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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
8
Large shipment offers bed springs in all sizes, Cane Bottom Chairs at 65 cents each, Sealey Mattress with twenty five year guarantee, and a renowned Singer sewing machine. Store promotes spring readiness, warns of wholesale price advances, and claims vast, inexpensive stock to save buyers money.
Local column covers farming: oats planting and land prep for corn and cotton. Mentions illnesses in the community including mece and la grippe. Social visits and church activities noted, plus interest in U S and German tensions and hopes for avoiding war. Contains reflections on self versus others and a plan to spread kindness like planting flowers.
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is touted as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the whole system priced at 50 cents.
The public proves willingness to pay for quality as Cosmopolitan raises price to 20c per copy. Despite higher paper costs, readers accept a better product with works by Gouverneur Morris and Jack London, illustrated by top artists, proving strong demand for premium magazines.
Keep yourself up to scratch with Liv-Ver-Lax. The pamphlet claims regular use prevents illness and keeps the system clear of poisons, stating it is harmless vegetable matter that acts gently and effectively. Sold in 50¢ and $1 bottles at Dyer & Jones with a money back guarantee.
Time table excerpt shows east and west bound trains with moments around 11:20 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. northbound and southbound schedules include No. 1 No. 2 Limited and local/flag services with several departure points and times.
An advertising notice promotes Po-Do-Lax as a liver regulator from the May apple. It claims dull headaches and bad breath signal an overworked liver and that Po-Do-Lax stimulates bile flow and mildly laxative effects to cleanse the intestines. Available at all druggists for 50e.
A.W. Morgan of Angela Louisiana writes of back pains and feeling aged. He claims Foley Kidney Pills restored his vitality, saying he felt like a man of 21 after taking the medicine. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes sold everywhere.
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