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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1926
Page
3
A restaurant owner sits at a table inside his own dining room signaling confidence in safety. The dialogue suggests strong emphasis on a secure and welcoming dining environment. Local patrons observe the proprietor personally overseeing the dining area.
Dialogue fragment contrasts a mother advising a child not to hurry with a grim memory of a boy who died before finishing his ice cream. The exchange shifts from a playful tone to a somber note on fragility and mortality.
Advertises a specially formulated laxative named LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a habit remedy. Claims prompt relief and regular action when taken daily for 14 to 21 days. Promises pleasant taste and regulated digestion. Priced at 60 cents per bottle.
An advertisement asserts that Groe's Tasteless Chill Tonic nourishes blood and digestion, strengthens the system, and helps expel worms within three weeks. It promises improved health and states the tonic is pleasant to take per bottle.
Hayes Healing Honey cough medicine stops irritation by soothing throat tissues. Grove Open-Trate Salve aids chest and head colds and croup in children. both sold together in a carton for 5 cents. Ask your druggist for Hayes Healing Honey.
Mrs Lulu Ferguson of Pallas Texas says she suffered feminine troubles and pains but avoided an operation by using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and the Golden Medical Discovery. She reports she is cured and urges other women to try the medicines with advice from Dr Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York.
Doctors now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe attacks. One or two tablets at bedtime with water purify the system by morning without nausea or affecting meals or work. A forthright cure claim follows, urging readers to ask their drugstore for Calotabs.
A financial review prepared for The Enterprise by the First National Bank of St. Louis outlines the bank's evaluation of market conditions, lending practices, and risk exposure. It notes liquidity levels, credit quality, and potential impact on local business activity.
Industry observers note a surge in output beyond sales, with January production above 300,000 and unsold car stocks rising about 20 percent. Analysts warn that possible yearly capacity could reach around 6,000,000 if production remains matched to 1925 levels.
A witty exchange contrasts two men at a formal event. One asks about a “stupid looking” figure in a blue suit. The other replies that the man is not the speaker’s husband but the man in the dark grey suit, clarifying misidentification.
Reported quip about a new maid's health and work ability. The line suggests humor over her condition as she supposedly must lie down to make beds. No additional context or names provided.
The family of a deceased father brother and grandfather extend thanks to Dr. Bryan Dr. Camp Mrs. Phillips Pecos Valley Lodge No 736 A F and A M and friends for their sympathy and kindness during illness and death. Signed by Mrs Lucile Mitchell and family Mr and Mrs J L Leeman and family Mr and Mrs E J Leeman and Mr W B Leeman Mr M M Leeman and family Mr and Mrs C C Morrison.
A clergyman criticizes perceived freedom in women's dress and challenges broader moral latitude. He quips about longitude to urge a consistent standard in attire and conduct.
A laborer grumbles about work and a companion pushes union talk in a brief, humorous exchange. The fragment hints at workplace tension and union influence in a period-appropriate aside.
Public notice issued by Reeves County Texas requires publication for ten days and posting in three public places to inform interested parties about A G Taggart seeking guardianship of David Cress a person of unsound mind. Hearing set for the first Monday in April 1926 at Pecos courthouse with opportunity to contest.
Reeves County Texas court hears application to probate the last will of William Ikins deceased with letters testamentary sought by J A Crane and Clarence Bell. Notice posted in three public places for 10 days prior to April term 1926 at Pecos courthouse.
The State of Texas commands the Reeves County sheriff to publish this citation weekly for four weeks to unknown heirs of J. W. McDaniel. They must appear at the next Reeves County District Court term in Pecos on April 19, 1926, to answer a petition filed January 20, 1926 in suit No. 2537 by J. W. Tims for title and possession of 640 acres in Section 30, Block 54, Township 4, Texas & Pacific Railway surveys, alleging fee title and unlawful entry. The clerk Vannie Ingle signs.
A humorous exchange centers on a doctor asking if the nurse took the patient’s temperature and the patient lamenting the loss of a watch. The brief dialogue captures a quirky treatment room moment.
ASK DAD HE KNOWS Women would make good in Congress judging from the way they introduce bills into the house. The remark emphasizes confidence in female lawmakers and parliamentary initiative.
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