Pecos Texas poised for growth with irrigation and industry
Pecos County seat Reeves County Texas sits on multiple rail lines and lies in an expansive irrigated belt. The town reports 2500 residents and strong agricultural output including thousands of bales of cotton and ca ntaloupes, a Carnegie Library, new cement sidewalks, electric cotton gin, banks, and growing infrastructure under Bankhead Highway expansion.
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Reeves County
Texas
Texas and Pacific
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Fort Worth
el Paso
Pecos
Red Bluff
Pecos River
Pecos Valley
Bankhead
United States
Pecos Power and Ice Company
Paisano Baptist encampment plans set for August
At a joint Paisano Baptist committee meeting on April 6 a tentative encampment program was outlined with dates and locations. The event will feature multiple workshops led by pastors and lay leaders, with Dr. I. E. Gates as principal preacher and a large attendance expected from across Texas and the South.
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Representa
Alpine
T. C. Gardner
E. E Lee
Dallas
S. S
Phillips Hillsboro
Omen
TI. E. Reynol Hill
Texas
Exide Batteries Sale At Slack's Battery Station
Headquarters advertise Exide Batteries and Service urging customers to buy during a limited sale at Slack's Battery Station. Phone number 7 is listed for contact. Address 34-tf appears as a local reference.
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Exide
Slack
Printing rivals push for best daily news rollout
Local presses claim top-tier quality and speed in delivering daily papers. Editors stress sharp reporting and rapid home delivery to attract readers amid digital competition.
Train Station Bargain Sparks Tiny Dispute
A brief street theater scene at a railroad station shows a boy offering to carry a traveler’s bag for a dime. The traveler refuses, prompting the boy to question why the bag is being carried at all. The exchange captures a humorous clash over a simple service.
Husband and Wife Debate Screens For Flies
A wife asks Henry to install screens to keep flies out, and the husband agrees the task should be done today. The light exchange shows domestic humor about a simple home chore.
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Henry
Wasted Energy Echoes Through Empty Rooms
A fragment speaks of gleaming spaces, a cellar stair, and a once full space now emptied months ago. The speaker laments vacuity and futility in returning, underscoring a sense of loss and weariness.
Quinine Advertisement Claims Gentle Tonic Laxative Effect
An old pharmaceutical ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine. It claims no head nervousness or ringing and urges readers to remember the full name and signature of E. W. GROVE.
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Bill Skeeter
Fort Worth Press
E. W. Grove
Sheriff Sale Notices from Reeves and Harris Counties
Public notices announce sheriff sales in Reeves County on April 3 1923 and May 1 1923, detailing real estate liens against C R Coulter and H H Jones, with parcels in Pecos Texas including sections and townships, and the auction to be held at the Reeves county courthouse. Additional Harris County case Great Southern Life Insurance Company v H Jones is listed with a separate public sale to satisfy a $15680.76 judgment.
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State of Texas
Reeves
District Court
Brath County
J. Lee Saunders
Co. E. Martin
S. E. Richardson
C. E. Martin
Court House
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
C. R. Coulter
Levy
Harris County
H. H. Jones
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
H. Jones
E. B. Kiser
Pecos Enterprise
No Worms in a Healthy Child
A medical disclaimer touts Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for intestinal worms in children. It claims a healthy color, improved digestion, and overall strength after two to three weeks of regular use, with the tonic priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Laxative Bromos Quinine Box Bears Grove Signature
Medical ad claims cold and flu symptoms are removed by Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes a single product name Bromo Quinine and includes the signature of E. W. Grove on the box, with limited additional detail.
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E. W. Grove
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Combo
Cough remedy Hayes Healing Honey pairs with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat. The salve is rubbed on children’s chest and throat to ease colds and croup. Packaged together, the carton costs 35 cents.
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Hayes
Grove
Hayes Healing
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