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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
8
Advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe remedy for parasites causing pains, feverish spells, swollen abdomen, and rashes in children. Claims quick relief and a laxative benefit, available from druggists or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
Money to loan on improved farms on long time at reasonable rates. Vendors lien notes taken up and extended. In business 25 years. Write Scott and Baldwin Paris Texas.
The Cleveland Leader recounts young Cicero Binks a prodigy who mastered earth ages and celestial measures yet learns a blunt insult from peers ends his boast of knowledge. He reflects that too much learning can be a burden when others mock him as an ugly beggar and the biggest ass under the sun.
A gaunt young man, Enoch the egg king, asks the Globe Museum and Family Theatre manager for a freak engagement. He claims to eat massive egg meals in one sitting and negotiates a schedule of four daily shows, six on Saturdays, and hourly on holidays, with one condition: time for meals at the hotel.
A Century parody argues for tax on overused language including onedimensional descriptors and critic jargon. It envisions penalties for terms like clear-cut, significant, gripping or artistry, and even suggests confinement for hyperbolic political oratory.
An old reliable surgical dressing, DR PORTER S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, relieves pain and heals wounds. Not a liniment. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 size.
Rev A H Lucas D D argues work shapes character and morals through daily labor. From farming to carpentry, toil builds self knowledge, sympathy, and spiritual depth, elevating tasks to sacred acts and urging reverent, diligent labor in all trades.
D P Lawson of Kid son Tenn praises Dr King's New Discovery as the most wonderful cough cold and throat and lung medicine. It relieves obstinate coughs and colds quickly and should be kept in every home. Available 50 cents and 1.00 from H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
Advert says the old reliable Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil cures the worst sores no matter how long standing. It relieves pain and heals at the same time with price points 25c 60c and a dollar.
The chronogram in English on Queen Elizabeth’s death celebrated immortality with MDCIII marking 1603. It uses capital letters at word starts to form the date, though letters d m m i carry numeric value, violating the no superfluous numerals rule.
A devotional reading explains that trials are appointed by God as blessings. It quotes Job and Rev Jos Smith, noting every cross, loss, and trouble serves divine purpose. Suffering will yield growth, strength, and future glory through enduring faith.
An old style ad promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle natural remedy for bowel troubles. Castor oil and salts are dismissed in favor of this pill. Price 25c. Sold by all druggists H K E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
A moral reflection on virtue, noting that deeds outlast life and leave an enduring memory. The passage cites Samuel Smiles on how a good man’s impact persists beyond death, viewing death as a blending of Eternity with Time and a lasting ethical legacy.
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