Road bonds and beef price debate in Texas weeklies
The piece notes widespread road bond elections and optimistic road-building, questions beef pricing while praising Texan oil, gas, and crops. It salutes Del Rio’s West Texas News and its editor L. A. LaCross, comments on rainfall and record crop prospects, and cites 1918 U S meat production figures to question high prices.
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West Texas News
L. A. LaCross
del Rio
LaCrosse
Texas
Prosperity Gains Forward Push in Cameron
A Cameron resident extols the town’s natural growth and organized effort behind its rise. He credits the Cameron Commercial Club and collaboration of bankers, merchants, and farmers for expanding the city’s trade territory and fostering progress beyond a mere boom.
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Cameron
Camnon Commercial Club
Organi
Newspapers Debate League of Nations and Government Spending
A compilation of editorials and comments from several papers. Falls Postmaster Howard expands staff to handle postal growth and questions reimbursement. Quanah and Bay City papers critique Bolshevism and League of Nations. McKinney urges home investment as cornerstone of citizenship and liberty.
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Falls
Howard
Chamber of Commerce
Quanah Tribune-Chief
Bay City Tribune
Austin
League of Nations
Hog Day in Thorndale Brings Strong Hog Sales
Last Tuesday Thorndale farmers marketed about 18 000 pounds of hogs. Buyers led by H H Camp of San Gabriel reported prices from 15 to 14 cents per pound. Sales circulated around $2 000 in receipts.
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Thorndale
H. H. Camp
San Gabriel
Familiar Quips and Wisecracks From Schoolhouse Laughs
A collage of jokes and quips about friendship politics love and daily life. Vignettes feature a humorous exchange about vowels a rabbit foot luck and a singing nurse in a light acerbic tone. Includes lines from Holmes Farm and Home and various city papers.
Our Little Paper and the Editor’s Place in Town Life
An editorial discussion on why local papers are called little and how editor personality shapes a paper’s esteem. It compares editors to preachers and doctors, noting papers serve as community histories and soothe or inform residents.
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Chillicothe
Texas
Same
Dito
Don’t Be A Popularity Jack
Essay advises against overdoing charm to win favor in social and work settings. It urges individuals to maintain individuality and demand respect rather than bending to please everyone. Ends with a plug to subscribe for the Herald and a Florida Times-Union quotation.
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Houston Chronicle
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