Whitewright Sun notes December events and local politics
December brings Gov Ferguson events and fairs in Sherman and Red River Valley. Bell County prohibition campaigning. Grayson County politics heat up. Citizens urged to check flues, prep for winter, and consider tax receipts. Contemplates local elections and scrutiny of candidates on habeas corpus and county prisoner feeds. Weather and women cited as unpredictable.
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Grayson County
Whitewright Sun
Cracks At The Crowd by Claude Callan
A columned reflection on social niceties and marriage from Star Telegram wit, urging restraint in host hostess praise, warnings about vanity in family life, and observations on manners, humor, and modern mores across home and the sparking room.
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Claude Callan
Star-Telegram
Vinci Cod Liver and Iron Tonic Restores Health in Crestline
Mrs H H Carlisle reports a chronic cough and weakness improved by Vinci tonic from Dyer and Jones Drugists. The ad claims Vinci cures chronic coughs and colds, and strengthens weak nervous state.
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Crestline
Ohio
H. H. Carlisle
Vinci
Dyer & Jones
Silent Interaction Between Strangers at Quiet Meeting
A fragment describes two people facing each other with nothing to say, making it hard to tell if they are strangers or a married couple. The tone hints at ambiguity and social awkwardness in a brief moment.
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Perdition
Pine-Tar-Honey Relief for Colds Heralded
An advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as effective against colds especially in children. It claims to clear the throat and ease stuffed feeling, noting early treatment reduces complications. price 25e.
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Dr. Bell
Odd Bits of News Chicago Suburban Golf Lunch Car
Northwest ern railroad adds a lunch counter car to the golf special train with a full-length white enamel counter and white suited waiters serving fast meals. In Chester W Va lightning kills two sisters near a farmhouse. Huntington W Va a divorce over tobacco in bed grants Francis Edgell custody of four children. Philadelphia Christmas card from New York arrives near Allentown after seven years. Connellsville Pa Frances Cadero 20 runs a 76 acre farm and dresses for work in trousers.
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Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Chester
W Va
Nancy Logan
Margaret Wychoff
Huntington
W. Va
Francis Edgell
Philadelphia
New York
H.C. Pearson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Allentown
Connellsville
Frances Cadero
Jitney Offer for Foley Health Remedies
A nostalgic advertisement invites readers to mail a cutout with five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package. The offer promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, with Kirkpatrick & Bryant involved in the distribution.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials
One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from J Cheney Co and a Toledo bank affirm integrity and finances. Cure marketed as internally absorbed and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with free testimonials and druggist sales.
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Hall
Webb property near Grayson College for sale cheap
L J Everett president of Citizens National Bank of Longview seeks offers on the two story residence known as the Webb property near Grayson College. The bank invites viewing and wire of offers for purchase consideration.
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Grayson College
Webb
Citizens National Bank of
Longview
L. J. Everett
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