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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
5
Mr Rham Carr and Miss Dorris Wever were married last Thursday evening April 18 at the bride’s sister Mrs W R Taylor’s home with Rev David son officiating. The couple will reside with Mr and Mrs W R Taylor after a short wedding trip.
Whitewright residents attended a competitive examination Saturday in Denison and Sherman to fill a mail route vacancy, with exams held in both cities. Names listed include Mrs. B. F. Gafford, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Benton, Mrs. Don Dyer, Basel Thompson, Miss Pearl Edwards, and C. C. Williams.
A Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a cheap remedy to lift hard or soft corns and calluses. Apply a few drops on a tender area, and the corn loosens and lifts out root and all without pain. The small bottle, sold at drug stores, is said not to irritate surrounding skin. if unavailable, ask the pharmacist to obtain it.
The Sun lists local service members with Whitewright homes and mail routes. Included are Chas Bryant, Julian Boone, S M Benedict, Garnett Buchanan, Cecil Badgett, Arthur Badgett, Dr J B Bauguss, Byron Caraway, Claud Cox, Glendon Cox, Will Cox, and others to be added as called into service.
Store promotes Hart Schaffner & Marx outfits as best value, claiming customers get the most for their money. Emphasizes affordable quality and full value in clothing lines offered.
The article promotes McCormick binders now on display and urges orders before May 15 to ensure delivery before cutting time. It notes railroad freight activity rising as troops may be moved later and touts the binder as a long trusted, high quality choice. It also recommends Sherwin-Williams paints with a full stock at right prices.
A long catalog of individuals is presented, listing many names such as Roy M. Cowart Cantrell Garnett Dobson Percy Darwin Percy Davis Preston Everheart J. P. Everheart Eddie Fogle and more, likely from a historical record or directory. The page reads as a roster or index of people with numerous given names and surnames, including families and local figures.
M. W. Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes to recommend Foley Kidney Pills. He says they give relief where other remedies failed, restoring kidney and bladder function and easing back ache rheumatic pain stiff joints and sore muscles. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
Classic old tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. Advertises as a true tonic for adults and children priced at 60 cents.
J T Roberts came back from Mineral Wells last Friday after a three week stay for health reasons.
The sheriff is commanded to publish this citation for three weeks in a Grayson County newspaper. It calls all interested parties to view guardian Paul Childs final report on the estates of Anna Belle Childs and Charles Etter Douglass, to be heard May 3, 1918, at Sherman court.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as equally valuable as a general tonic. It claims quinin e and iron boost liver function malaria defense blood enrichment and whole-body strength for 60 cents.
One hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and a claim that Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been trusted for thirty five years. It markets blood based elimination of poisons and healing on mucous surfaces with promised health improvements and testimonials. Available through F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
C. B. Bryant Jr. of A. & M. College spent Saturday and Sunday visiting his parents, stopping by their home to catch up during his college break.
The druggist guarantees a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itch ing, bleeding, or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. The first application brings ease and rest.
Public notice promotes mailing a 5 cent slip to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs cold and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets sold by Dyer Jones.
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