seeks divorce on abandonment grounds beyond three years with publication in a Grayson County newspaper for four weeks prior to January 1916 return. The clerk is J H Taylor with deputy Time Cantrell.
Tax notice directs residents to pay state and county taxes at the First National Bank office under J. M. McMillin. It promises mailed receipts after payment and references a tax list and railroad fare savings context.
A vintage advertisement urges attention to sluggish livers and promotes Po-Do-Lax as a remedy. It claims benefits for the stomach and general health, including relief from dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion. The ad notes the price as 50 cents at the druggist.
Liv-Ver-Lax is advertised as a safe and pleasant remedy to relieve troubles from a disordered liver. The sale notice credits Dyer and Jones as the providers, asserting harmless use and guaranteed relief.
A vintage appeal promoting Dr King’s New Discovery for children and adults. It touts Pine Tar with balsams, mild laxative action to expel poisons, antiseptic qualities that kill cold germs, loosen phlegm and soothe irritation, urging prompt treatment and noting wide availability at druggists.
Dyers and Jones promote Liv-Ver-Lax as harmless and safe for children, asserting it is not deadly like caromel and that every child remains happy using the product.
Fred Smith of Green Bay Wisconsin says Poley Kidney Pills completely relieved soreness and back pain and left him strong and well. Cold weather aggravated aching joints and irregular bladder action, but the pills helped the kidneys eliminate pain causing poisons. Kirkpatrick and Bryant.
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Dug Pippin last Wednesday. Miss Thelma Joe Dyer, a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, is spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs J L Dyer.
In Grayson County Texas a district court citation commands publication for eight weeks to summon multiple defendants and unknown heirs in case 23049 filed November 4 1915 by Jesse F P Davis and Mae Davis against David Harrison and others seeking removal of cloud on title and title to described parcels in Sherman. The writ directs appearance January 1916 and is issued by Clerk J H Taylor with deputy Time Cantrell.
Ad claims Liv Ver Lax from Dyer and Jones will awaken an inactive liver. It presents no clinical evidence and reads as a product promotion. A local drugstore list may carry similar tonics with bold claims of improved digestion and liver function.
The fragment shows Cotton Belt East and West bound timetable notes with times around 7:35 p.m. and morning departures including 11:15 a.m. and 9:05 a.m. The OCR text is garbled but indicates railroad time table entries and fare or code markings like $5.5.
A partial timetable fragment lists various routes with times for northbound and southbound journeys. Specific lines include reference to nondescript trains at 10:37 AM and 4:32 AM, with additional scattered times such as 3:16 PM and 5:40 AM. The legibility is limited, resulting in fragmented service notes and flag indications.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine, claiming tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head ringing. It urges readers to remember the full name and seek the signature of KE. W. GROVE, priced at 5c.
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