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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
7
Long list of residents and visitors from Bryan Calvert Waco Austin Mineola and Houston gather for Misses Smith Removal Sale with big reductions on Ready-to-Wear and millinery. Mentions Irene Brady Clarence Wimberly Allie Scott J W Black and other locals as campaigns and travel notes appear between ads and social updates.
The Hearne Chamber of Commerce met to review routine business and the pink bollworm quarantine. Directors urged safety first, noting farmers inside the zone fear crop destruction and those outside oppose quarantine changes. Officials plan to safeguard Texas and the cotton belt, even at farmers’ expense, and suggest outside-land leases to help zone farmers next year.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood and mucous remedy. It claims local applications fail, cites a physician prescription, and notes testimonials and a Toledo, Ohio company behind the product. It warns against fake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A town-wide improvement wave unfolds at the post office with new boxes and fresh paint. The postmaster enforces baskets for street trash, urging business houses to adopt waste receptacles to curb litter and aid upkeep while renovations continue on the meat market stand and concrete floors. The secretary notes the need for street trash cans for years.
The court in Franklin Texas issues a notice for all interested parties to appear and contest the filing of an account for John Wood Mathews, a minor. The writ requires appearance at the court, with the writ and endorsed retainer showing action taken, by December 10, AD 19.
An estate sale advertises reducing prices for cash for various properties of the John L Boatner estate. Interested parties may contact Miss Clara Boatner or attorney J Felton Lane in Hearne or write to executor Bev L Willis P O Box 388 Mineola Texas for details.
The notice promotes Gatling Gatling Druggists Poultry Remedy promising higher egg production from hens. It guarantees satisfaction with a refund if not pleased and emphasizes that money from eggs is not bankable but the sale proceeds prove the remedy’s worth.
A vintage advertisement urges replacing calomel with Dodson's Liver Tone. It claims calomel makes users sick and constipated, while Dodson's tone is harmless, vegetable based, and won't salivate the mouth. It promotes taking a spoonful tonight and promises a swift, safe wake up feel.
A tonic marketed as Grove's Tasteless Chill Yonic purports to purify and enrich the blood, claiming to restore vitality and energize the body. The ad emphasizes enhanced strength and invigorating effect with a listed price.
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