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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1917

Page

5

Cotton Belt Time Tables West and East Bound Notes

Train timetable fragment lists Cotton Belt routes with eastbound and westbound departure times. Mentions connections and times like 11:40 a m and 5:20 p m with references to schedules and directions.

Cotton Belt East Cocassnesseesi

Northbound Enterprise and Judgment Flaunted in Rail Careers

If you succeed you credit enterprise and judgment, but failure leads you to blame lack of pull. The quote reflects attitudes toward career progress and networking in the railway industry.

Eulogy on the Horse by George Foster Howell

A Brooklyn author argues the horse bravely serves mankind from battlefields to daily labor. Helaments harsh treatment by youths who drive grocery wagons with cruel, sharp pulls on the horse’s back and lines.

George Foster Howell Brooklyn New York Ledger-Dispatch Norfolk Virginia

Freezone corn remover promises painless relief

An advertisement claims freezone, a Cincinnati discovered compound, loosens and lifts corns and calluses with no pain. Apply a few drops to tender spots. soreness disappears and the corn loosens, allowing removal by fingers. If unavailable, ask your druggist to order it.

Cincinnati Freezone

A Plea for Humane Treatment of Horses

The article condemns abuse by youths striking a horse with a whip and criticizes a groceryman who ignores the harm to his animal. It urges readers to apply the golden rule, imagining themselves as the horse to resolve justice and mercy toward animals.

Dr King's New Discovery Cold Remedy Ad

An old style advertisement urges keeping Dr King s New Discovery on hand to treat colds after baths or exercise. It promotes early treatment to stop inflammation and coughing and offers the product at 50 cents or one dollar at the druggist.

Dr. King

Ghostly Apparitions Baffle Garland News Readers

Light moved in a military fashion as two figures sank into the earth and emerged again. They marched sideways showing limbs to onlookers before all vanished and a large star appeared where they stood. Mr Willis cannot explain the events which he says all witnesses saw clearly. The News editor offers no explanation and invites reader theories.

Willis Garland News

Freckle Remedy From Lemon Juice Claim

An old column extols lemon juice mixed with orchard white to create a cheap freckle remover and complexion lotion. It instructs mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white, applying daily to face neck arms and hands, claiming freckles fade and skin becomes clearer and whiter, with assurances of harmlessness.

The French Bond Buyers

The French people funded their government after the 1870 Franco Prussian War by lending 1 billion francs. Their patriotism transformed misfortune into prosperity as bonds rose in value and French credit rose globally. The piece argues Americans should similarly support their government by investing in U.S. bonds.

Germany France

Seeing Things on Willis Farm Puzzles Family Visitors

After supper on the Willis farm near Dr. G. W. Newman’s property, Mr. Rk. L. Willis and his relatives witnessed three shafts of light or fire near the woods toward John McCallum’s place. The sighted figures remained unidentified as the family joined the scene outside.

Rk. L. Willis Mr. Willis G. W. Newman John McCallum

Calomel vs Dodson’s Liver Tone Alert

An 1890s style advert touts calomel as a dangerous liver remedy and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. The copy warns of salivation from calomel, promises quicker relief, and claims the product is safe for children.

Dodson

Cure a Cold in One Day with LAXATIVE BROMO

Advertises a cold remedy claimed to stop cough and headache in one day. Promoted as effective with a money back guarantee by Druggist E. W. Grove on each box, priced at 25 cents.

E. W. Grove

Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO Ointment

Drugstore advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with first application bringing ease. Offers money back refund if PAZO Ointment fails to cure. Contains claim of relief and quick results.

Do you still read Tennyson some times

Mrs Cumrox asks who wrote it after a reply to an inquiry about reading Tennyson.

Tennyson

From Poetic Compliments to Playful Snore

A humorous exchange contrasts a boy’s dreamy look with a blunt punchline about his snoring, turning a poetic compliment into a lighthearted jest. The brief dialogue captures playful family banter and character contrast.

Catboat in a Sea Pass Cited in Candid Exchange

In a brief dialogue cited by the Birmingham Age-Herald, Jere Jones recalls his catboat caught in a sea pass while Mr. Twobble reveals a chastened mood after investing in Gadsby ventures. The exchange hints at caution in nautical and financial ventures.

Jere Jones Gadsby’s Mr. Twobble Birmingham Age-Herald

That Baby Takes After Its Father in One Way

A lighthearted remark prompts a quip about hereditary traits as a baby indulges in high bowls, reflecting playful commentary on family likeness and behavior.

Quick Death to Roaches Dr Holt Reports on Insect War

English doctor Joseph J H Holt describes 124 methods against cockroaches in the Lancet. He notes bromine and sulfur dioxide kill fastest but require sealed rooms and daily use for weeks. alternatives include creosote oils and a fluoride powder for dusting, with pungent odors from certain agents.

Ile Holt

Censorship Dragon Warning on Growing Powers

The New York Telegram warns that censorship is a real national peril. It fears legislative enactment could empower censors to impose their whims on the public, with drastic and bizarre possibilities including bans on tea, coffee, cigars, cookbooks, and even sermons.

New York Telegram

Tobacco’s Frontline Benefits Cited By Lancet History

The London Chronicle notes Lancet praise of tobacco for soldiers in the Franco-Prussian era. It says cigars or pipes helped weary troops endure fatigue with steadier nerve, and may offer mild anodyne effects for wounded men to ease daytime pain and aid sleep at night.

London Chronicle Lerrra Fiemme Clinton Avenue Fort Worth Texas

Preparedness Joke Turns on Seized Moment

A light exchange highlights timing in ordering. The speaker asks how the motorcycle was secured so early, and the response references seizing the cycle-logical moment to request it.

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