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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
4
R H Nichols editor and manager lists post office classification as second class mail under Congress March 8 1879. Subscription rates are one year two dollars with advertising rates for classifieds local notices obituaries poetry and display ads.
The notice requests readers to bring to the editor’s attention any erroneous reflections on individuals firms or corporations published in The Record so corrections can be issued promptly and properly.
January marks payment time for poll taxes due February first. Paying on time enables voting in 1925 and supports education funding. Texans are urged to fulfill the duty, as growth and school needs outpace resources. High debt to the state and ongoing educational demands underscore the obligation to vote and pay taxes promptly.
A Christmas message notes Wilbarger County enjoys high prosperity from good crops and rising oil values. It urges gratitude and responsible use of abundance, urging residents to recognize Providence and support the needy beyond their own prosperity. The piece ties festive blessing to moral duty amid abundant wealth.
A speaker argues education is a changing process not a fixed operation. Books quickly become obsolete and even wisdom shifts. Growth requires funds, and paying poll tax supports a continually expanding Texas educational system rather than holding back by saving a dollar.
An editor's reflection on wealth and generosity urging Vernon and Wilbarger counties to open purses for the needy through local welfare boards and church drives. Citing the parable of the rich fool, the piece calls for action this Christmas season and warns against prospering without sharing with others.
Miss Dorothy Schindler plans a Saturday trip from an academy in Wichita Kansas to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W M Schindler.
An ad-like note claims many stomach troubles conceal appendicitis. It promotes Adlerika as a bowel cleanser that supposedly affects both upper and lower bowels, removes gases and poisons, and benefits obstinate constipation. Available via Ferguson Drug Co. in Vernon, Wilson Drug Co. in Harrold, and R. and M. Drug Store in Odell.
Puckett Brothers promotes meat salt for sale and delivery. The item notes Miss Annie Cagle returning from Baylor College at Belton to spend holidays with her father Walter Cagle and family. Also mentions Mrs A Baldwin of Waco returning with Mrs Rouse, and Miss Una Brooks joining Amarillo teachers for holidays. Nearby Mr and Mrs R J Brooks and child Ramarian Watde of Bristow, Oklahoma plan a holiday visit with the Baird family.
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