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Newspaper
Canyon City News
Location
Canyon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
The Hereford correspondent for the Fort Worth Telegram claims forty to fifty bushels per acre, a figure The News calls inflated. The News cites Canyon City estimates and Dr S L Ingham’s twenty to thirty five bushels as more plausible, arguing Hereford's yield is overstated to boom the region.
The text condemns excessive sensationalism in newspapers and its harm to farmers and homeseekers. It argues exaggeration damages credibility, urges careful reporting, and warns that readers will discount truthful statements when faced with deliberate misrepresentation.
The U S Army and Navy announce salary increases across ranks led by Major General 8000 Brigadier General 6000 Lieutenant Colonel 3500 Major 3200 First Lieutenant 1700 Second Lieutenant 1700. retired list officers also see boosts with similar annual gains. Dallas News reports the adjustment, noting about 500 extra per year per officer.
In letters from the Bryan Eagle and Dallas News, critics urge calling out the word good in social shorthand. They argue conventional good society is self important and costly, not always virtuous, and could welcome a figure like Satan in fine dress if he could pay his way.
The Record calls the Baileyites militant and aggressive while praising anti Bailey figures as rightful victors. Hall County Herald notes strong sentiment that victors take spoils and those seeking crumbs face hardship. Local tone favors decisive victory and warns against compromise.
News notes the death of General Stephen D. Lee at Vicksburg Mississippi on Thursday last. He was commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans and is succeeded in that role by General Cabell of Dallas.
The Hereford land market criticizes persistent buttinskys who tag along out-of-town excursions to lure away agents. Some operators travel 1900 miles to feign friendship and steal buyers, prompting calls for a fence rail club to curb the practice and warning that excursions may end here.
The Amarillo Weekly News launches as a four column folio under editor J. L. Caldwell. The Canyon City News wishes him well in his new venture noting Amarillo’s growth and Caldwell’s Democratic stance backing William Jennings Bryan for president.
A Hall County Herald editorial urges young men to become farmers. It extols farming as easy with village or city life difficulty and as profitable and honorable. It portrays the farmer as a gentleman and noble benefactor, urging youth to quit seeking clerical posts and pursue agriculture.
The law requires county and precinct candidates to inform the county executive committee chairman in writing before June 18 if they want their names on the primary ballot. Failure to comply will remove them from the official ballot. IL Lair is the Democratic county chairman and urges prompt attention.
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