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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
3
A man argues fathers should accompany and guide their sons from childhood to manhood. He recalls a father who swam with five sons, helped organize teams, attended political meetings, and even watched boxing at home. The message: shared activities forge strong bonds and honor in the family.
In Dallas a 392 pound 86 year old Texas farmhand Jamie Tarver, seven feet eight inches tall, slept all night with his feet in a hotel chair because no bed could accommodate him. Tarver, a former Barnum and Bailey midway attraction, plans a circus tour and seeks 50 pounds more weight.
The notice explains rats carry bubonic plague and foot and mouth disease harming people, livestock, poultry, and grain. It promotes RAT-SNAP poison cakes in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25, claiming cremation leaves no smell, sold by Dyer & Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co.
Bonham Jan 14 Superintendent Spencer addressed Blanton Chapel and three nearby communities urging a rural high school. The districts plan to canvass voters for a tax to sustain a school, the likely path to children obtaining high school education.
Dyer and Jones advertise a guaranteed three in one ointment claimed to cure eczema and tetter. The promotion highlights its sale and warranty for patient relief and skin conditions.
The old reliable Cafe continues serving Whitewright residents with satisfactory service. P. J. Pierce & Sons.
Typewriter ribbons and paper available at the Sun office. Blank envelopes adding machine paper and carbons in stock for quick purchase.
In Sherman on Friday night three county officers attempted a surprise moonshine raid near the extreme northwest, only to be spotted by a watchdog. The sons seized guns, and father and sons detained the officers while the still was wrecked and liquor seized. 700 gallons of mash and a half gallon of liquor were destroyed, with one son and the father jailed then released. Deputy Brinkley, Deputy Sam Franks, and Deputy Constable Tim McCormick led the raid. Jess McClure is named as the moonshiner involved.
A Washington laboratory describes a sun glass three feet wide that concentrates sunlight to melt steel and burn through objects. The piece uses the metaphor to urge focus and total effort on tasks, saying concentrated energy defeats big obstacles. It concludes with an odd medical line about 666 cures malaria fever.
At the next regular meeting of the City Commission bids will be received for the depository of city funds for the year Feb 1 1922 through Jan 31 1923. The bank offering the highest daily balance interest and lowest current loan rate, with the required bond, will be selected. F M Echols mayor.
An urgent notice urges quick action against rats. It claims rats breed 6 to 10 times yearly, averaging ten young per litter, and promotes RAT SNAP as a guaranteed solution. The ad emphasizes immediacy, urging readers to get a package of RAT SNAP at once.
A compact advertisement for a cake form rat mummification product. It claims convenience with no mixing and no odor, mummifying rats after killing. Available in three sizes priced 35 cents, 65 cents, and 1.25 dollars, sold and guaranteed by Dyer and Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co.
A Humorous Harper's Magazine exchange shows a tailor delaying a request for payment. A gentleman avoids asking for money, and the tailor decides the man is not a gentleman after a time, prompting the request. Printed calling cards cost $1.50 per 100.
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