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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
8
An old time tobacco advertisement extols Prince AlSort tobacco sold in toppy red bags. It praises the tidy red tin and the 100 and one half pound options with crystal toas and sponge-mastener tops that keep the tobacco in trim.
The piece urges expanding tick destruction campaigns across counties to free the Southeast from Texas fever, arguing quarantine removal would boost livestock and markets. It calls for coordinated action by farmers ranchers and business leaders with Extension and Agriculture departments leading efforts. It also notes Texas has 4577 lawyers and high legal costs burdening the economy.
A critic argues that overpredicted laws burden the nation and that most Congress members are lawyers. He says government should ease moral action, not legislate virtue, and laments lawyers hindering reform while claiming to protect commerce and public data funding. Albert Publard cites alcoholized governance as a flaw.
A general basket picnic is planned at Field Creek Texas on Jane asie with a free dinner a baseball double header cool shade and cold water. Everyone is invited especially those who can attend at e600 a.m. and present their views to voters of our district.
A man in Mobile attempts to pay with a dollar that rings suspicious to the storekeeper who suspects a counterfeit coin linked to recent arrests. The exchange reveals distrust and a heated exchange over the note’s authenticity.
A reflective passage recalls Woodrow Wilson on liberty and human rights. It contrasts past cries for freedom with government action and urges steadfast support for equal rights. The text then briefly notes seasonal hay quality and animal feeding guidance for spring work, urging caution with new feed.
The excerpt features Catterson admitting fear of balancing a bank book and making mistakes. Mrs Hatterson suggests repeatedly drawing money until funds run out. The passage also notes a remark about low cut shoes revealing more of the feet for stocking support.
The bulletin notes varied crop conditions across Freestone, Liberty, Bastrop, Fort Bend, and surrounding counties. Weather has improved in many areas with rains aiding wheat, corn, cotton, and oats. yields in Tyler, Callahan, and nearby counties show promise while some districts face late planting and weed challenges.
A garbled dialogue describes a crude method for cooking a wild cranberries mixture with sug ar and berries to improve appearance, ending with a claim of a better result than prune.
Incomplete OCR fragment hints at a domestic scene with a man and his wife involved in a dress or picture amid a Kansas street reference. The text is garbled but mentions a bat and a litte item, a possible local street name and a wife taking an unspecified object.
A humorous account recalls a man whose bad luck spirals from a dying horse to a tame mule and a lost cow in a poker game. A summer cyclone, an earthquake, and a sinking ground follow, ending with a tax collector charging for the hole left by the events.
A fragment suggests a woman feels confined like a prisoner at home, pondering how washing her hair might ease the sense of imprisonment and loss of freedom.
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