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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
2
The notice advertises Bayer aspirin packs priced in various sizes. Twelve tablet boxes cost new cents. Larger bottles of 24 and 100 tablets are also offered. The product is labeled as the trade mark of Bayer and described as monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
The half year steel ingot production reached about 16,000,000 gross tons, up around 75 percent from the prior half year. Demand for early delivery remains modestly strong with premiums of 2 to 5 dollars a ton. bars, plates, and various sheets show prices from 1.60 to 4.75 dollars. Coal strike persists with June output at 2,361,028 tons, 16 furnaces added, keeping annual rate near 30,000,000 tons, with spot prices at 25 dollars and futures at 24 dollars.
Industrial Agent Co. C French outlines a plan to flood Fort Worth and surrounding counties with Merino ewes and spring lambs. He argues for coordinated breeding and feeding to create a profitable market, with farmers selling fat ewes and lambs in spring as demand rises.
The Old Spanish Trail Association ended its convention with Galveston and Houston named as next year’s meeting sites. Attendees spent Saturday on guided horseback trips through Limpia Canyon and Davis Mountains before a short business session. The group thanked The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express for road and park support.
Surveys in Lafayette and Saline Counties Missouri show the need for improved washing and ironing methods. In Saline 2 percent send wash out, 25 percent use washboards, 40 percent use hand machines, 33 percent use power washers. Power washing saves about two hours per load versus a washboard. In 10 families with new machines, 284 hours a week, or 133 hours a year, are saved.
The survey shows 96 percent wash at home. 29 percent use tub and washboard, 34 percent hand-power machines, 21 percent gasoline machines, and 16 percent electric motor powered. Clothes are handled five times on average. Motor power halves ironing time versus tub and washboard. 25 pounds ironed with electric iron costs 32 cents, with a mangle costs 39 cents for electricity.
The Life quote captures a witty exchange where a reporter asks to interview a renowned statesman. The statesman counters by asking the writer to draft the piece first, then review it. The moment highlights tensions between journalism and political messaging.
Several individuals declare their intent to run in the Democratic Primary for the 70th Judicial District District Attorney race. The filings signal a contested contest as candidates seek party nomination to lead prosecutions in the district.
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