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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
2
An exploration of dreams about floating and flying, contrasting scientific and mystic interpretations. It cites Greenwood on mind and sensation limits, mentions Madam Blavatsky and the astral body, and notes Ellis Caesar de Vesme calling such dreams psychological phenomena with no astral evidence.
A humorous verse about seven million dollars placed in bonds and rents ends with a wry quip about value and doughnuts. A bantering exchange follows between a young lady and a clerk over a bow and color, mixing satire and wit.
A hot day scene features Judge B B Lindsey dining as a policeman jokes about gin and ginger ale. A weary woman bets him a supper, offering a test to find fault with nothing, revealing a wry town tale. The skit ends with a child asking about gravity and a quip on falling prices.
Harrington questions prohibition as interference with personal liberty of his wife who married him to reform him. A boy asks why families inherit names and fortunes but not education, pondering social constraint and opportunity.
Town gossip explains that advertising costs money but is the surest way to increase profits. It argues newspapers are the best medium as subscribers pay real money and read every copy. The piece contends merchants reach more readers through papers than with hand bills and circulars, boosting their bank accounts.
A Winnsboro News excerpt recounts a man who, after time in the Barnes community, remains living there in good health and enjoys a 31 year stay. The piece promotes RAT-SNAP rat killer in cake form with three sizes from 25c to $1.00, sold by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer & Jones. It also notes Ballard's Snow Liniment for itching diseases, sold by Dyer & Jones.
An old advertisement promotes Rub-My-Tism as a reliable pain killer. It claims relief for rheumatism neuralgia and sprains and mentions Adv-Dee as a brand or variant. The copy is concise and product focused with a simple list of ailments.
A political calendar lists candidates for Congress Sam Rayburn and Ed Westbrook seeking re election and candidates for county offices including Hubert Bookout Roy Finley Gray Holliday Keen Ast J H D Jim D for assessor J H for commissioner Rex 2 Hix Wilson Hugh Boren Bruce Keen for county judge James Kane J P Leslie Dayton Steed Abner Lewis and sheriff Boyd Craig seeking re election with multiple names per position.
A New York man won 1600 by walking 940 steps in nine minutes. The tale recalls an English wager where an athlete bet he could hop two at a time. He found forty one steps, paid, and later beat the other by interpreting “hop up” as two steps up then one back.
An old tortoise first signed with initials in 1889 on Route 5 reappears in 1914 when Frank Petty the mail carrier uses it as evidence for a tortoise story. He returns it to its range, and last week Bill Gunn found it again in the field.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County oath by Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Statement sworn December 6 before A W Gleason Notary. Medicine taken internally and works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists, testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Denison Texas Herald-Oil presents Preston Anticline field news with local advertising options. Rates listed as 50 cents monthly and 25 cents per inch for Sun advertising, promising results for advertisers.
A disordered stomach and sour breath are relieved by Herbine. It purifies the bowels, aids digestion, and sweetens the breath. Price 60 cents. Sold by Dyr & Jones, druggists.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims quick liver relief without sick side effects, offering a money-back guarantee if it fails to improve biliousness, headaches, or constipation. It adds that children may take it and feel better.
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