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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
5
An inebriated old style advertisement warns against calomel asserting it poisons the liver and bones. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative, promising quick relief from biliousness and constipation with a money back guarantee and claims it is harmless for children.
A historical note explains how electric lighting on passenger trains is produced. The train carries Curtis turbine generators driven by steam from the locomotive boiler or by a truck axle. A storage battery in the baggage car supplies power when the engine is off or the train is stationary, and coaches are wired like houses for lighting and fans, with some trains featuring electric cooking ranges in dining cars.
A loan offer from Tom Barbee advertises amounts available at 8 percent interest for five to ten years with the option to pay one tenth of the principal each year during the term.
A humorous column sketches Hogwallow life with remarks on arithmetic mania, twins in Calf Ribs, Slim Pickens and a new derby, a neighborhood debate on marriage, and quirky local happenings. Included are jests about post office incidents, pension talk, and a satirical sermon on pants.
Norfolk reader Mattie Denning says six bottles of Vinci cod liver and iron tonic restored her appetite and gained fifteen pounds. Dyer and Jones Drugists offer the remedy with a guarantee, claiming it builds blood and aids digestion without oil.
An 19th century style advertises a remedy for chills and fever labeled Colds LaGrippe. It claims six doses of 666 will break any case, acts on the liver better than calomel, and does not gripe or sicken. Price 25 cents.
A moral essay urging unwavering honesty from youth to adulthood. It extols telling the truth as essential for justice, character, and social trust, warning that lies harm individuals and society and that God condemns deceit. The piece emphasizes nurturing truthfulness in children and maintaining square dealing with all people.
An assortment of lines promote Long's restaurant tamales and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with claims of curing malaria and building up the system. The jumble includes prices, personal names, and scattered phrases about duty, love, and marriage, ending with a note about Sun and Dallas News.
The text touts blood impurity cleansing as key to rheumatism relief and praises cod liver oil emulsion as nature's great blood maker and strength booster. It warns against alcoholic substitutes and claims many have found relief daily.
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