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MERCEDES NEWS-TRIBUNE
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an analysis of your needs and that of your family. Let us help
you plan a program of protection for you in old age or for your
family if you should die. You need more insurance. Let us
help you plan your budget.
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Also: another bathroom will
increase the value of your home.
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Of course it is! We all know
those delightful home scenes
where one member of the fam-
ily knocks a wicked knock on
the bathroom door and asks
plaintively, are you spending
the night in there? An extra
bathroom would eliminate these
futile bickerings, this irritating
delay. And it’s so easy and so
cheap to have us install that
additional bathroom.
JOHN R. RAY,
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Southland Life Insurance Co.
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straightforward. A roomy entrance
vestibule offers an inviting recep-
tion to the house, leading into a hall
from which the stairs continue to
the second story. To the right of
this hall one enters the living room
Insurance covering
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should have.
Begin now to thing of the hot days of summer
that are just around the corner. See to it that the
kitchen in your home is a cool kitchen.
When you use Gas for cooking you are assured
that your Kitchen will be cooler than if you used
any other kind of heat.
Hot summer days, too, call for varied uses of ad-
ditional hot water. An automotic Water Heater or
an automatic Hot Water Storage system will guar-
antee you an abundance of hot water.
Come in today and let us help you figure on
your cooking and hot water needs.
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Plan to have plenty of them
in your home, so that you can
use your toaster, iron, cleaner,
fan, percolator and sewing ma-
chine more conveniently.
“Plug in” without disturbing
lights or fixtures! We install
these aids to convenience, with
the necessary wiring, promptly
and at reasonable cost.
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of these as they are so common ev-
eryone knows them.
Vinca, commonly known as Peri-
winkle, should be planted after
March 1st. These will bloom dur-
ing the entire summer, as hot wea-
ther is conducive to their blooming.
They come in both red and white
colors, and should be planted about
six to eight inches apart each way.
Zinnias are one of the best plants
for the Valley. They may be bought
in eight solid colors or in mixed
colors. They should be sown broad-
cast, or in a seed bed, and if sown
in a seed bed should be transplanted
ten to twelve inches apart each way.
These may be planted any time dur-
ing the summer or up into early
fall. They are absolutely the best
summer flower that we have, and
when the bed is through blooming it
may be replanted immediately.
Among the bulbs that might be
planted at this time, we would cer-
tainly recommend that you give a
space in your garden to Dahlias and
to Gladiolus, both of which are par-
ticularly adapted to this country.
Is repeated hundreds of times every day in the American house-
hold. When the administrator closes up an estate little or
nothing is left for the widow and orphans. Eighty per cent
of all that is left when the breadwinner is gone is the amount
represented in life insurance. Men are determined to build an
state. They work to this end daily through the years: Yet
how many realize on their most worthy ambition? The surest
way to create an estate is through life insurance. Through this
medium an estate is created immediately which is the equal
of a life of saving. It is worth its face value from the day it
is obtained. There is no delay in building it, no chance that
it will be lost or frittered away. The average man’s only
hope is in life insurance. It is the only relief that is immediate,
the only chance to create an estate in a day.
This quaint little cottage makes &
home that is different from the com-
mon place. A house need not be
large or built of expensive materials
in order that it possess individual-
ity, for oftimes many of these larg-
er houses are entirely lacking in
architectural character. In the small
house, especially, it is the grace of
line, the appropriate use of simple
materials and the happy spacing of
doors and windows that give it
character.; The proper slope of the
roof, with a spring here and there to
relieve an otherwise harsh angle.
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with its cozy open fireplace and
windows on three sides of the room.
Across the hall is a cheerful dining 1
room with the kitchen to the rear.
The garage has been so planned
that one can drive in and back out
eliminating any undo manouvering
of the car, or excessive driveway
space. This is a distinct advantage
where the lot is shallow.
Complete work plans .and specifi-
cations of this house may be ob-
tained for a nominal sum from the
Building Editor. Refer to House
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In addition to the large line of ornamental
shrubbery we are growing, we have received some
very fine planting material in a car from Califor-
nia consisting of Avacadoes, English Walnuts,
Olives, Almonds, Loquats, Magnolias, Camphor
Trees, Junipers, Sequoia, California Big Trees,
Canary Pines, all of which are evergreen and will
stand frost.
We have grown in the last year many Rio
Grande ash trees which is one of our best shade
trees. Six to eight feet in height and one inch
in diameter, balled, at a special price of 50cents
each. Many other shade trees.
Pot Grown Plants ready to plant now such as
Snapdragons, Petunias, Verbenas, Shasta Daises,
Larkspur, Calendulas, Asters and many others.
We have thousands of Hibiscus arid Acaly-
phas pot grown, with splendid root system ready
nowito plant, if cared for.
Gold fish and bowls—see the fine. assort-
ment. Blooming pot plants of all kinds and col-
ors. Cut flowers: Carnations, Roses, Sweet Peas,
Violets, Lillies, and Gladiolus. See us for designs
of all kinds.
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In three words the story of LONGHORN Portland Cement’s success
can be told: Quality, Service and Appreciation.
We were resolved to give to cement users a portland cement which
in every way would be a standard maker—a new brand which would
create new ideas of cement excellence.
A service of a radically different sort accompanied this cement.
Unrivaled facilities made it available in every desired quantity at
short notice. The complete facilities of this company were placed
at the disposal of those interested in cement.
The reception qiven LONGHORN Portland Cement since its intro-
duction is ample evidence of your appreciation. The praise of its
users has played a major part in its success!
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should be used as we have recom-
mended.
Calendula: These are commonly
known as the Border Marigold, and
may be planted any time from
March on, and bloom during the hot
weather. It is a well known old
fashioned annual that has long been
in favor. During the past few years
a great deal of work has been done
in breeding up calendula to where
they are nearly double the size the
old ones were. They are indeed
beautiful both in masses and in
borders, and also for cut flowers.
They usually come in orange and
lemon colors.
Candytuft: This may also be
planted at this season. Candytuft is
a plant that grows from twelve to
fifteen inches high, and comes in a
wide range of colors. It is used
quite often in adding to bouquets of
flowers, and is also often used alone
in bouquets, as it makes a very
good show. We would suggest plant-
ing this in beds, or for mass effects.
Plant it broadcast, and thin to about
four to five inches apart each way.
Cosmos: There are two distinct
types of cosmos, both of which are
particularly adaptable to Valley
conditions. One is the summer
blooming cosmos which has a very
ferny-like leaf, and grows to a
height of twelve to twenty-four
inches, and comes in colors of white,
red, purple and pink. It blooms all
during the summer, and is known as
summer cosmos. The other type of
yellow cosmos are fall blooming,
and are not a true cosmos. Howev-
er, as it is usually termed as such,
we will use that name here. Both
of these may be planted any time
from now on through May. The
summer cosmos may be planted dur-
ing the entire summer. The yellow
blooming variety, however, does not
bloom until fall, and reach a height
of from four to six feet.
Eschscholtzia, or California Pop-
pies are another plant that may be
planted at this time. It produces a
great number of blooms that are
used both as cut flowers and for
show purposes. They are used quite
extensively in California, and do
well in this territory. These should
be sown broadcast, thinning the
plants to about six inches apart each
way.
Kochia, or Mexican Fire Bush,
may be planted at this time, but it is
an ornamental, and has no blooms.
As you know, it grows up quite sim-
ilar to cypress. It is quite good for
lining out.
Marigolds should be planted after
all danger of frost is past. They
grow to a height of from two to
four feet, and make wonderful cut
flowers as well as being good for
border and bedding purposes. They
come in orange and yellow colors.
Nasturtiums may also be planted
at this time. These should be plant-
ed purely in borders or rows, as they
are not adapted'to bedding purposes.
The tall type gives the larger blooms
and larger stems. However, the
dwarf type for border purposes are
very good.
Petunias also may be planted from
March 1st on, and nothing adds as
much t o the garden as a beautiful
bed of petunias which have been
sown broadcast. These may be used
as cut flowers, in addition to the
wonderful show they make outside.
Pinks or Dianthus are another of
the old fashioned favorite annuals.
They come in a myriad of colors,
and are commonly known as dwarf
carnations. Your garden will not
be complete without a bed of these.
Verbenas may be planted any time
during March or April. It is not
necessary to enter into a discussion
Many yards entered in the Busi-
ness and Professional Women’s yard
beautification contest will be forced
to depend almost entirely upon
annuals for color and general effect
during the coming summer because
of the setback which the freeze
caused in the perennials. In order
that these annuals be blooming dur-
ing the period of the contest, which
ends on May 20, they should be
planted as soon as possible.
William N. Coe Jr., with the
Texas Producers Union has made
out a list of annuals and how and
when to plant them for the benefit
of the contestants. “We have only
given you those that have proven
especially adaptable to this coun-
try,” Mr. Coe said. “There are no
doubt numbers of others that will
grow well but that have not been
grown on such a scale as to warrant
our recommending them.”
The following is the list present-
ed:
Balsam: These are commonly
known as Lady’s Slipper or Touch-
me-not, and may be planted any
time in the early spring, that is, as
soon as all danger of frost is past.
They are used for border purposes.
However, they are quite effective
in bedding, but are of no value what-
ever as cut flowers. They make
quite a show in the garden, and
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Dahlias should be planted if possible
on the north side of the house or
buildings where they will be pro-
tected from the wind. They should
be planted any time during the next
six weeks. You will .be surprised
at the. results that you can obtain
from the planting of these. Of
course they should be staked and
tied to the stake every twelve or
fourteen inches. They will probably
reach a height of four to six feet.
Gladiolus may be planted practic-
ally anytime during the spring and
early summer. We would suggest
planting these at intervals of two to
three weeks so that you may have a
constant supply of blooms. There is
no more beautiful cut flower than
gladiolus. . They should be planted
in rows, the rows being about one
foot apart, and from four to six
inches apart in the row, and should
be planted to a depth effrom three
to five inches.
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Prince, A. E. Mercedes News-Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 06, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1930, newspaper, February 21, 1930; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1571585/m1/10/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.