19 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
1
Items announce subscription policies, local fairs and events, border politics, dry status in Bell county, Thanksgiving reflections, medical testimonials, farm loans, and printing services. Includes notices on subscription expiry, market sales, a county dry vote, and card printing prices.
The pros dealt Gov Ferguson a hard blow Saturday in Bell County. He could call back thirty days and tell his home folks they should settle their own pro and anti affairs.
The coal man is with us now and the ice man has a vacation coming to him. At last it arrived. The first tent show of the season is with us today. We had feared the show people would skip Whitewright this fall.
A local grocery ad promotes Phone 29 for fresh produce and fast checkout. The message highlights quick service and a wide selection, inviting customers to call for speedy shopping.
Advertises Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for neuralgia rheumatism lumbago neuritis toothache sprains and injuries. Claims it penetrates to the sore spot dissolves congestion and provides instant relief priced at 25c 50c and 1.00 for larger sizes.
Deacons decide to give the preacher one half of all Sunday sermon collections with the remainder split among them. Postmaster plans a porch speech tonight. Various local vignettes include farm mishaps and community anecdotes from Hog Ford and Tickville.
A Alburtis Pa teacher describes relief from nerves insomnia and loss of appetite after taking Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. Dyer Jones druggists promote Vinci for run down conditions and chronic coughs. Church notes mention high school boys building bookcases, Bro Rodger from Collinsville preaches, Birt Kilgee take over local drug stock.
Tobe Mosley and family join Cricket Hicks Yam Sims Raz Barlow Atlas Peck the Wild Onion school teacher Luke Mathewson and wife with eleven children. the Depuy Constable Sim Flinders Jeff Potlocks and five hounds. Slim Pickens and four Bounding Billows kin. Excelsior Fiddling Band. plus the Blind Man of the Calf Ribs neighborhood the Assistant Coroner and Tin Peddler from Tickville attended as out-of-town guests. The dinner was informal and none were invited.
Supt J A Giles visited Pilot Grove Tuesday and the school adopted Sherman Chamber of Commerce education charts and a State University rural sanitation chart. Desks and seats were renewed with paint and varnish as Ollie Neathery and wife visited Trenton and Prof Maxey toured Sherman.
Tom Barbee advertises a loan service offering funds at 8 percent interest for terms from five to ten years with the option to pay one tenth of the loan annually.
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