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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
5
When waking with a stiff back and rheumatic pains one may be out of the race. If tired or languid with signs of kidney trouble act promptly. Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys eliminate poisonous waste matter. Dyer and Jones.
Drive out malaria with Quinine and Iron tonic sold for 50 cents. Also for sale is 106 acres of black waxy land six miles from Greenville with a five room dwelling two cisterns a good barn out houses two room tenant house seventy acres in cultivation twenty five acres in meadow balance in pasture price 110 per acre W L Wright Greenville Tex R 3 4t pd
Power vested calls election at Whitewright city hall on April 4 1916 for mayor two aldermen city attorney and city secretary appointing J M Sturdivant to conduct election D W Smith mayor pro tem S H Montgomery city secretary March 24
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal remedies are needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a prescribed, reputable remedy from a physician, claiming strong tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials. price 75 cents. Sold by Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Dodson's Liver Tone claims to replace calomel as a liver remedy. The copy promises effective bowel movement within a day without salivation, offering a money back guarantee and appealing to both adults and children.
Commerce Journal reports the death of William Brownlow Dunn on February 21 1916 in Commerce Texas after kidney cancer surgery. Born June 22 1845 in McMinn County Tennessee he led a long career as an oil mill man and mill superintendent at Whitewright and Commerce. He was active in the Baptist church Woodmen of the World and the Praetorians, known for his temperate conduct and dedication to family and employees. He leaves a wife two brothers and five children with one child deceased. The notice offers condolences and reflects on his character and faith.
A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte hair, obtained at St Helena, was bought by George D. Smith for $107.50 at a John F. Burton library sale in the Anderson galleries, New York, with a Capt. Thomas Poppleton letter noting Bona parte’s status until June 1817. Nebraska University Library paid $280 for John Kingsborough’s Antiquities of Mexico, and J. F. Lewis paid $88 for a 17th century manuscript Koran with gold ruled pages and ornate borders.
Precautions to save fur seals in Alaska and Pribilof islands have led to a rapid increase in their numbers. The bureau of fisheries now recommends resuming the killing of male seals. A census shows 301,844 US owned seals, up from under 20,000 in 1906. Consideration is also given to seal meat as a food source for the United States amid meat shortages.
Duke Chalmers remarks on war writers who lost regular work and became military correspondents. He cites a tale of a young lady arguing naval topics with Admiral Mahan, revealing she hid her ignorance. Mahan replies with a gallant counter.
The Sun and Farm & Ranch offer a one year subscription for $1.50 total. This promotional rate provides readers with twelve months of agricultural news trends market quotes and lifestyle features. Subscription details include renewal options and regional delivery.
Californian Jack Maltos of Copperopolis says three bottles of Foley Kidney Pills cured his severe kidney trouble with no recurrence. The ad describes back pain, nervous fatigue, poor sleep, and indigestion that kidney pills supposedly relieve, restoring strength and normal kidney action, from DYER & JONES, Druggists.
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