This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
3
A columnist highlights a spoof list titled The Dirty Dozen, noting twelve common strands of gossip heard in daily life. The piece warns how malicious chatter can harm both communities and businesses, urging readers to avoid both community and organizational gossip.
An old style ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipation biliousness colic feverish breath coated tongue and diarrhea in children. It promises prompt cleansing of bowels without narcotics and warns mothers to ask for the genuine product with clearly printed directions for babies and children of all ages.
A historical note lists cull criteria for laying hens, including weight, health, broodiness, comb condition, pelvic width, body formation, and molt timing, contrasted with criteria for hens to keep such as bright combs, weight, late molt, and loose skin. Also mentioned are a Brady area gas well report by H O Westerfield and a Flo Zeigfeld Follies remark.
An old health ad explains Calotabs as a purified calomel tablet to cure colds and grippe. One or two tablets at bedtime with water are said to end the illness by morning without salts or nausea. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.
Old Spanish Trail Headquarters report over 15 000 travelogs distributed with demand for 50 000 copies. The guides cover mileage road conditions and population from St Augustine to San Diego and highlight West Texas including San Antonio and El Paso. Schools nationwide use them for geography and history lessons as tourism interest grows from Florida to California.
The Edwards County Leader reprints a letter from B. M. Halbert of the Chevon Publicity Committee urging goat promotion in Texas. He cites a Fort Worth carload sale of 77 pound chevons at 3 cents and 80 pound muttons at 8 cents, argues chevon’s appeal when barbecued, and advocates marketing as the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas.
A Southwestern Sportsman note lists numerous taxes layered on Texas industry including a state ad valorem tax, county and city taxes, poll and occupation taxes, gross receipts and franchise taxes, school taxes, road and drainage district levies, gasoline and automobile taxes, intangible assets tax, utilities taxes, pension levies, and other indirect charges. It highlights the heavy tax burden across multiple jurisdictions and tax types.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.