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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
1
A local seller urges mutual prosperity by inviting trial orders and exchanges. They claim to offer many items at lower prices and seek, in return, eggs butter tomatoes and other goods to turn for customers. The message emphasizes cooperation and reciprocal benefit.
Dan H. Anderson a Bell County farmer was fatally injured while plowing cotton after borrowing a hoe to prod a mule. The hoe end struck his abdomen rupturing intestines. he collapsed, was taken to Temple and died.
A dated testimonial from Henry Wetp of Lake View Java praises Adler-i-ka for rapid relief from sour stomach, gas and lack of appetite after one dose. The ad touts the remedy as flushing the bowel and curing constipation, with ingredients listed as buckthorn cascara glycerine and other simple drugs.
The largest Bible, in Stockholm’s royal library, features four inch thick covers and a yard long pages. A New Yorker owns a flawless manuscript Bible by his crippled son, created over two years with red ink headings. A two century old shorthand Bible in London’s Grafton Street predates Pitman. An American lady keeps an ancient Bible baked in bread during a house search. Soldiers searched the house but the book survived as a cherished heirloom.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item quotes Frances and her mother during a social visit. The mother scolds the child for noisy downstairs entrance and praises a quieter descent. Frances asks if she was heard, then explains she slid down the banisters to improve manners.
The second annual summer encampment of the Texas Baptists Assembly will run July 7 to 15 in Teague Texas with a tent city and expanded facilities. Notables include S M Brown D D editor of Word and Way and Rev W B Bagby.
An old joke recounts a school superintendent challenging students to supply numbers. Johnny gives 58, James 57, and Tim O’Brien offers a garbled line provoking laughter, highlighting perceived gaps in observation and comprehension.
An elderly woman sits beside a young couple debating motor cars. The man asks the girl, What color is your body, prompting curiosity about the meaning of body in their chat.
The Scottville Enterprise argues newspaper publishers are vital manufacturers of information facing high costs and labor pressures. It praises their loyalty to public safety, Americanism, and liberty while urging support and removal of obstacles to better service. The piece ends with an ad for Prickly Ash Bitters.
Strictly cash in advance policy states no announcement will be inserted until the fee is paid. All announcements are placed in the order received at this office.
A white man wanted on bootlegging charges defied arrest and said he would not be taken alive. Sunday night he slept with two pistols. officers Bonner Summers and Agent Martin surprised him at his home, taking him to jail after he was found half asleep with a pistol at his side. About two quarts of corn whiskey were seized.
A Christmas Eve tale from Robert Collyer follows a boy who declines dancing, claiming he cannot join for the great end of life. Collyer remarks that if the boy were his son, he might be a minister, but would fear for the church that bore him.
A Marcellus New York Observer squib notes readers asking for all past issues and back issues. It questions why a subscriber would delay subscribing until January and jokes about promising access to every issue.
A cautionary note warns that calomel mercury preparations can cause severe stomach cramping and illness. It stresses calomel is dangerous and should not be taken internally.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable laxative and calomel substitute. It claims the remedy will start the liver without upsetting the system, prevent salivation, and avoid sick days. The copy urges use for adults and children alike.
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