Freestone County, Texas History - 1900s Submitted by Wanda (Willard) Smith on June 13, 2006: Wortham Journal, Vol. 20, No. 14 (Friday, February 14, 1919). Advertisements Halt! Clean Up Your Home. It is always well and good that people should give their premises a thorough cleaning and use disinfectants to destroy and stay off disease breeding germs at this season of the year, but it is more important at this time than ever before, owing to the awful spread of Influenza in our country and unusual rainy wet weather. Everybody should get busy and Clean House. Use Disinfectant Lime. We Sell Disinfectant Lime at $1.00 for 100 Pounds. Buy Now. T. Elmo Longbotham & Co. ***** Take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Tablets as directed for indigestion, and you will soon forget about your stomach troubles. Try it. For sale by Munroe Bros. ***** Come to us when you want the best candies, fruits, etc. We appreciate your trade and give you good values. E. A. Peurifoy. ***** For Sale--Home raised meat, and baled oats. Also Lone Star Cotton Seed for planting. F. H. Willard. Rfd. one. ***** Do Not Over Look Our Complete Stock of Groceries. We insist on quality, purity and freshness in everything we sell. We cater to those who insist on high standard of living. Our customers live better for less money than those who buy elsewhere. We appreciate your patronage. Free Delivery. Stubbs Grocery Co., J. D. Stubbs, Owner and Manager. ***** You can get nine pounds of sugar for $1.00 at our store. We appreciate your trade. -- Strange & Wallis. ***** City National, a good cigar for 5¢ at Munroe Bros. ***** Wheat and oat straw and sorghum hay; second hand wagon and phaeton; one dandy black two-year old filly, for sale. -- T. E. Longbotham. ***** Close inspection will reveal that we carry only the very best of Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber. Come and let us show you. -- Hackney Bros. ***** For Sale--Pure Lone Star Cotton Seed, culled and well matured. Grown on bottom land. Seely Drug Co. ***** For Sale--Baled oat straw and sudan hay. R. G. Peurifoy. ***** Always go to E. A. Peurifoy when you want a good smoke; he handles a good line of cigars. ***** I have for sale threshed maize, home ground meal, corn and chops. I will appreciate your trade. D. W. Plunkett. ***** See Longbotham Hardware Co. for automobile accessories of all kinds. Firestone Tires, Universal Belts of all makes of cars. Oils, cup grease, neatsfoot oil, etc. ***** We have a large stock of men’s and boys overalls, jumpers, work pants and shirts which we are selling at reduced prices for cash. Come and see us before buying. J. M. Jones. ***** It Pays to Raise Good Hogs Big Type Spotted Poland China Male Hog, registered, 278827. I have this hog at my home one and one-half miles east of Wortham. If you want to raise good hogs I invite you to see this one. Ross Lindley. ***** If you are going to buy a used car in the immediate future now is the time to buy. I have some real bargains in cars suitable for truck or passengers cars. Let me show you. Leverett’s Garage. ***** FOR SALE. If you are in the market for a small farm, see me at once. 50 acres black-sandy land, 5 miles east of Wortham, 36 acres in cultivation, house, barn and water. Price $65.00 per acre. Geo. W. Wilder. ***** I have a good milk cow with young calf for sale. This is a good cow and you are invited to come and see her milked, night and morning. Will sell cheap if sold at once. J. L. Childs. ***** I want to buy some fat cows, nothing but strictly fat wanted. I will pay a good price if you have a cow to sell and I will be glad to make a deal with you. W. D. Mays. ********** [A. H. Bounds Dry Goods Store on the north side of Main Street] "Every Day You Get Bargains. You can depend on getting just as much or more for your money at our store than anywhere else, and our merchandise is of the highest possible quality. Style, Quality and Price are the three important factors when it comes to buying dry goods and we claim we come as near having these three points as any store in this section of the country. Every day you will find our prices 'decidedly low' and you always get the best brands when you trade with us. Come and let us show you. A. & H. Bounds The Reliability of a Store Should be Your First Thought."