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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
7
A warning urges shop owners to protect merchandise and trade by reducing fire hazards. It highlights packing materials, waste, and open basements as fuel, promotes chemical extinguishers and automatic sprinklers, and advises regular inspections by the local fire marshal to prevent losses and safeguard customers and neighbors.
An advertising claim touts Adlerika as a glycerine and buckthorn bark mixture that protects against appendicitis by purging both upper and lower bowels. It asserts quick relief for gas and toxins within ten minutes and cites Dyer & Jones.
Draggiets refund if PAZO fails to cure Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves itching and you can rest well after first application. Price marked.
A public safety message urges business owners to study fire prevention and readiness, stressing immediate response, removal of hazards, and collective responsibility. It warns that insurance cannot restore losses and urges elimination of crates, excelsior, straw, and waste paper to reduce fire risk.
The text outlines that streets and alleys should be placed in metal containers and hauled to dumping grounds. It states that every fire is the personal responsibility of the occupant in the first five minutes and urges use of approved hand chemical extinguishers and water pipes with hose, and to train occupants in their use.
Instructions emphasize preventing trash buildup and fire risk, proper ash disposal in metal containers, avoiding amateur electrical work, using fuses safely, annual electrical inspection, turning off current after irons, providing metal stands, and placing stoves with metal protection away from walls and wood, ending with a reminder to maintain chimney safety.
Local safety notes stress yearly checks of chimneys and flues, warning defective flues cause about 15 percent of fires. Do not use gasoline or kerosene improperly, avoid matches around children, use metal containers, and never smoke in bed to prevent disasters.
A warning that neglect of minor wounds leads to blood poisoning or lockjaw in one in ten cases. Recommends disinfecting with Borozone and applying Borozone Powder. Liquid prices 30c 60c 1.20. powder 30c and 60c. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
A concise claim warns that many individuals fail to act on safety duties and neighborly responsibilities, highlighting risks from inaction and neglect within communities.
The text argues fire hazards surround homes and businesses and that America spends about three dollars per person annually on fire waste, while Europe spends less than fifty cents. It contends European nations fight fires before they start, labeling waste as an economic crime we cannot tolerate.
The question contrasts a person who intentionally sets a property on fire with another who ruins it through gross negligence. It highlights intent versus carelessness as the core distinction affecting responsibility and potential charges.
The Harris County Bar Association in Houston endorsed Lynch Davidson for Governor in a unanimous resolution. The group praised his platform integrity and ability, noting Davidson is not a lawyer. A benefactor is he who aids in les sening the fire waste.
An old advertisement claims Bromo Quinine tablets cure colds and flu, noting there is only one Bromo Quinine and showing E. W. Groves signature on the box. The price appears as 300 in the listing.
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