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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
8
Vague city election scene nears with no announced candidate for city marshal. Community calls for a platform of law and order and vows to curb reckless engineers. Rain improves travel routes with corn fields thriving from Gast Bernard to Hostabere.
An old advertisement touts Geove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and strengthener. It claims the syrup-based tonic enriches the blood with quinine and iron, improving appetite, color in the cheeks, and overall vitality for both adults and children.
Mrs Mary Horn teaching in New Ulm visits family here over weekend. Miss Wright and others spend time in East Bernard Hagley Lake spending Monday. Mrs Wille Cutler and son Hime visit Mary. Mr Sam Davidson and Arthur Hunt host oyster supper at Miss Davidson's home. Rev Ryan Garwood to preach Sunday night. J D Gibbs builds cottage near Lissie. J Brudemin of Engle Lake Electric to McAllen for sixth annual Tudpagers meeting. Excursion into Mexico part of program. Studeman travels for company duties.
City residents debate the persistent whistling blamed on train activity by Southern Pacific and Santa Ke crews. Three men next month will be elected aldermen, with voters invited to share views on the issue ahead of the election.
Garwood residents extend sympathy for Mrs Bunke Raton's death and funeral plans unfold with relatives visiting from Renwick Ruthven and Ruthven Iowa. Local events include a two act play by the senior class raising 55.75 for Prof Myres, PTA meeting, church services, and visits from relatives and friends across nearby towns.
Talton reports a severe sand blusm last Monday that ruined young plants and gardens. Farmers remain hopeful about crops despite recent winds. A party at Ben Frets home drew many locals and visitors from Glen Flora Wharton and El Campo. Smallpox fears rise as illnesses spread among residents.
In Welmar Texas the Santtary Batchery reports heavy activity with thousands of baby chicks sold outside the city. Proprieter 0.16 Bobletinger oversees the operation as hatchings continue and shipments go to customers.
A humorous, late text contrasts Puritans and Cavaliers highlighting religious strictness and Sabbath observance versus knightly, frolic loving Cavaliers. It mocks Puritan penalties like a docking stool for quarreling wives while praising Cavaliers tolerance and social freedoms.
A fragmentary report depicts a man displayed in the stocks for minor offenses such as cussing his mule and pulling his mother in law’s nose. The narration uses period tone and rough phrasing in a historical exhibit anecdote.
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