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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
2
Editor and Prop foreman published at San Saba Texas weekly with post office second class matter. Advertising rates listed readers 8 cents per line per issue classified ads 11 to 2 cents per word per issue. Display rates available on application. Subscription rates shown for one year six months and three months.
A compact note recalls Henry Ford saying the large plantation must go while urging the rise of small farm home-owners. It cites support for breaking up large lands and promoting owner-occupied small farms as a vital shift for the country.
The piece argues against a costly special session urged by Site Representative King and Speaker Satterwhite. It questions broad investigations of state departments while noting only the Highway Department faces fire. It notes a $3,500 campaign contribution tied to Gov. Ferguson and warns against sweeping inquiries.
A Texas column wittily contrasts pecans with palms at the Adolphus Hotel and recalls a Dallas journalist misadventure. It notes Port Worth baseball players earning 1 621, a single share, in the Dixie Series against Atlanta, with the Fort Worth team total at 21 487.
The excerpt urges personal integrity and self control, arguing one should avoid crooked acts since self knowledge cannot be escaped. It frames honesty as a lasting, practical standard and warns that associating with wrongdoers harms one’s life. The passage cites Columbus Disputed and notes it appeared in the Dallas Journal junior edition.
The text details a Wall Street man's will probated in New York, granting various ironic or punitive bequests. It includes statements about pay shares from a broker game, unequal division among players, and the management receiving portions, followed by stark, tongue in cheek bequests to family, staff, and a partner.
A Dallas Fair week round up features overheard chatter about Sam Harben and a disbanded Texas Press Association, with tales of bootblack stands and lingering humor from Sam Harden and colleagues. The piece notes department moves at Southwestern Bell and a light verse by Albert Luker amid local media banter.
A Post-Dispatch item notes regret at missing the planned Dallas bull event due to a rigid foot and mouth quarantine. The scene includes reporters at a diving girl show discussing the poetry of motion led by John Esten Cook and monologued by Jim Lowrey. Arch McDougal and Dick Harris boast of persimmon beer production this fall while a rumor ties Joe Taylor State Press to acting as chief judge at a doe show.
Large heavy grey double blankets 1.98. Men's and boys' work shoes 1.95. 36 inch heavy outings 2.19. Heavy gingham outings 4. Brown Pepperell sheeting .40. 9-4 bleached Pepperell sheeting .43. Two large shipments of ladies and misses coats and dresses just received this week. One shipment of ladies coats with fur collars valued up to 20.00 for 10.00. Come, buy fall needs at sale prices.
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