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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
3
A cyclone driven hailstorm hit Dallas on a Saturday afternoon, tearing through the city for ten minutes. Scores injured, horses and animals killed, property damage possibly reaching one million dollars, with broad disruption to transit, utilities, and commerce. Some hailstones measured up to twelve inches in circumference and weighed as much as twenty-two ounces.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson will formally open her reelection campaign at Sulphur Springs Hopkins County on May 22. The 2 p.m. ceremony will feature an address on her administration's achievements with former Gov James E Ferguson assisting and likely speaking. Ferguson noted the invitation came from locals and a large crowd is expected. She recalled Gov Ross opening his campaign at Sulphur Springs forty years ago.
Dr. Alexander Lambert of New York reported at a convention that mixed stock vaccines reduced death rates from acute lobar pneumonia. In 221 treated cases, deaths were 21 percent versus 40 percent in 286 untreated cases.
Physicians endorse total system purification as health’s foundation. Rid chronic ailments by a thorough Calotabs program, once or twice a week for weeks. Calotabs claimed as the greatest purifier. Family package with directions, 35 cents at any drug store.
Fragmentary text mentions supplying animals with raw pancreas and notes Dr. C F Hoover of Cleveland elected president.
In The Sun political column R C Vestal is named as a Democratic candidate for public weigher of Precinct No 3. Vestal, born and raised locally, pledges fair duties and active campaigning to meet voters and win support.
Mrs. G. F. Bryant presents her piano pupils in a recital at the Methodist Church Friday night May 14. The public is cordially invited to attend.
A London newspaper awarded its prize for the best definition of money. The winning entry by a young man said money is an article that serves as a universal passport to everywhere but heaven and a universal provider for everything but happiness.
A Detroit News quip suggests the country needs a cheap potato as a playful jab. The Winston-Salem Journal notes scientists claim adults retain infant brain cells, offering a tongue in cheek explanation.
A string of lighthearted Hogwallow items describes a feather drifting during a chat, Yam Sims joking about walkers with letters, tales of pioneer marksmanship, a cold thermometer sparking curiosity, a mule portrait by a traveling photographer, a Tickville editor facing a bluff threat, and a new tensorial artist turning barber with alum as first aid.
A fragment notes a bride should know spouses may tolerate sugar in coffee while children crave meat over bread. Slim Pickens boasts a clear conscience about dress and full-paid necktie. The piece ends with a man putting up circus bills.
Advertisers in Tickville push a circus date this week while Sile Kilden blocks posters on his stable fearing the structure cannot bear the load.
The Dearborn Independent reports the annual medicine bill totals 345 million dollars, with about two thirds allocated to treatable or preventable diseases.
An old advertisement touts a quick cold cure claiming to stop headaches and the cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets, with E W Grove signature on each box and a 30 cent price.
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