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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes enduring wartime effort with the third Liberty loan ending tomorrow and urges readers to start buying W S S. Local towns report strong bonds sales led by Honey Grove, while Red Cross groups spend funds on bandages and dressings. Wayne McGaughey visits from Wesley College Greenville over the weekend.
The Department of Agriculture reports that last year American farmers harvested substantial crops across multiple states. The release highlights yields, farm activity, and implications for markets and rural communities.
A grocer supplies lemons and orchard white for a cheap lemon skin whitener. Squeeze two lemons into a bottle, add three ounces of orchard white, shake. Use daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness. Harmless and effective, say promoters.
Anuric claims to cleanse kidneys and bladder, reduce toxins, and ease rheumatism. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s formula with a trial package offer and statewide availability through drug stores and direct mail from Buffalo New York.
45 year old peace officer T J Allen says lifelong rheumatism worsened by winter weather in 1910. After using Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets for about ten months he reports a complete cure and high praise for the remedy.
Alexander, living southeast of town, lost two mules to a Saturday lightning strike. The barn escaped damage as the bolts struck near the barn and hit the animals nearby. Neighbors returned to town Monday with a donation drive to help replace the mules, with several contributions received.
A State Department representative inspected Whitewright public schools and reported highly of the course of study, organization, and recent improvements. The evaluator recommended 12 affiliation units and A-1 classification if the district funds library books, new blackboards, history sources, and maps. A fuller report will follow to the Board president.
A misprinted comma in a tariff bill caused duty exemptions for foreign fruit plants and similar items. The error led to imports of oranges grapes lemons bananas and the like free of duty for a year, costing the government two million dollars.
Late Saturday a team of wales hitched to a farm wagon rushed along Main Street near the post office when a falling kite spooked them. One mule fell under the wagon and was damaged while the wagon dragged over him. Several autos narrowly avoided collision.
A short note warns against leaving a team of mules hitched to a wagon on the streets. The saying It is not a scood idea appears as a local caution about road hazards and safety around wagons and animals.
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