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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1924
Page
6
An old advertisement offers Blue Star Remedy for itch eczema tetter ring worm poison oak and old sores with a clothing stain guarantee. The sales pitch is attributed to Dyer & Jones and presents the product as a guaranteed treatment.
San Francisco report says John A. Guiney a Chicago sausage maker told an Impromptu Liars Club a faked murder story involving a Chicago policeman and disposal of a body via a sausage machine for 50 dollars. Oakland police seek Chicago confirmation if he is a wanted man.
Dunk Botts notes many skip reading a paper while Raz Barlow tries to draw on imagination and fail. Cricket Hicks seeks thrills with fires or a lizard chase as Sile Kilden fears a fall after a misplaced bed roller. Yam Sims returns to Tickville next Saturday to greet a smiling girl. Sap Sprachen seeks a haircut amid Saturday rush. Miss Flutie Belcher draws attention at preaching. Eyebrow changes alter a person’s look. Post office drought causes ink wells to dry this autumn.
Clab Hancock muses on spare tire though spare collar button exists not. Mrs Poke Eazley doubts twenty years with Poke but stays. Tobe Mosely dismisses seven years bad luck after breaking a mirror. Raz Barlow jokes about packing large items with only a collar and shoe strings. Atlas Peck misreads a speech after glue spills at Wild Onion school house. Tickville milliner reports returning from New York markets with latest fashions.
The Tin Peddler says he may have mistaken his sightings of a woman at her aunt’s Thunderation home, noting he has not clearly confirmed four visits in the past week. The remark adds a wrinkle to ongoing chatter in town.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a thorough colon cleanse that prevents poison waste buildup and auto-toxication. It claims easy, agreeable action and a price of 25 cents.
Washington reports war pensions since 1790 excluding World War I total more than 6.836 billion dollars. Civil War pensions reached about 6.427 billion, with Indian wars adding 25 million and other wars 46 million in reported figures from the Interior Department.
The text cites large wartime sums: seventy million for the War of 1812, seventy million for the War of the Revolution, fifty six million for the Mexican War, and one hundred twenty six million for the war with Spain. It also advertises shoe repair with a satisfaction guarantee by R. S. Morehead and notes a smooth transition between sport seasons keeping America free, from the Saginaw Evening Star.
Those in a run down condition notice catarrh more when health is poor. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines local and internal treatment and has been used for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Doctors and druggists tout Calotabs as a purer, milder calomel tablet that breaks up a cold or grippe overnight. One or two tablets at bedtime with water claimed to cause no nausea or impact on daily life, with morning recovery and refreshed feeling. Sold in sealed v packages priced ten cents for small and thirty-five cents for large family packs. Guaranteed by druggists with money-back offer if not delighted.
Karnak is sold in Whitewright by Bow-Wright Drug Co. Collinsville by City Drug Store Gunter by J. R. Carter Tioga by Urb Bradley Druggist Whitesboro by Sammy-Cravens Drug Co. and by leading druggists in every town.
Take With Sweetened Water. Saves the babies, helps the grown ups, comforts elderly people. Used for cholera infant, sudden stomach pain, griping cramps, nausea with prostrating diarrhoea. Pays to keep it on hand ready for emergencies by night or day. It's in Whitewright buy it here.
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