Texas Weekly Industrial Review Showcases Statewide Growth
Texas weekly report notes payroll expansion across the state with many projects under way. Major items include Midland Light & Power adding a $20,000 plant expansion and Houston real estate and plant activity rising, with multiple cities reporting new construction and industrial investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Light & Power Company
Canton
Fort Worth
Houston
Orange
Plainview
Texarkana
Marlin
Annoyn Houston
Southern Pacific Co
Modren
Sabine- Noches Waterway
Harris County
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
el Paso— Bitulithic Co
Jaurez
Webb County
el Paso Electric Railway Co
San Antonio
Iltonio— Southern Steel Company
el Paso— Rio Grande Co
New Mexico
Arizona
Ouston
Electric Ee
Harrisburg
Wes
Texas
Greenville
Begi Caddo Mills
Einen Orange
Preserving Human Voice Through Future Phonograph Archives
A Berkley Gazette reflection envisions future vaults storing phonograph records of living singers and voices of notable figures. Such preserved sound and film could sustain language, art, and manners for millennia, offering a vivid record of civilization if peace endures and society avoids decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Opera of France
Pyramids
Berkley Gazette
Pecos Steam Laundry Starts Home Business
Local note announces Pecos steam laundry operating from a private home offering pick up and delivery. Rough dry price listed at 40 cents per dozen with phone contact 168 for service inquiries.
Cotton Seed for Planting Opens Low Price Lines
J. N. Green of Pecos Texas offers cotton seed for planting at 1.25 and 1.00 dollars per bushel by telephone 87. This classified note provides pricing and contact for farmers seeking seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Green
Pecos
Texas
K Lamity Explains the Knocker in Texan Lore
The article recounts K Lamity’s tale of the knocker a muddy ball on a sow’s tail used by cowboys. It explains the origin during old Texas days when razorback hogs wallowed in mud and grew a hard, swinging tail weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Forum
Texas
Ben Davis
New Kind of Injunction Ends With Contempt Fine
A Dallas county district judge recently enjoined a divorcing couple from speaking to each other. The woman was found in contempt the next day and fined $100, after she revealed a past grievance. The court doubts the fine will be collected. Ladies calling cards neatly printed at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas County
Marshall News
A Week's Gleaning in Pecos Opinions
A Pecos column mocks hypocritical church members and social parasites while urging manners education. It condemns pistol carriers, urges courtesy in merchants, and critiques humbuggery in society and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
St. James Third Church
The West Then and Now in Trail Dust Verse
A humorous lament by E. A. Brininstool in Trail Dust of a Maverick surveys the changing West. He contrasts old gunfights and rough ranch life with fenced ranches, derbies, silks, and tame Indians, noting a slower pace and altered morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
E. A. Brininstool
Pecos Enterprise Rates for Readers
The Pecos Enterprise lists advertising rates at 4 cents per inch or 10 cents per line for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pecos Enterprise
Calomel Warned Against and Liver Tone Offered
Public health warning against calomel describing it as dangerous and corrosive to the bones. Promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver without salivation and claims quick relief from bilious symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Habitual Constipation Cure Promoted With Laxative Syrup
An advert promoting LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN claims relief from habitual constipation within 14 to 21 days. It urges daily use to induce regular action and notes the syrup is pleasant to take at a price of 60 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchlaw
Bill
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Quick Relief From Liver Troubles
A local ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for liver and bowel issues. It claims one spoonful restores liver function, relieves headaches and biliousness, and does not cause salivation or stomach upset, suitable for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
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Texas Weekly Industrial Review
Gonzales County
Archer County
San Marcos
Thorndale
Simmons
Three Rivers
Fowlerton
Morton
First National Bank
Ballinger
Glacier & Gulf Highway
Armour & Co
San Angelo
Strauss-Frank Company
Beaumont
Austin
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Power & Light Company
Bradstreet’s
United States
Pecos Steam Laundry
K. Lamity
Hima
West
Calomel
Leader Grocery Company
Pecos, Texas
Treasury Savings
United States Government Savings System
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C
Pecos River
Reeves County
Pecos County
J. G
Eugene Cartledge
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