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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1920
Page
1
Community snippets report church events andUpcoming services with Nazarene and Methodist details. Delegates named for a Democratic County Convention. Local visits include Groom guest Mrs Tommie Joe Boston and a wedding surprise for Verna Laycock and Audrey White. Brady entries note car school in Kansas City and Burkburnett work.
Sunday school and preaching by Bro Crawford drew large crowds at Buck Creek. J W Richards spoke Friday night defending the administration and exposing Bailey. Basketball game ended 9 to 9 with Rolla boys. Several locals visited relatives and friends. rain is awaited.
Residents note rain settles the sand and stops the blowing, inviting locals to attend Sunday activities including church and Sunday school. Sandy is encouraged to visit and see the changes.
Pleasant Hill notes describe a warm spell with local visits and events. Jooks like spring is here though weather may shift. A fruit supper at Woodard Dine drew a good crowd, while many neighbors report trips, sickness, and farming slowdowns.
A mix of social updates, travel, illness, and visits fills the week notes. residents like Claude Allen head to Clarendon for college, while Misses Duckett of Newlin reside with Andy Timmons. several families report illnesses including whooping cough and pneumonia among children and adults.
Breeders tout a cross of milking Shorthorn with beef traits as suitable for dual purpose use. Bathful Boh No 4/9,349, a registered Shorthorn, will be available at J. B. Baumgardner’s farm two miles south and a half mile east of Wellington. Service fee due at service. The New Produce Company advertises 24-ti Lister points at Ed Riley's.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick, natural way to darken gray or faded hair. It claims millions of bottles sold annually and that after one or two applications hair appears luxuriantly darker and more youthful.
The Joyner family thanks the city for kindness shown during R. K. Joyner’s illness and death. Your words and deeds are remembered by Grandma Joyner and children.
Sunday school and prayer meetings drew large crowds with rising interest. Local youths attended gatherings at Turner and Bill Wilson homes. A fire at Grandpa Gragg’s burned bar and contents Saturday night. Grandmother Gragg returned from hospital after a major operation. The community invites all to attend Sunday church services and singing.
Posted notice states trespassing hunting and wood hauling are not allowed on the property of EDC SMITH with the location near Johnson's and Hardy's drug store. The notice is dated 20-11 and signed SMITH.
Readers learn that internal medicine is often wasteful for chronic rheumatism and that most cases improve with topical treatment. Chamberlain's Liniment is suggested as the effective option, available for 35 cents per bottle and 60 cents for a large size.
A suggestion advises buying Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoeal Remedy before leaving home for camping. It cannot be obtained during fishing hunting or prospecting trips or while traveling by carriage or steamship. the safe practice is to have it on hand.
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