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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
4
Friday afternoon the circus parade in Denison faced disruption from wind and aerial acts. Sherman and Denison plan to install improved street lighting on main business streets, with Whitewright urged to follow for better nighttime illumination and perceived long term value.
County Commissioner Jack Mathis earmarks 13009 for roadwork in the Denison precinct with broad county backing. Denison marks the 140th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes today. Brown Medicine Co. of Fort Worth promotes medicines at public events. Bells hosts a weekend picnic June 22 and 23 with airship flights. Denison Elks Red Cross Humbug Circus join a street exhibition amid a wind storm.
Visiting members of the fraternity were treated to a lunch by the local team and seemed to appreciate the reception accorded them.
Mrs. S. E. Marshall, living with her daughter Mrs. H Benedict, suffered a painful fall on the porch steps last Friday. A physician reported a fracture of one or more ribs and predicted slow healing and considerable pain.
The piece argues true patriotism is shown by Liberty bond purchases not parade or draft registration. Proceeds will arm the army with provisions and weapons, reducing danger and suffering. those at home should help as a wise financial investment.
A large Saturday crowd gathered in Whitewright for W O W exercises and street drills by Denison Trenton and Edhube uniform ranks. The day included a baseball game and a Protection Degree demonstration at the lodge hall with Sam Harris of Farmersville as the main attraction. Harris weighed about 635 pounds at one point and weighed slightly less on this visit.
A Russian peasant soldier from Kharkov after war sees female professionals in Petrograd and reads about a cooperative women's society. He writes that village women face harsher oppression than townspeople and urges educated urban women to aid village women's education and rights.
A Patras currant packer unveils an automated device that cleans and packs over 150 cases per hour without human contact. Currants flow from a hopper to a cleaning chamber and into barrels or boxes where a piston presses each layer, filling a standard barrel in about twenty-five seconds.
Vance McCormick, head of the Wilson campaign, used a railway metaphor during a political argument in Harrisburg. He compared the opponent to a recruit examined by a surgeon and implied hidden items, noting a box of cigarettes in the recruit’s inside coat pocket.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine for tonic and laxative effects. It promises no nervousness or aging of the head and directs readers to look for the signature of H W GROVE with a price of 25 cents.
Mrs. Clara Caudill of Durant completed the sale of her business property in Whitewright to L. LaRoe & Co. The deal covers the east 300 feet of the north half of the block housing the LaRoe lumber sheds and the brick warehouse now used by White Produce Co. for 6000 dollars. LaRoe plans concrete flooring and roof repairs to use the brick building for storage of cement and lime. The LaRoe Lumber Co. also owns 200 feet of the block’s south half with sheds and has added the Ector yard, stock replenishment, an auto truck, and strengthened facilities.
The ad claims PAZO OINTMENT will cure piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. It promises immediate relief after the first application and targets itching bleeding protruding or blind piles. The offer highlights a refund if cures do not occur within the stated period.
A rousing good roads meeting was held Tuesday night with 40 to 50 citizens present in Trenton. Dr J A Thompson chaired and urged building gravelyled roads around Trenton, with sentiment nearly unanimous. Committees were formed to survey opinion and report next Tuesday night. Everyone is invited to attend.
George Lawrence a railroad fireman from Kittrel Mississippi writes that after using three bottles of Foley’s Kidney Pills his constant backache sluggish kidneys dull headaches and sleepless nights vanished. He reports strong relief and notes the product is sold everywhere.
Advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine to cure a cold in one day. It promises to stop cough and headache and notes a money back guarantee by E. W. Grove with each box priced 2 cents.
John May, owner of a new automobile, struggles with its controls and travels toward danger. A post blocked his path, causing a smash that shattered the windshield. His grandson Bruce May suffered a severe head cut from impact or broken glass during the accident.
A vintage advertisement urges girls to mix fresh lemon juice with orchard white to create a quarter pint lotion for whitening skin. It promises to fade freckles, tan, redness, and roughness on the face and arms, claiming mild, safe effects with daily use.
A Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone for removing corns and calluses. A few drops on the tender area soothe pain and loosen the corn or callus so it can be lifted out with the root. A small bottle is inexpensive at drug stores and rarely irritates surrounding skin. If unavailable, ask the pharmacist to obtain it.
The article notes Britain's wealth at 85 billion dollars and three wartime loans totaling 10 billion with 5.28 million subscribers in thirty days. It states one in eleven Britons joined, averaging 950 dollars per subscription. Germany's wealth is listed at 380 billion with five loans totaling 11.75 billion and one in thirteen Germans subscribing in the latest issue.
The Honey Grove Signal comments that a 5 billion loan by the United States seems small given a 220 billion wealth base and 100 million population. It notes U S wealth nearly triples Britain’s and Germany’s population is larger, yet borrowing is less than Britain and Germany. It argues liberty loan is under one sixth of national bank deposits and likens borrowed amounts to a normal person borrowing 40 percent of property value.
A doctor asks to see the tongue to check for coated coating indicating sluggish bowels. The passage warns of headaches indigestion and serious ill health from constipation and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a solution.
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