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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1915

Page

5

Local and Personal News Notes headlined

Local and personal notes recount visits and moves in Whitewright area. Looney Robbins and family visited relatives near Trenton. Maud Pittman of Gainesville visits Mrs. George Pope. Postmaster Henry Webster and companion hosted near Canaan. Dainty Valentines on display at the Variety Store. Mrs. Webb visits five weeks with Stedham family. Denison visitors, Galveston employment, millinery plans, and more community updates plus a seed potato note and several local movements and events.

Henry Webster John Webster Canaan Variety Store

I O O F Installation Chooses New Officers

The local Odd Fellows installed new officers for the term on Thursday night the 28th, with speeches from each member and a fruits and cigars treat by the officers. Names listed include J. S. Kershner P.G. and W. H. Horton R.S.N.G. with D.R. Lewis P.C. Delfel and T. W. Gattis on the finance committee. The Grand Lodge representative to Ft Worth next month is W. H. Horton.

Odd Fellows J. S. Kershner P. G F. E. Alverson N. G L. O. Lackey W. G R. L. Hay D.R. Lewis P.C. Delfel T. W. Gattis Grand Lodge Ft. Worth W. H. Horton

Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Ad

Stop That Cough Now when you catch cold or begin to cough take Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. It penetrates throat and lung linings and fights disease germs to give relief and aid healing. "Our whole family depend on Pine-Tar-Honey for Coughs and Cols." 25c at your druggist.

Cottage Fire Destroys East Whitewright Home

Fire Friday night destroyed the cottage in East Whitewright where A J Lee had recently moved. Mrs Lee and her son Ray were visiting in Leonard. Lee was in the city when fire was discovered. The structure and contents were a total loss with contents insured at 600 dollars and the house at 650 dollars, owned by Mrs Hulett of Onham.

East Whitewright A. J. Lee

School Building Sold in Whitewright District

The vacated common school district No. 42 building, largely destroyed when Whitewright Independent District split from its center, sold last Saturday to T. H. Sears for 105 dollars. Sears will move the structure to a farm and turn it into barn improvements. Proceeds go to the district to extend free term for transferring pupils to the city school.

Common School District No Whitewright Independent T. H. Sears Sears

Five Cents Proves It A Generous Offer

An advertising pitch offers a trial package from Foley & Co. Chicago for coughs colds croup bronchial and lagrippe coughs with Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The offer is circulated by Kirkpatrick Bryant selling in the town.

Foley & Co Chicago Ill Foley Kirkpatrick & Bryant

Bennett visit to Commerce with daughter Myrtle Louise

Leonard Bennett and his young daughter Myrtle Louise were in Commerce recently to visit his mother and other relatives, staying for a family gathering and catching up with kin.

Leonard Bennett Myrtle Louise Commerce

Vinol touted as strength tonic for elderly readers

An 81 year old Greenville resident testifies Vinol provides strength, nutrias tissue building from cod liver and tonic iron, improving nerves and coughs. Doctors Dyer and Jones promote Vinol as a proven remedy for older adults, children, and run down conditions with a money back guarantee.

Greenville S.C Vinci

Confessions of a Mail Order Man Returns to a Hard Bargain

A youth's account begins in a western city store where a cold boss hires him with little more than looks and learns the trade of deceit. The narrator endures harsh pay, adulterated goods, and cruel tricks to cheat customers, then contemplates escape and theft, ultimately fleeing with $30 kept from the boss.

Sonny Rascal

Fragmented dialogue excerpt in a dispute inquiry

A quoted exchange questions whether Lulu cried for help during an attempted kiss. Bin-And asks if Jill rightly resents intervention while asserting she did not attempt to flee, implying a disputed interpersonal confrontation.

Bin Lulu Jill

Also Mentioned on This Page

Looney Robbins Trenton Maud Pittman Gainesville George Pope Webb Rev E. C. Webb Custer City W. H. Stedham H. L. Crittenden Denison Afton Cates Galveston Annie McGaughey Emma Gordon Annie Fulton Bells Dallas Cora Lee Hoard Sherman Will Sadler Trenton Suday W. C. Welch Caddo Mills Josh May Savoy Hestand Murry Bryant James Leonard J. A. Henderson Shady Grove Chas. J. Denton Austin State Teachers’ Association Lloyd Boheiler Arthur Nall R. B. Nall Dyer & Jones Whitewright J. D. Hoard Nat Grafton Kansas Albert Cameron James Franklin Cameron Metropolis J. W. Wilson Sidney Graves A. T. Phillips Mr. Phillips Paul Roberts Frank Alverson W.L. White John H. Pierce Dick Pennington C. B. Bryant T.H. Sears T. E. Barber Bascom Sears Anson Jones County Bascom the Peoples Furniture Concessors Frank Om Memphis St. Louis Pullman Waco Texarkana Cotton Belt Gus Hoover Texas T. H. Lawrence Tyler John F. Lehane G. F P. A Alabama Davis Brothers North Texas Texas Traction Company Dixon & Hayter A. Y. Creager & Co A. Y. Creager F. W. Creager
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