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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun urges readers to resist mail order drain and build home strength. It notes broad prosperity in the country yet warns that outsiders drawing orders away harms local livelihoods. Emphasizes communal loyalty, development, and shared well being for families.
When opportunity knocks, prosperity is near and ones must act to reap the benefits. The text urges awakening to seize commercial chances, practice thrift, and apply blessings at hand to secure progress.
Mrs Earl Johnson and daughter Geraldine of Roxton are visiting Mrs W P Vaughn, the mother of Mrs Johnson, at her home.
From Mondays Daily five years ago Whitewright faced a devastating blaze that razed twelve acres of homes and business blocks, destroying over a hundred structures and causing a quarter million dollars in losses. The town declined aid yet rebuilt, proving its stubborn spirit.
All Day Current H Broadhead manager of Whitewright Electric Co inaugurated a twenty four hour current on June first to run through summer. The feature will ease chores for housewives who can iron wash sew and stay cool with electric fans. It will cost money. Miss Delia Moore returns from a visit in Princeton.
An old advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It blames inflammation of the Eustachian Tube and catarrh for most cases, offering $100 for any cure not achieved by its Catarrh Cure from Cheney Co of Toledo and promoting Hall’s Pills for constipation.
Personal notices list Emma Gordon and Annie Dickson among travelers to Dallas with Irene Dickson joining. Carrie Hamilton, Evelyn Ayres, Lucile Montgomery, and others attend weddings, graduations, and visits in Tom Bean Sherman Durant and Paris. Community events include Odd Fellows and Masonic officer elections, and local business promotions by Ben Savage and P. J. Pierce & Son with farm tractors and new services.
Leonard Pugilist promotes Robert Kilman in an eight round boxing exhibition with bob Williams touted as the heavyweight champion of the South. Whitewright opposition arises as plans for a local cat and dog fight surface after the event. J H Lawson attended for a few hours Thursday.
Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a true tonic that drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system for adults and children. The advertisement notes a price of 50 cents.
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