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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
8
A motivational message urges readers to think remember imagine and act to boost efficiency and income. It argues that success comes from observing all business laws and improves when one uses more brain power beyond the claimed ten percent.
The text ponders human capacity and efficiency. It suggests that even doubling capability yields only twenty percent of minimum possibilities and advocates a course to maximize proficiency with minimal effort. It questions whether eighty five percent of men are currently underutilized.
An advert claims low weekly earnings trap and high potential gains for business careers. It urges men aged 40 to 60 to join courses in Bookkeeping Shorthand Stenotype Telegraphy and related fields at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas, promising a free catalogue after mailing the form with name.
Advertises Liv-Ver-Lax as a gentle vegetable laxative to cleanse the liver and energize the system. Claims to avoid calomel’s nausea and weakening effects and offers a money back guarantee. Sold for 50c and 81. Dyer & Jones.
The piece notes that fine violins in good condition fetch high prices while many labeled Stradivarius or old masters are cheap factory duplicates. Value depends on expert appraisal and buyer interest, with examples like Albert Spalding’s Guarnerius at over $20,000 contrasting with others worth little and widespread fake labels.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail five cents to Foley & Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets mailed to the applicant’s name and address.
A theatrical man recounts how on opening night Rachel received rousing praise while the second night drew slim applause. The hired applause leader defends himself, noting he fed the crowd thirty three times and made curtailments after exhausting his team.
William III of England faced war with France and the Dutch Republic in 1672. He refused peace terms, chose to flood lands by opening dikes, and drove France from Holland by 1674. The conflict ended with favorable terms with England and a 1678 treaty with France.
Mrs. Aytoun visits a shop and a salesman discovers her feet differ in size. After failed attempts to fit both feet, he notes one foot is larger and later smaller. She ends up purchasing two pairs elsewhere with a smile.
Mr and Mrs Massingale who for a year occupied the cottage south of the cotton yard moved to Muskogee Oklahoma Albert Cameron and family are now domiciled in the house mentioned.
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The remedy is advertised as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, priced at 50 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve symptoms.
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