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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
1
Anderson County Herald reminds readers that food conservation does not require starving households. It urges substitution rather than deprivation, highlighting ample substitutes from vegetables fruits fish corn products wheat products peanuts and more to maintain health while saving wheat beef pork and other meats.
An article argues seed corn should come from nearby or within the same latitude rather than far away. It notes southern raised corn often adapts better locally, warns against excessive inbreeding, and recommends selecting ears with care and using high quality breeding patches.
Weekly Camp Travis letter notes systematic, scientific training boosts physical condition and morale. Soldiers gain fitness, footwear benefits, letter from home boosts spirits, and camp facilities host mothers and families visitors.
A playful regional poem laments Prohibition era shifts in Texas towns. It contrasts past tavern cheer with modern dry laws, noting Bevo Junction replacing Hearne and Franklin as the local focal point. The piece highlights moral uplift, thirst, and desert imagery in a dated, humorous tone.
Fragmentary phrase from a newspaper page suggests a thank you note or invitation to readers via The Democrat. The readable words reference friendship and closeness, but lack a concrete event, date, or names to anchor a fuller card.
Mrs. Zerban Burts died at her son Sam V Burts home on Sunday December 9 after a lingering illness caused by a broken hip from a fall. Born February 8 1819 in Louisiana she moved to Texas in 1840 and lived in Madison County Robertson County Hearne area. Interment was in Bethany cemetery December 10 with many relatives and friends in attendance. Her survivors include two sons William and Sam V Burts, two daughters Josephine Fore and Rebecca Horttsby, and many grandchildren. She was a devout Christian and remained active until the accident. The Democrat extends sympathy to the sorrowing relatives.
A wartime plea urges every American to use farmland for crops, cut waste in factories and shops, and save money through thrift. Clerks, housewives, and all citizens are urged to boost efficiency, purchase Liberty Bonds, and answer with concrete voluntary contributions to the nation’s war effort.
A fragment discusses Laxative Brom OQ Quinine claiming no head effects due to tone, noting its superiority to ordinary dememperab and mentioning H. W. Grove with unclear context. The readable text highlights product comparison and a company name in a damaged sentence.
An impassioned appeal argues the war affects farmers, warning that German victories would depress crop prices and trigger taxes. It urges farmers to buy liberty bonds, loan money to the government, and avoid slacking, citing past shipping losses and imminent peril. It emphasizes national duty, American citizenship at stake, and banks holding bonds for public investment.
William Allen White lauds Red Cross work in France to ease suffering of French soldiers families. Maj. Murphy Pershing and Petain coordinate relief focusing on home welfare, tuberculosis and child welfare, refugees, and keeping morale high as winter approaches and military plans unfold.
Fifty public health nurses have been assigned by the American Red Cross to zones around national army cantonments camps and navy bases. They will work under Red Cross sanitary directions with local, state and federal health authorities. Nurses have begun work near cantonments in Hattiesburg Mississippi Fort Riley Kansas Des Moines Iowa Louisville Kentucky Rock Ark Ayer Mass Chillicothe Ohio Atlanta Georgia Newport News and Petersburg Virginia. They will visit rural areas and cities to prevent tuberculosis malaria and other infectious diseases and strengthen infant welfare programs.
A letter from President Wilson to Dr H N MacCracken of Vassar College advocates for a nationwide effort to enlist schoolchildren in Red Cross work. The message urges broad participation and highlights Christmas membership as part of the program.
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