Cleanest Town Contest entries listed for Texas prize
Up to May 25 towns filed for Holland's Magazine Cleanest Town in Texas Contest with cash prizes of 1000 in Class A for populations up to 4000, 500 for top entry. Class B prizes 300 for 2000 to 4000, with entrants across many Texas towns. Class C 200 for under 2000, including numerous cities and towns across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Holland's
Big Springs
Brownwood
Corpus Christi
Denton
Gainesville
Houston Heights
McKinney Grange
Taylor
Waxahachie
Weatherford
Ballinger
Bay City
Bowie
Coleman
Comanche
Columbus
Eagle Pass
Paper Prices Rise as Mills Increase Shifts
A May 18 1912 letter from Southwestern Paper Co reports raw material costs up and mills adding shifts, prompting a 50 percent price increase on paper items including flats ledgers and envelopes. Immediate effectives begin May 20 1912 with a revised price list to follow. Also notes an ad for Ballard's Snow Liniment and reports Wilbur Wright's death from typhoid fever.
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Southwestern Paper Co
Welcome to our city? a call to bustle and growth
A fragmented civic message urges rapid business activity and confidence building in the city. It warns against mud and poor pavement harming reputation and clothing, noting some cities profit from others' mistakes while commercial organizations shape urban development.
Rural Carriers Form Comanche County Branch
The Rural Letter Carriers of Comanche County met in Comanche on May 30 1912 to organize a county branch of the Rural Letter Carriers Association. J P Pattie was elected President and D E Werner Secretary. Good Road resolutions pledge to support better public roads and to vote and advocate road improvements while Blanket and Brown County delegates discussed a state convention at College Station. A luncheon followed at the Comanche Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche
Geo. L. Sullivan
Carr
J.P. Pattie
Sidney
D. E. Werner
Blanket
Brown County
Geo. S. Emert
T. D. Brown
Gap
College Station
Wanted Someone to Take Advantage of Bargain at office
A fragment mentions a bargain related to a Victor phonograph at an office. It notes a pretty city will attract attention and attention is key in city building. The item appears in a promotional or recruitment style line with no clear date or place. No named individuals are identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Prohibition Election Called in This County
A countywide prohibition election is planned under local laws, with a rule delaying the vote for two years after the last election. Comanche residents hold a mass meeting to organize a clean-up drive, dividing town into sections with captains and a coordinated plan. A fundraiser of 500 dollars supports competition in a Holland contest, as Gatesville Messenger urges timely action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Comanche
Gomanete
Gatesville
Public notices for Democratic primaries listing many county offices
Announcements show candidates for numerous county roles in a Democratic primary. Included are districts and offices such as District Clerk Ewell Allen Benton, County Clerk M P Cain, Sheriff J W Graham, Tax Collector Frank Palmer, County Superintendent W D Jenkins, County Attorney Merton L Harris, and several commissioners. Re-electons noted for several incumbents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P.cain
Mary L. Smith
J. Prank Redwine
J. H. Haynes
J. W. Graham D
J. Bowling
Handley Jack Cunningham
V. L. Jackson
Tom Smith
B. F. Cadenhead
W.W. Tullos
Frank Palmer
Collee J
Sam W. Switzer J. ©. Hardin
W. D. Jenkins
Notice Prosecute intruders and cure claim at Carroll’s Drug Store
The notice speaks of prosecuting intruders inside premises and promotes Dr Sledge's Painless Eye Water from Carroll's Drug Store with a money back guarantee. It includes reflections on people who complain and urges community cooperation for progress. It also recounts a Neenah Wisconsin man breaking two ribs after a frightful cough and touts King’s New Discovery as a remedy with free trial bottles offered by druggists.
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W. Pate
Dr. Sledge
Carroll's
Neenah
Wis
Goforth praises Hunt's Lightning Oil and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
A Kansas City reader Mrs Goforth touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as nearly curing catarrh and easing headaches while urging steady roads as essential. The ad copy promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts ulcers and other injuries, and notes fresh candy lines at Hamilton Drug Co with market news on Texas trade.
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Z. E. Goforth
Holly ‘Street
Kansas City
Hunt
Buck
Jen
Hamilton Drug Co
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Coca-Cola CO
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Ross
W. D. Carroll
Ewell Allen Benton Stailey
J. H. McCallum
Merton L. Harris
Gib Callaway
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Suage
J. H. McMillan
A.B. Haworth
B. B. McCampbell
J.P. Graham
Jokkie W. Burks
Forest Boyd
Cliff Bill
W.T. Dobbs
N.W. Frost
W.J. Patton
E. Bean
W. Wyatt
J. J. Starkie
G. White
G. H. Loudermilk
Bastrop
L. M. Jones
First National Bank
Mrs. Goforth
Oregon
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Procic Avrnovar
Pierce
Fuiale
Benjamin
The
Burks-Simmons Co
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