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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
7
Rev A R Nash urges men of Whitewright to join church work, stressing shared duties, spiritual leadership, and sober commitment. He warns against lack of involvement and envisions a united, earnest laity guiding the church’s service for God. The call seeks a consecrated lay leader to mobilize male members.
An invitation to travel west or northwest September 24 to October with one way tickets on sale to Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington and Wyoming at Low Colonist Fares. Plan now for low fares. for information contact nearest Katy agent or W G Crush General Passenger Agent Katy Building Dallas Texas.
Time table fragment shows Cotton Belt and East lines with listed departure and arrival times. Indicated times include 11:20 a m and 5:25 p m for east bound, with west bound at 9:30 a m and 3:35 p m. Names appear garbled. no clear destinations beyond Cotton Belt routes.
An old advertisement asserts No 666 is a prescription made for malaria or chills and fever. It promises five or six doses will break a case and that taken as a tonic the fever will not return. It claims to act on the liver better than calomel and not cause griping, priced at 25 cents.
Mrs Kidd Key, president of the North Texas Female College at Sherman, died Wednesday night at 11:25. She was one of the Souths best known women. Several from here attended the funeral Thursday afternoon. Rev and Mrs A R Nash were among those at the service.
Good Club Offers paper prices listed for Holland's Magazine Farm and Ranch and Whitewright Sun. Subscriptions offered at 1.75 to 2.50 for two years combined. Offers may be withdrawn at any time. Send orders to the Sun in Whitewright.
Alex Little, practical optician from Denison, will be at Dyer & Jones' drug store in Whitewright on September 25. Eyes examined free and work guaranteed. Emphasizes children's eye care before school starts. Remember the date September.
Sherman Texas hosts Fraternal Day at the Red River Valley Fair on October 4 with a 3000 member parade and drill contest. Fraternal orders from Sherman and neighboring states open houses and provide rest rooms for four days to ensure visitors and families feel at home.
Sherman Texas Austin College donates 960 in scholarships to Red River Valley Fair. One year awards go to the best boy from each of eight Texas and four Oklahoma counties. Four year sweepstakes prizes for top twelve, based on yield per acre profit show exhibit and written history. Entries require at least ten from a county.
W C LeBaron announces a premier display of Jerseys at the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman October 4 to 7. Jersey Sales Day is October 6 with breeders dealers and buyers from North Texas and Southern Oklahoma attending. The fair is free with no entrance or exhibitor fees.
A humorous dispatch notes Slim Pickens tumbling from a peach tree Monday morning while preparing to descend. The column mocks daily life with quips about haircuts, fashion, and local characters in Tickville and Hog Ford area.
The Lubbock Avalanche editorial extols the contented common man who pays his own way, avoids envy or excess, and helps others without pride or envy. It praises self reliance, modest dress, and simple living as the path to happiness and societal improvement.
Exposure to rain leads to rheumatism or neuralgia and Sloan's Liniment promises fast relief without rubbing. It soothes sore joints and tired muscles from overwork, and eases bruises, sprains, and other minor injuries in children. A bottle costs 25 cents at druggists.
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the elderly and the young to endure summer heat. It asserts the tonic purifies and enriches the blood and boosts the whole system with a 50 cent price.
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