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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
4
Notice indicates second class mail status under act of Congress dated March 3 1879. It advises subscribers to provide both old and new addresses to ensure prompt mail delivery and address changes.
Wart City Commissioner Place 6 race on the ballot with candidates Black Wood and M Rogers for East Side City Commissioner.
The editorial calls Harding's inaugural address a call to service for all citizens, noting his emphasis on reducing taxes and renewed national responsibility. It argues the president seeks practical steps over grand plans and urges Americans to work hard and fulfill their duties to preserve opportunity for future generations.
W A Walker purchases 650 bushels of sweet potatoes and plans to sow 100 acres on land near Rayland. He aims to establish a curing plant and fortify Wilbourger county as a sweet potato producing area, backed by local bankers and initiatives. He toured East Texas and Arkansas to study profitable methods and garner community support.
Mr. Walker states properly cured potatoes will keep indefinitely and fetch high value. He notes thousands of bushels shipped into Wilbarger county yearly rot before consumption, proving home grown cured potatoes could find a ready market and start a profitable industry for farmers.
The article argues Wisconsin transformed debt-ridden farms into profitable dairy operations, showing rapid growth in rural bank accounts and cash farming. It urges Vernon farmers, businessmen, and bankers to cooperate to replace cotton with dairy cows and other livestock, citing Vernon’s favorable markets near Dallas Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Oklahoma City.
A rustic verse captures spring fever as anglers, farmers, and town patrons yearn for outdoors. The speaker laments creditors, goads of daily toil, and the pull of fishing, farming, and woodland life amid seasonal charm and social pressures.
In the Record notice an error said better cotton is worth 500 percent more than common cotton on middling basis. It should read 60 percent. The ad notes Exchange Meat Market offers top market prices for chickens and eggs with contact at Phone 619. Massie Vernon Grocery Co. 118te.
Washington March 6 Warren G Harding becomes the first newspaper publisher to serve as U S president. The piece notes he is the twenty ninth chief executive counting Cleveland twice, and lists presidents by professions, colleges, and origins, including Virginia and Washington natives.
A Silverton merchant warns against accepting bad checks and declares payment should be withheld until funds are verified. The Plainview Herald notes distressed local merchants hold hundreds of dollars in worthless checks and urges a uniform policy to curb fraud.
The United Barter Department of Agriculture advises in Farmers' Bulletin 1116 to watch breeding fowls closely for good breeding condition. Ensure birds and horses are free from mites and nasal infestations.
The United States Department of Agriculture advises progress in breeding poultry stock by selecting the best individuals for breeders rather than breeding from the flock as a whole. Male selection for mating should consider the female line, and any weakness in females should be offset by strength in the mate.
Thoroughbred single cowl Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching. Price one fifty per setting or six per hundred. From January 15 to March 1, twenty nine hens and pullets laid OL twelve dozen eggs. See Charles Cox, Oklainton Route 1.
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