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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
4
The notice explains subscription timing and expiration. Subscriptions end on the first of the month and readers should notify the office if the paper is not received regularly. The paper is edited by J. H. Waggoner and printed in Whitewright.
All resolutions of respect obituaries and cards of thanks will be charged 5 cents per line. All church and lodge notices and entertainment ads with revenue will be charged 5 cents per line. Notices of religious fraternal or public meetings for the public benefit will be published free of charge.
W N Holley seeks election for County Superintendent while D R Vaughan campaigns for Tax Collector. The notice urges voters to support the candidates as the nation prepares for service in France. It references wartime measures, potato crop trends, and prices abroad alongside operator recruitment details.
A wartime criticism condemns greed in commodity profiteering and urges patriotic conduct. Editorial voices from Whitewright Sun and Denison Herald condemn hoarding and price gouging, calling for swift action against those who place profit over public welfare.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support Red Cross relief by providing clothing and bandages for French wounded and sick. It warns that France has little left to use and every household must contribute to prevent failure of care. It notes coins wear away wealth, urging action to provide supplies.
A Bedford Ohio woman reports years of illness and failed remedies followed by Vinol. Her doctor endorsed the cod liver and iron tonic, and she credits Vinol with restoring her strength. Dyer Jones Druggists guarantee the remedy for such conditions.
Manufactures of and dealers in commercial feeds for livestock must secure licenses under the Food Administration by February 15. This covers baled hay shelled and car corn and other commodities used as feeds or ingredients in mixed feeds. Exceptions include millers manufacturing bran and dealers in coarse grains already licensed. Applications go to the license division Food Administration Washington DC specifying the business.
Service car advertises 24 hour availability for auto transport with a careful driver. It lists residence phone 96 and office 39 and is signed by J. H. Garner.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to improve liver function drive out malaria enrich blood and build up the whole system for 60 cents.
A fragment titled The Kitchen Cabinet F235 features the proverb asking who was the gentleman when Adam delved and Eve span. The cryptic line evokes historic debate on social rank anchored in biblical imagery.
A collection of simple kitchen ideas uses boiled vegetables and meat liquor to make hash on a hot greased pan. Recipes include Cheese Rolls with pimento cheese, Scrambled Rice With Bacon, Hash Cakes with potatoes and ham, and a Cabbage Omelet with cabbage and cream baked to finish.
A 50 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is promoted as a pleasant liquid laxative for indigestion constipation or biliousness. Paris Medicine Co. markets it alongside Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic. Phat Mra S. An Egyptian temple mummy and related artifacts from Dr. J. William White’s world tours are exhibited at Pennsylvania University museum. Mrs White donated the archaeologica and ethnological collection. The cat mummy is cited as temple origin but unidentifiable.
Mr Tom R Brice and Miss Fannie Mae Mooneyham wed Thursday afternoon at 3 30 at the bride’s parents D M Mooneyham home. The couple will reside in the local area and friends extend best wishes for a long and happy life together.
Dallas to Jackson brake man F A Wooley says Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble rheumatism and backache. He reports rapid improvement and no further symptoms after taking the medicine which claims to strengthen kidneys and relieve bladder issues without harmful drugs.
Frank Smith of North Carolina birth July 25 1882 died January 25 1918 at home near Porter Church. Converted 1868 at Caney Creek Tennessee joined Methodist church same year. Married Emma McKenney June 12 1857. Eleven children eight boys three girls with two boys and one daughter predeceased. Survived by eight children Milas Will Wash Lon Marion Charlie Smith two daughters Eliza Blanton Bird Hill two stepdaughters Lizzie Black Fort Worth and Ely. Also survived by brother William Smith of Sulphur Oklahoma forty nine grandchildren fifty great grandchildren and two
Great great grandchildren recall Mr. Smith who moved from North Carolina to Tennessee in 1858 and then to Texas in 1878, settling near Porter Church where he stayed until his death. He led a clean Christian life, supported the church, and stood for prohibition and democracy, and he will be greatly missed.
Dr. J. B. Hall states he will be at his newly purchased dental office from February 7 after which he dedicates all time to the profession at Whitewright, following purchase from Dr. O. P. Neilson.
Advertising blurb promises to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims to stop cough and headache and notes a money back refund if it fails. Box bears HE W GROVE’S signature. Price three cents.
West of Sherman Bob McGinnis brings eighty bales of hay to the market in a Republic truck. Farmers increasingly use motor trucks to save time and keep domestic animals for other work, reflecting shifts in rural logistics.
An ad urges replacing calomel with Dodson's Liver Tone a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver without causing salivation. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury harming bones and causing sickness while Liver Tone cures biliousness constipation and headaches with no side effects and a money-back guarantee from druggists.
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