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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1927
Page
7
Coroner Tickville ponders re election and juror picks while a barber notes neck shapes for hair trims. Bounding Billows earns modest credit for sudden growth. Postmasters and fashion, old derbies, Rye Straw Storekeeper moves a counter, umbrellas left to dry, rain halts briefly.
Judge William H. Atwell condemned the high cost of medicinal liquor sold on doctors prescriptions as a constitutional flaw in federal prohibition. He noted a Dallas druggist selling many pints weekly and told of cases where people could not afford prescriptions, including a man fined $50 after pleading guilty to possession. He recounted offering to lend money for a prescribed pint and a widow's death to illustrate the hardship from the law.
In a humorous Sun Want Ad a wife asks for a larger allowance to fund a divorce while a husband questions the motive, framing a domestic joke.
A brief on minor wounds noting nine of ten heal without trouble while one in ten risk infection. Recommends disinfecting with liquid Borozone and finishing with Borozone Powder. Liquid prices 30c 60c and 1 20 Powder 20c and 60c Sold by J L Kirkpatrick Druggist.
Dr. Thomas D. Wood champions a health education program that turns nutrition and exercise into a sport. It uses classroom lessons, vegetable songs, and monthly weigh-ins to foster healthier habits, arguing the school system can guide children toward lasting wellness and citizenship.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Brom Quinine tablets. It claims to stop cough and headache and relieve the cold. each box bears E W Grove’s signature. Price listed 30 cents.
A Louisville Courier excerpt features a witty exchange about marriage and earnings where the future spouse questions giving up work. The brotherly banter turns on the idea that sixty dollars a week is not a job but a career, highlighting humorous social attitudes.
An old Sun advertisement promotes relief for grip and influenza using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets with the claim of removing the cause. It notes a single product name Bromo Quinine and features E W. GROVE'S signature on the box, priced at 30 cents.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purports to purify the blood and enrich it with iron and quinine. The ad claims energy, color in the cheeks and improved appetite, noting it is pleasant enough for children and priced at 60c.
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