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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun notes second class mail status at the Whitewright post office and offers annual subscription rates. It states that notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates, as will obituaries resolutions memorials and any erroneous reflections will be corrected upon request.
A 1920 Iowa farmer’s vest lost seven years earlier contained a gold watch that was later found inside a butchered milch cow. The watch, wedged between the cow’s lungs, lost only four minutes over seven years as the lungs filled and drained. Local papers joke on money, evolution, and reform as they note the tale.
Local papers report Editor J H Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun has installed a late model Linotype in his office. The device promises faster copy and a more modern newspaper, with editors across Tioga County noting labor-saving gains and the Sun’s improved usefulness.
Mrs. Bessie Estelle Petty Johnson wife of S C Johnson died at their Fort Stockton home May 5 1920. The couple moved from Whitewright to seek better health and lived here about two years prior to moving. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev J M Glazier and Rev J W Sailors, burial in East Hill cemetery. She leaves two children Sammie Ruth and Donald, an aged mother and several siblings including H C Petty. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Honey Grove Signal states Cyclone Davis is very ill though lacking formal confirmation. The paper notes a campaign already underway without him, calling the absence a dulling factor while expressing hope for his recovery.
Van Alstyne Leader notes editor Wag Goner now sees a great light and seeks to make amends for previous errors in a period of renewed faith. The piece frames his change as a praise worthy shift.
Sherman May 15 Information reports the court of civil appeals in Amarillo has affirmed Israel R. Bobbitt versus Mary Green Bobbitt from Grayson county. Mary sued for divorce and division of about half a million dollars in property after a thirty year common law marriage claim. Israel pursued another marriage and the case covered substantial property.
Mrs Mary Graves recounts buying an incubator three years ago and earning money this year after using RAT-SNAP to combat rats that plagued her hen house. She found two dead rats the next morning and continued to see fewer pests until they disappeared. The product is sold by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co and Dyer & Jones in three sizes 25e 50c and 1.00 with a guarantee.
A brief line advertising P. J. Pierce and Sons as the best fountain service. The copy promises top quality quenching drinks and expert care.
Sheridan Wyoming May 13 William Davis claimed the ear injury prank at a Dayton dance was a joke but the court found the gag went too far and held Davis on assault and battery. Snow and others were present when Davis hammered a tenpenny nail into Snow’s ear lobe, sinking nearly half an inch into the wall requiring the hammer’s claw to release him.
A compact 300 label extols Bromo Quinine as a cure for colds and grip with a single drug named on the box. It features E. W. Grove’s signature and emphasizes the product as a remedy to remove the cause.
Washington reports the first medicinal whisky distillery to operate under federal Volstead Act authority has begun near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Internal Revenue Bureau says other distillers have notified plans to start soon.
A light verse by Walt Mason imagines Eskimo life free of housework. He jokes that in an igloo there are no floors to scrub and no wives with brooms, while the Eskimo sits in peace or lies greased and untroubled by cleaning duties. The speaker longs to join the Eskimo when a ship sails, weary of domestic chores.
An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful blood purifier for winter illnesses, claiming it fights indigestion and weak vitality. It offers trial tablets for 10 cents and cites a Oklahoma City endorsement from Mrs. R. D. Rosg praising its cough and cold cures.
We offer a large truck for hauling and can move any load at both ends. McLean and Children provide contact via telephone number 171.
A brief notice highlights the selection offered by P. J. Pierce and Sons, inviting readers to explore the range of cigars and cigarettes available.
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