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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun states that all notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with an admission fee or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions of respect and memorials are also charged at regular rates. Any erroneous reflections will be corrected on notification to the publisher.
Denison Herald notes a new state law that makes highway traffic officers salaried, ending fee based arrests and reducing tyranny. Farmersville dairymen earned 1,200 dollars last week, projecting 60,000 a year from the Jersey milk payouts. By next November Farmersville expects 1,000 gallons daily, yielding about 9,000 dollars monthly in income.
The Trenton Tribune notes a rumor of a natural gas pipeline along the Katy tracks from Denison to Greenville. If true, Trenton could gain abundant gas, a boon for the town. Whitewright hears little but hopes the line will reach there, as the Sun wishes it soon.
Rev H G May arrives as the new Methodist Church pastor to succeed Rev R B Curry who left for a commercial career and moved to Ft Worth with his family. May will preach Sunday morning and evening and the public is invited.
The piece recalls feigned claims of vast fortunes and the Edwards family episode in Fort Worth where 500 attendees paid 20 to 50 to learn of hidden wealth. A Judge Edwards learned no such estate existed, proving many similar sensational promises are false and warning readers against chasing imagined inheritances.
The Honey Grove Signal cautions readers to beware a scam urging payment of a supposed fee. It warns never to send money to anyone claiming they can unlock riches and advises readers to ignore similar requests.
An East Texas editor discusses spring gardening habits and weather, noting dry spells influence planting in West Texas. He shares home garden efforts, advises staggered planting and diversification beyond cotton, and urges farmers to use small ads to sell surplus goods. The piece stresses practical living, efficient marketing, and modern farming methods.
Mrs. S. E. Jones, Mrs. T. E. Sears and daughter, and Mrs. J. W. McMur ry visited relatives in Sherman Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams and son of Rouse City spent the week end with Mrs. Adams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ross. Miss Katheryne Sears spent the week end in Sherman with Miss Ailene Haile, who is attending Carr Burdette College.
Miss Alma Joe Roberts of Dallas visited her grandmother Mrs G W Pope and other relatives here Sunday.
Mr and Mrs C C Hodge and Mrs E A McMahon of Bonhams were weekend guests of Mrs T JChenoweth.
An old advertisement touts a laxative described as removing the cause of colds grip and influenza. It highlights a single product, Bromo Quinine, with the signature of E W Grove on the box and a price of 30 cents.
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