The Passing Day and a Texas Newspaper Man
Jess Adams, a Texas country newspaper man raised at Comanche and active in Coleman and Plainview, died in France while traveling the world. His life reflected warmth and a lasting impact on readers, beyond grand achievements. He urged merchants to invest in local ads and good merchandise, urging better clerk service and truthful messaging to grow business. He criticized state spending, urging education and welfare over courts and asylums to prevent crime and insanity.
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Jess Adams
Texas
Comanche
Coleman
Plainview
France
Color Craze and Traffic Wrecks Split Public Life
A columnist notes a surge of bright colors signaling a return to primitive tastes while observing women’s fashion and vivid stockings. The piece then shifts to daily newspaper traffic accident tables, detailing casualties and injuries as a warning about rising recklessness on the roads.
Good roads shape town progress and trade appeal
The piece argues that improving roads benefits merchants by drawing customers from outside towns. It warns that towns without road investment fall behind as customers travel elsewhere, stressing that roads decide growth or decline based on local effort to attract business.
Dallas citizen proposes million-dollar industrial exposition
A Dallas resident urges the city to invest at least 1 million dollars in a permanent industrial exposition to show Texans current industry and spark further development, noting Texas combined industry only recently surpassed that figure and praising rapid growth.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas mail order growth warns of new merchants
Thomas K. Kelly editor of Kelly's Magazine addressed the Austin Kiwanis Club noting that Texas sends more mail order orders than any other state. He warned that if trends continue many new merchants will enter Texas and current merchants may be driven out. He observes mail order houses spend 10 percent of gross sales on advertising and offers to back a bond.
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Austin Kiwanis Club
Thomas K. Kelly
Kelly’s Magazine
Texas
Railroads face bus line competition and call for regulation
Railroads complain about motor transport's growth in freight and passenger service while earning record profits. They blame slow local shipments and high local delivery charges, urging regulation. The piece notes cars and planes fill unmet demand the railroads ignored and cites international ad men talks fostering global understanding.
Ed Purdy's Philos Save While Young and Old
A brief note quotes Ed Purdy on saving money. It urges saving in youth to enjoy later life while implying abundance in old age to do things not enjoyed in youth. The saying reflects a thrift message from Purdy.
Honest Bootlegger Reformer Exchange Sparks Debate
A reformer accuses a bootlegger of lacking conscience and flouting the law. The bootlegger defends his trade as governed by supply and demand and moral neutrality. The exchange highlights tensions between prohibition enforcement and economic realities.
Artist Declares Love Stories Through Illustrations
An artist explains that their work illustrates love stories while asked to clarify if they illustrate or demonstrate. The playful exchange centers on interpretation and creative intent between two speakers.
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Will H. Mayes
University of Texas
Mr. Kelly
Houston
Ed Purdy
Philos
Garvin-Johnson Crocery Co
WRIGL
P. C. Walker
Graham
Turkeys
P. C. Walker Poster Advertising CO
Graham, Tellas
E. F. Riley Furniture Company
West Side Square
The
John E. Morrison Co
Graham, Texas
Olney, Newcastle and
Loving
Buick
Uestion
McMurtry Motor Company
Bracey
L.M. Davis Drug CO
Tuscity
Automotive Electrical Service
Willard
West Fourth St
Willard Battery
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