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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1923
Page
7
In January 1923 the Commissioners Court will accept bids for road patrolmen on all county roads. Bids must include bond and comply with the per mile rates for first second and third class roads. If no bids are received, the county will hire patrolmen with set annual rates and no bond.
The Honorable Commissioners Court of Colorado County Texas invites applications for a road patrolman in a specified road section. Applicant pledges to patrol daily with necessary implements and perform duties of a patrolman as per county road maintenance budget.
Broad claim on a medicine package promises one day relief from a cold using brominequinine tablets. The label emphasizes soothing headaches and effective action, urging readers to rely on the product for rapid symptom relief and noting the S RO VE S signature on each box.
Ax C. C. Perry of near Tago Wharton county announced the Alamo Distributing Company of Lockhart has perfected an insect destroyer to protect cotton. The machine uses a 24 inch fan, a four horsepower motor, and a hooded chamber to vibrate plants while suction lifts fallen squares and pests, then blows them into a sack. Demonstration dates will be announced later. Also included is a World Economic Situation for 1923 summary by the Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover noting general global recovery and regional variances.
The article argues commerce and industry have grown in influence, outweighing destructive political and social forces. It contends there is clear reason for continued progress in the coming year and emphasizes optimism for Europe’s economic path.
A satirical notice complains that modern goods from mattress to coffee are universally advertised and mocks a businessman who shuns ads. The group plans a demonstration at Freka's Grocery Store Armours Ham What Am to expose advertising’s supposed futility. Also notices lease and sale of property.
Notice reports Frnka’s Saturday demonstration at noon on Tinuary 6th and Coffee Gold Thame brand. Mrs I Davidson and daughter returned home from a Houston Culveston visit. Mr and Mrs W H Cook returned from their honeymoon to San Antonio and Austin and are now Nur dune in Sfeate.
The Rex Theatre will show Way Down East, a rural comedy drama eleven reels long praised by critics as a peak for cinema since Birth of a Nation. The screening marks a rare event for Eagle Lake with Mrs Florence Flowers and Miss Cleo Flowers hosting guests from San Angelo.
Lima Ohio woman Mrs G W Hall recounts years of illness and describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped ease dragging pains and weakness enabling longer walks. She recommends the remedy to other women facing similar symptoms and urges discussion with doctors as needed.
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