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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement touts Peters' Shoes with a claim of the largest spring footwear line in the city. It invites customers to view the display, asserting that after seeing it they will buy.
Rev Oby Nelson missed his local appointment due to his uncle's death. Rev W J Epting preached Sunday afternoon at 2 50. Mr and Mrs E J Roberts of Sherman visited J B Roberts Sunday. George Garner spent Sunday with W W Caylor.
Crestline Ohio resident Mrs H H Carlisle says a chronic cough left her weak and run down until Vinci cod liver and iron tonic restored health and strength. Dyer Jones, druggists, guarantee the tonic for persistent coughs colds and general weakness.
Mr and Mrs Robert Powell visited Mrs W W Caylor and others Sunday. Aubrey Forest stayed with Garland Caylor Saturday and Sunday. Kentucky town school traveled to Canaan Friday and beat them 23 to 13.4 Miss Lytle Biggerstaff and Clyde Burnham returned from Kansas. Mrs Gertrude Gudgel was a Sherman visitor last week. Miss Mary Connelly visited her brother P H Connelly. Miss Eunice Turner visited Lytle Biggerstaff. Fresh fruits cigars and cold drinks offered at L C Long cafe and confectionery located at the old Scenic stand.
A new and sanitary cafe run by L. C. Long opens next door to J. F. Lilley’s dry goods store inviting patrons to dine in a clean, convenient location adjacent to the established shop.
Anuric, a new remedy by Dr. Pierce, is advertised as eradicating painful effects of rheumatism lumbago gout and related uric acid caused ailments. It allegedly drains uric acid from the body and wards off back ache headaches and neuralgic pains, with claims of life extension. Available as a large three pack for ten cents or a fifty cent package at druggists.
Classified ads list items for sale including hay seed potatoes and eggs for hatching. Also offered are a furnished front room for rent a good work mule a 35 acre farm near Whitewright and pure methane cotton seed. Contact Jess Graves P H Connelly Mrs W E Blaine Mrs E W Savage F O B Lockhart Grady Ryan and others.
Light Brahma and Barred Rock chickens bred to lay and weigh well offered in choice pens. 15 eggs for 1.00. Also large bronze turkey eggs 10 for 1.50. Sold by W. R. Ford route 3. March 31-pd.
For sale in Hansford county two fenced land sections totaling 410 acres with 250 cultivate and 160 in wheat. Includes a large 10 room frame house, big barn, sheds, corrals, well and windmill, seven acres hog fenced and abundant water. Price 12.50 per acre, 5000 cash, balance long terms. See W P Cameron for details.
L C Chapman 58, a prominent Sherman businessman, died at 1 p m after a long illness. A resident for 35 years, he came from Asheville North Carolina and played a key role in the local option movement and later chaired the law enforcement committee after saloons were banned. He leaves wife Emmie K Chapman daughter of the late Chief Justice Tom J Brown and three children.
Dr Thomas W Wiley announces candidacy for Congress from Texas Fourth District. He has lived in Texas fifty years and practiced medicine in Collin County for many years.
The Civic League held a schoolhouse meeting with a Trinity University Glee Club performance that boosted a profit for campaigns. Garden and park beautification ideas were urged along with a contest for best-kept yards and a cleanup day to enhance the town.
A B Y P U program features Lena Mae Gowdy leading song and prayer. Scripture lesson from Philippians 2 12 19 guides working out our new life by F W McFatridge. Eunice Cook leads Obeying With Gladness. Clausie Glidewell reads Matthew 5 15 20. Cecil Doss presents Light Bearers for the World. The program ends with a closing prayer.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's tasteless tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims the product aids the liver drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Price listed as 50 cents.
Advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment to treat neuralgia stiff neck sore muscles and rheumatic pains from drafts. Claims stimulate circulation easing neuralgic headaches neuritis and enabling rest. Priced 2 cents at druggists.
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