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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
11
Austin June 28. State Board of Health urges a statewide rat extermination crusade to prevent bubonic plague. La Salle County reports millions of rats harming crops and melons. Campaigns already started in about twenty Texas towns. call for rat-proofing buildings and use of dogs, cats, and traps.
S. H. Montgomery offers grain insurance for corn wheat and maize stored in fields barns or granaries. Covers short term and long term risks up to one year and invites farmers to secure coverage for any storage situation.
Night watchman reports rats in the mill and claims RAT-SNAP cleared them in six weeks. He mentions killing them nightly and never being without RAT-SNAP. Product offered in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00, sold by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer Jones.
A simple method promises painless corn and callus removal using Freezone. Apply a few drops to the affected area and the corn or callus supposedly lifts away, root and all, with no soreness.
The tonic promotes energy and vitality by purifying and enriching the blood using iron and quinine. It strengthens the body, improves color and appetite, and is popular in homes for malaria and general tonics. Sold for 60c per bottle at drugstores.
The Texas Baptist Assembly encampment at Teague runs July 7 through 15 in a 30 acre park with a tent city. J Wedd Davis and Rev L B Jenkins announce enlarged facilities including cafeteria and athletic fields. S M Brown D D of Kansas City will be a feature speaker. Daily program includes study periods mornings, recreation and athletics afternoons, and chautauqua and musical programs evenings.
An advertisement proclaims Liquid Borozone as unmatched for cuts wounds burns and sores. It claims rapid healing with prices 30c 60c and $1.20 and lists Dyer & Jones druggists as the sellers.
Washington reports Director R G Cholmeley Jones says actual aggregate payments under the war risk insurance act to former service men and beneficiaries total 223,384,769.72. Compensation payments include 15,914,735 for death and 84,527,403.20 for disability, with retroactive increases.
Denison June 24 P J Brennan vice president and cashier elected president of the National Bank of Denison to succeed the late U S Legate. Brennan has served since the bank's organization rising from teller to executive head and is the sole remaining original staff member. He is also treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Elks.
In Fort Worth on June 28, Trinity Church under Rev. Lee W. Heaton shifts to a business approach and hires William F. Salt, a Fort Worth utility veteran, as business manager effective July 1. Salt will handle all church finances, billing, and claims, reporting to the Vestry while the church remains subscription supported and budget driven.
An advice style recipe warns followers of cult figures and historical drinkers about manufacturing a dangerous stimulant. It lists caustic chemicals including carbolic acid cynade of potass ium prussic acid cocaine and dangerous handling notes. The piece includes steps like boiling for two weeks vapor collection and aging in a barn with warnings about toxic gas.
Hot weather harms teething babies causing heat distress and stomach upset. McGee's Baby Elixer claims to ease pain and correct stomach and bowels. Sold by Dyer and Jones druggists at 35 and 60 cents.
San Antonio June 26 Announcement was made today of a plan to convert the Lone Star Brewing Company plant into the Lone Star Cotton Mills a large textile industry with heavy Busch investment. The project will charter in Texas with 1 300 000 capital and use a fourteen acre site and buildings formerly part of the brewery.
Mr C Dunster recounts staying in a Pennsylvania town and witnessing a stable scene with a pile of dead rats killed by RAT SNAP the previous night. The ad promotes three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co and Dyer Jones through Sun Want Ads.
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