23 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
1
From Sardis Mississippi a reader reports a cold winter with rain and icicles then mild today. He warns the Boll Weevil threatens the cotton crop and urges more corn potatoes vegetables and home produce. He mentions pneumonia cases and an injured father after a road drag accident. He looks forward to the Leader’s next issue.
Clara Bowen writes of wanting to visit the companion and bring the girls, expressing a longing to see prairie scenery and concluding with a note to close and let someone else have space.
The State of Texas Collingsworth County sheriff levy on real estate belonging to J H Flannagan R J Williams and J W Swearingen to satisfy a 4000 judgment in Sallie C Swearingen vs Flannagan Williams Swearingen. Property listed includes numerous city blocks in Wellington. Sale set at the courthouse on the fifth of March between 9 am and 4 pm.
An experiment near Leary by farmer C. Cooley shows peanuts double hog weight gain. Two eight week old pigs weighing 50 and 60 pounds were fed five bushels of peanuts over forty days with water only. Their weight rose from 110 pounds to 191 pounds, an 81 pound gain, prompting many farmers to adopt the method.
A garbled editorial notes storekeepers and rich residents often block new enterprise, preferring to keep money rather than attract growth. It laments stingy attitudes and praises cautious promotion practices that shift costs before payment, claiming this saves money for citizens. A sale ad follows: a team of mules, wagon, and buggy offered for cash or notes.
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