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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
6
Austin convenes a hardware and implements association forming the Eighth District with districts Blanco and Llano. John C. Ross of Austin chairs. George Bengener of Austin is secretary. Semiannual meetings planned, next in Austin in November.
An old fashioned rhyme states a worn tale of a shoe and fortune, then advertises Llano Furniture Co offering repair varnish and renovation of old furniture and iron beds in various colors.
A garbled OCR passage questions hoarding notices affecting children. It describes a crying baby and a mother’s concern about a baby’s distress and local reactions, with unclear names and places due to text corruption.
The text appears cryptic and fragmented, mentioning trains, omens, Gulagya, and a Professor Braney. It lacks coherent event, place, or date details to form a proper news item with identifiable entities or outcomes.
A summer visitor from San Antonio, Wilbur Knebel, died at Granite Shoals after diving into water that appeared deep but was shallow, striking his head on sand. Eyewitness Mrs. E. H. Fowler aided his head above water until help arrived. Knebel was in U S service and had plans to travel to South America.
The plaintiff in the $100,000 tar and feathering case was killed on a farm near Palacios Texas after a fight with a tenant. George Shambles 40 years old son of the tenant is held by officers. The case stems from a 1998 tar and feathering incident in Luling where twelve Caldwell County citizens tarred and expelled a man for disparaging remarks about the Red Cross and the American army.
The readable fragments describe vague events with misordered words and nonsensical phrases. Names, dates, or concrete entities are not discernible to form a coherent summary.
The passage praises Matt for his extreme honesty and reliability as he is trusted with a mint. It notes that some girls feel living with their parents is a waste of time, reflecting views on youth and independence.
In Yonkers the States-Press quotes a controversial exchange about women’s hemlines and perceived male drawing power. The pithy remark triggers reader letters on dress code and gender norms.
Lone Grove report notes farmers stay in watermelon patches on Sundays due to drought. Baptist meeting ended with good attendance. Social items include Jim Jolison Gaines Moss visiting Miss Georgia Edna Templeton and a recent marriage between Albert Box and Dena Clin ter. Local visitors Lola Warden Lula Bales and Hoover visit Mrs Hattil Warden.
Farmers urged to combat grasshoppers with specific arsenic based mixtures and to protect cotton from hopper damage while weather permits cultivation. The piece also notes veterinary input from Dr Thaxton of Staley Veterinary Service and concerns about hemorrhagic septicemia and stomach worms in cattle, with laboratory testing advised.
London reports English women and girls are "betting mad" betting on engagements and marriages. Offic e workers stage performers and students are said to wager from six pence to a pound on outcomes while men comment on the shift in behavior and social mores.
A violent blast and fire gutted the shipping vaults on the twelfth floor affecting the Phigeia Laskes and Metro Pictures corporations in Kansas City. The films planned for release were destroyed and not insured.
In a quip from a bygone issue, the Sage counsels that a man should get well with Blone. The Wise Fool agrees but notes a doctor could spoil the plan, hinting at irony about medical help and human folly.
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