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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
7
A Vermont village learns a lesson on education funding when a selfish homeowner fights school taxes. The principal tests a family in a rural cottage, showing disciplined schooling reduces mischief and boosts law and order. The old woman relents, funds schooling, and even assists a school garden.
Mrs Bowen recounts two months of fear after rats neared her cellar and matches sparked a near house fire. She found a dead rat later and credits RAT SNAP for killing it. The product is sold by Dyer & Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co with three sizes and guaranteed quality.
Dallas January report says the Klaveliers, a mounted military branch of the Ku Klux Klan, will appear in Dallas within about ninety days. Edwin Young Clarke, imperial kleagle, announced the unit will identify itself openly and assist state, county, and city officers as Klan enrollment in Texas nears ninety thousand, expected in three months. Texas is described as the movement's stronghold.
The Klaveliers would be a 20 man per 100 Klan backed civilian corps forming a visible empire to publicly support law. They would be organized from local citizens, with Dallas estimated to have about 1,800 Klaveliers based on a 9,000 strong Ku Klux Klan.
James Baxter of New Jersey proclaims RAT SNAP as a reliable rodent solution that saves farmers money by protecting chicks eggs and feed. The product comes in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 and is sold and guaranteed by Dyer Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co.
West Columbia, Brazoria County oil center near Houston, once capital of the Texas Republic, was burned and looted by Indians and storm years ago and again today a fire razed two blocks of its business district causing about 100000 dollars in damage in one hour. The blaze reportedly started from a short circuit at the People's Theatre. The 2 a.m. alarm drew out the entire male population. A south wind hindered spread across Main Street. Fire crews used mains water, chemicals and axes.
The men laboring to extinguish the fire reported flames under control in an hour. Funds from the Guaranty Bank and mail from the post office were removed before the buildings burned. Seventeen one and two story frame structures, including stores and shops, were destroyed. Rub-My-Tism is mentioned as a pain killer in the fragment.
Local testimonials tout Ferrasal as best preparation for acid stomach and indigestion. A Sherman resident, John Anderson of 827 S Walnut St, says two boxes gave more relief than doctors. Ad touts 50c Ferrasal with money back guarantee, sold by Dyer & Jones and others.
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