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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
12
A humorous piece recounts the author’s battle with hair loss, detailing failed remedies from Bitters to molasses and even an electric battery. It notes baldness as common among great figures, ends with a light nod to Balm Ballard’s Snow Liniment and local druggists selling it.
A health ad warns calomel harms the stomach and bones and promises a safe vegetable alternative. Dodson’s Liver Tone is pitched as a gentle, non salivating remedy that “straightens you up” without side effects and is suitable for children.
Ernest White, a youth from east of Sherman, spent Thursday night in Sherman after securing a hotel room. He allowed a stranger to share his room when told the hotel was full. Friday morning he found he was short 33 dollars and the man had disappeared.
Chicago Oct 11 In Evanston Police Magistrate John E Boyer tried to impanel six women for a mortgage case, inspired by Indiana’s mix of jury duty and social life. Twenty women were approached. all refused citing busyness, tea, travel, or indifference.
A fragment lists humorous or evasive replies to a jury summons and other misc notes. It includes lines about accepting invitations, golf plans, baby care, legal inquiries, and a plea about office duties. The piece ends with a brief ad for a tonic and laxative, priced at 60 cents, sold by Dyer & Jones, Druggists.
A humorous quip exchanges barbs as a slick city feller calls a hill a bluff and a slick farmer counters that the cow is all bull, showcasing sharp country wit. The brief exchange frames rural pride and city cleverness in a playful clash.
Diamond Dyes offer simple directions that allow anyone to dye wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. Buy Diamond Dyes for rich fadeless colors with a guarantee of perfect results even for first-time dyers. A druggist carries the Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 rich colors.
Washington reports a nationwide drive by the Labor Department children's bureau to wipe the term illegitimate child from law and grant babies born out of wedlock equal rights to a father's name and inheritance. Director Julia Lundberg cites 32,400 illegitimate white births yearly and 70 percent die within the first year due to lack of care.
Quote from Miss Lund berg condemning the neglect that leads to suffering of outcast children. She argues that 70 percent of these youngsters die due to sins of their parents and calls for action to end the slaughter of the innocents by society closing its eyes.
All children troubled with worms have an unhealthy color, indicating poor blood, and often stomach disturbance. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to the whole system. Nature will then dispel the worms and the child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
If you contemplate buying a small farm or a home in town see German and Roberts. They advertise bar gains and urge readers to consider rural or town properties with a local real estate edge.
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