Christmas safety drive and gas plans in Texas bulletin
Items from The Sun report J J Timmins issuing rules to local fire marshals for a safe Christmas, plus Garland citizens pressuring Lone Star Gas on extensions tied to carbon black permits. Stone Mountain memorial coins drive led by Lon A Smith outlines a plan to dispose of 475 000 coins sold at 1 dollar each. A winter dairy and poultry demonstration train is planned for February on the Cotton Belt. The column questions state savings promises of the governor, noting attorney general savings and prisoner feed costs.
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J. J. Timmins
Garland
Lone Star Gas Co
Lon A. Smith
Austin
Stone Mountain
Planters National Bank
National Treasury Department
South
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Cotton Belt
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Sherman Democrat
Drafting Men to Restore Tex as Well Governed State
A call to action urges drafting suitable men for service to place Texas back on the map as the best governed state in the Union, pledging effort to recruit capable leaders and strengthen state governance.
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Texas
Union
Editorial Sparks Hitting the high spots can jolts the mind
A collage of editorial quips from papers like Columbia Record Virginian Pilot Bethlehem Globe Wall Street Journal Eugene Guard El Paso Herald Medford Mail-Tribune Associated Editors Brooklyn Eagle Shoe and Leather Reporter Punch Rutland Herald Memphis News-Scimitar New York Herald Tribune South Bend Tribune Arkansas Gazette and Dallas Semi-Weekly News. The items range from taxation and efficiency to politics social trends and humor about travel and sleep in a brisk, syndicated style.
Farm and Ranch calls for capable, honest Texas leaders
TO TEXAS VOTERS. A suggestion is made by Farm and Ranch urging voters to reject spellbinders and office seekers. It argues true government requires men with capacity, sacrifice, and proven patriotism, warning of hot campaigns that elevate unqualified appointees and noting many candidates may announce after January 1.
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Farm and Ranch
Texas
State health officer warns US to rats
Austin Texas December 14 For economic and public health reasons rats should be exterminated says Dr H C Sappington State Health Officer He notes the rat carries bubonic plague and numerous diseases and has caused more human deaths than all wars He warns rats seek winter quarters and urges ratproof homes clean yards and well covered garbage cans to deter them
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Austin
Texas
H. C. Sappington
Old Mr. Carter Helped by Simple Mixture
After taking Adlerika I feel better than for years. At my age it is ideal so different from other medicines. Adlerika is a simple mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine that removes gas in ten minutes and relieves the stomach. It stops full bloating and may bring out old waste matter. Good for chronic constipation. Dyer Jones.
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W. W. Carter
Dyer & Jones
Motorists Pay Excise Tax Bill Tops Three Quarters Billion
Report notes motorists have paid an excise tax totaling 779 million plus dollars amid discussions questioning the tax’s wisdom and impact. Officials debate revenue use and policy effects while the statewide figure underscores broad funding through motorist levies.
Federal aid policy shows motorists fund most projects
Since 1918 motorists paid excise taxes totaling 779 million dollars while the government spent 276 million on federal aid highway construction. That leaves about 503 million still owed to motorists, a balance that may spur continued support from roughly 17 million drivers for federal aid continuation.
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American Automobile Association
Treasury Department
Pierce's Cafe Promises Best Service and Food
The note touts Pierce's Cafe offering top service and the best items to eat. It highlights a customer-friendly dining experience and a focus on quality.
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Pierce
Camphor Mix in Lavoptix Eye Wash Surprises Eyes
Readers are surprised by quick results from camphor witch hazel hydrastis and other ingredients in Lavoptix eye wash. A single small bottle claims to help weak strained or sore eyes and an aluminum eye cup is offered free by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Hogwallow News Sid Hocks Assists in Near Miss Try
Sid Hocks raced to Bounding Billows on Thursday to help avert a big maddog scare. The Elite Cafe manager in Tickville has used a padlock on the front door each night for security.
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Sid Hocks
Bounding Billows
Tickville
Town Gossip and Oddities in Tickville Saloon
In Tickville a mix of local quirks and views unfold. Sim Flinders says his wife taught all their children table manners for guests. Raz Barlow believes inspiration eludes jay-birds, while Cricket Hicks notes makeshift shoe ideas from old car casings. The mail carrier laments mud holes. the Tin Peddler keeps working. The Tickville Town Marshal, once seen as unintelligent, now earns favor and has devised a method to detect a stranger's guilt.
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Sim Flinders
Raz Barlow
Tickville
Slim Pickens Gathers Digging Wisdom In Tickville Gossip
A wary man watches strangers by eye contact to detect guilt and urges them to leave town. A couple moves to Tickville, rumor says the marriage is fresh as he helps her across a mud puddle. Livery stable owner laughs at Slim Pickens as a pumpkin remark sparses a dig. Cricket Hicks narrowly avoids a shooting misfire while hunting in Gander creek woods when mistaken for a squirrel.
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Tickville
Bounding Billows
Slim Pickens
Slim
Cricket Hicks
Gander Creek Woods
Cricket
75 Sheets Good Typewriter Paper for Sale
Sun office advertises 75 sheets of good typewriter paper available at 25 cents. Offers a plain purchase detail with price and location.
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J. H. Alexander
Sun
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