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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
6
An old newspaper ad touts calomel as mercury to warn against its harsh effects and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative. It promises quick relief from bile, constipation, and lethargy, with a money back guarantee if the product doesn’t improve health by morning. It claims Liver Tone won’t gripe and is suitable for children.
A sick girl named Fanny, kept in bed with measles, receives books and a wax doll. Her brother brings daisies, and their mother guides creating daisy dolls by clipping petals for doll dresses and caps. Fanny makes multiple daisies into playful dolls with petals as trim. Additional ad snippets appear at the end.
Croup and whooping cough relief promoted for children with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. Claims to ease breathing by reducing mucous and soothing the irritated membranes. Pleasant to take and added to foods, available at druggists for 25 cents.
An advertisement text offers automobile battery repair services by G A Arbelger promising first class battery work. Another notice promotes Our Angel Feed for special occasions with a 12 hours notice. Cooper Baking Co. is also advertised for catering.
A vintage advertisement touts Po Do Lax as a reliable natural cure for constipation biliousness and related ailments. It claims no griping bad taste or after effects and says the remedy brightens children and uplifts irritable adults. A large bottle costs 50 cents at the druggist.
Public auction to sell four days and five nights of fair and reunion privileges at San Saba Texas on July 11 at 1 pm. Includes multiple stand types from cold drinks to novelty items with strict prohibition on alcohol and games of chance. Bidders must follow catalogue rules and sign contracts. further particulars via R W Burleson chairman or John Seiders secretary.
Gordon Mackey and kin visit Lampasas Monday through Friday while T V Meador of Alpine arrives to close his western business and return to Gods country reporting no rain since last October. J Moore and Sons sell 10 Hereford bulls to Roland Maxwell and J J Moore travels 300 miles toward old Mexico amid drought. Various San Saba residents attend Menard sheep and goat raisers gathering with doctors and families joining camp on the river.
A Cher okee Herald note from Calaboose progress describes a concrete 10 by 10 foot lockup under construction with 8 foot walls. Deputy Houston is said to be ready to deal with malefactors once completed.
William O Truett watchman for the M E I railroad in Waco Texas credits Tanlac with a dramatic recovery from indigestion gas constipation sciatic rheumatism and nervous fatigue After four years of suffering he says two bottles brought him back to health and he has gained eighteen pounds reaching 168 while feeling younger and stronger Tanlac outlets are named in San Saba Locker Richland Springs and Cherokee.
The second of five games between San Saba and Algerita was staged at the fairgrounds park. Captains Ira McKinney and Sam Swails led their teams as the county setup seeks to pick top players for the fair games. Last week's results favored Algerita 4 6, and San Saba won 1 3 this past Saturday. Further games will be played in Algeria and at the fair grounds amid growing local interest. G L Harris and family returned from Marlin. Prof Tl J Yoe and family visit Capt W Yoe, and Mrs Bie Fentress of Brownwood guests with Mrs R W Burleson. W H Joekel and wife visited Mullin over the weekend.
Local notices refer to the coming Confederate reunion at the San Saba fair, with A J Willia of Lom2 sending news. Obituaries report four month old Charles W Henry who died Friday and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Various residents travel, visits noted, and military service movements include Camp Funston to Fortress Monroe, with San Saba men serving in multiple branches. Lost livestock ad seeks information on three juvenile ponies.
The Kaiser’s promise and the Victrola repair bill amount to about the same thing practically nothing. Victrolas at The Corner Drug Store. J E Stewart of Lampasas joined W J Moore here Tuesday on his way to the sheep and goat raisers association at Menard.
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