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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
6
The article notes Texas leads in exports and crop production and will soon top manufacturing. It explains Texas lagged in factories due to quick farming returns and limited financing, but with more bank capital available it will invest in manufacturing, aiming to make finished products from its crops and become wealthier.
About six county men face charges after they allegedly attacked and whipped couples parked along highways whom they accused of engaging in spooning. Law officers say spooning is not illegal and punishment belongs in court, not roadside vigilante justice.
In Rising Star Texas January 1924 citizens invested in a 10,000 egg incubator. In eighteen months the venture paid 100 percent to stockholders. Farmers report 20 cents profit per hen per month at current egg prices. The Texas Press Association meets at Tyler, signaling East Texas praise for state papers. Railroads expand to Northwest Texas, reflecting regional prosperity and improved service.
The Borozone treatment comes as liquid and powder, claimed to purify wounds of germs and heal flesh quickly. Liquid prices are 30¢ 60¢ and 1.20 dollars. powder 30¢ and 60¢. Sold by Bow-Wright Drug Co.
An early 20th century tonic claims to purify blood and enrich iron levels to improve appetite and complexion. It advertises iron and quinine suspended in syrup and notes appeal to children while destroying malarial and grip germs through its strengthening effect.
Tomato growers around Jacksonville prosper from a record season as electric lights illuminate the streets and tomatoes move through the night. At the peak, 140 rail cars were shipped in a single day and one of Jacksonville’s three banks recorded deposits of 211000, underscoring money in diversification beyond cotton.
Kerrville and Alpine along with other mountain town resorts in Southwest Texas report bigger crowds than ever as Texans flock to the climate for health and pleasure. Officials note growing interest in local resort offerings and question the need to travel to California or Colorado for a pleasant summer.
The Rio Grande Valley is beginning to rival California and Florida in growing citrus and vegetables. When transportation facilities improve, the Texas region is poised for development unseen in the United States, becoming the winter garden and orchard of America.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets to elderly users for relief from constipation, improved appetite, digestion, liver function, and regular movement without griping or nausea. Priced at 25 cents. The ad ends with a quip about secrets and a Columbia Record attribution.
Sufferers from skin diseases may find relief from the use of a jar of BLUE STAR REMEDY or their money will be refunded. The first application relieves that terrible itching. Will not stain clothing and has a pleasant odor. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
Hayes Healing Honey stops cough by healing inflamed throat tissues. Each bottle includes Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat to treat colds and croup in children. The salve applied to chest and throat works with the honey, ending the cough. Packaged together in one carton, price available from your druggist.
Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy upholds wartime Teapot Dome lease to Harry F Sinclair and Mammoth Oil. Government fraud claims dismissed as Navy action deemed lawful under the June 4, 1920 act. Kennedy says discretion clause permits reserves management with no fixed method.
Wellington June 22 Alice Phillips 19 struck by lightning several days ago in a field on her father Jerry Phillips farm seven miles northwest of here. The bolt tore hair from the back of her head and burned. She is reported recovering.
The notice describes sickly cross children with pale appearance dark eye rings and listless play due to intestinal worms. It promotes White's Cream Vermifuge claiming it destroys worms without harming the child for 35c and is sold locally.
A Beoston Transcript note recalls a girl injured in an explosion that burned clothing from her body and left her deaf. Her father was knocked down but unharmed. The article speculates that discovered fish hooks in ruins of ancient fish may explain lingering fish stories told to the credulous.
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