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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
8
Miss Verdie Everett testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved back pain and nervous spells after using them five years ago. The ad claims the pills help weak or disordered kidneys and promotes purchasing Rice 60c at Corner Drug Store via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A classroom exchange asks Bobby to choose between one apple or two halves. He picks two halves to see if it is inside, prompting the teacher's amused reaction and a light joke on perception.
Privileges for sale at the Confederate Reunion Grounds near Mason Texas August 4 5 6 1920 announced for July 10 sale at 2 pm Items include lemonade soda water ice cream candy cigars near beer hamburgers restaurant chili milk shakes and more Bids may be rejected by the committee for particulars contact R W Hofmann Secretary Committee Mason Texas
A comic exchange ends with a punch line as a quarrel escalates over a phone call. A little man and a burly giant trade insults and threats before the girl hangs up the receiver, delivering a sharp, humorous finale.
A Lakeville Indiana item humorously recounts a mother avoiding a paper bill leading a chain of domestic disasters. A boy borrows a neighbor’s copy, a fence is damaged, a cow intrudes, a churn spills, a set of teeth breaks, a dog and hens suffer, and a hired man elopes, all blamed on skimping on a paper subscription. The tale ends with a moral to subscribe now.
A mother calms a crying baby by noting that it does not yet understand pain as she comforts Billy. Paty explains the baby’s awareness will grow. A Sunday school teacher describes heaven with gold streets and perpetual happiness, prompting a shy child to ask which children go there dead ones.
Miss Annie Peck of 1421 Charlote St Kansas City Missouri reports dramatic health gains after taking Tanlac. She suffered nervous indigestion gas headaches and weakness but says she now has renewed strength and no stomach trouble or nervousness. Tanlac is advertised as available everywhere. The text also contains a probate notice from Llano County Texas regarding the will of Russell Ward and a command to publish the notice in a Llano County newspaper.
A discharged soldier returns to embrace his wife as she quietly plans the next grocery. An old health note promotes Ash Bitters as a stimulant and cleanser for men, priced at $1.25 per bottle by Ransom & Meda.
A satirical verse describes how small expenses accumulate into ruin for the individual, followed by a health advert touting PricklyAsk Bitters as a system cleaner and energy booster. The ad cites Ran som & Melanis as sellers offering bottles at $1.25.
New wallpaper at Justus Paint Store reported. In Glasgow a resourceful clergyman is quoted replying to a stingy man asking if leaving thousands to the church would guarantee salvation. The divine said it might be worth trying, suggesting caution about certainty.
A Texas ranch broker seeks to contact owners in Llano County offering an improved ranch of about 4000 acres. The client has cash and is prepared to pay a fair price. The agency claims twenty years of Texas ranch sales and asks for a detailed description and plot if possible with the first inquiry.
Bertram Enterprise notes the fair is under forty days away with strong efforts for top attractions and entertainment. Farmers expect a good crop and full labor completion boosts prospects for a record crowd at the Bertram fair this year. A separate notice lists for sale two hundred cows with a solid calf crop and ten cow ponies through agent S. D. Childers in Lampasas Texas.
A Milford NY widow thanks neighbors for aid during her husband's illness and death. She notes funeral support and shares a brief sale offer for a milch cow and a roan gelding aged eight, with a Biblical verse closing.
A historical editorial extols advertising as a powerful ally for farmers, arguing truthful publicity reduces misunderstandings and settles disputes. It urges farmers to allocate funds to advertise and asserts a proactive advertising effort propsers peace and prosperity. It also cheekily mentions athletic girls in marriage and promotes a county poultry and egg handling arrangement.
A large assortment of Ever Sharp pencils is available at Justus Paint Store inviting customers to browse the selection for writing and drawing needs.
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