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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
3
In a New Year message to the Austin Rotary Club President T W Curry urges members to act on resolutions in 1925. He says many people generate ideas but fail to translate them into concrete effort, relying on procrastination and delaying action.
A man reflects on overburdening his family and barely making a living last year. He plans to apply new ideas to his work this year but remains idle and undecided about acting on them.
The author urges starting 1925 resolutions and keeping ideas in motion. Do not be deterred by failures or discouragements, and ensure plans stay active rather than resting on past accomplishments.
The writer critiques the editor’s vow to improve the newspaper with more life and better business, but notes a pattern of delaying action until favorable seasons. He argues the cycle repeats with spring, summer, fall, and winter, delaying progress until the new year.
A reflective piece contrasts a cautious merchant and farmer delaying a business push through winter. It notes how repeated postponements, debt feelings, and toll of life impede action, while Texas examples of high profits on five acres spark plans that are too late to start.
Suzanne Lenglen may have faults but we must concede she is a great golf player. The remark frames Lenglen as a notable sport figure in a playful notice style.
Puzzle clues jumbled with many OCR errors including horizontal entries for I Ascended and Belief, various defunct terms, and partial phrases. The garbled list mixes word fragments such as Fondle, Chum, Gaselle, canine, born, consumed, artificial water, native metal, and washing floor standards, with many illegible portions.
Census Bureau and National Automobile Chamber of Commerce report November output for passenger cars and trucks at its lowest since March 1922. Passenger car production fell to 195,279 from October 257,900 and November 1923 284,939, while total eleven month outputs show a sharp year to year decline.
A fragment honors J. Plunk Dawes who played Santa Claus with a long cotton beard and cheerful spirit, noted as departed but not forgotten in a warm obituary tone.
Classified notice seeks a single bed with wooden headboard and footboard box springs and felt mattress as best act of the week for an elderly man, published by Weekly Gazette Michigan.
A short pamphlet describes Dr. King's New Discovery as a remedy for persistent night coughing. It urges taking the medicine before bed and holding it in the throat for 18 to 20 seconds before swallowing with water. The double action soothes irritation and relieves coughing to aid sleep.
The note discusses how abbreviations appear in de initials and technical terms. It mentions that dictionary slang is used except for proper obsolete terms. The focus is on interpreting shorthand and ensuring readability in the next section.
The passage argues advertising is effective not for personal vanity but for broad visibility through the Enterprise’s circulation. It urges readers to watch mail sacks and note that the Enterprise is read by thousands.
A tongue in cheek exchange switches from a model question to a playful line about a Cross-Roads Puzzle. The punchline suggests the car’s make is part of a wordplay puzzle rather than a straightforward answer.
A new oil lamp claims to produce bright white light with no odor smoke or noise and to burn 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene coal oil. Tested by the U S Government and 35 universities it offers a 10 day free trial with a chance to receive a free lamp and earn 258 to 500 dollars per month by introducing it.
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