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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
9
Washington DC October 28 1925 preliminary farm census figures for Fannin County list 6476 farms with 5053 white and 525 colored farmers. Land and buildings valued at 36.65 million with 5.96k horses and 15.94k mules. Principal crops include corn oats wheat hay cotton and more across thousands of acres.
Austin reports 1925 inheritance taxes likely exceed $1,000,000 with October receipts above $75,000. A San Antonio estate Ida S. Gage remittance of over $33,000 is the month’s largest so far.
Eight common sense rules aim to reduce crashes. Check brakes and lights, start out early enough to drive calmly, and begin your trip with a relaxed pace.
Advice warns drivers not to drink and drive, not to exceed road conditions, avoid reckless passing, slow near intersections, and ease off brakes on wet streets. Emphasizes consideration for others as the core of good motoring.
A Marshall News note recalls a late novel read by a reader who found it representative of present day fiction. The first chapter shows the heroine smoking, the second features a discussion on eugenics with a young man, and in the third she is using strong language, prompting the reader to quit.
The Texas Text Book Commission orders that evolution be removed from biology chapters in adopted school books. It rejects Darwinian theory, but says it does not condemn the overall teaching of the books. Books that discuss evolution must be revised before purchase.
A cynical observer recalls a remark about a Dr House claiming a serum that makes a man spill all truths. The anecdote hints at skepticism toward patent cures and medical fads in public discourse.
The borozone preparation claims to purify wounds of germs and speed healing. Available in liquid and powder forms selling for 30c, 60c, and 1.20, sold by Bow-Wright Drug Co.
Hayes Healing Honey is sold with Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest and head colds and croup. The salve is rubbed on the chest and throat of children. The two remedies work through throat healing and transdermal action to stop coughing. Combined carton costs 35 cents.
A Marshall News quote contemplates a proposed law to inject every preacher with a serum before funeral sermons. The speaker warns of dire consequences and directs that only a song be sung at his death.
Sherman voters approved a $100,000 street bond on Saturday, 154 to 50. The brief notice also includes an advertisement urging readers to contact M. C. Spivy & Co. in Bonham, Texas, about saving 10 to 25 percent on winter dry goods purchases.
An old Bonham Texas advertisement claims to sell Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore and bleeding gums with a money back guarantee. It contrasts its treatment with others and touts a dress goods department in the same issue.
An advertisement promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to stop cough and headache from a cold. Each box bears the E W Groves signature and is priced at 30 cents.
Temple Texas on October 27 reports at least 10 000 teachers will attend the Texas State Teachers Association annual convention in Dallas November 26 28 J L Head Temple executive committee member says prominent educational leaders from Texas and other states will speak and more than 30 group meetings will cover classroom problems. Ladies garments promoted in a separate sale by M C Spivy Co Bonham featuring dresses and coats at value prices.
A faded notice describes sickly peevish children with pale complexions dark circles under eyes and poor appetite from intestinal worms. It endorses White's Cream Vermifuge as a safe effective remedy at 35 cents sold locally.
Bonham Texas shop M C Spivy and Co advertises pricing on dry goods shoes and clothing inviting customers to purchase. The notice emphasizes affordable pricing to attract buyers and directs local shoppers to the Bonham business.
Pierce's Cafe touts top-notch service and tasty eats as the cornerstone of its success, highlighting customer satisfaction and a strong local reputation.
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