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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
6
Denton Texas January 24 letters from Kate Thomas and another reader praise the College of Industrial Arts. They describe practical cooking labs and measurements, weekly lectures, and the value of domestic and manual arts training for girls. The letters salute hands on education and the school’s preparation for life.
A letter from A. H. Francis of Zenith Kas describes severe back pain. After taking about two-thirds of a 50 cent box of Foley Kidney Pills, the writer reports feeling entirely well. Advertisement notes safe pills ease sleep disturbing bladder ailments for middle-aged and older men and women.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine for tonic and laxative effects, claiming no nervousness or head ringing. It urges readers to remember the full name and seek KH W GROVE's signature, price 25 cents.
Weather report from Rose Hill describes the heaviest rain for the season followed by record cold. The letter notes continued small school attendance with optimism that most pupils will soon return.
In this week a neighborhood note records Miss Mary Col well Miss Hattie Col well visiting Miss Vida Williams last Sunday. G D Bennett and family visited his parents near Savoy last weekend. Floyd Williams and G D Bennett went north of Ector to harvest prairie hay. George McDonald of near Ector called on Lee Williams this week. Porter Church had a military preparedness article but it was omitted due to time.
Invigorating tonic advertised to drive out malaria enrich blood and build up the system for adults and children. Describes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a true tonic.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff or Constable of Grayson County demands publication of this citation in a Grayson County newspaper for at least twenty days prior to the return day. It commands summoning all interested in the estate of W F Duncan deceased that administrator W B Crabtree has filed his final report in Grayson County Court, to be heard at the next civil term in Sherman on the first Monday in March 1916. Interested parties may appear to contest the report. W S Reeves, Clerk. Given in Sherman February 2, 1916. Feb 25 By Jot Horton Deputy.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as effective for old sores and other ailments. It claims relief from pain and healing simultaneously with prices listed at 25c 50c and 1 00.
Nelson will preach Saturday and Sunday with Sunday school at 10. prayer meeting led by Troy Caylor at 7 p.m. Several residents and visitors from Bonham Tom Bean Sherman Whitewright Canaan and Sherman area are noted visiting relatives and friends including Miss Myrtle Holcomb Miss Eunice Turner Miss Sallie Hamilton and Miss Mary Connelly. Despite bad weather the school is progressing nicely.
The item discusses reaching out for reader input on poultry and livestock, mentions Mrs. Lillie Davis and Rube Sullenger, notes a near accident involving two wagons, and records a petition by John Caraway to reroute a road south from C. B. Ball’s toward Mrs. M. E. Yeager’s, aiming to improve western travel. The piece closes with rural optimism about upcoming work after mud dries and a defiant line about being "cranks."
Piles cured in six to fourteen days with PAZO OINTMENT. If it fails to cure any case of itching, bleeding, or protruding piles, the druggist will refund the purchase. First application provides ease and rest.
The writer notes limited prep for a new crop and the need to dry cook wood before the fire. They plan to travel around, ready or not, and consider Woodrow Wilson’s stance on military preparedness. Jim Roberts Wash Smith and Tom Williams went to Bonham on Wednesday to pay poll tax for voting, while O. L. Jacobs visited.
An old period ad urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It notes the formula contains quinine and iron in a tasteless form and emphasizes the product's health claims with a 50 cent price.
Canaan-Everheart notes persistent rain and a cold spell drawing mixed reactions from residents. Local items mention W. L. White visiting Sherman, Joe Dan McMillin in Bonham, F. E. Alverson treating a neck boil, Marion Simmons visiting whitewright parents, and gatherings among the Alverson and Lamb families. Walter Mullins and Eliza Hicks wed in Whitewright with remarks on Mullins’ hardy roots and Hicks’s bright prospects.
A vintage Christmas dessert guide suggests a rich Fig Pudding using figs bread crumbs suet and spices, steamed in molds or individual cups. Also available are Cranberry Snowballs and Wild Rose Cakes with rose fondant, serving with hard sauce for a festive finish.
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