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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
3
Recipes by Miss Chimie Wilcox offer practical inexpensive meat substitutes. Dishes include cottage cheese loaf and patties, peanut and cheese blends, vegetable salads, meat pies using cereal crusts, and desserts like pear conserve and ginger pears.
Mr and Mrs John Wright moved to Twitty Texas last week to live with their daughter Mrs Maury Blevins The daughter in law says her husband was killed in an accident at a well in the oil field some time ago in the local report from the era
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe C. Sumner were conducted Sunday at Central Christian Church with Rev. Stubbs and Rev. Brooks officiating. Burial followed at East View Cemetery. Mrs. Sumner died in San Diego last Monday. her husband and family arrived for the service and Navy plans were noted for the husband.
Sayre, Vernon Texas Public Service Company manager, cites a leg legislature law imposing fines from 25 to 500 dollars for tampering with meters. He reports no current evidence of meter cheating in Vernon though past high‑status individuals were believed to cheat gas and electric meters. He mentions methods once used such as fish hooks matches and short circuits via a wire.
Sayre reports frequent meter tampering with hooks and wedges to stop discs and misreadings. A horse with twenty two lights used lamp cord to beat the meter, risking fire from heavy load. Sayre notes security of meters, plans to test each meter in Vernon and reseal, leaving responsibility to local officials.
An advertisement from Swartwood and Co promotes a complete range assortment. It highlights available products and urges customers to inquire for details. The brief notice emphasizes variety and firm availability.
An ad states Kiengate A paste was sold for 25 cents at Pendleton and Son’s Drug Store. The brief promotion notes the product availability and price in a local commerce listing.
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