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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
6
A Texas railroad brakeman recounts his recovery from kidney trouble and backache after using Foley Kidney Pills. He credits the cure with easing rheumatism and bodily pains, claiming renewed health and strength. The advertisement touts kidney support as harmless and universally effective.
A quiet week in Elm Grove with many local visits to families including Mrs. Edna Rino in Savoy and Ola Bradshaw staying with Mrs. Lote Platt. Elgin Baxter of Tom Bean and Estelle Baxter visited their sister Mrs. Jack Forrest while Clint Baxter and Mary Matthews married at Whitewright.
Solomon Bequette of Flat River Missouri recalls two years of being bedridden and says Foley's Kidney Pills straightened him up. He cites relief from rheumatic pains aching joints sore muscles and kidney trouble as the product’s results.
Advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine stops cough and headache for a cold. Druggists refund money if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price 25 cents.
A B Y P U program on Sunday July 22 features scripture Luke 7 39 and a poem Crown or Crucify by Miss Cook. Talks assess intellectual emotional and saving faith with presenters Rev Epting Mr Claude Truett and Miss Neff led by Miss Ross.
The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh in all stages by acting through the blood. It offers $100 to any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
Maj. R D Gwydir cites local Indian traditions aligning with geology that Spokane once stood at the heart of a vast lake. Chief Whistelposum recounts a cataclysmic flood with eclipse ash rain, after which land appeared and survivors moved toward present Spokane near Broadway and Post streets. The remnant tribe now lives in tepees within the city park area.
The town council discusses spending to build a footbridge over the village stream while most favor the improvement. farmer Heifer opposes, calling the idea ridiculous and claiming he could jump over the stream twice if allowed. The chair reprimands him for disorder.
A biographer praises Mozart for directing his music toward public effect without self sacrifice. He valued audience reaction, used irony, and maintained self respect while deceiving the crowd to win applause.
Onions trigger excess tears by releasing a irritant substance that alarms the eyes. The existing tears overflow beyond the tear ducts and eyelid edge, producing familiar watering. The irritant is strong enough to cause a rapid, protective tearing response.
A judge recalls Flubdub not giving speeches but producing a city directory. The remark reveals a humorous twist about his public persona and printed address listings.
A dialogue fragment shows a character teased for speaking in her sleep, suggesting a nervous truth about control and visibility. The exchange contrasts measured speech with hints of underlying unrest. The piece centers on the tension between public persona and private anxiety.
A witty exchange on golf questions the idea of age in the sport. The reply notes golf is a game an older man often regrets not starting earlier in life.
Nancy and Nick discuss bears and winter sleep. Billy and Brownie Bear raid an old farmhouse garbage pail full of jam and tins. The farmer chases them with a gun but the bears escape. They return to their cave and drift into a long nap dreaming of food.
A conversation notes a fondness for sardines, not for taste but for their packing. The speaker explains the appeal lies in how the product is packed, while the other party questions the motive. The exchange highlights a seller's attempt to maximize value.
In Cincinnati a youth accused of striking a workman claimed to be seventeen. X-ray images of hand elbow and hip bones showed the defendant’s bones were hardened while a seventeen year old’s were not, establishing the youth’s age at eighteen or older for court proceedings.
A Boston Post tale recounts a visit by rich Uncle Ed ward to Tompkins family. On a trolley ride home the child Edward avoids Uncle’s knee after he is repeatedly pushed away by the elderly man, provoking humorous family discomfort about impressions and manners.
Popular Mechanics Magazine notes Japan’s 6000 miles of narrow gauge railways are outdated. A movement seeks standard gauge at an estimated cost near 450 million dollars. Fastest expresses now under 30 mph, with cramped cars and incompatible foreign railway tech. The imperial railway director supports conversion, banking on long term gains.
Dan Ward in World Outlook argues that the United States could fit into Brazil excluding Alaska with room to spare and that Brazil holds vast unexplored territory. He claims a land corridor akin to an inland Amazon could allow ocean liners to sail toward Omaha, and notes Brazil already produces four-fifths of the world's coffee, framing Brazil as future economic power.
A golden wedding celebration for an aged couple drew the surrounding tenantry to witness an emotional moment. The host gave an eloquent speech while an old Irishwoman joked about the groom's tears, noting he has married the same woman for fifty years.
In a comic exchange Bennie Bumpernickel asks who was the first American humorist. An elder answers that the figure appears in school history and prefers being right to being president.
A dialogue in which Mr. Chuggins praises caution in driving while claiming familiarity with bicycle policemen and their first names.
John Tood’s clever sheepdog retrieves two missing sheep after a farmer at Braid refuses to surrender them. The dog identifies the two waifs by scent among a large park, validating the shepherd’s claim and returning the pair to the owner.
A Cincinnati Times-Star editorial discusses expanding female independence as women leave traditional circles to pursue self sufficiency. It suggests many may enter stenography and clerical work, and notes social shifts as women seek careers and away from domestic routines.
The piece urges embracing life’s breadth and choosing hopeful deeds over gloom. It contrasts pessimism with the abundance of bright experiences and true friends, calling dull self-pity a form of servitude to darkness.
A Cato quotation argues private citizens must engage with government as their own happiness and safety depend on it. It cautions against the claim that private individuals should not meddle in political affairs, framing passivity as tyrannical and slave like.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt portrays women in perpetual wardrobe prep. It argues they never finish a gown, always plan or acquire more fabric as if living solely for dressmaking. The piece likens gown materials to Penelope’s web.
A classroom moment ends with reddy Sharpe answering the riddle about a universal presence. He proposes the onion scent as the pervasive force beyond walls or floors.
Ladies are urged to seek Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female complaints and weakness. The ad promises relief for bearing down pains inflammation and ulceration and general nervous debility. Also offers Dr Pierce's Medical Adviser booklet for one-cent stamps and notes crescent pills as a remedy.
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