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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
5
A terse claim appears to reiterate the pursuit of value and money’s worth. The line emphasizes financial savvy and the desire for full value in purchases or investments. No named entities or concrete events are present in the fragment.
Preston Everheart from San Antonio visited relatives late last week while John Hollingsworth of Ector visited his father D. A. Hollingsworth on Sunday. Pascal Cox of Durant and Ekla and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cox are named. J. D. Patterson and J. R. Oliver of route two received a registered Duroc Jersey gilt from M. E. Willis of Campbell purchased at the State Fair. The 13 month old, 405 pound gilt cost Oliver 100 dollars.
Deputy Ron Roberts, who has been buying cotton at Ardmore this fall, is back in Sherman and will perform more sheriff duties. His friends welcome him, praising him as an efficient and trustworthy officer.
Mrs. Sarah A. Jones reports severe fatigue and nervous collapse before Vinol, then eight bottles led to strength and weight gain. She praises the product and its guaranteed results, with the druggist notice from Dyer & Jones in Philadelphia mentioning money back protection and a formula on every bottle.
A Sun subscription drive peaks as renewals pour in from the community. Notables include Z W Binion and J W Jenkins among many names. Dr. Davis Spangler heads to Fort Riley and then France for wartime service, while Sherman’s candy factory faces a sugar shortage and plans a Monday restart.
Grandmothers and mothers keep Foley’s Honey and Tar at home for emergency relief from croup coughs and colds and to relieve whooping cough. It is sold by Dyer & Jones. A fire alarm from the Birge Forbes gin Friday afternoon prompted a swift fire department response, but the blaze was extinguished before firefighters arrived, causing only minor damage to the cotton press.
Grove's Tasteless Tonic touts quinine and iron as a general tonic. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system with a 60 cent price.
Grayson County teachers declare the Sherman held institute a success. Local participants say the programs meet teachers needs and will yield much good for county schoolwork.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than any other disease and for years it is supposed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Hopson candy factory plans to receive 60 000 pounds of sugar tomorrow under a food control order limiting sugar to fifty percent of normal for candy makers. Sherman Democrat notes the school reopening after a one week break for a county teachers institute held in Sherman.
Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. Marketed as a true tonic for adults and children priced at 60 cents.
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