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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
6
J E Echols sustained a broken foot while preparing a hay baler for movement on New Year Day. A Mexican helper freed him after the machine slipped its tackle, and physicians treated the injuries in town. Echols is using crutches and recovering as well as expected.
The Farmer's Plaint depicts a debtor's grim struggle as cotton prices fall, debts mount, and bills from car lenders, grocers, doctors, and bankers loom. The writer W. C. McKeow laments unpaid groceries and looming medical costs while seeking a path to settlement before ruin.
Masie demands a week off to regain health and beauty as customers count their change. Mr Jenson questions why.
A schoolmaster Bird enters a classroom to find boys grave and the blackboard shows a quotation. When he asks who wrote it a boy responds that it was Shakespeare, prompting silence and a quick lesson in literary attribution.
A child asks if his father goes to heaven after death and the mother gently rebukes the idea as absurd, sparking a brief quiet moment about belief and innocence.
A reflection on New Year traditions notes the enduring value of fresh starts, gift giving, and social calls across cultures. It cites ancient practices from Rome and Sabine kings, and praises the study of hopeful greetings that unite communities on January 1 as a light in a better world. Two-fifths of wheat remains on farms for feed while mill feeds return to humans via meat. Cattle, swine, horses, poultry, and sheep dominate mill feed consumption.
From very ancient times the New Year’s Day festival has been observed as a holy celebration marking the start of the year. The day is tied to seasonal cycles and cultural traditions across civilizations, reflecting long standing reverence for renewal and time.
Critics praise the star’s performance as entertaining and poignant. The film blends comedy and pathos with wistful humor, delivering a human and thrilling screen experience that many say marks Pickford’s greatest triumph.
A Pecos Enterprise page features a Pecos Mercantile Co. promotion with a humorous classroom exchange about matrimony. The ad adds a promotional line about becoming a regular customer and mentions the newspaper price of $2 per year.
For sale or lease forty acres in Section 65, Block 1, W N W R R Survey, Loving County just south of Lockhart Well. Written particulars may be obtained from Elaine Lorimier Pruitt at 4121 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California.
A stage dialogue where a mother scolds Johnny to wash his ears and comb his hair while announcing that his father will arrive home for dinner. The exchange emphasizes domestic routine and family expectations during a home visit.
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