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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
13
J P Ford reports about fifty acres of cotton damaged by a weekend thunderstorm north of town. Leaves were scorched and crispy as if torched. fields had been chopped to a stand and plowed once. Ford states planters worked this week to replant damaged areas.
Bells picnic committee promotes a two day event on June 22 and 23 with free airplane flights and a ball game each day. The grounds are described as among the prettiest in the region and expected to attract many visitors.
A reader praises Anuric a new medicine by Dr. Pierce from Buffalo for backache rheumatism dropsy and kidney congestion. The letter urges others with similar symptoms to try it and notes a 50 cent or 10 cent trial option from the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo or local druggists.
Advertisement claims Lemolac as a non salivating liver substitute to calomel. It promises gentle, pleasant effects without sickness and offers a money back guarantee if not pleased. Sold by Dyer & Jones with a playful reminder to spell calomel backward.
A compact aphorism pair quoting Winfield Scott on peace achieved by compromise and Andrew Jackson on peace sought but secured through bloodshed for lasting terms. The lines reflect 19th century views on conflict resolution and the costs of durable peace.
A fragmented note from a man away for two days pleads for peace with his wife. He mentions entering a poker game and promises a $20 note will calm her, asserting stronger belief in this message than in other notes.
Daddy narrates a parable among blooms about the Button Bush Poison Ivy Black-eyed Susan Steeple Bush Mullen Chicory and Swamp Rose. Flowers argue over being picked and the value of bringing happiness, ending with a chorus that those who make people happy are nicest, then they are picked.
The Chilean government delays converting paper currency to gold until January 1919, extending the current monetary system and delaying the transition to a gold standard.
The city exhibits a clash of Islam and Christianity with dual calendars and deepening Islamic influence. Gordon College and Muslim run schools spur education, boosting imports of books and papers from $30,000 in 1914 to $38,000 in 1915, with nine tenths of books being Moslem literature and few Bibles for mission schools.
The New York World laments pie portion increases from four to seven slices and now six at ten cents, arguing price hikes on staple foods reflect the era of high living costs. It jokes about a state pie commission to address the issue.
Lord Northcliffe writes from the front about a department that handles dead soldiers’ property. He recalls opening a parcel containing a few pence a pipe a photo a trench ring a diary and a pouch, the small bundle representing what one man left behind.
Dr J Blomfield of St George's London argues that beyond clipping removal of tonsils requires deeper anesthesia. A preliminary atropine dose followed by a chloroform ether mix and occasional open ether achieves full unconsciousness for complete dissection in both children and adults.
A brief dialogue notes the season's end as dawn approaches and the morning star sinks below the horizon, signaling a closing chapter.
Deputy Police Commissioner Frank A. Lord urged new officers to show courtesy in police court, saying they must never lose temper even when insulted by lawyers or citizens. He stressed calm replies, smiling, and avoiding provocation to keep dignity and control under pressure.
A copper plating vessel holds a concentrated zinc chloride solution diluted with water and heated to boiling. Precipitate is redissolved with hydrochloric acid, powdered zinc is added to form a zinc coating, then nickel salt is added until green, and cleaned plated items are immersed with zinc fragments. Boiling lasts 15 minutes, then washing and chalk cleaning follow.
A Dakota college professor recalls a running clash where a jack rabbit dodged a pursuing hawk. The rabbit feints and leaps, striking the hawk with powerful hind legs, tumbling the bird in the snow several times before it reaches its burrow.
A brief aphorism defines fame as earned by excelling at one’s task. It urges the young to strive to do their work a little better than others, framing success as a payoff for quality effort.
Advertisement style note from L. C. Long inviting customers to visit the soda fountain, signaling service readiness and hospitality.
The article notes rising demand for canned fish and explores expanding pacific supplies. Hawaii's commercial fisheries are largely Japanese run with a fleet of 190 boats and a shift from hand propelled sampans to gasoline boats with ice chambers. Despite abundant bonita and sardine, high tuna prices hinder profitable canning, and no survey confirms commercial viability for new canneries near Honolulu.
The Detroit News notes a case where a landlord must pay 65 for a maple tree felled without realizing it was city property. It contrasts the easy value of cut logs with the hard task of valuing a standing tree and argues trees within cities are precious and protected by authorities.
George Lackey of Dallas visited relatives in the area and spent Sunday with them.
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