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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Peruna as a remedy for loss of appetite and low spirits. It claims a tea spoonful before meals restores interest in food, boosts digestion, and lifts mood, with testimonials of thousands. It notes Peruna tablets as an alternative to liquid medicine.
Jim Coker of Sherman was here on business Saturday. Marshall Davis of Trenton visited the city Monday. S. L. Talley of Sherman called on friends Monday. Pascal Cox returned Sunday from Bonham. Emma Gordon spent Sunday with friends in Bells. Simmons Bros. John Webster of the Canaan community visited in the city. W. H. King attended the funeral of Frank A. Batsell in Sherman. Mrs. Robert C. North of Greenville visited her relatives. G. W. Daniels of Leonard opened a modest restaurant near the post office. T. J. Smith offers fresh vegetables and is a staple for provsions on the free-delivery line.
Miss Pearl Patterson and Lee Ola Burt visit Mrs Milam Ryan this week. Mrs J B Hembree and son stay with Mr and Mrs Roberts. Mrs J L Bane and children visit from Madill Okla. Marie Neilson returns home to Ladonia after a visit with Dr O P Neilson. Baugher starts a six room bungalow for R L Johnson on South Bend street.
Marion Craig of Bells has bought a bakery at Whitesboro and plans to move to that town in the near future. Local notices report a business and relocation milestone for the Bells resident.
Mrs. Ida Graves and her children Exa and Doyle arrived Saturday from Los Angeles and are staying with the families of J. W. Wilson and Joe and Will Mangrum. Graves is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Wilson and a sister of the Mangrum brothers.
Mrs Ches Pope fell from a buggy at R B Gordon's home last Sunday and broke a bone in her forearm. The injury was dressed by a physician and caused pain and inconvenience but no serious consequences are reported.
J S Kershner was nominated for noble grand Frank Alverson selected for vice grand and D R Lewis secretary at the lodge meeting Thursday night. The new officers will be installed early in July.
For sale a 96 acre farm six miles south of Whitewright on the Blue Ridge road. Includes a good six room house and a good barn. For particulars see J. F. Cameron or G. T. Cameron.
Grady May arrived home Sunday from the State University at Austin. He was sick with fever yet completed the examinations to advance to the senior year. He plans to return this fall for his third year and finish the literary course.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Ferguson of Commerce visited Medlintown for a Children’s Day program presented by local children. Dr R May spoke at the North Texas Medical Institute in Gainesville on an anti typhoid vaccine. R H King of Balmorhea visited his mother Mrs W P Vaughn during the week before returning home Monday. LIV-VER-LAX is advertised as a safe liver remedy by Dyer & Jones.
Mrs. W. J. Epting departed Saturday for Guntown and other points in Mississippi to spend a month or six weeks with relatives. She will be accompanied home by Miss Emma Epting.
Mrs. F. R. Montgomery and her niece Miss Mary Barnett arrived recently to visit relatives, stay several days at S. H. Montgomery’s home, and spend most of the summer in Texas.
A lam agent in Whitewright invites inspection of reinforced concrete tomb stones at his harness shop highlighting durable monuments and cost savings. Miss Maude Biggerstaff returns home for summer vacation after attending Oak Cliff High School. her parents visited Dallas for commencement. Delia Moore and Lena Smith attend the Grayson County Summer Normal in Sherman for a two month session.
Mrs Benton McMillin of Rem lig Texas visited her sister Mrs Percy Truett and brother John McMurry. The Sun offers a scholarship in Draughon Business College Denison and Tyler Business College plus visiting card printing and society announcements. LIVVERLAX advertised as liver tonic by Dyer and Jones with guarantee.
An ad promotes Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a fast relief for eczema and related skin eruptions. It includes a testimonial from Mrs C A Einfeldt of Rock Island IL who reports nine years free from the ailment after use. The product is guaranteed and priced at 50 cents. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is also advertised for cuts.
T. G. Mize of Bells was found not guilty of aggravated assault by a Sherman jury after a ten minute discussion. Witnesses included local residents from both towns and many Bells residents testified.
Judge J. J. Faulk of Athens will appear on the Democratic primary ballot for judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals. He is strongly endorsed by neighbors and several prominent state figures.
Holiday era advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a tonic for run down nerves and fatigue. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and kidneys and restore strength with testimonial from Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Me who says doctors gave up before using the product. Available 50 cents and 1.00 at druggists.
Two story blacksmith shop with building and 50 by 125 foot lot on Bond Street near First National Bank. Also blacksmith tools and equipment. Lot suitable for groceries or other business. Cedar Street home east of Grayson College with five rooms, barn, outbuildings, and two wells. Selling quickly to move elsewhere. Bargains on all properties.
To attend a college where book keeping and accounting are taught by real business practice and shorthand is taught as a practical science. Typewriting on the latest machines by the touch system and advanced office dictation taught by a successful attorney. Personal instruction by experienced instructors in modern business methods. Denison Texas.
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free and effective internally for blood and mucous surfaces. It advises buying authentic product from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and notes testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists.
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