Big Effort Divides Small Things to Build Great Outcomes
An editorial urging persistent, high-energy work on ordinary tasks to achieve success. It cites farmers, merchants, and bankers who dream large but must apply consistent effort each day. The piece celebrates the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in Austin and praises Texas girls learning practical home economics. It notes the value of the State Clothing Contest and ongoing irrigation district discussions, then laments baseball as a dominant daily distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Austin
State Department of Education
Lillian Peek
State Department
Rialto Pecos Grabs Star Films And New Series
Rialto management brings a slate of new and notable productions to Pecos with Harry Carey headlining a one day May 16 appearance and other top titles from Vitagraph and Douglas McLain. The weather across Texas turns favorable aiding cotton and feed crop planting prospects as rains arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Pecos
Harry Carey
Carey
Vitagraph
Capt. Blood
Dan McGrew
Harold Bell Wrights
Mary Picford
Potash
Perlmutter
Saturday Evening Post
Douglas McLain
Texas
Safety First at Railroad Crossings Warning
A public safety notice urges drivers to slow down near crossings and stop to check for trains from either direction. It stresses that many deaths occur when drivers take chances and ignores safeguards, urging patience and caution to avoid hospital or graveyard outcomes.
Time payment drives car buyers toward cover ed wagon
The passage notes widespread use of time payment for automobiles and suggests that the average motor car could be called a cover ed wagon due to financing practices. The observation highlights consumer credit trends shaping early 20th century vehicle ownership.
World Court Favor Fades Over Debt Adherence
A quip about supporting a world court hinges on enforcing payment from foreign debtors, with a wry remark about catching them later. The line mirrors a mindset of pursuing legal remedies only if practical assets can be seized.
Co-operation Drives Record Railcar Deliveries in 1923 24
W B Storey president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System praises Shippers' Regional Advisory Boards for fostering cooperation among shippers and railroads. He notes that 1923 and 1924 car loadings broke records due to advance notices, prompt loading and release, and efficient car distribution across forests mines manufactures and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shippers
Tiei
Thema
Pioneer ranchman George McGonagill dies near Lovington NM
George McGonagill a well known pioneer ranchman died at his home near Lovington New Mexico after a brief illness He was over 80 and had lived in West Texas and New Mexico for years His wife five daughters including Mrs Sid Kyle Pecos Texas and two sons survive him The Midland Reporter notes his long service to the ranching community and the grief of many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George. McGonagill
Lovington
N. M
Mr. McGonagill
West Texas
New Mexico
Midland
Sid Kyle
Pecos
Texas
Midland Reporter
Woman's Missionary Society Meets at Methodist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society held its monthly session Tuesday afternoon with president Mrs. Ben Randall presiding. Officers reported and other business was completed as Mesdars Randall Easterbrook Sisk Wilcox Wendt Buchholz Palmer McKnight Green Ree der Hibdon attended. The glass remark about windshield material appears as an odd closing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ben Randall
Mesdares Ben Randall
Earl Easterbrook
Albert Sisk
A. E. Wilcox
John Wendt
Oscar Buchholz
B. H. Palmer
C. K. McKnight
Oram Green
W. E. Reeder
John Hibdon
Safety First Slogan for Insurance Ad
Slogan promoting E. L. Collings insurance emphasizing personal protection as neighborly protection. Mentions fire and life coverage with a focus on protecting families and loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Collings
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Will H. Mayes
Department of Journalism
University of Texas
Hick Village
Stal Teamwork
Hein
W. B. Storey
The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System
Womans Missionary Society
F. W. Grove
Earth
Pecos Drug Co
Tom Atkinson
Jackie Coogan
Dan
Sam
Prince Elmer
Barstow
Ford
Grove
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