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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
8
A health primer stresses clean habits and disease prevention. It warns against flies near food, promotes soap and water, breast feeding over bottle feeding, and daily hygiene from teeth to bathing. It urges readers to request leaflets from the State Health Officer in Austin, Texas.
A humorous verse marks a Methodist doctor visit and notes a Bible study and business meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society at Mrs J W Davidson’s house on Monday July 11 at 4 p m Secretary urges all members to attend and the eminent doctor will be present to take our temperature from the June Missionary Voice.
A historical ad style note claims piles disappear in six to fourteen days with a certain ointment. The text praises the product and its quick relief after dust exposure, suggesting easy application and reliable results as advertised by druggists.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Charlie Wilson visiting relatives in Bells Sunday. Tom Wrenn and family spent Sunday with kin in Savoy. Mrs Oscar Frailicks of Ector visited her mother Mrs Albert Melugin Wednesday night. Tom Booker and family visited her father Bill Smith near Ector Sunday. Uncle Bill improving after serious illness. Community attended singing at Mahurin Sunday. Revival begins Enterprise Saturday night led by Rev Gentry of Leaders Texas. Miss George Walker near Whitewright visited aunt Mrs Charlie Ross Monday. Miss Jewel Medearis hosted a party Thursday evening. Raleigh Smith and wife near Canaan spending days with relatives here.
Miss Louise LaRoe hosted a Saturday gathering in Greenville inviting Miss Germany. Sixteen guests played forty two with Miss Phillips earning high score and refreshments served. The event inspired a summer club formation with Miss Sue King president and Miss Jo Belle Sears secretary, listing members including Lou ise LaRoe Emma Davidson and Neva McMurry among others.
Orangeville church will hold its next sermon next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, changing the previously announced July 17 date. K. R. Isbell.
Those desiring to transfer their children into the Whitewright school must do so before August 1. Do not wait until the last day and forget it. R. W. Gallaher secretary school board.
Regular services as usual next Lords day with Bible school at 10 a m and church at 11 a m. Morning topic Our relation to the ongoing purpose of God. Evening sermon To day the best time to live. Pastor A E Major urges duty in hot weather and that life is brief.
A fragmented list shows northbound No 6 schedules and southbound No 4 by M K and T with times around 4:35 5:05 and 7:15 pm plus notes on other lines such as Cotton Belt and Belt connections. Names and places are poorly legible, but the overall item is a railroad timetable fragment.
A farmer in Oklahoma allegedly faced boll weevil infestation last summer and released hogs into the cotton to graze. The hogs reportedly ate boll weevils, spared the cotton, and thrived, with new squares forming as the pests were destroyed.
A Boswell News column notes stories about cotton crops with blooms and bolls that mature and open, claiming one farmer yields his best crop ever. The piece cautions readers that it makes no guarantee of truth and treats the tale as circulating rumor.
R. M. Womack of Sulphur Springs spent Sunday here with his family.
Mrs. H. T. Atterberry of Denison spent the week end in town with her parents Senator and Mrs. D. S. Mc Millin.
A writer riffs on visiting comets and their tails with neighbor Bob Walker. The dialogue morphs into a humorous reminiscence about Cave Creek, Molly Bailey’s Circus, aging and hair loss, and the idea that a comet’s tail doesn’t change its essence. The piece weaves science talk with dry local humor.
A narrator praises a practical, unadorned girl who wears modest clothes keeps to herself avoids beauty rituals and is skilled at house chores and thrift. He admits his own preference for a different kind, despite her many virtues, lamenting his lack of happiness. The piece presents gendered humor and candid self-critique.
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance is mailing dividend checks to policy holders. The small checks prove the bureau has accomplished things despite criticism of red tape. The Review argues the system is necessary for success and will curb frequent knocking against government insurance.
Used flour sacks offered by Kimbell Milling Company at 2 cents each. Quantity available to buyers. Contact details not provided in the text.
The Eaton Cato Herald editor urges subscribers to date subscriptions on their birthdays and pay a year in advance. He claims the plan guarantees another year of life since no one dies with a paid up subscription, though the statement is presented as a humorous promotional note.
Fragmentary remark notes that when a man dies he owes the editor for subscription and that this will heat any old line insurance. The line reads as a wry aside on debts owed after death and the role of insurance.
Mr. O. P. Spradling of Wolfe City and Mrs. Lula Nash Spradling were married at Bonham Sunday and will reside in Wolfe City.
Secret service agents toil chasing a supposed money lane. The Man ta Bulletin notes businesses want the issue resolved and a reward offered to halt the pursuit.
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