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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
2
The Llano Post highlights local concerns about winter preparations and farming, notes a tax rate increase, and praises Tom Blanton's watchdog role. It comments on Governor Ferguson's pardoning debate, the Dallas News stance on proclamations, and presses Llano’s civic promotion for county growth.
The piece argues Texas will be better off by year end 1925 with strong production and needed rains. It urges calm, discourages calamity howling, and notes six parties weighing gubernatorial bids, hoping the race narrows to two and the best candidate prevails.
A New York City figure argues Americans spend more on baseball than education. The piece notes public sentiment forgiving schooling while fans cheer at the ballpark, preserving baseball as a national tradition despite potential educational costs.
Opinion on cemetery upkeep urges broad financial contributions to sustain the City of Our Dead. It argues that neglect harms the site and calls on all residents to donate so trustees can keep the cemetery in good condition.
Police report at least twelve thefts in Austin with multiple reports filed. The writer jokes about car ownership among locals and hints at financial strain in the Capitol City, noting possible misappropriation to obtain transport.
A son visiting his aged parents at a county poor farm in Ohio finds his four thousand dollar automobile stolen and his wife’s two thousand dollar fur taken by thieves. The writer derides the theft as lacking gratitude and uses harsh language to condemn the culprits as degraded, invoking evolution and animal comparisons.
The speaker notes a shift from railroad expansion to highway development. Citizens now favor a first class state highway along their property over new rail routes as autos dominate travel and freight shifts to trucks. The steam locomotive remains necessary but less popular than twenty years ago.
An agricultural notice from Texas A&M College advises farmers to plant supplementary feed crops for livestock during drought. It covers suitable grains and grasses, seeding rates, and regional timing for oats, rye, wheat, barley, grain sorghums, Sudan grass, millet, rape, and kale, with guidance on planting methods and grazing readiness.
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends for kindness during bereavement in memory of their wife mother daughter and sister Mrs. Clarence Henderson. They treasure every word and act of comfort and pray God’s wisdom and reward for each supporter.
Straw hats are reduced to one half of their original price at Byfeld’s Store. The sale offers a limited stock of headwear with additional discounts on selected accessories. Customers urged to visit the shop to take advantage of the reduction.
A large fall rally for all Methodists in the Lampasas District is planned for Sunday September 6 in Anderson Park Lampasas. Pastors are urged to attend with delegations from their churches. Speakers will be announced next week. Bring basket dinners and plan to join in a district wide Sunday school effort.
100 acre farm ten miles out offers for sale or trade. Might trade for a good home in Liano. Hurry if you want this. Farms Ranches City Property for Sale Rent or Exchange. Non resident property looked after.
Rev A Hunter presiding elder of Lampasas district will preach Sunday morning at 11 oclock and Sunday night at 8 oclock. The third quarterly conference follows the night service. Everybody invited to all services. J H Meredith Pastor.
The Missionary Society of the M E church will meet at the church Friday afternoon at 4 30 o clock. The lesson study will cover the first to the twenty second chapters. Each member is requested to memorize one verse in this lesson.
Turkish advertisement seeking tenants and clients for light housekeeping rooms near town center. Includes contact A P Watts and Mrs N C Wilson at 51.
A J Mackey aged 73 died at his Lampasas home last Saturday. He was the father of Gordon Mackey formerly of Llano. Mackey had visited Llano many times and left friends who mourn his passing. Llano residents express deep sympathy to Gordon Mackey in his hour of bereavement.
Born Monday morning to Mr and Mrs Alvin Johnson a fine ten pound boy Both mother and baby are doing nicely and the father is the proud man in town
Mr Jakie Anton Flint and Miss Elsie Casper of Fredericksburg wed last Saturday in Fredericksburg after obtaining their marriage certificate. Friends here offer best wishes to the newlyweds on their marriage voyage.
P. Foreman and family have returned home after travels through various parts of South Texas. Mrs. Foreman and their baby were away for several weeks, while Mr. Foreman was away from his office for only a few days.
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.