The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1924 Page: 4 of 8
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THE UOCKDALE KEPORTEK. Thursday. September I. I*21
THE JMJCKDALE REPORTER
AND MESSING Ell .
, . -j iia Sco^cn iOvFim*......-
A yoiinji Si «.u-li tn?4ilO"' MUM‘0
* ....... ui the
JOHN ESTEN COOKE
Editor and Proprietor
a joke, and whose integrity of pur- j
pose can not be measured .by the »ame j .[ of hi. >At* -ihd mid
y‘>.
‘ I try-go uuisjUe the ^uerk.rfu ui, u
keeps a boarding house. l“e
rtiuuuu -able sat his wife, Mrs, of his unt,
Brown, the village miUtner, Mrs. An-j^V^
-----;—i U.J FlsillOn. -
o t mTJ'iiereilbue piunt of the
fidiure Magazine* the
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WILL K. JAMES
Associate Editor
:-------- w * v U aiiui mau turned round smartly uud
draws; Mr. Black, the bakeryMr./or-1 ,.n,.led; ..giut.( *irji Hoo’s yersel t
rule of conduct as such men as Ed-i
wards live by /,k/
**•*:*“■«">*•*mTH^iiy,»
,.laonal_ dwk, Mm* man in defi-.t w ami tana*r mer(-h.„t.
than his opponent will ever be in vie- * .0 . . . - .
top.,. From that desk in a •’penutoal j Mr. Brown took ten dollars out of ,
Entered as seeohd-.’lass matter July wortj>» jn hia own newspaper, Editor ; pocket and handed it o is wi e w
£8, U>Qy*at the postoffice at KocWjlaU. VrUu^u , .__ ; the remark that there was ten dollars j
Texas, uncriv the Act ot War. 3, WJ.]' ’ ' _ ~ . 7. ' f toward the twenty he had promised
..t+jt Published every Thursday. \ | In the recent ktan and anti-Klan! u > .
----- 1 ‘!rht f -played the »ar ---- "
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out
in u Sieru and
an- your The
,1 piilivgreon uioss with long
tided witir atr spaces,' ^vhlch
^ the peculiarity of continually
„S. u„ ut the top and dying at the
Until. ‘
Satna Dangert Avoiaaf—
■Su TRi? iiul.luttliy of ,|,e JJ-
I Injuring nltjlr
.totted ns iiijuriug Uuilr . . -1
oenvotjt helping their ul0t|ir M
iif claimed etu,— .
vocate.
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claimed either nmt lb>
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eye* bj
‘MewttrkJ
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ate usually Hurting titelr eye* f'1
mirh studying ut night.--
NOW
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
In--Milam or actj'pn’ng-counties.: \
One V ear < $l o0
Six Months 75c; Kbur Month*. 50c-
1 To all i-f'her c-ur.tles:
~Ouc Year. —— -——
-Srr Mrrrrths- $ 1.00-; 'Three Mouths 5.CK
cent bystander" -with thg usual! Mrs. Brown Handed the bill to Mrs. j
expect tn be a member of that organ- ; Mrs. Andrews in turn passed it to
astlun-jwas defeated t 'because 1 ^ ,j0rden. remarking that it would
I k . I t t , llAH
Your Old Tires For
ADVERTISING KATES
Per inch, :?' c;*no ad taken for loss
than llJJtL _ ,/ — -
Local readers, 10c per line, or l»e-
if set in heavy blackface type.
politics of it made it obvious that for;done for her.
g-ruu-sEx
Notts*—Otte cent per word will he
charged by The Reporter for all reso-
lut ons of respect and similar matter
by lodges, societies and organizations
gf whatsoever kind. Also for notices
of entertainments,,suppers, etc,, where
an admission fee is charged the public.
-pSilp’
^ ASbOClAllON
Rockdale, Texas, September 4, 19‘J-i.
AN ERROR EXPLAINED
pifg tn the intricncies and comp'ex-
_. r a ig ht for ward campaign with n<> vi-
tuperation ^or abuse, r have neit-Ker
apologies nor regrets. I set out with
the determination, that since I sought
the position tcH>e of some publit; ser-
vice, 1 would "refrain from any pledges
or promises to any individual or^group
that,might hinder or embarrass me in
carrying out my purpose of a squart
ileal and-inunat-service to the wholes
Steadfastly I held to that de- flour bill __
SSiffiSS Jsx’ssxfxs*
. ‘ f V 1 . II I . . I 1 , I ,T 1 4.L..4 nnfK’a
people. Steadfastly I held to that de
tertninatiim-ntrd u major factor
defeat was that there were indiy
and groups not^satisfied with a sqL
deal and who fought me solely because
I refused fo give them other promises
.or to commit myself in advance in
matters on whid|^ttuiv wanted specific
ic co-jiditions and political exigencies
of thu- situation my friends cannot) bat.
be gratified at the Vote I received- In1
-other major races majorities- ran
from arouncj 265,000 down to more
than 90,000. My opponent’s majority
my board bill.”-
Mr; Brown banded the bill back to
Mrs. Brown saying that it would pm;
the twenty dollars he had promised
her. She in turn paid Mr. Black to
■ settle her bread and pastry account.
’Mr. Black handed it over to Mr. Had-
r account on his
. ’ «
is about 15,000, altho with many vpt-
.ers he succeeded -in tying himself on
to Mrs. Ferguson's candidacy ’While“t
Tan in no alliance with any bio; or
settled the balance for that month’s
board.
Mr. Brown put the bill back in Tits
pocket, observing that he fiad not sup-
posTe^greenback .Would gO”So’far.
But, suppose Mrs. Brown hajfjsent
to a mail order house for her new bon-
net; then the ten dollars would have
gone out of tdwn and never come back.
^Exchange. ~ 1
v l&« mgUVM/M w v 4t** *w J ‘ “
cies of the niodejn typesetter and the
.frailities of the average proof reader,
there are a thousand ways to make an
^rr«|rr in the publishing of a newspaper,
and The Reporter is subject to all the
-above arlmentii. a4 times.—CXne of fhosf-
candidate- just as I had run thru- the
-—1^—..—1 -wade
times happened only recently - wi
we were made to refer in a news item
to a young laity and her-“grandchild-
ren.” And while there are a thousand
ways to'make an error in this ■business
uf making a newspaper there is only
one way to explain it, and that is to
make a clean breast of it, and jac-
knowledge the corn. The uninitiated
wouldn’t understand anyway if we
tried to”tell them, that, due to careless
spacing by the operator, the typeset-
ting machine failed to cast a line, af-
ter which the harried proof reader
failed to note the absence of that- Hne,
—thus allowing- 4h«~article to appear
fir»»t pritnnry:—I......made my.oumniiign
s i m pi y as a Toy pi .Democrat a nxious
to servek the whoje people of Texas.
My home people, among whom I’ve
lived nepr-ly an my life, helped gener-
ously and unselfishly and. largely. I
lost, but I’m still “Bill Edwards, his
own man,” owing allegiance't° u° P°*
Tttl<‘Ul'Organization t-Muopt-thc Dumas
party and under no obligations
Agency for I.-P.' Ring ~ Binders,
Price Books, Note ’Books, etc. Kock-
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HELP FOR OLD FOLKS
Old Age Should Be Happy—Not a-I
Time of Sickness and-Suffering
"Dr,™ mnqv fli»nplfl begin to suffer at
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to nobody except his own friends.
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THE CHARGE OF THE BOBBER
BRIGADE
Bobbed hair to the right of us.
Bobbed hair to the left of ys,
Boobed hair behind us,
Tresses asundered.
Some with a heaviy crop,
Some with a light crop,
Into the barber shop
Walked The bobbed hundred.
minus the namV of the actual grand-
mother, and thereby transferring the
Women of high degree,
fifty-three",
middle age with constant backache,
urinary ills and rheumatic pains and
aches! Weak kidneys are usually the
cause and, if neglected, there is dan-
ger of hardening arteries, dropsy,
gravel or Bright’s disease. Help your
weakened kidbeys with a stimulant
diuretic beforw kidney d sease gets a
firm hold! Use Doan’s Pills. Thou-
sands of old folks recommend Doan’s:
Here is convincing proof:
Mrs. O. J. Stanton, R, R.' No. 1,.
Box No. 34, San Gabriel, Texas, says:
“I had Trouble with my kidneys. I
had backache and sharp pains in my
side- and loins, too. The pains were
so severe, I could hardly get about
to do my work. Wfcen I had
aprHsv~ i~ took Doan’s PUli and
ctTnn/rfViunrifl mtT U/hnlp CVsti»m DnAn’fi
"DECAcJSE Balloon Gum-Dipped Cords feduce yourre?q
AJ btll»-ef>d- tower fut-keosts, increase tire mil-a^e ra/jj
and the resale value of yo.iir car.
These are strong statements-^t are backed hy actual f
Balloon-equipped test cars and taxicabs have now u™
driven over 5,300,000 miles, under Firestone-supervision an
show reduction ih fuel consumption, and less delay, be
of fewef punctures and quicker starts and stops,
• Many leading automobile makers have stauilirdaei
nractigal-and--ecQno|g^icai -througti Ther iiDeciaJ- r ir^
gurU-dipping process?^'
Over 100,000. motorists are today using and enjoying th
satisfact ion of genuine, full-size Balloon Gum-Dipped Cord
In fact, in three months the sales of Firestone Ballo
Gum-Dipped Cords increased 590%.
Have your car equipped now—for comfort and for th
safety of driving this Fall and Winter. Be prepared for mui
holes, frozen ruts, dangerous snow and ices We can equr
your car immediately at the new low prices now in effect
MOST MILES PER DOLLAR!
J. KESTENBAUM 7
ROCKDAEE TIRE & VULC. CO.
Rockdale, Texas
AMERICA SHOUTTP PRODUCE ITS OW? 11 U-BRF.R..
of grahdmothereto, the ypunj^ lady in
question. Commenting on The Re-
porter’s ■■busi"’ the Rosebud News
Determined that they shall be
«One of the numbered.
Wetne*- of -every class, .
Mother, daughter, little lass,
The Rockdale Reporter! in mention-
ing an automobile accident last week,
stated: “Miss Blank and twp grand-
children were injured in the .wfeck"
Sweetheart, sister, join the mass
strengthened my whole system. Doan’s
regulated my,kidneys and the aches
and pains left." . .
at aH dealers. Don’t
simplv ask for a kidViey remedy^r-gef
Doan’s' 'Pills—the -same that Mrs.
Stanton had._Foster-Milburn Co..
Of the bobbed hundred.
Mfrs., Buffalo,. N, Y.
•a—
hunt 'taTI timber, then we are badlyi
mistaken.
To which State Press of the Dallas
News adds th«- following. brililanV and
illuminating remarks:
Tis a thorny path the chronicler
of events, has to tread Of course
MisS Blank might be a grandmother."
That is entirely possibly .without any
reflection on her or the Rockdale Ke-
Some with bangs, some without,
Some are shingled round about,
-Some in curia; and‘ some in doubt,
T_ _ ;____ .... L j. .. .. Li___L J
porter*" S. p. has h^ard of such cases,
but he is.'afraid The "Reporter- is in
bad, whether it was right or, wrong.
...... ‘ ‘ ‘ le rt-
The ladies .doTFnntnd hetnj? made^n-
diculous half so mucH,as they mind
looking that way when they know
they are looking that way. To be
sure, the Rockdale Reporter didn’t say
ss Blahk was a grandmother. It
In case they have blundered.
Some of them do look real swell,
Some of them do look like——well,
It’s sometimes not just Well to tell -
How looked the bobbed hundred,!
7 " , —Yorktown News.'
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Agency for I-P. Ring Binders,
Price Books, Note Books, etc. Rock-
"dale Reporter. -. tf
t L. McGlfYER
DRAYMAN
Lijght arid Heavy Hauling
by Team or Truck.
I try to show my appre-
ciation of your business
by giving SERVICE.
Phone 81
Res. Pbione 142
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merely mentioned sbhie grandchildren.
Everybody is a grandchild. Thcre_is
^vu,vuuu(v io a j.uvuuu.. *•
no scandal in that. But the more truth
there is in what you print thh worse it
is sometimes. And sometimes a little
more i truth WoOftF inake itr all right.
It isf-if serious""nuestion how truthful
&ou can afford to be and at the same
time be charit&ble and neighborly. Of
cyrarnfr- Mi^s Blank, may be Mrr, Hip.
-scotch—Mrs. J. Digglekby Hipsco;tch
herself, for all s. p. knows—w^en she
isn’t on the stage as an i.ngenue, And
Mrs. Hipscotch may have been a
grandmother these thirty years. Such
things happen, but ior some reason in
stage circles they aren’t considered
proper for press agents to talk about.'
Personally, s. p. would rather pay his
l
six bits and sit behind a roof tree. Cost
in the back of- the house and hear
Granny Hipscotch*sing.and skip about
like a footiigbt fairy than to meet a
painted and wrinkjed Miss Blank in
a boarding house with * glass diamond
on her finger and a fool giggle in her
conversation. But there are lots of
people are different from s. p.,
and Miss Blank.*has to work for them
too.
THE STATE’S LOSS
It is the State’s loss when a trtan
like W., |C Edwards, of Denton is de-
feated by a man like Barry Miller, and
it is k sad commenatry on the State’s
chaotic political sittyion when a com-
bination of drcwmstances mak^ such
long Democrat, withotit.n blemish on
hia record as citizen or party fealist,
making his race on straight Demo-
cratic lines, seeking the endorsement
,04 no dan, bloc or faction,'was ruth-
lessly. slaughtered at the polls as the
result of urtjust_propaganda and dirty
politic*; In his place the “Sovereign
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SEE US——Our goods, our prices and our SERVICE will
please you we feel sure. All orders promptly filled. Try us.
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H. c! Meyer,, Pres. J. S. Jacob, Vice-Pres. Ira Perry, Vice-Pres.
W> T. Ramael, Cashier P. H. McCawley, AsS’t. Cashier
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK
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' have. Pay by check and you pay
v but once. *
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The season on doves opened September lstjyou are per-
mitted to kill 15 doves each day during-thd season.^ Of
course, you will want to know &iat you have the correct
loads of shot and the /right- amount of powder. We
carry a stock of shells that is really extraordinary in var-
iety of loads as well-as in size and assure yoti that in buy-.
, , ing from usjyou will always get the highest quality in
shells.
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Perhaps you will need 4 new gun—Rif le or Shotgun, and
if so, we invite you to make your selection from our stock.
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1924, newspaper, September 4, 1924; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694712/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.