The Hereford Brand, Vol. 10, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1910 Page: 4 of 12
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The Hertford Brand, Friday, March 25, 1910
-SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH-
You are extended a cordial invitation to be present at
OUR FOUNTAIN OPENING. Hours: 9:30 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. and 7:30 to 9 p. m.
At this time we will serve our friends and patrons free drinks, if they will bring this ad with them,
and will take great pleasure in having you inspect our new Iceless Fountain.
BT (Cut this ad out and bring it with you, in is good for ONE FREE DRINK).
E. T. WOODBURN & SON-
WHY MP DAY
Reasons Why All the Town Should
Be Cleaned from Cellar to
Garrett.
The following letter written by a
Lubbock physician and puplished in
the Avalanche gives the reason. Be
sure to read it and then do your
duty:
Last summer and autumn our town
passed through one of the worst seig-
es of typhoid fever within her his-
tory, and the sole object in writing
this article is to put the people on
their guard, and if possible, avoid a
duplication of what we had last year.
I know if we will all do our duty,
it is possible to stamp it out of our
town or, at least minimize the rav-
ages of this monster of diseases. It
is a disease that is becoming very
prevalent upon the Plains, and each
succeeding year seems to increase in
almost a geometrical ratio and Lub-
bock and vicinity is no exception to
the rule.
The writer has resided in this
country for nearly twenty years and
up to teiP years ago, never saw but
one or two cases of typhoid fever, it
being practically unknown up to that
time, which proves clearly that this
is not a climate naturally adapted to
the disease, but the increasing popu-
lation and manner of living have
brought on this condition. And, it
further proves that as is alien to our
climate, it is possible to stamp it out
completely, if all of us will make
united efforts to that end.
Typhoid fever is an infectious dis-
ease and its chief sources of infect-
ion is by water, milk and dust, so
you see at a glance that cleanliness ;
and sanitation is the key to the sit-'
uation, when it comes to eliminating,
it from our midst, so we should make
tthe start,.even this early, to meet
the foe nest summer and autumn.
As before stated the typhoid bac-
illus is not indigenous to the Plains,
but its presence is never the less
manifest and it is present today in
the water of our wells and in the soil,
and is only waiting for the torrid
rays of the summer sun to awaken
them from their slumber and start
them on their raid of destruction.
Frigid weather does not destroy it.
If we were informed today that an
evading army of some enemy would
make an attack upon our fair city
during the coming summer, we would
begin now to prepare to repel the at-
tack, every one of us would arm
himself for the affray.
We have an enemy among us
much more dangerous than an invad-
ing army.
We could send out spies and senti-
nels to watch and inform us of the
If you have anything that you wish to dispose of advertise it in the Brand Liners and sell it.
You Know What
You're Getting
when you try a Stein-Bloch Smart
Suit before our long mirrors.
Be as deliberate as you choose—
study every line of the whole suit.
Note the fit and drape of the coat in
front and back. When you buy a
in-Bloch Smart Suit
you get the utmost of a great brainy
tailors' organization. Skilled designers
and master tailors have fashioned it.
Try a Stein-Bloch and see the meaning
of our "world-wide styles."
7
OF KNOWING NOW
Sold only for $20.00 to $30.00
AT -
Geo. A. Stambaugh's
MARCH 25th
If the above date appears on the
label on your paper it means that
your subscription expires this month.
Don't wait until you miss two or
three papers and then write for the
back numbers for often they cannot
be sent. RENEW NOW. Be up-
to-date in your paper reading as
well as other things and "You'll
Like Hereford."
enemy's coming, but this enemy is
already among us, and is insidiously
lurking in the dark and will attack
us when we are least expecting it.
Now, what are we to do to elimin-
ate it as the disease is carried pri-
tnarialy by the dust in the air, or by
flies, which contaminate the water
| and milk we drink.
We should strike at tne source
which in nearly every instance, is
the out houses or closet. We should
see that perfect sanitation is observ-
ed there, and thereby prevent the
contamination o f the soil which
otherwise may be washed into your
well or your neighbors' well during
a rain, or carried off in the dust in
time of dry winds to water tanks and
barrels to infect the drinking water
of your neighbor, even though he
lives quite a distance from you.
If we will observe this one thing
carefully it would go a long w^y to-
wards stamping out the disease.
I want to say a fsw words just
here about the care of typhoid fever.
It is customary with many physi-
cians to caution the attendants about
the thorough disinfection of the de-
jecta of patients during their con*
finemnt, but as soon as they are up
these precautions are no longer ob-
served and as they are just as cap*
able of spreading the disease then
as before, they go from place to
place carrying the infection. The
same precaution should be observed
for at least three weeks after the
patient is up as during confinement
and beginning convalescence.
The next precaution to take is to
see about the water supply.
All wells that have been drilled
more than a year should be cleaned
out thoroughly between now and
summer as many of them are now
infested, and by this means elimin-
ate the spread of the disease through
that source.
Next we should see that our hous-
es are thoroughly screened, as flies
are a frequent means of conveying
the malady.
If the three above rules are ob-
served, viz; 1st perfect sanitation
as to the out houses; 2nd, keep the
drinking water free from bacillus;
3rd, screen your houses; and ty-
phoid fever will soon disappear from
our midst entirely.
Yours for public health,
S. H. Adams, M. D.
The Jumbo Loaf
rJurnam & Dobbins are now put-
ting out a special loaf, called the
Jumbo Loaf on account of its size,
weighs 16 ozs. and is wrapped while
hot in parchment paper, thus retain-
ing the needed moisture and flavor,
making the crust sweet and palat-
able. While the Jumbo Loaf weighs
3 ozs. more than the ordinary kind,
It sells for the same,-5c straight, ltf
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 10, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1910, newspaper, March 25, 1910; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253546/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.