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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
Sabinal Texas May 5 1917 The Sun Whitewright Texas writes from a drought stricken region describing seven months without rain. crops fail oats perish corn struggles dust storms and dust choked skies with hope for rain while recalling Whitewright and Wittitoe cemetery memories.
An advertisement argues Foley Kidney Pills cure sleep disruption caused by kidney and bladder issues. It features patient testimonials from Gainesville Georgia and a claim of lasting relief after one bottle, noting stops in nocturnal waking and associated pains.
In a letter J. E. Mathews imagines Whitewright in ten years as a city with sewerage and gravel streets. He notes many old pioneers have passed, while generations grow from girls and boys into adults, preserving memories of the old town amid continued growth.
Notable figures including Dr. George W. Truett Elbert Hubbard Thomas Edison William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Theodore Roosevelt President Wilson Marshall Clark Henry van Dyke La Follette Billy Sunday and others praised the Chautauqua movement for its educational and inspirational value and support.
The piece lauds Chautauqua as a nationwide cultural forum. It describes it as a method to spread ideas from small towns to big cities, a free platform for speech, and a people's university not tied to wealth or partisan interests.
A patriotic meditation extols the flag with lines invoking glory, defense, and blessing. It celebrates the blue field with stars, white and scarlet stripes, and the flag as a symbol of liberty, allegiance, and national hope.
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff announces a tax sale of Lot Nos 7 and 8 Block 12 H C Sears addition Whitewright Texas. The sale is set for the first Tuesday in June 1917 at 10 to 40 o clock in the court house door Sherman to satisfy a judgment of 8.40 plus costs and interest with two year redemption. Proceeds apply to the judgment and costs with excess to be disposed by law. Sheriff T W Roberts and Deputy W S Reeves dated April 27 1917. 5-18.
White Leghorn eggs 1.00 per setting or 5.00 per 100. Also white or speckled guinea eggs at the same prices. B. G. Pearce Savoy Texas. 41 6t pd.
Reverend Benjamin F. Blanton died at his daughter Myra Hall's home in Bokchito Oklahoma on Saturday April 28 1917 at 5 15 am. He was born Sept 25 1834 in South Carolina and lived in North Carolina Tennessee and Missouri before moving to Texas in 1856. He served as local preacher and elder, married Sarah L. Boone in Randolph on Dec 8 1861 and had 14 children seven survive. He served in the Confederate army and his death follows a long life as a pioneer clergyman in Randolph Blanton's Chapel and surrounding communities.
The note reflects a tribute line about joining "Uncle Ben" Blanton and bids peace to his ashes, ending with a local newspaper tribute tone from Treaton Tribune.
Advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package. The offer promises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets with order details and claims of sale everywhere.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel deranges digestion, causes cramping and salivation, and promotes biliousness, while Dodson's tone supposedly improves liver function without side effects it promises quick, pleasant relief for bilious people and is safe for children.
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