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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
4
Mexia promotes its growth plan under the slogan The City That Vision Is Building, showcasing development aims and investment prospects with emphasis on future progress and community leadership.
The piece recalls Patrick Henry's 1765 resolutions in the Virginia House of Burgesses, his defiant rally against Britain, and the influence of young leaders like Jefferson Madison and Marshall who shaped independence. It notes Henry carried the youth vote to spur a Continental signal for liberty.
A dated column notes how small factors doom great leaders and events. It cites Mussolini elections, dynastic lore, a Denmark to Britain royal union, Queen Alexandra, and a mass railway conversion claim, ending with praise for Japan’s efficiency in assembling 60,000 freight cars in a single day.
The piece notes many trees died or were stressed by drought, yet fall brings improved soil conditions for new plantings. It stresses city trees require culture, moisture, and care, warns against pavement and buildings as competitors, and argues trees foster a habitable, attractive city. It urges immediate planting with expert guidance available.
In Thornton Hustler the Seale family wrestled a 225 pound hog from a muddy pen after it escaped. Help arrived as the animal fought in tall grass, was finally captured by Ivan Seale and loaded for transport. The hog was taken to Rosse and sold.
Washington reports the Italian war debt settlement is seen as a success for Mussolini government. Count Volpi Misurata has orders to secure best terms without letting negotiations fail, improving Italy’s credit and borrowing prospects while drawing contrast with France. Congress expected to ratify, Rome to approve, and Mussolini’s stance boosts popular support.
Tom Sims 46.5 percent. A humorous meditation on costs, domestic routines, and social behavior. The piece muses on home life, silent spouses, and the idea that people defend their side by promoting its advocates. It ends noting hurriedly raised engagement ring funds.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith of Washington and Lee University urges preservation of personal honor courtesy chivalry and hospitality among Southern society. He calls for wealth to serve God and man purify politics homes and ideals and to bind the Southern rich and poor in brotherhood.
In Hubbard City Texas growers face penalties from low prices for short weak staple cotton while better staples fetch premiums from ten to fifty dollars per bale. The article urges farmers to analyze market trouble and choose the path to success.
The piece notes strong demand for good staple cotton with long fiber around 1 16th inch or more. Buyers would have paid top prices across Texas if the crop met standards, with trade urging for good twist and fiber. It also includes a humorous anecdote about Emanuel Jackson the mule tender on crutches reacting to new mule handlers.
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