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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1926
Page
2
The piece discusses the decline of mosaic art over centuries and argues for its rebirth as an independent art form. It cites Mosaic’s history, contrasts with painting, and urges artists to embrace mosaic's unique medium without imitation.
D M West editor promotes a leading Southwest nursery business praised for integrity and climate adapted tree and shrubbery methods. The ad invites readers to study the company’s offerings before finishing the paper.
The Enterprise carries an ad for Auatio Nursery by TF Remary & Ser and notes Bronteland farmers will soon plow ground for large small grain acreage. It authorizes announcing candidates for offices in the July 1926 Democratic primaries including Tax Assessor G A Harmon, Jim Simpson, Samussell, and County Clerk W H Maxwell.
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon reportedly earned 55 948 from all sources in the year ending June 30. Congress allocated 80 700 for park maintenance and improvements, yielding a profit claimed for the United States government. The NYT notes growing park popularity and calls for continued government funding to expand roads and amenities.
The archbishop of Canterbury, turning seventy six, is noted by the Montreal Star as a likely unique knighthood recipient who has not received the accolade or award. He holds both knight grand cross and knight commander in the Royal Victorian Order and is among a small group of non royal blood individuals awarded the rare Victorian order.
Cork the versatile material is in demand at about 150 000 tons yearly. It is used for bottle stoppers and many products such as helmets lifebuoys belts insulation linoleum mats and boats. In London over 900 firms are linked to cork trade with Spain and Portugal supplying much of the world.
An invasion of the Colorado potato beetle reaches eastern Europe and France and could spread to central Europe. An expert notes its arrival in Bordeaux aboard ships carrying American troops. American entomologists link similar pest moves to history of the Hessian fly during the Revolutionary era.
A jest about a new instrument claimed to detect alcohol use, punchlines about undertakers spotting intoxication follow as a sharper humor beat in a 19th century local column. The quip reflects slang and social commentary of the era.
Three fishermen at a Mattawamk lake freed a fox attacking a young deer and saved the animal. The deer suffered neck and hind leg bites but is recovering and playful. The rescuers received a temporary permit to keep the deer until the fish and game department places it in a park.
European beauty experts discuss where the beauty spot originated as women use heavy makeups. Dutch claim origins dating back five centuries with plasters on temples to cure headaches. Women of fashion notice the contrast offered by the practice.
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