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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
2
A collage of small town notices and satire from Whitewright Sun. Topics include subscription details and penalties for nonpayment plus reminders to pay poll tax. Jokes reference a court witness in St Worth and Texas politics. Plumbers in Sherman and Denison seek higher wages while Dallas rates are cited. Tempie Goss finished census duties.
An advertisement warns that calomel causes sickness and urges readers to take Dodson's Liver Tone instead. It claims the tonic neutralizes calomel’s effects, relieves nausea cramps and digestive discomfort, and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to improve health.
The Van Alstyne Leader notes unofficial estimates comparing populations in Van Alstyne and Whitewright. It suggests reports will arrive to Washington weeks later and jokes about lasting chatter if Van Alstyne has about three more residents.
Washington, D. C. Jan. 21. Eighty one widows of men who fought in the War of 1812 were still drawing government pensions last June. The Interior Department report shows Civil War rolls, Spanish war pensioners, and totals of widows and veterans on the rolls, with hundreds of thousands still receiving payments.
Senator George W. Dayton reported from Austin that $50,000 in State highway funds was set aside for Cook county and three army trucks have been allotted. He said Hob by would not be a candidate for reelection under any circumstances after a call with the Governor.
Washington Jan 22 Amendment of the national prohibition law to permit manufacture and sale of beer ale and porter at 3 percent alcohol and wine at 9 percent was proposed today in a bill introduced by Representative Sabath Democrat of Illinois.
Notice proclaims a truck is available for public hauling including local and long distance work and invites patronage with a contact telephone number 222.
A note from P C Delfel promotes field grown frost proof cabbage plants and urges placing orders today to ensure supply.
Austin Texas January 1 The total receipts from all internal revenue taxes collected by the collector of internal revenue for the district of Texas during the year 1919 amounted to 81 654 909 85. Of this amount 26 327 489 06 was from the income tax miscellaneous taxes brought in 19 449 947 10 and 657 473 73 was derived from the various stamp taxes.
A Cubrun Ky druggist endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy based on seven years use in his family and the general reputation among customers as the best cough medicine known.
H Medlin of Celeste has purchased the W H Stedham blacksmith shop and the Hollingsworth horse shoeing business run with it. Medlin is an experienced blacksmith and will continue the business at its present location.
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