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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1922
Page
2
A San Antonio man, with Mrs. Leo Troust and Mrs. Welford, visited the Lissie area to finalize a farm purchase near Lissie. Mr Troust plans to buy another farm in the Lissie region, with travel by Franklin car and accompanying family members.
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan hosted a large barbecue at Cavendale, attracting an estimated five to six thousand attendees. More than thirty beefy portions were cooked, and Klansmen served guests from a line near the enclosure. Speakers from out of town addressed the crowd on Americanism and the Texas political scene, as electric lights and flags decorated a cross motif along the fence.
The article describes the driver ants of the Am enn Gold Coast as a disciplined, caste‑structured army. Workers measure a quarter inch, soldiers half an inch, officers seven‑eighths. A night march forms a two‑inch wide line with flanks holding folders, tunnels up to thirty feet long, and a strong system of communication to summon reinforcements when threatened.
Natives of the Philippines and South Sea islands wear sun hats with palm leaf bases and simple ornaments. In China a rank emblem hat signals social status, with a Muncha woman’s bonnet ornament reflecting rank. Prices range from dollars to ten thousand, with a Brooklyn museum specimen featuring turquoise feathers and a metal frame.
An elderly Kentuckian, Martin Bord of Henrietta, recalls relief from granulated sore eyes after using about two thirds of a box of Chamberlain's Eye Salve purchased in Pebsnury 1903. The testimonial notes complete absence of trouble since. The item also mentions Presbyterian church ladies and local residents visiting, with scattered names and places.
A fragmentary note states that Messrs Roberts and Job Iger offered a jersey milk bow and fresh goods for sale in the evening, with contact via phone 107 at Proka. The garbled text references El Cape and custies, indicating a casual local ad for bargains or goods.
The newly formed Local Rice Growers' Association has secured its charter and will operate from quarters near the First National Bank in the olive former office of Judge W. Sohtricklowl. Charles Lengerke has been engaged as manager to handle rice sales for members, bringing experience from the American Rice Growers Association last year.
An old advertisement touts Hayes healing honey as a cough remedy that soothes inflamed tissues. It also promotes Grove's Sealing Bossey salve for chest colds and throat pain to ease coughs in children, claiming healing effects on skin and throat.
For sale 1000 acres of rich fertile land suitable for rice corn and cotton. Prime tract 8 miles from a small town on the St. Louis Brownsville line with water drainage creek and a large drainage ditch. Price 17.00 per acre with small down payment and loan options of 10.00 per acre. Written by Head MW Williams Bay City Texas. Also notes of visitors Mr and Mrs S Z Damon and sons Roger and Ryan and Miss Coty Cooper visiting relatives in Houston and Smithville.
Hon V Terrell State Treasurer editor G A McNaughton of the San Marcos Times and W C Clark were visitors in the city Wednesday en route to Houston.
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