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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
6
The local Farmers Supply Co states the public wants lower living costs and will discontinue sale of premium or low-merit items. They announce closing out all premium goods at cost and promote a broom sale offering four strand brooms at 48 cents each or two for 90 cents while supplies last.
The state and county announce a June 6 1920 election at Rolla School House District No 11 to decide if bonds worth 2800 dollars should be issued for building and equipping a public free school. Voters will determine tax levy authority and sinking fund to pay interest and principal.
Advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken fading gray hair naturally and evenly. Describes easy application with sponge through one strand at a time and claims results by morning after one or two uses. Note mentions not a medicine and references Cocke Bros. & Gribble.
An old note on plant care advises watering before the surface dries, with tepid applications and thorough drainage to keep ferns and ivies fresh. It also contains a comic vignette about a stylish young woman resisting a flashy Broadway suitor, ending with a cautionary moral and local ads for tobacco and farm engines.
A primer on piano maintenance warns against heat cold dryness and humidity. It also mentions salt extraction from seawater at Cadiz Spain where sun and occasional rain help wash and dry impurities before shipping to refineries.
A naval officer recounts an odd experiment with a herring that survives in freshwater after daily water replacement. The tale ends with the herring dying after being left in an empty bowl and later falling into a bigger trough.
A writer urges choosing the beautiful way in speech and conduct. Harsh greetings can ruin a day, while cheerful, courteous starting phrases uplift others and reflect a positive ethic for everyday life. The message links kindness to personal happiness and world impact.
Fragmented OCR warns that drugs excite kidneys and irritate the urinary tract. It urges cleansing remedies and mentions soaking at home, claiming to stimulate kidney activity and filtration.
May 18 Hedley Texas reports Lou Price Dowdy and family visiting from Marilla Collingsworth County. Dowdy proves homestead claim for 1400 dollars amid talk of land sales and cattlemen buying up property. A. W. King and kin prepare to move to Miami Texas as wheat prospects and local growth boost community hopes despite illness and hard weather.
Washington reports that a majority of Texas Democrats oppose a cash bonus for soldiers, with many undecided and awaiting full House consideration. They fear economic disruption from a bonus amid labor shortages.
Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall opened the seventy fifth Southern Baptist convention urging clergy and laymen to preach the gospel and avoid political parade. He said the church should not reform Congress and declared his own confidence in divine forgiveness over ouija board capers. Quanah Observer questions which preacher would dare reform Congress.
Peter Servatius sold his acres in section 70 block 14y for 128006 dollars. Real estate men say the area near the Sigler well is likely to be leased and developed tying into Betty prospects.
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