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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
2
Advertisement encourages Christmas photographs as personal gifts to distant friends. It urges early sittings and states photographs can be completed until the day before Christmas at Pecos City Studio.
The Executrix Mrs Minnie Kyle announces all indebted persons and claimants to the Sid Kyle estate, deceased, must present claims or settlements in Pecos Texas at the office of J A Crane in Gerney, Reeves County, by order of the County Judge dated October 12 1922.
Lubbock business leaders and educators organize an “A. and M. College for West Texas” club led by M. M. Dupree and Geo. Briggs with Senator Bledsoe backing. The aim is to establish a West Texas A. and M. College, rallying towns across the region to back the project and promote regional schooling.
A Pecos letter from J E Platter of Yelm Washington sends 50 dollars for another year’s subscription and expresses hope oil will be found. He and his family owned 40 acres in Barstow district, plan to return and develop land. West Texas water and irrigation spur optimism about local growth and a strong regional press. The piece includes Walter F Stephens certifying eight years of clean barber shop operation in Pecos and inviting inspection, dated December 7 1922.
An advertisement hawks LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular use for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action and regulate the bowels. The product is advertised at 60 cents per bottle.
In a lively exchange the Hootch Houndress corrects the Hootch Hound, insisting that the current style features dresses rather than belts and challenging his slang in a rural fashion conversation.
Ec L Phillips of Coronado Beach California balances a golf ball on his pipe and lets Bob Simpson California champion drive it off showcasing trust in the professional accuracy. Would you dare imitate this feat.
A brief dialogue depicts a flirtatious moment where a man asks to kiss a woman who warns that she will inform her father. She notes her father rarely believes her, but the exchange remains light and intimate.
The piece portrays Lary resisting bedtime, fretting about morning, and wishing to see a familiar face again, highlighting his anxiety and reluctance to end the day.
Advertisement touts black cotton lands, fruit lands, and feeds crops with opportunities in oranges, dairying, poultry, and hog raising. Offers flexible terms and a new booklet from H. M. Madison general agent for S. A. and A. P. Ry at San Antonio. Lupton promotes summer excursions through September 30.
A reader notices that California Fig Syrup eases upset stomachs and constipation in children. A teaspoonful works within hours, cleansing the bowels and restoring a joyful, healthy child. Mothers are urged to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with proper labeling to avoid imitations.
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