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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
9
A fictitious government agent goes to stores in Southwestern cities posing as an official. He asks for prices, demands to see invoices, then claims prices are excessive and threatens jail unless a hush payment is made. The Fort Worth Retail Merchants Association reports the scam and warns members.
An ad copy touts Laxa Tive Brom Quin ine as superior to ordinary quinine due to tonic and laxative effects, claiming no nervousness or head ringing. It instructs to look for the full name and the signature of E. W. Grove, Svc.
A Milwaukee teacher sent Johnny Dolan home to avoid exposing classmates to his sister who has the measles. Moments later a boy claimed the Dolans’ sister with the illness lives in Philadelphia, prompting awkward confusion in the classroom.
The article recommends Nick's for top chili and hamburgers noting his skill in preparation.
The page lists items including Daily Novelette The Jarr Family Drawing Puzzle Todays Best Story How They Made Good Little Mary Mix-Up and notable features such as Home Cooking by Mrs Mary A Wilson former cuisiniere to Queen Victoria The Sand Lady s Slumber Story and the Dress Maker s Column. The note says everybody from Dad to the baby finds this page interesting instructive and entertaining.
A quick process stamps the subscriber name onto mailed papers. Hand mailing machines use boys who clip printed names from a long roll and paste them on the front with one motion.
The Journal prints a full page of fiction daily under its serial plan. James Oliver Curwood's Nomads of the North will begin soon as one of three full length novels in the current series.
The Journal pledges to satisfy family demands for a full afternoon newspaper with comprehensive daily news. It aims to keep readers closely informed on world affairs and current events in every issue.
A Scientific American receipt urges immediate room fumigation with tar and turpentine fumes when diphtheria signs appear in a child. The method requires a tin cup holding equal parts tar and turpentine placed over a fire to fill the room with fumes, aiming to loosen throat membranes and induce coughing to expel membranous matter.
The ad urges regular bowels for health and promotes Cham berlain's Tablets as mild and pleasant to take. It claims they aid constipation and are inexpensive at a quarter.
In a playful exchange, Mrs. Murphy's relation to Miss Murphy is discussed with humor about an English sense of nobility. The line reveals that Miss Murphy has married a local landlord who runs a hotel in Indiana, not an English lord.
The department says lasting loss reduction from cholera comes only with organized farmer effort. It emphasizes self-imposed quarantine, continuous sanitary measures, and early serum treatment if herds are exposed or infected.
Indigestion biliousness and constipation sufferers are urged to try Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad promises restoration to health and happiness and assures readers they will be pleased with the benefits.
South bound schedules list No. 3 Limited at 5:55 am and No. 5 Flyer at 4:44 pm. North bound shows No. 16 at 10:12 am and No. 10 Local at 10:02 pm. Cotton Belt west and east bound lines include No. 208 and an 11:15 am east bound timing.
An advertisement touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a syruphonic laxative that relieves constipation promptly and should be taken 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It claims stimulation and regulation and notes a 60c bottle price. Also included is a brief funny quote from the Boston Transcript about Youthful Diplomacy and a joke about Roy and Mary on an armchair.
The sun and planets travel through space at about a million miles per day. The point in space directly overhead in early evening lies near the bright star Vega, though its exact location is not yet fixed. The passage implies a feeling of rapid ascent, akin to a cannonball shooting head first at many times the speed.
Druggists refund a money if Paz-Pazo Ointment fails to cure. Protru Pil free aire piles and ease after the first application.
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