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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
6
The Hearne Methodist Church marks Mothers Day with a 9:45 Sunday school, 11:00 baccalaureate sermon by Rev. R S Marshall for Hearne high school graduates, and an 8:30 p m Mothers Day program with choir music. Attend with appropriate flowers and honor mothers living or memory.
Mrs W Pullins wrong relatives here. Mr A M Nunley confined to bed with mumps. Private Emory Nunley of Camp Bowie on seven days fur lough. Misses Ethel Banks Evelyn Hare visitors at Henry Prairie Tuesday. Mrs D H Harrigan and daughter Mary Jane of Taylor visit Mr and Mrs C F Banks. Rev Walter Boyle of Bryan preached at the Baptist church Saturday night and Sunday. No services Sunday morning due to rain, which benefited farmers.
Elliott events capture Sunday visits by Miss Buia Upshaw Lola Reynolds and others while the Childress infant burial occurs near Calumet. Rain abundance boosts farmer optimism for crops. Also mentions visits by Mrs Pankey and Mrs Jenkins and a rental ad for two five room houses.
An advertisement markets Vinci as a tonic for weak nervous women and others, listing ingredients such as cod liver, iron peptonates, lime glycerophosphate, and ammonium citrate, promising money-back if not effective after a fair trial and noting it is sold by all druggists.
Mr Marvin Andrues, formerly of Franklin and now in this city, drowned Friday afternoon in the Little Brazos river during a fishing party. His watch stopped at 5 51 indicating the time of death. He leaves a wife and infant. The body was recovered by Dedeck and Burts and interment held in Franklin. The Democrat extends sympathy to the family.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for a coated tongue or constipation in children. It promotes an inside cleansing to restore health and warns to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company with clear bottle directions for all ages, noting beware of counterfeit syrups.
Palmer Sanitarium advertises a curative approach for cancer claiming over 50 years of experience. It invites readers in Navasota Texas to investigate treatment options at Box 461 without surgery and to act before it is too late.
The Missionary Society met at the Methodist church in a business session. Members will go as a group every Tuesday to sow at the Red Cross room. The mission study class will meet next Monday at 4 o'clock after ten.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a hair cleanser and dandruff remover that makes hair soft lustrous and abundant. It claims immediate beautifying effects and, after weeks of use, new hair growth across the scalp, urging readers to buy a small bottle at local drugstores. Also notes Mesdames Roy Killough and Pierce Davlin of Franklin visiting the city Saturday.
J M Callaway announces candidacy for justice of the peace in precinct four Mumford. Reared in Grimes County, he moved to Mumford five years ago to serve as bookkeeper for the Edwin Wilson estate and is regarded as educated and capable for the office. The Democrat urges voters to consider his announcement seriously.
The Baptist Aid Society will hold an apron and home sale on May 7 at the vacant Rosenstein store building. Mrs Randle Miller aided the society and invites the public to attend Saturday at 7 o clock.
A dubious patent style claim promotes curing a cold in one day with LASATIVE HROMO Quinine to stop cough and headache. It promises the remedy will work off the cold, with druggists refunding money if it fails, and a Grove’s signature on each box.
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