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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun informs readers subscriptions expire on the first of the month and asks subscribers to notify if the paper is not received. The display also notes the post office mailing status as second class and reminds readers that the date opposite their name indicates paid time.
Local items detail subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties, weather impacts on crops, cotton prices and yields, sales of cattle, and remarks from regional editors and mayors. The Denison Herald commentary reflects on Georgia’s suffrage stance, while reports note farm activity, threshing progress, and town visits by Mayor Echols and Editor Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun.
Preston P. Everheart received a World War I citation posthumously for service as an ambulance driver in France. The United States Army cited his meritorious actions with Ambulance Co. No. 7 during the Argonne and Marne offensives, awarded May 15, 1919 by John J. Pershing. His brother Floyd had earlier received a cited note.
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York writes that two years ago a severe summer complaint attack was almost instantly relieved by Chamberlain Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. She recommends it as an excellent remedy to keep on hand for every family.
M. B. Pitts, 70, a prominent Sherman banker and businessman, died suddenly this morning in an automobile en route to view a farm west of Dorchester. He collapsed just after reaching the John Bradley farm, with Aston and Estes of the Estes real estate firm as companions. Haynes & Scott took charge. burial will be in Sherman beside his wife who died March 8, 1915.
D Bell of St James City Florida states he suffered kidney trouble three years and nearly gave out over six months. After taking Foly Kidney Pills, two bottles cured his pains including backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles. Sold Everywhere.
Verney Page, 21, eldest son of a widow near Van Alstyne on the Jas Baldwin place, disappeared about midnight Saturday at the Green Mount pool. Divers searched for ten minutes after the last sighting as Page, who could not swim but wore a life saver, ventured into deep water with Freeman Page and Guy Baldwin. Efforts to revive him failed.
Hot weather danger note warns of illness from indigestion and clogged bowels. Advertisement claims Foley Cathartic Tablet relieves sick headache biliousness heaviness and other indigestion symptoms, with a promise you will feel better in the morning. Sold Everywhere.
Mrs J R North and two children of Greenville are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C C Fogle. Mr North came up Sunday and spent the day.
Second Lieutenant Leci S Ray of the 141st Infantry AEF at Walter Reed Hospital has received the croix de guerre with gold star for bravery during the October 8 1918 attack near St Epienne aines. He is a Caddo Oklahoma native and son of J S Ray, formerly of Whitewright, who moved to Caddo with his family years ago.
The notice urges consumers to buy only Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and look for the Bayer Cross on packaging and each tablet. It warns that counterfeit aspirin tablets sold by a Brooklyn dealer were mainly talcum powder and stresses using proper directions and dosage.
The article advises that loss of appetite is rarely serious and suggests skipping meals briefly can restore interest in food. It recommends five hours between meals, moderate outdoor exercise, and treating constipation with Chamberlain's Tablets when applicable.
An old newspaper advertisement touts a topical antiseptic named rub my fism claimed to kill poison from infected cuts heal sores and tetter along with other skin ailments.
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