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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
2
A compact note dated Thursday December 16 1909 from Pecos Times highlights a local event of the era. The item preserves historical context with minimal details, signaling a community moment from early 20th century Pecos.
Big Mercantile House of Coffeyville, Kansas plans a new two story fire proof store in Pecos. J H Wagoner will manage the Pecos branch of W T Read Mercantile Company, with contracts for erection to be let soon. Initially stock will focus on men and boys furnishings before expanding. The project signals Pecos growth and the broadened local business scene.
Visitors from ice-bound Chicago tour the verdant alfalfa fields at Porterville on the Pecos Valley road. The Wednesday return suggests no further trips before Christmas, though the Haymondville car may run next load of homeseekers. Mrs. Sid Kyle and her son Mack visit Midland. Mack recovers from a sprained ankle after a pony tussle.
Neal Wickiter, a respected Gist show cattle herdsman in idland, claimed he could herd coyotes after flushing one during a cattle drive. He chased the animal into a prize bull’s stall and killed it with a club. Wickiter previously led the Indiana show herd under Governor McRea and now outfits all Gist cattle for the show ring.
Department of Agriculture reports October farm commodity prices dropped to levels not seen since May 1924. Cotton and cottonseed fell sharply while flaxseed corn potatoes and apples dipped slightly. wheat oats and barley rose modestly. Eggs and butter rose seasonally but remained under last year. Overall farm price index was 13 points lower than a year earlier. Non agricultural prices held steady or edged up with a coal price surge lifting general levels. Business activity stayed strong through October and is expected to continue.
Midland earns an ice plant after a two year effort led by Paul T. Vickers secretary of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. A contract with Morgan Utilities Inc was signed in November following broad support and West Texas chamber assistance that attracted the company to Midland.
C G Willie secretary of Hardman County Chamber of Commerce promotes the Hardman County Poultry Show to be held December 21 22 and 23. He mails weekly circulars illustrated with drawings of his own making on plain memo paper to spread interest.
Carl Porter advertises as agent for Dr C T Bertrands Vaccine in the district offering horse and cattle vaccination at 75 cents per head for under ten and 50 cents per head for ten or more. The notice is a single small classified style agricultural ad seeking livestock owners to vaccinate their animals.
A fragment references an age, a tonic and tablets, and a signature on a box. The text suggests usage instructions or labeling but lacks complete context or clear entities such as a product name or company.
Know where you spend your dollars. Why send them away from home Buy at home, know the merchandise you get Pecos Mercantile Co Grocery Department 88.
An advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures worm problems in children. It asserts healthy color and digestion improve after two to three weeks of regular use and that worms will be expelled. It promotes the product as pleasant to take and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
The item markets a tonic and laxative action labeled LAXA VE nd BROMO. QUININE with claims to relieve head discomfort. The text mentions a Chania location and references Groves as a tenant context in fragmented form.
Local grocer Maye's Cash Grocery advertises around the clock rush order service with special attention to all hours, offering rapid processing and delivery for urgent customer needs.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purifies and enriches the blood with iron and quinine in syrup. The ad touts energy, improved appetite, and color in the cheeks as signs of its tonic value, and notes Pecos Mercantile Co. offers pickup for poultry with listed delivery hours.
Safety first should be your slogan Use your own protection to protect your neighbor ER L Callings offers fire life or accident insurance to safeguard your family The store pledges prompt service and asks customers to communicate if expectations are not met Pecos Mercantile Co Grocery Department
A syrupy laxative named LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised to relieve habitual constipation promptly and induce regular action within 14 to 21 days. It is described as stimulating and regulating with a very pleasant taste, sold at 60 cents per bottle.
Advertising blurb touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to stop cough and headache and work off the cold in one day. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box and price is 30 cents.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets as removing colds, grip, and influenza with a single product named Bromo Quinine. The box bears the signature E. W. Grove and the price is 30 cents.
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