Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914 Page: 4 of 6
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Advertisements inserted in this col-
umn will be charged for at the rate
of 5-centsper line each issue. No
ad, accepted for less than 25c.
Wanted—1.0 cords wood two or
four feet cuts.—E. E. Evans.
We are now buying com and
will pay cash, all market will
justify.—Rio Grande Grain Co.
Arkansas Land for Trade.
Farms, also business and
town property for trade. Want
30 to 80 acres near town; inust
be clear or nearly clear im-
proved property. Only owners
Jpply. H. 0. Green, Hope, Ark.
For .Sale or Rent —20 acres
of broken land; water lateral;
about two miles from Mercedes.
Liberal terms. Write J. P. Bai-
•ley, 320 Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Oma-
ha, Neb. 19-• ..t.
Choice, selected Egyptian
wheat seed for planting. Noth-
ing better for silage. The best
crop to follow your corn. Price
$3.00 per bushel. You will pay
$3.50 per bushel anywhere else,
darned a Jersey Farm, Donna,
Texas.-
For Sale'—Maxwell runabout,
as good as new,, good top and
lights; for references, apply to
Box 45, Mercedes. Wm. Mar-
shall Hill.
SOME SUGGESTIONS
ON GOOD ROADS
The Farmers & Merchants
State Bank of Ballinger is send-
ing out to the farmers of its
business territory a suggested
solution of the good roads prob-
lem which merits the thought-
ful consideration of business-
men everywhere—especially as
it provides at the same time
for a more profitable crop mar-
keting system and a prevention
of the loss of soil fertility. This
plan expresses admirably the
purpose of the Texas Industrial
Congress in including livestock
in its competitive crop produc-
tions, and is as follows:
“We congratulate our farm-
ers on having the largest, heav-
iest and best matured feed crop
in the history of our country.
It is yours and wisdom says
get the most possible out of it.
“Have you ever figured on
what it costs you to market
your farm products? Using
government estimates and ap-
plying them in the most conser-
vative manner, the cost of haul-
ing the Runnels County feed
crop from the farm to the ship-
ping point this year totals more
For rent—the coming year,
19 acres broken land of lot 2,
Block 42. Liberal terms. Write
A. C. Broadbent, Independence,
Kans.
Wanted—Jersey cows. Must
be good, milkersand cheap. Em-
mett L. Howard, Brownsville,
^gxas.
If you want clean, healthy
meat, buy it from us. If you
are a boarder, eat where they
buy good meats, free from filth
and dust.
THE MERCEDES HOTEL
and the AMERICAN HOTEL
Buy from Us Exclusively
AMERICAN Sanitary
MEAT MARKET
than $75,000.
“It is admitted by all that the
most effective and economic
way of marketing any bulky
feed is through livestock. The
stomachs of the hog. calf and
steer are self-propelling :«■> t.n-
ies for converting the raw ma-
terials (maize, kaffir, feteria,
sorghum, sudan and other
feeds) into the finished goods
(pork, mutton, veal, beef and
other products), ready for the
use of the consumer, for which
there is a lucrative marker and
a strong demand.
“Another commendable fea-
ture of these factories is that
they need so little attention.
When permitted, they will do
their own harvesting, restoring
to the soil its fertility, and
when their product is ready for
the market, they will furnish
their own transportation to the
shipping point.
“Have you forgotten the im-
mense benefits derived from last
winter’s pasturage of growing
grain, and have you stopped to
consider that the waste on our
stubble and stalk fields properly
utilized as pasture for livestock
would more than pay our
freight bill?
“A. prominent Kansas farm-
er says, “There is no such thing
as permanent, prosperous dry
farming except it be based on
livestock. You know our coun-
try; then build on a dependable
foundation. Let our slogan be
“ship Runnels county feed via
hoof.”
The utilization of Texas
crops, so far as possible, in
feeding livestock, and market-
ing them in the lorai of meat
and dairy products will make
Texas one of the richest sec-
tions in the world; their sale in
the form of field crops must in-
evitably result in continuing to
give away our prosperity to the
states that do use them in live-
stock production.
Acute Indigestion.
“I was annoyed for over a
year by attacks of acute indi-
gestion, followed by constipa-
tion,” writes Mrs. M. J. Gallag-
her, Geneva, N. Y. “I tried
everything that was recom-
mended to me for this com-
plaint but nothing did me much
good until about four months
ago I saw Chamberlain’s Tab-
lets advertised and procured a
bottle of them from our drug-
gist. I soon realized that I had
gotten the right thing for they
helped me at once. Since taking
two bottles of them I can eat
heartily without, any bad ef-
fects.” Sold by all dealers.
NATIONAL FARMERS
ASK FOR HELP
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JNO. P. CAUSE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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PRACTICE IN STATE AND
FEDERAL COURTS
Mercedes, Texas
FOR RENT—A five1 room oot-
tage, modern in every res-
pect. Has big chirfineyl fully
equipped bath room, electric
lights, etc.,' also well kept Ber-
muda lawn.' A bargain ^/rent-
ed at once.—Rio Grande Hdw.
& Mach. Co.
W. F. Stedman,
Scientific
Watch
-Repairing
GRADUATE
OPTICIAN
EYES EXAMINED.
FREE
JEWELER
At D. J. Young's Pharmacy ]Vf0FC0Cl0S? T0X.SLS
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FOR SALE—New canner and
outfit. Capacity from 500* to
1500 cans per day, $15 iron
bed, mattress, springs, pair of
feather pillows; marble .-top
dresser $6; wash stand $2; Mor-
ris rocker $8; kitchen cabinet
$6; safe $3; 6 chairs $4 : 70 egg
Cypress incubator $7; White
Orpington chickens^ white run-
^ner ducks, white african guin-
eas and very light Blue guineas.
Mrs. E. A. Herndon, mile nine
and one-half east of Mercedes.
A Farmer
without a
j* Takes Long Chances
The services of the Doc-
tor or the Veterinarian
are essential to the farm-
er. Either may be sum-
moned quickly over the
‘'^telephone in case of acci-
dent or sudden illness.
Have you a
^TELEPHONE
tion?
BELL
connec-
Ask our nearest Man-
ager for information, or
THE SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH &
TELEPHONE COMPANY
When in Edinburg, call at the
BANK
BAR
F. A. Sehoenfeld, - Proprietor
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Best , of
111 a report issued by the
Legislative Committee of the
National Farmers’ Union, now
assembled in Washington for
;he purpose of securing relief
for the cotton situation, the
farmers make an appeal for
help that is reasonable and
just.
“We of the South have suf-
fered distress as a result of
.he war'now raging in Europe,”
says the report, “and our dis-
tress parallells any calamity of
recent years in which direct
government aid has been hu-
manely given.
“We have gone diligently and
with industry into our fields
and have wrought with brain
and hand, honestly and with
great hope, a'wonderful crop for
the use and necessity of the
world.
“And how with no power to
help, we see its value to us al-
most wholly destroyed just as
though one of the titanic des-
troying agencies of nature had
passed ■ through our midst’ and
destroiied the ’ labor of our
hands and left us in the midst
of want and .suffering.
“Stunned and dismayed we
have asked help and our cry is
just and reasonable, and we be-
lieve that the farmer in his dis-
tress has a right to such help.”
Good feed makes your stock
as lively as a kitten.
The Best Feed
obtainable in Mercedes is to be
found here. Those who follow
market quotations on Oats,
Bran, Chops, Etc., and note
our figures, will find we make
LOW PRICES.
Sterling
GINNING &
MILLING
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PALM HEIGHTS ADDITION
CHOICEST BUILDING LOTS IN MERCEDES
$1ooFtof255o0xw. seeF. H. Wagemann,Owner
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E lected School Supplies,
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E holders, Erasers, Book Sacks, Paints, Rulers and 5
1 in fact every item that each pupil will need in 5
1 their school work,
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E all scholars and in all grades,
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We Have the Only
Complete Tract Index of Hidalgo County Lands
In existence—not of some of the lands
but all lands in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo Guaranty Abstract Co.
W. R. MONTGOMERY, Mgr.
EDINBURG, TEXAS
COLD STORAGE MEATS
CORN FED BEEF
ANGLIN & WARD, Wholesale Meat Men
Pharr, Texas
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Manager
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Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy.
“I advised the ‘boys’ when
they enlisted for the Spanish
war to take Chamberlain’s Col-
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-
edy with them, and have re-
ceived many thanks for the ad-
vice given,” writes J. H. Hough-
land, Eldon, Iowa. “No person
whether traveling or at home
should be without this great
remedy.” For sale by all dealers.
Texas Post Office Statistics
According to a recent gov-
ernment report, there are 2.600
postoffices in Texas and of this
number 16 are first class, 95
second class, 318 third and
2,171 fourth class. These in-
stitutions employ 9620 persons
and their annual payroll is
$5,046,000.
The annual receipts of the
Texas postoffices is approxi-
mately $7,000,000, while five
years ago the aggregate income
was $5,465,000.
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JUST RECEIVED—New stock of Dishes, Men’s
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B. H. BROOKS
THE AMERICAN BLACKSMITH AND WHEELWRIGHT.
Special attention given to horse shoeing and tire shrinking. I do the work
myself. Stop in and see me.
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS
Majority of Friends Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.
Special Offer.
We will send the Galveston
Semi-Weekly Farm News and
the Tribune one year for $2.00.
By taking this combination
you get all your local and coun-
ty news in the Tribune and the
best farm news and the livest
Pomeroyton, Ky.—In interesting ad-
vices from this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: “I was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, at
times, that 1 thought surely I would die.
» I tried different treatments, but they
happenings of the world in the i not seem to do me any good
Semi-Weekly Farm News —
two papers for only 50 cents
m ore than the price of one.
Call at the Tribune office today
and hand in your subscription,
1 got so bad, 1 could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought I
would die. He advised me to try
Jhedford’s Black-Draught, and quit
taking other medicines. I decided to
take his advice, although I did not have
any confidence in it.
1 have now been taking Black-Draught
for three months, and it has cured me—
haven’t had those awful sick headaches
since I began using it.
I am so thankful for what Black-
Draught has done for me.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine for de-
rangements of the stomach and liver. It
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely-
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get a package today.
Only a quarter. pg
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914, newspaper, September 30, 1914; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634991/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.