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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
2
A wartime city notice urges suspension of three-day reading rule for an ordinance. It also promotes tonic Tanlae and Pardae laxatives for health, with cautions on hygiene, sleep, and fresh air. Vernon dealer TL M hernh Drug Co. advertises Tanlae and Pardae products.
Rapidly spreading influenza crisis sweeps states, delaying war work and closing schools and public venues. Health authorities urge precautions, emphasizing strengthening the constitution and avoiding contact with the germ to prevent infection. Strong warning about the seriousness and contagiousness of the illness.
Mrs Dora Barnes district agent of the State College of Agriculture met Vernon area agents with Miss Olinie Wilcox to outline reorganization of poultry aid on trains chairs. Barnes succeeded Marty Jessie Stone in charge of this work in North West Texas. The Court of Criminal Apparatus ruled the statewide prohibition law unconstitutional in Austin, but the decision may have little effect on prohibition as large cities remain dry by fees option or zone restrictions near military and shipyard sites.
Present day costs justify asking more for these tubs. Special price No 2 size S140 and No 1 size S125. Come get yours at The Everything Store located on 116 West Texas Street.
Otis Luttrell returns from Eleetra to visit parents Mar and Mrs Ek M Luttrell. Jess Ashley funeral prompts Camp Travis furlough return. Mrs Hicks dies of influenza leaving six children. service held at home. Community notes report wheat sowing, cotton sales, illnesses, and school progress under Professor Pulcher with influenza easing.
Mrs S J Epperson announces the opening of a music studio at 416 South Cumberland Street on November 1. She will teach piano music history and harmony with four years experience and training from Prof Philvey of New York, a Paderewski pupil, inviting patrons to contact A470.
Jack McGuffey travels to Farmers Ville on a short visit to see local farms and meet residents. He plans to inspect agricultural facilities and discuss farming initiatives with community leaders.
Jackson Springs reports Mrs Phip Spears visiting Altus Ohio and returning. Miss Myrtle visits Vernon. Prof Roscoe Luce ill with influenza. Dan Boone returns from Cleburne for his nephew's funeral. Mr and Mrs W M Thompson Vernon hosts. Walter Waldrop visits Vernon. Rain Monday. farmers sowing wheat. The Blockers visit Mays and Vernon. many farmers travel to Chillicothe for wheat. Lyon family trips to Vernon and Tolbert. Henry Frith in Chillicothe Tuesday.
Readable text notes oats activity this week and plans for Friday and Saturday. Mentions Teovathan and Ht¢ Ady as unclear items in the fragment. No definite places or organizations identified.
Fragmentary note shows oats available this week and mentions travel on Friday and Saturday. Names Trevathan and Ady appear in unclear context. No clear events, places, or organizations identified beyond vague scheduling.
Mr Hoover touts a Europe tested flour blend that saves wheat for soldiers. He claims the baked bread using this flour is as delicious and perhaps more wholesome than prewar patent flour bread, and asserts baking expertise.
Be city retailer at steady 116 West Texas Street advertises to buy second hand items for cash or exchange for new goods. General notice style promotes quick sale.
Physicians and druggists advise Calotab purgatives for colds, grippe, or pneumonia prevention. One Calotab at bedtime with water purges the system. next morning the cold may vanish. Sold in original sealed packages for thirty five cents. price refunded if not delighted.
Slogan filled note advertising hail insurance for cotton and feed crops. It touts “first class protection” and urges immediate enrollment before hail losses occur. The lines emphasize timely protection and customer patronage.
E L Witty and Company lists its office at Hotel Vernon with a contact phone number 409 for inquiries and services.
An advertisement warns that calomel can harm the liver and cause cramps and nausea. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver without sickness and even helps children feel better and ready for work or play.
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