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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1919
Page
3
The essay recalls Lord Say’s 1417 sentence for promoting learning and a Lancaster Ohio school board’s 1828 anti rail travel view. It argues prejudices fade as truth advances, noting railroads arrived eighteen years after the Ohio stance and predicting future historians will view today’s prejudices as archaic.
A newspaper note warns that colds can lead to serious diseases and urges early treatment with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It emphasizes acting quickly when cold symptoms appear to reduce danger.
A fire eating colonel receives a rageful missive and offers a pointed retort. He notes his stenographer is a lady so cannot transcribe his thoughts and he, as a gentleman, cannot think them. He implies the reader will understand his meaning.
A service car is available for trips any time day or night at reasonable prices. To arrange, call telephone No. 1e Roscor Cook.
An old advertisement invites readers to cut out the slip and mail it with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The offer promises products for coughs colds and croup and is sold everywhere.
The piece notes that ancient times counted years by the moon, not solar cycles, yielding shorter modern ages for figures like Adam, Noah, and Methuselah. It cites roughly 123 lunar months per year and 29 day months, then adds later shifts to include equinoxes and six moons as a year.
Advertised laxatives promise lasting relief beyond temporary fixes. Chamberlains Tablets claim to move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion when used according to package directions.
Will Looney the furniture man advertises lower prices and urges customers to compare before paying. The brief note highlights cost savings as the selling point of his shop.
The Washington Star quotes farmer Corntessel debating conscientious objectors to work. He suggests an excuse for loafing could be framed as moral stance rather than laziness, sparking contention about duty and labor.
The Sun offers a fine assortment of sample engraved Christmas ecards for ordering. Readily reusable designs and phrases provide a festive option for sending season greetings this year.
Local eatery Nick's Cafe touts expertise in chili and ham burgers. Diners praise the ready-to-eat comfort foods and steady kitchen quality.
An advertising pitch touts Freezone as a painless home remedy for hard and soft corns and toe corn, claiming drops immediately stop pain and let the corn lift out. It markets a small bottle as inexpensive and effective for all corn types and even calluses without irritation.
Offer for one year subscriptions as low as $6.00 for Whitewright Sun and $7.50 for Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Includes six days a week delivery and oil news coverage. Offer ends December 15th. Send subscriptions to Sun Whitewright.
Product claim states skin cure in six to fourteen days with RAZO ointment. Advertisement asserts soothing effect and quick recovery after use, targeting readers seeking rapid relief.
A collection of humorous phrases about marriage and polygamy appears, including lines about bigamy in families, one good wife deserving another, and marrying many as a theme. The verses poke lightly at domestic life and bachelor ideals.
A quip from an Exchange item in Utah mocks a wise Mormon who supposedly knows all his wives by counting them before arithmetic. The line plays on polygamy stereotypes and humorous prudence.
An old advertisement claims that many illnesses in children stem from worms and unhealthy color. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system while expelling worms.
Rouse City Texas woman Mary Kilman says after severe postpartum side pain and months of misery she found relief with Cardus. She began feeling better after a half bottle and, after three bottles, was well and continues to be strong. She urges others suffering monthly to try Cardus.
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