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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
An ad notes a mattress renovation service by J R Childress inviting customers to bring old mattresses for renovation. The message includes contact details RL 15 and a location marker mile west mile north of town and references Ed Riley.
A terse exchange questions a woman planning a new school. The cadenced retort hints at her ambition and the crowd weighs the optics of teaching in a crowded market. The brief line suggests satire about education and public interest.
The New York Evening Post cites James Hay Jr noting women favoring their sphere read to gain new viewpoints defend opinions with facts and enjoy unusual characters. He argues fiction helps readers shape personalities through intimate contact with diverse motives and people.
The Boston Globe outlines folk weather lore such as green or yellowish skies signaling rain and red sunrises with lowering clouds. A halo after fine weather signals a storm while a shrinking corona predicts rain and growing corona fair weather. Morning rainbows hint at rain, evening rainbows at fair weather.
The robin is noted as a top nest builder preferring trees with moderate foliage. It may nest in gateways or under house eaves on solid foundations. Nests are made of straw grass string mud and can last five or six years though used only once. some birds reuse and patch nests. The oriole renews and reinforces its nest yearly, tying it securely to a limb.
A public health note warns that meat forms uric acid which can paralyze kidney function and cause back pain, headaches, and rheumatic twinges. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water at breakfast to cleanse kidneys and neutralize urine acids.
The State of Texas Collingsworth County issues a notice that S A Burdine has filed in the County Court of Collingsworth an application for Letters of Permanent Administration for the estate of T J Crawford deceased. The hearing is at the next term beginning the first Monday in June 1920 at the Wellington Court House. Interested parties may appear and contest the account.
The State of Texas issues a notice to the Sheriff or constable to publish within the county a forthcoming court hearing. The County Court Clerk records the writ dated May 15 1920 and sets the first Monday in June 1920 as the hearing date at the county courthouse.
The state of Texas Collingsworth County announces a June 5 1920 election at Rolla School House District No 11 to decide issuing 2800 in bonds for a new public school building and whether the county court may levy and collect an annual bond tax. The bonds would be 400 each, seven in total, 20 year maturity with 10 year redemption option, 5 percent interest payable April 11 each year.
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