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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
8
The Kansas City Star laments the preventable fire toll citing two thirds of losses, up to half a billion dollars yearly, and one home burned every three minutes. It questions who pays and why fire safety is often ignored.
An old Mason Texas clipping markets staple and fancy groceries with seasonal fruits and vegetables and advertises 7 percent real estate loans by J P Moneyhon. It also lists Honey for sale at the mill and a notice from A P Watts.
Excerpts quote Connie Mack and Grantland Rice on battling fate in baseball. An old man counsels a young man choosing a wife about cooking versus music. Classified blurbs include a sash-baby sulkey for sale and sewing requests with contact details.
The advertisement touts Borozone for flesh wounds in people and animals. It claims rapid healing with liquid Borozone first washing away germs, then Borozone Powder completing recovery. Prices listed: liquid 30¢ 60¢ 1.20 and powder 30¢ 60¢. Sold by the Corner Drug Store.
A historical overview describes how after Texas annexation the U.S. Army sought efficient transport for frontier supplies. Experiments with mules, oxen, and camels began under Jefferson Davis and Secretary Floyd. Camels proved capable across Texas and desert regions, with tests at Camp Verde and the Big Bend, prompting calls to deploy up to 1,000 camels before the Civil War redirected focus to railroads and the war ended camel use.
Bristow Adams speaks through the Canton Sentinel describing the role of the country newspaper as voice of home and community. It chronicles birth, love, death and daily life, linking readers with markets, goods, and the social fabric of town and state.
Summer suits are reduced to half price at Byfield's Stora. Customers can save on lighter fabrics and early fall wardrobes as the sale runs through the week.
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