15 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
1
Notice records indicate Hearne Texas post office entry as second class matter dated May 2 1911 and registration under the 1879 act with Hearne Texas June 15 1917 reflecting postal classification and timing.
Talks on advertising by Nels Darling urge local merchants to treat ads as assets not liabilities. He argues the local newspaper is the best medium and urges concise messages that attract attention hold attention and clearly state product advantages and prices to reach thousands of readers.
A patriotic verse praises a farmer who toiled with a spade and hoe to yield ten bushels of potatoes. Neighbors mocked his slow pace, yet he persevered behind the hand power plow, turning stubborn furrows into harvest. The call remains to cheer the civilian hero alongside soldiers.
A prose-poem excerpt from James Russell Lowell praising June. The speaker notes days in June as rare and perfect, with heaven tuning earth. Nature awakens life in fields and meadows as cowslips and buttercups glow, birds sing, and all creatures find a place in the sunny world.
Davis of West Texas tends father Morris ill with typhoid fever. Lulu Hancock and Eugene Wilson visited Murray and Mrs. Reid. Pearl Gear stayed with Mrs. Maud Robertson. Leona Bailey and baby visited O. M. Bailey. D. L. Dotson made a business trip to Waco. Emma and Eula Upshaw and Goldman Bishops visited Lula and Carrie Reynolds at Elliott. Jim Evans and family visited Wood Evans. Ernest Shelby of Boon Prairie visited. Guynes returned from Calvert. Middleton family visiting nearby. D. L. Dotson and wife spent Sunday in Calvert with her mother. Many attended church at Elliott Saturday and Sunday.
An old advertisement touts Lemonie as a freckle remover using orchard white as the active base. It instructs to squeeze into a three ounce bottle, shake to make a quarter pint, then massage into face neck arms and hands daily for freckles and blemishes to fade.
Numerous newspapers send kind references to the editor's daughter marriage. Clippings include a note from Caldwel in Robertson County and a message from Joeylor in the State Press and Dallas Galveston News.
Miss Marguerite Felton Lane daughter of Judge and Mrs J Felton Lane of Hearne married John Massey Gatling of Caldwell at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Bryan. Rev Randolph Ray presided the ceremony the bride’s father a friend of the editor of the Hearne Democrat. The groom a Caldwell drug firm manager and owner of stores in Somerville and Hearne moves Caldwell’s business circle. The wedding was announced by several Texas papers wishing the couple happiness and prosperity.
An old advertisement warns that a simple cough may develop into grippe or pneumonia and urges taking Dr King’s New Discovery early. It claims the medicine kills germs, soothes the throat, loosens phlegm, and clears air passages while containing mild laxatives to remove waste.
Mr. W M Peery of Hearne Texas received papers from the National Guard of Texas authorizing him to organize a battery of field artillery at Hearne and vicinity for muster into the national guard He will be recommended for appointment as captain upon completion of organization Application blanks will be available at the First National Bank of Hearne as soon as they arrive and headquarters will be opened by Mr Peery for enlistment Eligible young men in the Hearne section are urged to respond promptly to this opportunity to serve their country.
The article extols steno as a rapid legible shorthand using a typewriter, noting its accuracy, interchangeability, and suitability for civil service and press work. It promotes Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas as the regional source offering courses in shorthand, bookkeeping, telegraphy, cotton classing, and business administration with a free illustrated catalogue via coupon.
The church notes praise growing attendance at morning services under the tent and thank business leaders for closing shops then. Thirteen accessions, seven baptisms, and strong cross-faith cooperation mark the campaign as pastors urge unchurched members and friends to attend, seek salvation, and yield to God through Jesus.
A vintage ad urges care for summer colds and promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as germ killer and chest relief. It claims honey and expectorant ingredients soothe the throat and cough and recommends keeping a bottle at home. Price listed as 25 cents at druggists.
A druggist offers a refund if Pazo Ointment fails to cure any case of itching burning or protracting piles. The ad promises ease and rest with an 80 cent price and a money back guarantee.
Leader Estelle Keeling opens with the topic Cuba Beautiful for Little Children and a selected song. Bible reading Joshua 7-8 titled Victory of Defeat followed by a prayer. Recitation Jesus Loves You by Lois Hayes and a leaflet by Winnifred Biggs ends with a Benediction.
An old advertisement warns that constipation causes serious illnesses and urges asking to see the tongue. It explains coated tongue signals sluggish bowels and headaches or indigestion may follow. Promotes Dr. King's New Peer tablets as sugar coated, mild, and effective for all ages, sold by druggists for 25 cents.
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