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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
2
Subscription rates for Hearne Texas print include one year at 1.50 and six months at 0.75. Second class matter status dated May 2, 1911. Advertising rates display 25c per inch and local readers 10c per line per insertion. Notices show Hearne, Texas December 26, 1924.
Troup Texas December clipping notes persimmon trees once seen as a nuisance may become profitable. T D Brandon Van Zandt County yielded thirteen and a half bushels from one tree sold for 20 25 dollars. J M Munroe earned 21 dollars from two less prolific trees. The author urges local interest in persimmon culture and notes a Waco resident sold a small plot’s crop for several thousand dollars.
A Southern Pacific traffic department explainer outlines locomotive signal meanings. One long blast with three short signals a train order request while two shorts warn pedestrians and stock. a single short may aid braking, and four to five medium blasts summon the flagman.
Funeral service for Miss Pearl Cohen, death Friday, held at family home Sunday 10:30. Rabbi Maudit of Waco led the Jewish rites with Bible words of comfort. Interment followed in Calvert Jewish cemetery. A longtime Hearne resident, she was cherished by family and friends for devotion and homelife amid recent losses. Mr William Curry of Bellville visited. Mrs E F Griswold and children planned Kansas City trip for Christmas. teachers Gertie Whitehurst and Kathryn Bishop returned home for holidays.
Mrs A E Simon and her little niece Miss Charleen Cummings departed for San Diego California at the weekend for an extended visit.
Mrs W H Bivin and Miss Dorothy Bivin depart Monday to spend the Christmas season with Mr and Mrs J B Cook in Missouri City.
Mr and Mrs Je He Moss and Mr and Mrs J He Moss Jr travel to San Antonio for a visit with Mr and Mrs Lilo Renfro and others. The group includes Robert grein and accompanies on the trip.
Leah Lee Paul and Jewel Stewart return home from Dallas and New Baden to spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs GD Stewart.
Fragmentary OCR notes identify Eugenie Marshall a Gainesville faculty member and Anne Marshall a University of Texas student, mentioning public school connections and affiliation with Gainesville. The text is incomplete but links two individuals with education roles or studies.
The remains of Mrs. Willis Griffin died at her daughter’s Austin home, arrived in Hearne, and were laid to rest at Norwood cemetery after a Monday funeral led by Rev. C. E. H. Bullock. Born in Harris County at seventy two, she guided her blended family through hardship and remained a devoted Christian.
Misses Elizabeth Teeling Alma Longmire Hixie Green Mabel Walston and Ruth Shoap Baylor College students are home for the holiday season. Mr and Mrs R C Allen have with them for the Christmas season their daughter Miss Alice Allen a University of Texas student their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Volk of Dallas and Mrs Allen a mother Mrs P T Blair of Waco.
For sale ferry and farm on good business footing. Selling cheap as leaving town. Write Box 109 Rockland Texas. W G Whatley left Wednesday for Beaumont to visit his daughter in the home of Mrs G C Hester.
Mrs. P. A. Reed is Hearne representative for Coulter Smith Nursery of Bryan and solicits patronage for cut flowers plants shrubs bulbs and related items.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets stop cough and headache and work off the cold. The box bears the signature E. W. Grove and is priced at 30 cents.
Real estate for sale includes dwelling houses and vacant lots in various parts of the city at reasonable prices. The brief notice notes multiple properties available and invites inquiries for purchase.
Mr and Mrs Sam Lipschitz Louie Lipschitz Mr and Mrs Harry Frielander of Calvert Mrs Ike Katz and son Jake La pin of Dallas Mr and Mrs CG E Parnell and Miss Norma Parnell of Houston attended the funeral of Miss Pearl Cohen on Sunday.
Advertisement promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a specially prepared syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and urges regular use for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action, stating it is pleasant to take and stimulates and regulates.
Notice to publish for William W. Bivin estate in Robertson County Texas. County Judge Joe Reid appointed H. W. Cummings Temporary Administrator by order dated December 13 1924. Interested parties urged to appear at Robertson County Court Franklin January 5 1925 to contest. otherwise appointment becomes permanent.
Holiday excursion tickets between Texas points and Louisiana points go on sale December 19 to 24 with return limits through January 5. See agent for further details.
An ad extols Pepsinated Calomel as a gentle English preparation with Pepsin and other ingredients. It claims quick relief from indigestion biliousness colds constipation and sick headaches. The tablet is taken at bedtime and promises waking with appetite. A line notes it is recommended by Duffey Drug Company.
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