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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
2
A fragment notes mail matter classification at Llano Post Office as Second class main matter under Act 1 Congress of 1878. The readable portion provides no dates or names beyond the postal context.
Advertising rates shown for one page at 12.00 and varying discounts for multiple issues. Rates include 22 2 2 cents per line and 500 14 page and 3 4 page options. Small ads under 7 4 page priced per issue with multiple issue terms. Reading notices and specific classifications listed with per line and per issue pricing.
Comment runs high on street work with praise and criticism in equal measure. The writer admits limited knowledge of the topic yet notes ongoing public engagement and varied opinions about improvements.
In a forceful editorial tone the piece urged Americans especially Texans to wake to imminent war demands. It cites 70,000 recruits needed to reach full strength and compares U.S. efforts with Canada, urging vigilance, unity, and active support for the council and engineers handling local infrastructure and wartime mobilization.
Advertisement notes a two dollar monthly cleaning and pressing service at Johnson and Byfield's. It also mentions homes wanted for two boys aged two and five and includes a line addressed to Mrs. Willie Hunt not Fredericksburg Texas.
An obscured excerpt features scolding and slur phrasing in a dated narrative voice, highlighting harsh, demeaning language directed at a Black person and a misread object described as a button. The text reflects offensive stereotypes used for characterization.
A vintage ad urges girls to whiten skin using lemon juice mixed with orchard white to create a lotion. It promises to remove freckles, tan, sallowness, redness, and age spots, and to leave skin smooth and clear with daily facial massage.
A letter from Howard C. Blodgett describes Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago with about 8000 men in training. Details cover barracks, detentions, clothing, tents, wireless telegraphy, medical scrutiny, drills, leisure facilities, and weekly film shows plus sports and music amenities.
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