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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
7
A calf weighing under eight pounds was found on the Benge ranch south of Ballinger, Texas. Born recently, the Whiteface breed calf weighs three ounces less than eight pounds, is hearty, and being bottle-fed at home by rancher Benge.
South bound timetable items list limited and flyer trains with flag stops. Entries show No. 3 Limited at 3:35 a.m. No. 5 Flyer at 2:45 p.m. and 5:16 p.m. with stop notes and pauses, indicating service times and flag stop markers.
An old time classified style notice invites readers to mail 5c to Foley Co for a trial package including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Also promotes Rub-my-tism as a pain reliever for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and more.
Advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strengthening tonic to enrich the blood improve digestion and help dispel intestinal worms in children. Claims health improvement after two to three weeks of regular use with pleasant tasting formula priced at 60 cents per bottle.
A collage of old classifieds offers rentals including a nicely furnished room for eight dollars per month and a room near the station, sales of hens and a rooster for twelve dollars, funeral flowers and plants, a scholarship offer, and land for sale near Enterprise school house plus seed corn and other goods. Also listed are requests for scrap metal and a Dort automobile offer, with real estate and poultry mix advertisements and a curious joke about talking in the dark.
Whitesboro Texas January 27 A flu outbreak grips the town with about sixty reported cases. Most patients recover, and only a few progress to pneumonia with fatalities seen. Doctors note the illness is milder than prior waves.
In Laredo Texas Miss Dolores Perez 27 of 317 Zaragosa street died yesterday afternoon at 3 30 while using an electric iron in her home. She received a shock and died a few minutes later. An investigation is under way to determine if a transformer defect caused the fatality.
An old miser Skinflint visits Penniwise, a young miser, to inspect a mortgage paper by candlelight. After reading the document, Penniwise blows out the small candle, prompting Skinflint to question his action while checking his watch.
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