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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
7
The Department of Agriculture reports that each day in school is worth about 9.25 for farmers, based on surveys in twelve states. Uneducated earnings over forty years total 20 000, high school training 40 000, with gains distributed across schooling levels.
Miniature film reels are replacing booklets in sales pitches as home films gain popularity. Companies send compact metal reels with 1 to 400 feet of nonflammable film presenting a picture story to entertain and persuade customers at home, proving more effective than printed ads.
The author argues copper is the first metal used by humans and traces its discovery from native metal to early smelting. He notes brass and bronze arise from copper alloying and claims mining underpins many industries, urging investment in metal mining in the West.
The article notes that the moon is gradually moving away from Earth, causing a slowdown in Earth's rotation. It predicts a future state where Earth and Moon share the same rotation rate, fixing the Moon in a single sky position. Harvard astronomer William H. Pickering is highlighted for decades of lunar study.
Dr. Mary E. Pennington urges using home refrigeration to ease cooking in hot weather. Ice enhances dining at home with chilled greens, shaved ice desserts, iced fruits, and ice box cakes. The piece also notes lunar travel views by Wells and Pickering, describing telescope observation and moon topography.
Notice states Number Nineteen district trustees will sell the old Gentry and Reese school houses for cash to the highest bidder on August 6, 1927 at 2 p m at the Court House in Junction. Interested parties urged to inspect buildings to bid intelligently. Signed J B Randolph.
Scofield Home School for Girls draws many pupils from the Hill Country. Applications are arriving rapidly and enrollment may close soon. Interested readers should write Rev. F. W. Jones, president, Kerrville, Texas.
Fresh Bread and Pastry promotes daily oven baked goods. Call to place orders or ask grocer for our items and enjoy fresh products delivered from oven to table.
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