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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
2
Local column narrates small town life with quirks among cousins and neighbors. Tales include a church dinner aftermath, arithmetic woes, a teacher dispute at Crystal high school, and Mrs Buttercup and Mrs Potter trading neighborhood dramas over trash incidents.
A resident recounts cleaning their yard which exposed a large pile of cans and trash at the Potters front door. After weeks without action the narrator warned Mrs. Potter of getting Buttercup to remove it, prompting her to rage and comment about the narrator’s children. The narrator then cut ties with the Potters and has not interacted since.
Nathaniel Ripple gains a new black suit and becomes obsessed with guarding it. He bans touch, relocates the garment to a private shelf, and reacts with anger when tissue paper is disturbed. A quarrel with his sister over a dress follows, driving him to threaten leaving home.
Beaumont Enterprise argues against repatriating American WWI dead from France. It warns removal risks health, rail congestion, and breaks Franco American bonds, urging leaving bodies in place where they sleep in American cemeteries. It notes enduring care for graves abroad and questions future maintenance of smaller home cemeteries.
An old advertisement highlights Rub My Tism as a strong antiseptic that kills poisons from infected cuts and heals old sores and tetter. The copy notes the product’s effectiveness and mentions December.
Motivational verse stressing mindset as the key to success. The poem asserts that belief shapes outcomes, urging readers to think big, persevere, and trust in themselves to win. Attributed to The Sabean, it contrasts mental attitude with physical prowess and fate.
An automobile is a mix of glass iron brass wood rubber and more. In civilian hands it is the world’s most enjoyable pleasure. In the hands of a reckless person it becomes a dangerous instrument.
Mrs R H Jay staffs Dyer and Jones drug store for watch and jewelry repair work.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County notary public sworn the firm of F J Cheney & Co would pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Medicine taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists 75 cents. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A poet, noting the editor's bold grit and town boosting spirit, praises the journalist for printing wide news, saving the Ship of State from wreck, and driving ad revenue while remaining humble in service to readers.
The listing shows candidate names for national and county offices including Sam Rayburn for re election Ed Westbrook for county attorney Hubert Bookout Roy Finley Gray Holliday Giles Cole B C Cole for district clerk Jom A Giles B for tax assessor J H Day for commissioner district a H H Wilson Hugh M Boren B F Mauk for county judge James S Kane J P Leslie Dayton B Steed Abner L Lewis and Sheriff Boyd Craig seeking re election.
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