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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1925
Page
4
The article outlines Mexia's initiative to shape city growth with a bold plan. Officials, including local leaders, announce investments and milestones guiding development. The piece highlights community input and anticipated improvements to infrastructure and public spaces.
Attorney General Dan Moody champions the bond between public interest and press ethics to expose graft and promote tax relief. The Mexia Daily News lauded for steadfast civic service guiding community life, with praise from ministers, teachers and leaders across the state.
Abilene Reporter notes a movement to reduce swearing praised as a cure for a habit that harms discourse. The piece argues swearing signals limited ideas and urges self-control, citing Texas crude petroleum output and natural gas use, plus Texas leadership in livestock and mules.
Editorial lauds Attorney General Moody’s victory over the American Road Co, recovering $600,000 and canceling contracts while revoking the company’s Texas permit. It notes political foes and allied interests, urges Moody to continue the probe, and calls for public backing against entrenched influence.
War Department seeks 50066 dollars for a memorial but opposition questions whether a plain gravestone already honors the unknown soldier. Vice Chairman Plummer derides Congress inquiries as futile while noting prior investigations yielded little new beyond the Lynch commission. The piece also highlights a flawless record in war graft prosecutions ending with a dismissal.
A speaker pleads for divine guidance to avoid eternal doom. The piece contrasts the fool's mockery of God with a hopeful plea to be led by Jehovah. It ends with a grim warning that those who scoff at the spirit’s urge face judgment and the cry too late.
The Lafayette Journal Courier notes a shift toward coroners working in shifts as the motor sear era accelerates, signaling growing demand and procedural changes in death investigations.
In poetical verse Ben B Hunt discusses how lawyers learn to write and the tension between legal craft and lyrical expression. He argues many lawyers simply write to share inner faith, not to achieve perfect technique, and that verse can uplift ordinary folk and ease troubled hearts. The piece contrasts legalism with artistic aspiration and references contemporary notes from various papers.
The South Bend News-Times quotes Marshall Field listing twelve constant citizen ideals: value of time perseverance working dignity of simplicity worth of character power of kindness influence of example obligation of duty wisdom of economy virtue of patience improvement of talent and joy of originating.
A fragmented reflection discusses lasting fish tales, time, and growth after death. It emphasizes reading wisely and questioning certainty while hinting at a wedding or church as a symbol, ending with a sense of anxious contemplation.
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