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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1926
Page
7
A mid century textile sale advertises 40s and 60s textiles by the yard including 40 inch voiles, crepes, laces, and silks with values from $1 to $3. Prices feature per yard deals, hosiery, ladies dresses, hats, slippers, and men’s workwear. The promotion promises a satisfaction guarantee on hosiery and notes occasion limited to Saturday and Monday.
Crops show notable improvement though corn worm damage remains heavy with 25 percent of farmers lacking corn. Mentions of visits by Prof and Mrs Behoppa to Houston and Port Arthur, Leopold family trips, guests of Wesnetski, and various local travels and social events including Hamilton’s Wharton graduation linkage.
John W Holmes, long in the engineering field, seeks a partner to finance and join a trip to California. He plans to depart within a few days or a week, asking interested parties to contact him with delivery details or to arrange travel. Messrs Uelts and Vincent are noted as local associates. others from Bealy and Houston are mentioned in passing.
A long, fragmented antiquated column tangles with social, religious, and cultural observations. It satirizes gender roles, advertising hypocrisy, and public morals while noting notable figures and places such as Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City. The piece weaves in references to banking, industry magnates, and local commerce.
Vague notes list names like Worthy Macro and Mrs Tess Rollers in a local fraternal gathering. The article mentions an upcoming second meeting in June and a sale listing including Henryped Manet Rous Be Ib and Whippwirwill Seed.
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