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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
1
The Hearne Democrat published in Hearne Texas in May 1913 lists FELTON LANE as editor and proprietor. It notes subscription rates of three months for 25 cents, six months and one year, and outlines a special notice policy charging for charity events and paid notices while religious service notices publish free.
Editor E A Reinhardt argues Hearne needs an active civic league to enforce sanitation. He warns of weeds, offal, garbage, and vermin spreading disease and urges residents to burn refuse, cover water receptacles, and keep alleys clean. He notes California anti alien land bill and Japan US tensions. He also cites a startling flight of fly progeny calculations.
A dispatch notes rising militant suffragettes in England amid warm weather. The report warns the epidemic could spread to the United States, linking it to political unrest and public works funding. It mentions $150,000 road bonds and local materials aimed at improving roads, transforming rough paths into better routes.
A serialized poem from the Austin Statesman criticizes a young girl’s street fashion urging modesty. It questions her use of a corset and hose, warns of danger from tight clothing, and predicts a future of "Mother Eve" style if not dressed more conservatively. The verse targets social norms and fashion propriety for women.
Texas enacts a stricter divorce statute requiring a bona fide Texas residence of twelve months and six months in the filing county before suit, a 30 day filing delay, limits on remarriage after cruel treatment, and new grounds including ten years separate without cohabitation, with exceptions for insanity.
Mr and Mrs P A Reed and their young son Lucian along with Miss Floy Larkin and Miss Myrtle Simmons traveled to Bryan on Monday in Mr Reed's car.
The Robertson County Press and Hearne Democrat receive commendations from The Central Texan for their clean, wholesome publications. Bremond’s small paper is noted for steady progress in producing a readable, newsy sheet for its town and readers.
A Calvert Picayune excerpt mocks suffrage talk with biting verse about women’s voting rights. The poem contrasts uncertainty and acceptance, noting aging observers’ evolving views and a readiness to “climb aboard” the suffrage effort despite earlier defiance.
A Milano Gazette item quotes a editor threatening to publish the armaround man’s name if he does not pay a full year’s subscription. The note questions whether the man is already a subscriber and why his name is being withheld.
A playful anecdote from Hearne Democrat notes a deacon sitting on a tack, springing up with a challenge to readers. The paper promotes a dollar entry to guess the first word, enrolling winners as paid subscribers for one year, signaling a circulation boost tactic by Calvert Picayune.
In a brief exchange between Hearne Democrat and Calvert Picayunes the Cotton trade and wagon loads are contrasted. Hearne supposedly yields four miles of favorable country northward while Calvert is said to receive far more wagon cotton in two months than Hearne does in a season, highlighting local town rivalries and economic teasing.
The Denton Record and Chronicle asks readers to tele phone or Submit personal and social items to publish in the paper. Editor Lowry praises a New York suffragette parade for its costuming and adds that 35 000 suffragettes took part. J Felton Lane, former district attorney and Hearne editor, visits Waco and is welcomed by local friends.
A troubled Sarah Smith stands in a shady spot as sunlit spruces overlook a quiet scene. A silent stranger approaches from the south and Sarah calls halt. Samuel Slocum, a statesman, notices the moment and comments on the odd impression. Sarah seeks sympathy while sunset light fades and she sketches quietly.
A twelve year old boy, without liver or flights, took the medicine and his liver weighed twelve pounds, while it supplied lights for a comic opera company, illustrating the medicine’s alleged ineffectiveness.
Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a true tonic and sure appetizer. It claims to drive out weakness and loss of appetite, building up the system for both adults and children.
A farmer describes a single acre yielding three crops in one year: early peas, then potatoes, then celery, with peas sold at 1.50 a bushel and celery and potatoes earning good prices. A second 1 1/2 acre plot produced sweet corn with transplanted tomatoes, netting over 100 dollars.
A leguminous crop Japan clover lespedeza has spread across the south and is used as summer pasture or hay. Studies show it fits rotation farming, yields high quality hay, and the Agriculture Department has issued Farmers Bulletin No. 441 detailing its value and how to obtain it from the Secretary of Agriculture.
Tips on bed depth and bedding materials for young pigs, using oat straw, and ensuring fenders in farrowing pens. Advice on cleanliness to reduce sickness, breed versus individual cow value, incubator handling, udder health on wet floors, poultry care, grain feeds for fat and eye health, and horse value amid automobiles.
In a bookstore a customer spots Professor Knowsitt deeply absorbed in a volume. The clerk reveals the professor is perusing Joax's Foolish Rhymes for Foolish People, not a science text.
A father tells his son a blunt rule for ushering at a wedding. The key tip is to seat the wealthy guests first, a guidance delivered in a concise, fatherly exchange.
The note describes romantic Switzerland with comments on Barker Well and several Baal places along the descent from the mountain, but notes the roads are generally in good condition.
In a lively exchange Mrs Jinks asserts women manage their speech better than men, while Mr Jinks retorts that no man can truly control a woman’s tongue. The brief quarrel highlights gendered perceptions of communication styles.
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