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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
12
The armistice ends hostilities as 600 Allied soldiers gather at Verdun Cathedral. Doctor Maurer leads a unifying service with Our Father and Doxology while Muslims Catholics Protestants and Jews join in prayer. Schools resume amid postwar repair and social harmony visible in Dunkerque.
A writer notes that Constantinople hosts numerous guilds such as the esnaf of shoemakers with historic authority to judge members. Guilds admit workers regardless of race or religion if they follow the occupation, operating through lodges overseen by officers. The writer suggests esnafs will remain influential as conditions change.
Journalists from about twenty nations visited Dunkerque and were impressed by the public schools despite constant bombardment. The city, though occupied briefly, kept teaching in session with many schoolhouses rebuilt and students marching to the cellar in orderly processions during attacks.
The peanut has boosted agricultural development, increasing production and land value in many areas. It helped Alabama during the weevil crisis and improved Virginia's standing from first to fifth in production. The peanut oil industry added value, and this year’s harvest and total value were records despite reduced acreage.
In Lunenburg county Nova Scotia nearly all residents on Little Tancock Island share the surname Levy. Historically the population was almost entirely Levys and many carry Old Testament given names. The Levys allege direct descent from Galilee era fishermen who followed Christ.
The article notes war use of motor trucks as essential freight carriers in France and outlines plans for a long haul system to speed goods. It contrasts slow rail and water routes from Havre to Paris with longer wait times from Bordeaux and Marseilles, highlighting road networks and the shift toward motorized transport.
Elisabeth Fraser, traveler and writer, recalls Vienna hunger and Canadian salmon variety during a diplomatic Paris reception. She notes hotel meals in Vienna and in Canada feature multiple salmon preparations, questioning breakfast options as a whole fish with mustard is served.
The British war office salvage committee unveils a tractor trailer unit that pulls barbed wire from battlefields. A winch draws wire through rollers where salvaged metal forms 1 foot to 18 inch blocks weighing 70 to 80 pounds and valued at about 25 dollars per ton for smelting. The staff estimates 100000 tons removable, justifying forty outfits ordered.
In Everybody's, John Ambrusté recalls early telephone service when central operators were key to daily life. A local anecdote tells of a woman briefly leaving the line to fetch a doughnut recipe from Mrs Brewster, with the receiver left off so neighbors could hear a baby.
A naval rating home on leave recalls Jellicoe's tribute to those in the Jutland fight and says the greatest heroism was endurance not combat. After nineteen years in the service he confesses he lived nine months aboard ship without a break, a feat he never imagined possible.
A collage of want ads lists cars tractors and farm items for sale plus a posted farm with city conveniences near Sherman Texas. Items include a 1920 Chevrolet and a Buick Six in good condition a Ford Touring Car nearly new a brand new Oliver No 9 typewriter a Ford Roadster and a Grant Six auto with bargain pricing. Also posted are ads for a Tyler Commercial College scholarship a floral design service and a Sherman area farm for sale with 150 acres and city utilities. Names include W C Huffines Jr Lester Haile Glenn Doss Rev I E Teagues A G Bradley Manning Clark Will Leslie and others.
An air cadet diving near a road struck a carriage carrying two convalescent officers, killing both. The defense argued no manslaughter due to lack of culpable negligence despite a breach of discipline. The cadet was acquitted at trial.
William E. Critchlow of Macon Missouri argues a man’s character shows in how he lights his pipe. He claims bad men rarely smoke pipes and that a well-lit pipe indicates a heart inclined to fairness and virtue.
Advertises a druggist refund if AZO fails to cure piles. Claims relief from fronting Protruding Piles and promises quick results within six to fourteen days. Mentions a money back guarantee and direct remedy from the manufacturer.
For sale by owner a 336 acre farm with 275 acres in cultivation and the rest in pasture. Located three blocks from city limits eight blocks from city schools and nine blocks from the city railway. One and a half mile pike borders two sides.
Trade offer for a Ford or Buick Six automobile is listed under Paul Roberts name with contact indication for interested buyers or exchangers.
Mr and Mrs Bryan Holcomb have come back from the oil fields where he worked as a mechanic for several weeks. He will stay to help his father in the apple business. The first car load of apples arrived last Saturday from Roswell New Mexico orchards.
A vintage health ad asserts that worms cause pale ailing children and stomach troubles. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the system while nature dispels the worms. The tonic is described as pleasant to take and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
The Katy runs a Fair Special during the State Fair in Dallas. The train arrives here at 5 10 a m, departs Dallas at 7 00 p m, and is due back here at 10 40 p m.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching provides retiring pensions to university and college teachers on its accredited list in the United States Canada and Newfoundland. Pension eligibility includes age sixty five with specified service or twenty five years as a professor or thirty years as a professor and instructor in cases of physical disability.
An old ad promotes Bromo Quinine laxative tablets claiming to remove colds cause the grip and influenza. It notes there is only one product labeled Bromo Quinine and features E. W. Grove's signature on the box priced at 30 cents.
The ordinary clover and its varieties including shamrock act as barometers. When rain is approaching the leaves close and stems swell, making leaves rise upright for a day or two before rain. This stem swelling with impending rain occurs in many flowering grasses.
Purifies and enriches the blood to restore energy and vitality. You can soon feel its strengthening invigorating effect. Price 60c.
A brief home care note advises using a flannel rag dampened with vinegar to brighten Isinglass surfaces.
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