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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
2
Editor and Prop J E Hayden announces weekly publication in San Saba Texas with Thursday issue schedule. Advertising rates are listed per line per issue and per word for classifieds. church entertainments with admission are charged at regular rates. corrections policy noted for any erroneous reflections.
Fragmented clippings mention Antis at the Republican convention and plans for the San Saba and Dallas fairs. They reference the Dawes nomination, Lowden’s decline, and local notes on exhibitions, meals, and farm products. Pages hint at political debates and community events without cohesive narrative.
Local notes mix church revival in San Saba led by Dr. Truett hailed as a premier spiritual figure of the twentieth century, promising a heart to heart Bible message. Other items report Henry Hart collecting oats for the Dallas fair, a potato slicer seller undercutting store prices, and a California high school commencement card with a Wallace Hill connection.
A homely tale shows a husband bankrupt and saved by a wife who kept a promise of one dollar per kiss, proving spending at home benefits the town. The writer complains about political rhetoric, laments modern progress, and rejects nostalgia for the past, noting many changes since earlier eras. Mrs. Chas. L. Watts of Dallas visits Mae R. G. Murray.
John Alexander and Elizabeth Kolb were married Monday at Lampasas. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Kolb of the Colony, graduated San Saba 1923 and taught in rural schools. John, son of Mr and Mrs W C Alexander, studied in San Antonio and worked in banks in Chicago and elsewhere. The community extends best wishes for a happy useful life.
Mrs Eula Ellis of Lometa visited Sunday while John Cagle also came from Lometa on Saturday. H H Doran reports grasshoppers causing damage to corn despite regular poison spraying every other morning. Doran warns heavy losses if rain does not come soon as the pests prey on the ear and stalk.
Public notices promote Turkeytone in water and Martins Poultry Tone for chickens with money back guarantees from Simmons Drug Store. Vacationing Miss Lelia Pool in Minneapolis. Summer school by Medlord Ozment for six weeks. Local ads offer candle eggs policy and payment for good eggs. Mayhew Produce lists prices and a Columbia Graphonola for sale by Alvin Funderburk and Mrs Tom Weston in San Saba Route 1. Mrs Alex Casbeer and children visit Valley Mills.
A vintage advertisement touts Borozone as a liquid and powder wound healer. It claims rapid flesh healing and germ purification to prevent infection. Prices listed for liquid and powder forms from Simmons Drug Store.
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