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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
3
County Agent N R Tisdal backs warnings to Wilbarger farmers to prepare for harvest. He warns dealers may be overwhelmed, twine supplies must be ample due to rank straw, and cooperative purchasing could help. He endorses grain stacking as crucial while threshers are scarce.
Fire swept the Cantrell residence in West Vernon yesterday destroying the scone of Ren and consuming all. Mr Cantrell believes the blaze started from a flue after returning from the field while other family members were in the garden. No insurance was carried.
A local ad touts saving two percent on rugs at The Everything Store suggesting a promotional offer to entice shoppers.
At Ladds Place Goodyear Ajax and United States tires are noted. Ady, aged 20 and 3te, along with White Leaf Front 86.25 and Trevathan's ite Ady, appear in the fragmentary listing.
An advertisement touts Calotabs purification of the liver with one tablet at bedtime. It claims no taste or side effects, morning relief, and a thirty five cent price with a druggist refund guarantee. Contains claims of treating biliousness indigestion headache and constipation.
Vernon retailers report a strong spring season with many saying sales are at least 100 percent above last year. They cite optimism among buyers, postwar relief, and good crop prospects as factors, with returning soldiers boosting menswear sales. Prices are not expected to drop soon.
We express appreciation for the sympathy shown by friends and neighbors and for the beautiful floral offerings during our recent bereavement. Ste Rena M. Watts and Family.
The East View Cemetery Association will meet Tuesday afternoon in the Library auditorium at 3 o clock. Officers urge full attendance as important business will be discussed.
If your kodak fails to give satisfactory results visit Kramer Studio at Ady for help and better pictures. No charge.
Thousands attend the official war film The Price of Peace at More's Theater on Tuesday. Doors opened at 1 am and show ran to midnight with nearly 7,000 viewers from the county and beyond. The reel follows Wilson endorsing war, rapid troop mobilization, embarkation, trench life, battles, and soldiers returning after the armistice.
Wilbarger County Tax Assessor J W Broce warns all taxpayers to verify property inventories at their residences or places of business. Notices must be answered at the assessor’s office to avoid penalties. Also, two red seven-year-old heifers missing with brands I W and I W connected are offered for recovery by Dewey Wilson of Polherr Ady.
A short ad notes an oil stove offer by Ladd at 10 cents, claiming a finer flame. The text includes a phone number variant and a promotional pitch for the Macuolia brand.
Mrs J M Napier entertained a church party at her North Deaf Smith street home Tuesday evening with about fifty youths, a buffet luncheon, and supervision by her Sunday School class. Afterward guests and ten additional friends attended the Presbyterian Church progress meeting, Rev Gaines B Hall preaching on meeting God and preparedness.
A display room at Price's Mattress Factory on West Wilbarger Street invites customers to view new mattresses and have old ones refreshed. The ad promotes a 20 percent price reduction and invites visitors next to the factory with contact details.
Dewey Wilson of Tolbert touts The Vernon Record as the premier medium for sales notices. He claims residents reliably discover listings through the paper and cites his Jersey cow sale advertised there. J A Gitlhimd also uses Record ads for turkey sales and later asks for ad stops due to volume of inquiries.
Fragmentary ad text notes Pendleton and Son Druggists and a vague claim about carbonated drinks and freshness. The readable fragments hint at a product or promotional line but lack clear details, dates, or specifics.
F L Yarbrough of Altus joins Baker Bros. drug store as prescription desk clerk after years as prescription man with Pendleton Drug Company in Altus.
Pendleton and Son Drugists promote cigar cases and storage methods inviting smokers to consider how cigars are kept and presented for enjoyment in their Slane Ady advertisement.
Bek Robertsons offers phone assistance in Vernon and advertises tone regulation actions, cleaning, repairing, and guaranteed work. Sells best makes of pists with an ad note for September 25.
Fragmentary report notes transactions involving Bark-Waggoner and Goodyear Ajax tires, with Ladd selling tires and references to Adv. 29-Ate Mir and Mes W. HH Evans. Mentions Mrs. Fyvans' Thevalt and miners in Wella. Details and context are unreadable.
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