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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
4
Nichols Brown & Company publish a Vernon based paper issued twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Readers must provide both old and new addresses for mail changes. The issue notes a one year subscription price of 1.50 and minimum six month term.
The war taught Vernon residents the value of teamwork and coordinated effort. It urges supporting the Chamber of Commerce to boost Liberty Bonds Thrift Stamps Red Cross and Y M C A, and to fund civic improvements for better living and business. It warns against selfishness and urges public spirited participation in the budget.
A wartime column urges Americans to reflect on their role in supporting the Allies. It praises sacrifices of English, French, and American soldiers and recalls Civil War memories. It emphasizes home front duty and mentions the upcoming third Liberty Loan drive next Friday.
A wartime appeal declares the third Liberty loan crucial and frames support as a test of patriotism. It emphasizes that buying bonds is a loan backed by America’s resources, and warns there is no middle ground between patriotism and treachery.
Earle B. Mayfield ends his gubernatorial bid after Governor Hobby convened the legislature to draft a statewide prohibition statute. His retirement, announced this week, is praised as patriotic and prudent, sidestepping factional politics.
Readers note a satirical take on women's suffrage and tax policy. The piece jokes about editors avoiding income tax and mocks political platforms in Texas. Plumcreek Perkins comments on taxation without representation and a poll tax expense affecting his wife next year.
Central Christian Church women plan an Easter Bazaar featuring aprons and head dresses designed for Red Cross workers. The event will be held tomorrow in the Opera House building with W. A. Atchison in charge.
Washington forecasts a disturbance April 7 to 15 bringing warm and cool waves, widespread rains, and frost risk down to the southern zones. Crop prospects look good with eventual relief after the system passes. Mars and Venus will be visible, noted as war and morning star guides.
The Kansas City Star cites Abigail Adams diary showing high costs during 1775 to 1785. It lists prices for 1776 of corn 25 dollars per bushel, rye 30 dollars per bushel, potatoes 102 dollars per bushel, molasses 12 dollars per gallon, flour 5 dollars per 100 pounds, sugar 5 dollars per pound.
A fragment states in 1780 she paid 122 pounds for butter. Tea sold for 340 per pound, but they quit tea. Only farmers and villagers who grew their own food were eating, with no one else eating enough.
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