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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
1
The report notes William Jennings Bryan at his brother's Lincoln home praising orderly banquets while recalling past drunken scenes. A banquet anecdote features a noisy guest mispronouncing his name in a hiccuping exchange with the chairman.
A Toronto Globe quotation shows plaintiff counsel grilling motorists on car specifics. The questions cover make, horsepower, tire types, wheelbase, mileage per gallon, braking, and stopping distance. The quote argues motorists know their cars well but ignore public safety, suggesting negligence.
Topeka Kansas June 5 After thirty two years service as telegraph operator on the Union Pacific railroad Misa Minnie Doering has been appointed ticket agent here the first woman ticket agent at a station the size of Topeka on the Union Pacific System She has been with the road since 1888 She learned telegraphy from her father a former Union Pacific agent at Akley Kansas Earlier years included service at Manhattan and Cheyenne Wells Colorado where cowhands once tied a necktie party and a horse thief was hanged near the depot
On Wednesday June 2 1820 Good Roads work started at the six mile crossing on North Llano in Kimble County and will extend to Junction Then work continues toward Kerrville with sections built in both directions The project aims to finish in about twelve months and produce one of the best road types in the state benefiting Junction and Kimble County
A Hungarian national soothsayer Mme. Sybilline Bellaugh predicts across Europe a new throne era within a year. She foresees upheavals in France and Germany with a former emperor driven to madness and a murder of the crown prince. She also claims Bolshevism ends in 1921 and that Jews flee Russia to Argentina and Mexico.
Captain T R Stevie and a San Antonio revenue official seized a large batch of home distilling gear in Thorndale and confiscated liquor. Six five gallon kegs and three gallons found in an attic plus eight quarts in a cellar. Occupant released on recognizance to face a hearing in Austin Monday before the US Commissioner.
A probate notice in Llano County announces Mrs. Sarah E. Ward has filed for the probate of the will of Russell Ward deceased, with a hearing set for the first Monday in July 1920 at the Llano County Court House. The text includes a narrative about an old man who found companionship from a stranger, ending with a moral urging compassion and greeting others.
A verse lament blaming profiteering vendors for rising costs. The speaker rails at high prices for clothing bacon and paint, accusing distant profiteers and a distant unnamed cadre, while consumers suffer and blame shifts away from local merchants. Walt Mason is cited.
A student unable to pronounce R reads a sentence aloud and then sugarcoats it into slurred speech. The sentence about Robert, Richard, and a rabbit becomes a mangled version with mispronunciations and substituted words.
The office records announcing items only after fees are paid and inserted in the order received. This brief note confirms the procedural rule for processing notices and their placement in the official sequence.
A Lake Worth fisherman explains worms surface after a storm myth. He says tapping ground with a stick signals rain causing worms to rise quickly. Use a five foot square plot and grab them as they appear. Fort Worth Record.
A caller produces a flirtatious line "You look sweet enough to eat" prompting a light public reaction. The reply, "I do eat," sparks chatter about etiquette and dating norms in the community.
The deacon cautions the sister about appearances of evil noting cut glass decanters on the sideboard half filled with ardent spirits. She explains the bottles are stained and not alcohol, while he remains wary of the impression.
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