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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
6
The order for an Intertype was placed on April 12 with a promised delivery date of May 12. The machine arrived on time and is scheduled for installation next week.
Pictures of the Tivy football team were taken on Wednesday for the Senior edition of the Tivy Tattler.
Miss Dorothy Gillstrap of Granger visits her brother Coach Bully Gillstrap this week. Schreiner baseball finishes season with a home game against the School for Deaf of Austin. Mrs. C. C. Mason returns from Merizon with guest Miss Alva Campbell. Dean and Mrs Mason host Schreiner seniors and faculty for a Kerrville City Park picnic. Mrs T. J. Poole and daughter Louise from Bay City join others at Presbyterian Encampment for the closing of the school year.
A teacher asks a backrow pupil what to do if a friend lends an overcoat with a forgotten quarter in a pocket. The pupil answers he would spend it, illustrating a lesson on honesty despite temptation.
The secretary of agriculture adopts a standard for sauerkraut as a guide for enforcing the federal food and drugs act. It defines sauerkraut as the clean sound product with acid flavor from full fermentation of shredded cabbage with 2 to 8 percent salt and not less than 1 percent lactic acid. Rebrined canning or repacking sauerkraut must contain at least 1 percent lactic acid.
A Massachusetts registrar records a first time voter with a humorous exchange. When asked occupation, a housewife replies. The registrar, puzzled, asks what kind of labor. The vote respondent says she is a laborer because she stays at home all day.
A five year old boy sails a toy boat in the bathtub. His mother objects noting it is Sunday. He calmly answers the voyage is a missionary mission to darkest Africa, turning a parental objection into a humorous justification.
A Cadiz Evening Bulletin maritime reporter asks how much to write about Colum bus's report of a new land. The city editor urges not to publish and suggests Columbus pay for his own advertising, calling it likely a real estate promotion.
The Missouri Intelligencer of Old Franklin criticized using George Washington’s name for enslaved people and grog shops in its April 29, 1823 issue. The piece laments the name’s cheapening, calling it a signboard sign and a hook to lure travelers, and questions what the Father of Liberty would think at such degradation.
Pathfinder Magazine celebrates left handedness noting famous rulers like Alexander the Great Charlemagne and Caesar were left handed. It recalls ancient belief that left handed people were favored by gods and rose to high office while modern instructors once forced change and some educators claim lower school efficiency. It ends with a nod to baseball.
An abbreviated ad from W. W. Miller and Son emphasizes saving the surface to protect valuable goods or surfaces, urging customers to act to preserve assets and reduce damage. The message stresses practical care and timely action in maintenance and protection.
A concise promotional line for Pampell's fishing tackle shop encouraging customers to purchase equipment with a cheerful assurance.
Rogers Brushing Lacquer by W. W. Miller & Son advertises dry time and porcelain hardness, promoted as ready for use.
W. T. Haynes of Ingram called Thursday at the Times office to renew his subscription. A former newspaper man he is keenly aware of a good paper.
Why discard simbby Furniture. Get genuine Rogers Brushing Lacquer in popular colors including black white and clear. Comes in cans mixed ready for use. Any woman can apply it the first trial. W. W. Miller & Son.
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