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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
2
The Hearne Democrat announces that church event notices with admission fees and similar notices will be charged at regular rates, while notices of religious services and similar events will be published free. Hearne Texas May 16 1913.
The editor urges Hearne to grow as a cotton shipping hub by forming a Commercial Club and leveraging local natural advantages. He warns that Germany and other nations profit from armament spending, fueling war talk and higher orders for weapons, while calling for unity to attract neighbors and bolster the economy.
The piece urges unity to strengthen local services as Hearne builds a fire department with alarms and a chemical engine, promoting taxes saved on insurance and preventing fires. It also champions Texas agricultural advancement via silos fertilizers and colleges, highlighting Robertson County road bonds and inviting truck farmers to boost cash flow and credit stability.
A motivational piece urges Hearne to pursue local industrial growth. It cites Houston as proof that a strong work ethic and collective effort can create opportunity. Proposed industries include brick, flour mill, canning, cotton, creamery, hotel, wholesale grocery, and laundry, noting coal freight costs and urging action.
Sunday May 11 the congregation observed a beauti fully Mother Day with fern and flower decorations. The center seats were reserved for mothers and carnations and roses were worn. Judge Lane gave an eloquent address as the orchestra and quartet provided music. The Chautaqua Salute to the mother closed the program and Rev Cole conducted the closing remarks.
J Felton Lane known as the Busy Barrister of the Brazos was professionally and socially engaged in Central Texas last Thursday according to the Central Texan report.
Mothers Day services at the Methodist church Sunday featured white flowers for all in attendance. The pastor and others paid tribute to mothers with touching songs and heartfelt prayers. The congregation left uplifted, grateful for mothers love as the sweetest gift in life.
Robertson county papers pride themselves on home print pages with lively columns. The Hearne Democrat, edited by Lane, earns praise for its newsy tone and patter filled with alliteration. One column notes “Warner Williams Wandered in to Water” to explain a drowning in a tank near Hearne, while other bits lampoon hotel strugglers and dream of bustling term time. The Central Texan wryly remarkes on avoiding bawling babies and certain genteel topics, praising the local scene’s quirky humor and spirited prose.
Lost heavy Keystone silver watch by Sounce EH C. en. Described with front inscription Sounce EH C. star fob representing Star Shoes. Case No 391850 Movement No 38209526. Waltham works. Reward $8.00. Contact C T Sutton 41-3-5 Benchley Texas.
Veterinarian T E Baker of Idaho Experiment Station outlines a beetle novel lice control plan for pigs. He notes a 150 pound pig has about 12 pints of blood and 92 000 drops, then prescribes sanitation, formalin spray at ten percent, creolin in the wallow, and dusting pigs with powdered grahisagria to deter lice.
A simple experiment using three tomato cans filled with sand, stiff clay, and rich humus soil demonstrates differing water retention. After drying, each is saturated with water until drainage begins, revealing sand drains fastest while humus soil holds most water.
Guidance on fattening young ewes before breeding, using rape as pasture when possible, and timing. Discusses keeping old ewes in purebred flocks, selecting rams to improve ewes weaknesses, and establishing uniform flocks. Recommends feeding rams well with bran oats and vegetable roots and clover roughage.
In a Popular Mechanics feature Cc Thompson of Miington Nova Scotia describes a wagon brake crafted from a 28 inch iron wagon tire with a three and a half inch width and a curved front to avoid stones. The device proved useful while traveling through mountains with a horse and carriage.
The device uses one inch square hickory sticks bolted to the base with three bolts per side. The rear ends are curved to admit the wheel, and the front has no rope hole. A stationary point is unnecessary as the wheel resting in the brake center locks the wagon on a deep grade.
Guidance on seeding rape requires three to five pounds per acre while Imbrilla needs one to two pounds. Soil quality and seed bed condition determine exact amounts with lighter seed on rich ground. A fine, firm, moist bed and a light manure top dressing boost growth for a stronger selling crop.
Keep Poultry Healthy emphasizes pure air water and food plus thorough cleanliness essential to chicken health. The fowl's resistance to disease is linked to thorough care and proper conditions.
The article stresses achieving high hatch fertility by proper breeding, rearing, housing, feeding, and mating of stock. It outlines steps to secure better egg fertility for hatchery success and overall productivity.
A reflective poem warns that postponing duties steals leisure and peace of mind. It contrasts the contented person who works daily with the one who defers tasks, noting deferred duties breed doubt and new worries, while steady daily effort preserves joy.
A garbled fragment describes a plan to open a “school for the training case” named Impurance Rolict tare. The speaker argues no instruction is needed, claiming most men can explain the business, and proposes teaching men to detect lies by examining a suspect’s teeth about relatives dying of consumption and being refused by six companies.
An excerpt features a young man recounting dangerous adventures to Desdemona and Desdemona's empathetic reply about loneliness. The dialogue echoes themes of isolation and peril as he describes being cast ashore with only his thoughts.
In a terse exchange a man admits to his wife that he had been with a friend the previous night. She later encounters the friend and recalls the tale, exposing the speaker's weak alibi as he fails to improvise and maintain veracity.
A witty exchange between a grass widow and a veteran colonel unfolds as they joke about what would happen if a fire broke out on a hotel seventeenth floor. The seasoned man confidently claims he would retreat downstairs before the blaze begins.
A speaker notes giving up on a year or two long manuscript. The work was initially accepted by the first publisher it reached, but the writer now says no further success is expected and has abandoned the project.
A poet jokes about trying to make the world happier and better, while a cynic taunts him about reading poems to Poe. The exchange captures a sharp, humorous clash over art and influence.
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