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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
7
California earthquake reports dwindle as predicted while a coal strike looms. The piece argues against a third-term push, urging sensible delay to 1930 and warning miners’ leaders about forcing a strike when the public will pay fair coal wages.
The text notes historic Italian earthquakes with death tolls of 19 973 in 1915 and 76 482 in 1908 and mentions volcanoes. It references a dozen killed in a crnia and a “GIGANTIC DISASTER” phrase amid commentary on labor strikes and coal miners’ union leadership avoiding a strike if possible.
Wall Street financiers stirred a small panic over the Santa Barbara earthquake causing California stocks, oils, and rails to fall. The market soon recovered as the gains and losses adjusted, leaving panic promoters with losses and discredited bets.
The New York Times front page discusses a possible third term for Coolidge and frames the topic as ongoing after 1928. It also describes missionaries observing evolution in Africa through a menagerie including chickens and cattle as examples of constant change in the animal kingdom.
Insurance authorities deny cancer is inherited and Nature protects the unborn child. A study of thousands of cases proves cancer does not run in families and cannot be caught from the patient, stressing the importance of public awareness.
Persistent ads persuade people of insurance value. Some ignore coverage until too late. Businessmen neglect protection, delaying decisions they should make today. Insurance works day and night to defend families and assets.
Not enough readable facts present to form a coherent news item. The fragment appears to reference a person and a pay check but lacks clear event, date, or location details to summarize into a valid card.
Prominent St Paul lawyer William D Mitchell is cited as serving as Solicitor General of the United States alongside figures like James M Beck, highlighting a notable federal legal leadership pairing.
D W Griffiths filmed The White Rose in southwestern Louisiana enlisting local talent. Uncle Tom Jenkins, age 118, claimed records in St Martinsville prove his age as the veteran ex slave from the Le Vert estate. The United Artists feature screens next Monday and Tuesday at the Rialto Theatre. Jenkins, half Indian and half negro, lives on the estate with pines planted by him before the Civil War.
The American Legion supports keeping Mrs. ONeill with her two children after her husband Peter D. ONeill died by his own action while deranged following World War I service. Government agencies resisted, but after a Legion campaign the widow received compensation and a permanent fund plan to aid veterans and orphans.
Parisian beauty expert Mile. Jeanne Ruere argues that women’s styles arise from machine shops and chemical laboratories rather than couture salons. She cites bobbed hair, safe dyes, and weatherably styled hair as outcomes of convenience, invention, and scientific progress shaping modern appearances.
A public safety note explains muffler and muffler cut-out regulations with fines and jail time for violations. The article shifts to practical battery maintenance, warning against overfilling or underfilling, explaining discharge and recharge cycles, and stressing distilled water use to prevent battery mortality as stated by Mr. Slack.
In 1849 era talk warns that thirst killed many gold seekers on western plains while today officials report water scarcity also causes deaths. Mr Slack of Willard Service Station cites battery deaths from thirst as drivers of premature battery failures at travel sites.
Physician endorsed claim urges Purification of the system with Calotabs taken weekly for several weeks to restore vitality. It promotes a family package with full directions priced at 35 cents and a trial package.
An advertisement claims a parasite remover mixed with drinking water will rid poultry of ice mites fleas blue bugs and other insects. It is described as a sulphur based tonic and blood purifier with a money back guarantee if health does not improve after one month. Sold by Pecos Drug Co. 48 51.
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