Hearne Democrat editor praised by Calvert Courier
The Calvert Courier lauds Judge J Felton Lane editor of The Hearne Democrat. The piece commends his vision and usefulness in Central Texas journalism. It highlights his leadership role and the newspaper's service to Calvert and surrounding communities. It also notes agricultural gear commentary and farming vocabulary remarks.
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Judge J. Felton Lane
Hearne Democrat
Texas
Courier
Courier Force
Judge Lane
Calvert Courier
Calvert Brother
Brother Baker
Gause
Calvert
Solomon
Late Cultivation of Corn
Agronomist G M Green notes the need for shallow frequent watering late in the season to conserve soil moisture. He cites midsummer drought during silk and tassel growth, advocating soil mulch to hold moisture and citing a Smith County farmer in mid May who was delaying harvest of his corn.
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Texas
Smith County
Obituary for Rev. A. C. Biggs of Hearne and former pastor
Rev. A C Biggs, longtime churchman born September 1846 in LaGrange Tennessee, buried Norwood cemetery May 29. He joined the Little Rock conference in 1872, served in West Texas and Texas conferences, superannuated four years ago, married Eliza Oakley in 1867. Survived by four children, he lived in Hearne after ministry, praised for faithfulness, devotion to wife, and service to his communities.
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A. C. Biggs
Hearne
Methodist Church
Norwood Cemetery
Mr. Biggs
LaGrange
Tenn
Little Rock
West Texas
Texas Conference
Eliza Oakley
W. A. Biggs
G. M. Clapp
Biggs
Joan Traylor
Cuero
Brother Biggs
Copy of Card Used For Registration Form Details
Registration card requests full name age home address date of birth citizen status place of birth occupation and employment, family dependents, marital status race military service draft exemption, and verification signature. Registrar notes include body habitus eye color hair color and disabilities with registrar signature.
Baptist Aid Society Meets for Revelations Lesson
The Aid Society met Monday afternoon for a Bible lesson in Revelations led by Rev. McNew. Sixteen ladies attended. Next Monday at 4 o'clock the society will meet at the church for a business day. All are invited, and strangers will be warmly welcomed.
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Aid Society
Rev. McNew
Card of Thanks from J. H. Moss and family
The Moss family expresses gratitude to friends for kind favors during their bereavement. They thank those who contributed floral offerings and acknowledge the Master Masons for their impressive service.
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J. H. Moss
Dissolution Notice of Gowen Beverley Partnership
Formal notice announces the dissolution of the firm between W Gowen and W P Beverley. A Gowen assumes all indebtedness of the late partnership.
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Copartnership
W. Gowen
W. P. Beverley
A. Gowen
Time Changed For Weekly Band Concerts
The band concerts time has been changed from Friday night to Thursday night at the Queen Theatre. Manager Hughes announces openings in the band for three players on snare drum baritone and alto. Instruments will be furnished for deserving boys or young men seeking to study music.
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Queen’ Theatre
Hughes
Freezone Corn Cure Promises Quick Pain Free Removal
A Cincinnati author promotes Freezone as a fast acting remedy for corns and calluses. He claims a few drops applied to tender areas will dry and lift the corn with no pain and no irritation, offering low cost bottles through druggists and encouraging orders if unavailable.
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Cincinnati
Palmer Sanitarium Promises Cancer Cure Without Knife
An advertisement touts a cancer cure claim from Palmer Sanitarium in Navasota Texas. It urges readers to investigate their special treatment, noting 50 years of experience and listing Box 461.
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Palmer Sanitarium
Navasota
Texas
Old Tom and Auld Nick in a Scots tale of names
A laird seeks a handyman and tests a man named Tammas Jeems Pittendrigh. The applicant's long name prompts a nickname like Old Tom. The laird then encounters another who provides an even longer name, prompting the nickname Auld Nick, highlighting local humor and speech.
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Tammas Jeems Pittendrigh
Old Tom
Nicholas Duff Gordon McKenzie
Nick
Why Worry Love Her In The Best Way
A light quip exchange about marriage humor from the Pittsburgh Dispatch and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The wives, husbands, and lasting affection are invoked with playful lines about love, loyalty, and devotion beyond simple financial splits.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Prince ton Tiger fragment prompts quirky dialogue
A fragmentary line from Animale features a sweet young speaker praising animals and a young man agreeing to a whimsical demand for a Welsh rabbit. The exchange reads like a playful, clipped dialogue vignette with no clear news context or participants beyond the two quoted figures.
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Princeton Tiger
Never Worked. Lie to My Wife and Brutal Marriage
A Detroit Free Press line laments attempted deceit in marriage and declares hostility to betrayal. The speaker asserts personal futility with lying to a spouse and hints at the consequences of dishonesty within married life.
Hat choice sparks suggestion in Mrs Fussbody scene
Mrs Fussbody frets over picking a hat while her husband insists the decision has already been made. The New York Globe records a domestic exchange in which a firm preference is stated and a reluctant suggestion is offered.
Efficiency Motto Drives Relentless Pursuit of Gain
An ironic ditty notes a man obsessed with efficiency, chasing it daily while money sits uneasily unspent. The quip contrasts his wealth with an inability to enjoy simple loafing, portraying him as a benighted oaf. The Louisville Courier-Journal quotation anchors the piece, with a humorous exchange from Puck about a character named Dobson.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Disturber of the peace profile in verse
An odd verse piece from the Washington Star mocks a noisy man who revels in loud self expression. It portrays him as an elf lacking harmony, suggesting a humorous caricature of a boisterous character.
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Washington Star
Stage Dreams Stirred by Husband’s Teasing
Mrs Pester says she could go on the stage and be a celebrated movie actress if not for fussing. Mr Pester jokes he would be glad to see her busy for a reel and silent, too, in a New York Globe item recording playful banter between spouses.
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Mrs. Pester
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