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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
7
Dunk Botts reports aging bridge over Gander Creek and careful mule crossings at Bounding Billows. Sidney Hocks boasts popularity but three women reject him for bragging, while Tickville enacts a cow and hog at large ban. Local notes include a church supper loss, a stag group photo, stock critique, a red bandana errand, and a deaf man at a concert. Pierce's Cafe promises pure cream ice cream for home delivery.
Two boys aged 12 and 13 visited a Terrell filling station and attempted to pass a check from Commerce. The younger claimed to be the son of a Commerce woman but failed to identify her name. They drove a Chevrolet with dealer plates, said they rented it from another boy in Commerce en route to Dallas. Officer Philpot detained them in Rockwall for the night. The Hunt County Sheriff later transported them to Commerce where bond was likely arranged. The younger boy had prior trouble and the sequence indicates a continued pattern.
A brief item from the Commerce section notes a hot check case handled by local authorities. The notice outlines the incident as reported by Rouse City News-Times with emphasis on the case status and involved parties.
A colonel recalls Towser the dog who could detect the hunter’s intended quarry. He notes the dog’s uncanny instinct to track squirrels with a rifle, rabbits with a shotgun, and his experiment with a fishing pole near the river, suggesting extraordinary hunting sense.
A reader recalls a moment near the yard edge where a dog refused to help by scratching for fishing worms, leaving the narrator to handle the task alone.
A light exchange centers on planning ahead versus celebrating the now. One speaker says, You should think of the future. The other retorts, I can't. It's my girl's birthday and I have to think of the present. The moment hints at priorities and affection influencing choices.
An old medical warning notes that neglect of a minor wound can lead to serious infections like blood poisoning or lockjaw. It promotes disinfecting with liquid Borozone and finishing with Borozone Powder, listing prices for liquid and powder forms and noting Bow-Wright Drug Co. as the seller.
A customs officer suspects a returning passenger's bottle is dangerous. The traveler insists it contains only ammonia, and the officer tests it by taking a long swallow, confirming the liquid is indeed ammonia.
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