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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
3
The text notes that any entertainments charging admission are advertisements and must be treated and paid for accordingly. This underscores the policy that paid entries are commercial notices, not general content.
Engineer Ed Moore remains confined at Santa Fe hospital but is expected to be out next week. Fireman M M McManus took a one day vacation in Los Angeles with his mother. George Searles plans a June three month England trip aboard the Baltic leaving May 30 for New York and returning on the Majestic. Mrs Bert Kerr and Mrs Denton of Victorville distributed rodeo posters in Barstow. Mrs FE Pitcher won a Arrowhead Lake lot for solving a crossword. Mrs E C Evans hosted Mrs Chas Parry and son Lorne of Needles en route to Bakersfield.
Lead and silver rich mine between Barstow and Yermo in the mineralized zone linking Waterman and Calico resumes operations under Western Mining and Smelting Co. O M Lowell, in Barstow and Los Angeles, notes renewed activity as ore carries about $20 per ton with a 100 foot width. A flotation process will be used to overcome barium and recover values, boosting Inland Empire payrolls.
Last Saturday evening the Harper Lake Women's Club hosted a box social at the school house to raise money for fencing. Several families from Hinkley attended and the event brought good cheer and generous donations.
The piece advocates developing natural resources across Barstow to the Colorado River, urging cement plaster and clay factories to supply inland builders. It urges using forest resources wisely then shifting to rock deposits and reducing reliance on railroad meal tickets, calling on readers to note potential deposits and payroll opportunities in their region.
United States Land Office at Los Angeles publishes that California has filed Land Selection No. 9197 for indemnity on tracts SW 1-4 Sec 34 Ep 10 N Ri 2s. A list of described subdivisions is posted for public inspection. Protests may be filed during five weeks and before final approval, dated April 13, 1925, Valentine Register.
A Barstow notice appeals to local merchants to back the hometown newspaper through advertising and job printing, stressing civic pride and community coverage.
A small, cluttered classified ad urges shoppers to obtain quotations before purchasing. It claims to handle Hercules powder and save money on requirements and notes authorization as a Ford and Fordson dealer.
Advertisement under this head states the price for classified space at thirty five cents per inch. It specifies that professional cards and announcements are charged at the rate and provides guidance for readers on submitting paid notices. The notice implies a pricing structure for display in the classifieds.
Local notice reports that physician and surgeon Barstow plans to open or operate next to Barstow Cafe. Details on timing and exact address are unreadable in the fragment.
Dr A C Pratt operates near Arend's Store with office hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. Barstow residence and phone listed. Office hours extend 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Saturdays 9 to 1, evenings and Sundays by appointment.
Eugene G Steele M D specialist in ENT offers consultation 10 12 and 2 4 clinic hours 8 to 10 Tuesdays at 547 Fourth St San Bernardino with eye ear nose and throat expertise and services for tonsil and adenoid issues.
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