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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
2
A small derailment near the Santa Fe Depot involved two Swenson Land Company's cars and a pair of trucks from the special car. No major damage occurred, but the incident required several hours to remedy as the crew reboarded the track. Fleet of the I. V. S. train, Engine No. 1, assisted in the recovery.
A Texas newspaper notes the University of Texas could gain significant oil royalties in 1927 from extensive land holdings across Crane, Upton, Andrews, Winkler, Pecos, Crockett, Ward, Loving, Hudspeth, Iron, Martin, Schleicher, Culberson, Terrell, Reagan and other counties. The article cites 194,560 acres in Reagan County with about 5 million dollars in royalties already earned. This optimistic outlook reflects ongoing oil activity and potential undiscovered fields.
A list of new library additions includes Harmer John Hugh Walpole Lord Raingo Arnold Bennett The Kays Margaret Deland Ways of Escape Noel Forrest The Dark Dawn Martha Ostenso Perella Wm J Locke Showboat Edna Ferber Hildegarde Kathleen Norris Preface to A Life Zona Gale The Charwoman's Shadow Lord Dunsany Fairy Gold Compton MacKenzie Daughter of Pan Cornelia Stratton Porter eau Giste Percival C Wren Juan and Juanita Frances C Baylor Heroes of the Air Chelsea Fraser She Blows And Sperm at That Wm J Hopkins Voyages of De Doolittle Hugh Lofting De Boolittle's Circus Hugh Book of Pirates Howard I Vle On Land and Sea with Caesar R F Wells
An old advertisement promotes Calotabs as a cure for colds flu and sore throat. It claims one or two tablets at bedtime purge the system without salts or nausea and that the cold vanishes by morning with no impact on appetite or daily activities. The ad emphasizes a full family package sale and price of 35 cents.
A Christmas to New Year medley recalls peaceful joys and hopeful faith. The gathering sings of home and Promised Land, trading troubles for triumph, with a hallelujah chorus and shared resolve. The message centers on friendship, mutual support, and the belief that heaven is near for those who walk the right path.
A well-groomed young man, once a beggar with a morphia habit, returns to thank a donor who gave him ten dollars. The gift helped him escape death, secure a job, and begin a hopeful new year, highlighting how a simple act can change a life.
The Massena Iowa Echo urges a national push to fund a vast waterways system. It proposes a dedicated week for newspapers to rally readers and press for the project, aiming to overcome opposition and boost lower transportation rates nationwide. The call notes no patent and asks publishers to broadcast the idea during the first week of January.
In a 1926 Western Newspaper undent, Daisy recalls yearly solitude as New Year calendars mark renewal. Once aging in the office, she holds the “lucky chair” that four colleagues swapped for her, and a former romance returns as a sea traveler promises marriage and a house, not a room.
Box copy touts Bromo Quinine for colds grip and influenza with a single product claim. E. W. Groves signature appears on the package as an attribution. Price listed as 30 cents.
A tonic promising to restore strength and vigor claims to color the cheeks and improve appetite. It asserts quinine purifies and iron enriches, destroying malarial and grip germs by its strengthening effect. Price 60 cents.
Pecos Mercantile Co Grocery Department advertises top prices for chickens with pickup service. Customer urged to call for pickup.
The store lists delivery times on the half hour including 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:80 2:80 3:30 4:30 and 5:30, presenting a structured service timetable for customer deliveries.
Safety First Should be your Slogan. Your own protection is the protection of your neighbor. Insure with E. L. Collings and protect your family and loved ones. Fire Life or Accident.
The Pecos Mercantile Co Grocery Department pledges to please customers and provide service as its real aim. If it fails to meet expectations, customers are urged to inform them and the matter will be treated as a favor.
Advertisement notes the tablets cure a cold in one day and relieve coughs and headache. It mentions Combas and Headache relief and that E. W Ve has signature on each box.
Partial text notes only one Bromo Quinine item with the box bearing the signature E. W. Grove. The fragment provides minimal context about branding or provenance, lacking clear event or date details to expand into a fuller report.
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