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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
3
A compilation of temperance quotations and an anti liquor advertisement. Quotes condemn drink and saloons linking them to crime dueling and social ruin, while an advertisement pledges to promote state wide prohibition and warns of the moral and material dangers of alcohol.
A shopping note invites customers to inspect goods before purchase and promises high standards. The store highlights groceries produce and garden truck, offering constant stock and pleasant service. Call 6 to ensure no deception.
President Loudermilk of the Partners' Union vows to avoid politics during prohibition drives and will skip union speeches at picnics with pro or anti prohibition speakers. He notes past statewide speeches urging farmers to diversify and form cooperatives, and explains he would not attend or imply support for any candidate to prevent harming the union.
A reader endorses the Simmons Run Easy washing machine, claiming it is the best and recommending Pioneer Hardware for purchase.
Moon Bros. buggies are praised as unmatched by Plonver Hardware Co. in a compact hardware trade note. The item highlights the Moon Bros. line and the retailer's endorsement without extra background.
Vicw President Kell of the Wichita Fyx Northwestern and Col Pontaine supervise a vast material purchase for urgent rail improvement. Col Fontain will manage shipping routes as crews race to ready rails splices bars and halts. Ground grading has begun with an estimated one million dollars needed and five hundred teams working daily to avoid delays.
A mixed advertisement lists screen doors from Hardin & Company and Pioneer Hardware, cider from Bottling Works, dry goods, groceries, and sewing machines from Singer. It touts Longe Leaf Yellow Pine lumber, laundry services, steam washers, insurance writing experience, and studio photography by Mabry and Payne Bros. Studio with in home visits offered.
The Commercial Secretaries Association surveys Texas producers on the share of output sold outside Texas. Early reports show many firms must seek Northern and Eastern markets while outside plants feed the home frontier.
The county heads into 1911 with bright outlooks. Wellington gains a railroad this year, boosting optimism for growth. Residents report good times, rising building, and expectations of new settlers arriving in town and surrounding areas.
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