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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
8
The Southland farmer faces unequal rewards and slow recovery after 1920 but remains tethered to farming. Despite losses, many stay due to capital tied in land and gear. He is an incurable optimist, dreaming of independence and prosperity in time.
James Kane of Los Angeles and G. Powell of San Diego set a new touring record in a Lincoln car by traveling 2292 miles from Los Angeles to Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone Park in 50 hours 42 minutes over four days. They drove 566 miles first day to Sacramento 467 to Roseburg 225 to Portland 601 to Twin Falls and 433 final miles entering Yellowstone. Superintendent Horace M. Albright greeted them at Mammoth and credited the feat with high fuel efficiency totaling 204 gallons used for the journey.
Land sale notice offers 177 tracts of 1 to 10 acres for farmers in the cotton belt south plains near Littlefield Texas. Prices 25 and 35 dollars per acre with 20 percent cash and 10 to 15 year terms at six percent interest. Water at about 100 feet. Literature available by request, with transportation. Edgar T. Neal district agent, San Saba Texas. Also grocery note and money to loan on real estate by Runge & Runge Mason Texas.
The writer recalls William Jennings Bryan as a devout, industrious figure whose faith shaped his political path. He shares personal anecdotes from dinners and letters, notes Bryan’s divine calling, and reflects on Bryan’s influence beyond the presidency, including his impact on democracy and religion.
The Robert Bode family held a three day reunion July 21 22 and 23 1925 on the E O Bode property near Copperas Creek 17 miles west of Junction Hera. About 84 direct descendants attended with 144 absent and plans were announced to repeat the event yearly during late July or frat week in August. The gathering featured a large banquet barbecue goat and bread supply a natural swimming pool and extensive camping facilities with relatives traveling up to 250 miles.
Mitchell, an American engineer known as the Globe Trotter, travels from Springfield Massachusetts toward the West Coast on a lightweight Indian Prince motorcycle. He aims to cover EST miles in four months at minimal cost, averaging 200 miles per day with limited fuel and oil use.
An old advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge to treat worms in children. It claims the product expels parasites without harming health and lists a price of 35 cents, sold at The Corner Drug Store.
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