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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
8
Advertises courses in bookkeeping shorthand stenotypewriting cotton classing telegraphy and business administration with guaranteed accuracy and high placement. Lures students to Tyler Texas campus claiming large ventilated rooms and superior original systems at half the time and cost. offers free catalogue on request.
Rouse City resident Mrs Mary Kilman credits Cardus with curing years of agony after childbirth and a months long side pain. She says three bottles restored health and urges others with headaches back aches or weakness to try the tonic.
Lester Caylor and wife visited Mr and Mrs EB T Martin Sunday. Curtis Dyer visiting his father. Robert Powell and wife visited WW Caylor and family Sunday. Geo and Lafayette Garner visited the local B Y P U Sunday. Miss Mary Connelly spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother. EK Roberts came Sunday morning for his ill father Joe B Roberts and took him to the sanitarium Monday. No Union Sunday due to local Union going to Tom Bean. Singing Saturday night, everybody invited.
A concise business notice from The Home Bakery owned by L C Long promoting repeat customers. It emphasizes quality to encourage shoppers to try the shop once and return.
Powhattan Kansas reports near universal uptake of Chautauqua season tickets with all but three families purchasing them for the 1916 program. The town sold tickets from $1.50 to $3 in contrast to a typical circus audience. Elk Lick Pennsylvania with 1000 residents sold 1300 season tickets at two dollars each showing strong local support and broad farmer participation.
Advertisers claim Lemolac acts on the liver like calomel but gentler removing bile and cleansing stomach and intestines without griping or weakening. The vegetable remedy supposedly avoids bone salivation, is marketed by Dyer & Jones, and offered with a 50 cent trial bottle.
The state of Texas Grayson County issues a sheriff sale to satisfy a judgment from the 15th District Court in favor of the State against L LaRoe and Robert Mc Coy. It covers taxes, penalties, and costs amounting to 37.54 with interest at six percent, and lists the property Lot 20 Block 10 Grayson College Addition Whitewright Texas. Sale set for June 5, 1917 at 10 am to 4 pm at the Grayson County courthouse in Sherman. Remaining proceeds to be applied as required by law with rights of redemption for two years from sale by payment double. Sheriff T W Roberts and Deputy W S Reeves sign.
An old ad touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as a tonic laxative that avoids nervousness and aging in the head. It claims superior effect to ordinary quinine and notes a 25 cent price and BR W Grove signature.
An ad touts Sloan's Liniment as fast acting relief for muscle soreness from strain and strenuous work. It claims easy application without rubbing and no skin staining, suitable for rheumatism gout lumbago grippe bruises stiffness and backache, at 25 cents at druggists.
The State of Texas by order of the 15th District court of Grayson county issues a sale notice for tax due and costs. On June 5, 1917 at the Grayson county courthouse in Sherman the real estate described remains subject to the court decree. Lots 12 and 18, block 7 Spearman's Addition are to be sold for cash to satisfy the judgment with two year redemption. Sheriff W. S. Reeves deputy. Sherman Texas May 4, 1917.
The firm touts their soda fountain service as competitive with any local provider, emphasizing strong quality and customer satisfaction from P. J. Pierce & Son.
The state court sales notice states that on the first Tuesday in June 1917 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Grayson County Courthouse Sherman Texas the real estate described Lot Nos 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Block 11 W T Sears Addition Whitewright will be sold for cash to satisfy a 1917 judgment for 58.47 dollars plus costs and interest. The property may be redeemed within two years by paying double. Deputy W S Reeves signs the notice dated April 27 1917.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE promising to cure a cold in one day. It claims to stop cough and headache and notes a money back refund if it fails. Each box bears W GROVE signature and is priced 25 cents.
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