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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1925
Page
4
A garbled picaresque excerpt blends mythic figures with modern city life. It features street talk about police power and court appearances, culminating in a wry exchange with Charon debating a rowboat versus a motorized ride. The piece hints at urban unease and a comic, surreal tone.
A fighter retorts that a rival is not patriotic for not fighting in the war, while defending his own wartime status by noting he was married during that period. The exchange highlights tensions over loyalty and personal sacrifice.
Bishop Frank M Bristol quotes at dinner that if all prayers were granted, complaints might worsen. He recalls a young married couple expecting a child and praying for a boy and a girl. Providence granted both prayers, as the husband asked for a son and the wife for a daughter.
Thetford in Quebec hosts the world’s greatest asbestos mines producing about eighty percent of the world’s supply. Materials from Thetford reach every land where manufacturing uses asbestos for various products, supplying civilized peoples worldwide.
A new machine described by Popular Science Month records heart activity by measuring voltage differences across the body. It is powered by the patient’s own tiny electric impulses and requires amplification for detection.
Steve Demoski, a Fort William Ontario mail carrier, spent four days lost in a forest as cold weather tightened. He became disoriented and suffered severe injuries to both legs during his ordeal. He was found alive and receiving medical care after the perilous hike.
Capper's Weekly notes Eskimos from the Far North favor white man towns in Nome Alaska. Many travel for lights music and films while winter supplies risk shortage as the last boat leaves for June. Large gatherings grow, igloos rise on beaches, but fur collecting slows and authorities push schools and jobs.
State of Texas Coke County publishes a notice that Guaranty State Bank of Bronte will change its form from a state banking association to a king association. The change takes effect at least five days after the notice dated November 5. L T Youngblood, president, and Carrie Glenn, cashier, attest.
A notice cites a Big Bone Poland China boat available for service at the W. L. Hay Ley place. The listing references Lee Graham with an 18 21-pd designation.
Bank in Bronte Texas files an official statement of financial condition as of April 6 1995. The document is sworn by Vice President C R Gollibar and Cashier Carrie Glenn before Notary H R Wilkins, with signatures of directors Goo H Mculation E C Rawlings and Wm Wiggie.
A Kansas City Star reader recounts a close call as a mule balks on a railroad track while a wagon sits poised, fearing a fall before a train arrives in two hours and a half. The farmer Toke Sagg of Gently Mush notes the mule’s stubborn moment and the peril of stalled traffic.
Pledge by Sam to the Bronte community and wider country includes guaranteed hatching of every egg. The press note cites eggs hatched by A Bentt, with a date reference 12-4t and a claim of readiness.
A hotel notes an exchange where a caller requests 7 452 watt hours and is told by staff they operate on an efficiency basis. The caller insists on getting up but is refused and told to return to bed until the next call.
The Grand Canyon rim hotel El Tevar becomes one of the last places in the U S to gain phone access as a 140 mile wire to Phoenix, Arizona connects with the Chicago to Los Angeles transcontinental line, the longest through circuit in the world.
Sale notice lists pigs available at Big Bone Point land Obins subject to registration in December 1912. Bids or inquiries directed to listed party.
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