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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
4
The notice from The Whitewright News explains second class mail status at Whitewright Post Office. Subscription price is $1.50 yearly or 75 cents for six months, payable in advance. It states how to read paid-until dates printed beside names and urges subscribers to report missed issues.
A compilation of brief items notes Texas oil wells being brought in at a steady pace while stock in the company remains inactive. Political notes mention Senator Newberry facing possible loss, a potential two year prison term for election law violations, and cash spent. Local crime reports record a Hayes & May Denison robbery with silk shirts, handbags, cash and a pistol taken via skylight. A divorce suit is announced by Charlie Chaplin’s wife amid Hollywood chatter about split marriages. The Sun faced staff shortages, omitting rural letters, but added G O Hanna of Sherman to the team as the paper works to catch up.
The Texas inauguration signals a heated campaign and urges calm discussion. Citizens should decide fairly and honestly, then remain neighbors after the contest ends, per editorials from Waco Times Herald and Corsicana Sun. The call emphasizes tolerance toward differing views and the danger of personal attacks.
Francis Burton Harrison argues six years as governor general prove Filipinos ready for independence. He supports a stable, elected government and suggests Platt‑like protections to reassure investors. He cites native officials, Yale to Santo Tomas graduates, modern public utilities, roads, and railways. He notes Filipino loyalty in war and English proficiency. He urges immediate grant of self rule with safeguards.
A critic argues that Filipinos are misrepresented in U S media with images of Moros and Igerotes. He asserts 11 million islanders are largely Christian and refined, with Filipino women noted as exceptionally modest, and street flirtations in Manila described as nearly unknown.
Bettie Howard, 16, fired a .382 bulldog revolver at Walter Monk near the T J Roberts Electrical Company in Sherman on Travis and Jones streets. Monk was not seriously hurt as the bullet pierced his right wrist. The girl, who said he insulted her, was taken into custody and held in the county jail awaiting bond.
We express deep appreciation for the sympathy and many kindnesses shown during our recent sorrow. May the mercy of God rest in the heart of each and every one of you. Mrs. T. B. Moore, Mrs. W. N. Stone, W. B. Moore.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promises vitality by purifying and enriching the blood with a strengthening invigorating effect. Price 60 cents.
A Tuesday meeting at Misses Emma and Ethel Gor dons house established The Leap Year Club after ratification by sixteen members. Elected officers include Lallah Childress president Lena Mae Gowdy secretary and Marion Simmons reporter. The club states its purpose is to ...
The club turned to closing remarks after a meeting with wary lines about marriageable age, then served sandwiches. It adjourned with plans to reconvene next Tuesday at Miss Cantrell's home, as reported.
A patent remedy advertises LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a specially prepared Syruphonic laxative. It promises relief promptly and urges 14 to 21 days of regular use to induce regular action. The product is described as very pleasant to take and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
A cynic notes faith and foolishness amid miraculous cures. The prince of Orange reportedly used a camomile wormwood camphor decoction given as a rare East medicine. Soldiers drank it with belief and recovered quickly, a tale historians cite as evidence of quackery’s perceived power.
An Argentine doctor warns in a Spanish medical review that many diet articles harmless alone become dangerous when paired. Tea with meat impairs digestion, vinegar slows digestion by 80 minutes, and milk with cherries is deemed especially harmful, with a claim linking it to Franklin Pierce’s death.
All children troubled with worms show unhealthy color and stomach disturbance. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic given regularly for two to three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms and the child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
Washington March 20 final census ginning report puts the 1919 cotton crop at 11 329 755 five hundred pound bales Texas ginned 3 644 997 bales. The text also notes a local social paragraph about a bride and groom, describing the bride as well connected and the groom as a prominent farmer from a respected family.
Mr J G Bowman of Caddo Ohio and Miss Mary Bell Savage daughter of Mr and Mrs John Savage were married last Friday evening at Greenville. Relatives and friends had expected an engagement announcement but the nuptials came as a surprise. The couple spent Sunday with the bride's parents and left Monday for Caddo to reside.
Kitts offers RAT-SNAP rodent killer in cake form with no mixing required. Money back if it fails. 25¢ single cake fits pantry or kitchen, 50¢ two cakes for chicken houses, $1 for five cakes covering farms and factories. Sold and guaranteed by Wilson-Montgomery Co and Dyer & Jones.
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