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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1926
Page
6
A reader seeks dating advice on whether to gift a Christmas present to a new partner without seeming to expect marriage. The column suggests the woman should not give the first gift. do not overstep. In auto rides, guidance says both ladies sit in back and the gentleman exits first to help them alight.
A reader asks if she should send a note to a long unseen friend upon learning of her engagement. The columnist replies that offering congratulations is the courteous course.
Guidance on how to format long letters is given. Use inside pages first, then back page after fourth. date should be written in full, never abbreviated. Begin with “Dear Miss” followed by the recipient’s name. avoid placing the name after Miss.
A reader asks if a person in mourning should get a wedding invitation. The adviser says yes as courtesy, but attending may be improper, and absence should not offend the hosts.
A call to locals to face current conditions, work hard, and act now to grow their city. Citizens are urged to promote the city’s advantages, attract outsiders, and stay active to ensure a prosperous future.
Quick Battery Service calls Pe cos Auto Co. and Aviator, with a playful exchange about paying in advance for a flight and a jab about safety. The dialogue shifts to home upgrades, featuring W. Brack the plumber offering toilet and hot water fixes, and a joke about liberty from the French.
Owen D Young says farmers must push electrification through agricultural schools and farm organizations and demand publicity of study results. He urges cooperation with power and manufacturing firms, local community consensus for power access, and the farmer’s choice to use electricity in agriculture.
A famous Mexican Mustang Liniment offers a fast relief for rheumatic pain without strong drugs. Apply to skin opposite the pain and rub gently. it allegedly dissolves stiffness and soreness quickly, with no burning sensation, and is sold by druggists and wholesalers.
The Department of Commerce highlights rising state government costs using 1917 as a baseline. Congress seeks tax relief but states show limited cooperation, arguing maintenance and operation costs rose from 4.19 per capita in 1917 to 9 in 1924. Total payments and indebtedness surged, prompting calls for strict economy to sustain progress.
Pecos Auto Co emphasizes expert battery service and car care. The shop highlights comprehensive testing, replacement, and maintenance to ensure reliable vehicle starts and electrical performance. Local customers rely on expert advice and quick turnaround.
Secretary Hoover lauds five years of waste elimination efforts as transforming economic history. He notes 1920 wage and price levels versus 1924, showing wage gains and price relief, and emphasizes standards of living depend on productivity, efficient methods, and reduced waste in production and distribution.
Citizens in a women’s movement press a nationwide effort under the banner Safety or Sorrow to cut auto accident deaths and injuries. The campaign seeks pledges from motorists and pedestrians, emphasizing caution at crossings and reducing street dangers.
Physicians promote a refined calomel compound Calotabs that imitates the effects of calomel and salts without side effects. Take one or two Calotabs at bedtime with water then wake to a purified system and restored appetite. Package includes full directions and costs 85 cents at drug stores.
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