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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
7
A Walt Mason poem recounts a saver defending a Liberty Bond against slick offers to swap it for cash or questionable schemes. The speaker champions the bond’s value, insisting no one can pawn or trade away the hundred dollar document while praising Uncle Sam.
Notice urging readers to mail a 5 cent enclosure to Foley Co in Chicago for trial packages of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. State clearly name and address for delivery. Sold Everywhere.
The article discusses disability from losing an eye, noting insurers’ typical 50 percent estimates as dubious. It explains that binocular cues partly depend on life stage, and that one‑eyed individuals can retain stereoscopic sense through memory, touch, and other cues, while sudden loss causes initial handicaps in tasks like pouring tea or hammering.
A vast rubber plantation in Sumatra covers nearly 100 000 acres with about 5 000 000 trees tended by 16 000 workers from Java. An American company owns the land, and a 65 mile narrow gauge railway threads the forest, showcasing the 20th century demand for rubber.
Newspaper reporters covering an American Federation of Labor convention staged the first strike against the body. After criticisms of convention coverage, the writers walked out, formed a demand committee, and won their concessions by acclamation, receiving an ovation upon returning to work.
A Michigan tradesman speaks of simple values and moral living asking for an honest life. He prays for a clear conscience, protection from harm, and guidance to avoid hypocrisy while cherishing family and honest work. He hopes for a modest tombstone and a life remembered plainly.
Jack Dempsey the heavyweight champion signs to fight Georges Carpentier in a scheduled bout at Tijuana in Lower California. The match will be no longer than fifteen rounds and hotly anticipated by boxing fans.
The Midland Reporter notes the recurring wedding notices as lovers pair after pair wed. The piece comments on the enduring cycle of romance and the dreamlike bliss expected in marriages, with vivid metaphorical language about love and union.
Purifies and enriches the blood to provide a strengthening and invigorating effect. Available at a price of 60 cents.
Don’t You Forget It Bear in mind that Chamberlain's Tablets not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion. They contain no pepsin or other digestive ferment but strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally.
Letters from Houston and Beaumont praise Dr Pierce remedies. Mars Johnson reports Favorite Prescription relieved womanly weakness and supported health during expectancy. Mrs. D Buiachkorp of Beaumont commends Anuric Tablets for kidney and bladder weakness and quick relief.
A longtime blind piano tuner brings along a sighted companion to teach him extra tips. In the parlor the narrator, dressed briefly, remarks on blind workers. the visitor replies he can see well, shocking the narrator and prompting a hasty exit.
A cor respondent from London Chronicle notes a man with a lost left arm can perform many tasks. He ties his tie, laces boots, rides horse or bicycle, drives, and plays billiards, golf, hockey, tennis, and swims with ease, illustrating resilience after limb loss.
James Shaffer of Uniontown Pennsylvania struck a foreigner who made disloyal remarks and was fined ten dollars. Ten members of the local Christian church paid the money, each placing one dollar on the burgess’s desk, and the case was closed.
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