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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
6
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates the year’s wheat crop at 891 million bushels with winter wheat at 357 million and spring wheat at 284 million. Conditions given place winter wheat at 79.5, spring at 61, and all wheat at 90. S. Corn production is forecast at 2.160 billion bushels versus 2.761 billion last year.
Pred Cockrell in Abilene denounces anti Hobby opponents and defends James B. Ferguson. He says Ferguson’s supporters are miscast as Bolsheviks and asserts the majority will elect Texas’ next governor. Cockrell supports Ferguson’s finances and denies pro German propaganda links.
White Produce Company of Denison acquires Go Zalyry on North Main, making Vernon's firm the twenty eighth owned by White. Zachry named local manager. Wichita Falls chicken trade seen boosting Vernon as a produce center. Company aims to pay top prices and expand poultry business to support wartime food supply.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a 100 reward for incurable catarrh. The copy asserts 35 years of use and that the remedy acts through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and expel poison.
Rev and Mrs G W Owens of Bowie announce the arrival of a daughter in July. The couple formerly resided in Vernon and announce the birth in local society notes.
The note frames ads as sincere buyer invitations and money saving opportunities. It argues merchants promote goods once they have stock, encouraging buyers to inspect offerings and compare prices. The piece emphasizes proactive shopping through advertisements.
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