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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1926
Page
2
Taken from the Pecos Times of the above date this item recalls events and notices from the town's week of late November 1909. It reflects the era's local affairs, personalities, and community milestones reported in a concise newspaper brief.
Reeves County town Saragosa grows in pace with new bonds for a schoolhouse, a new Saragosa Hotel, a $2000 Mercantile building, and a $1200 residence. Artesian wells, land sales, and a 420 foot drill target mark progress as locals welcome visitors and investment in this fertile Toyah valley community.
A 17 year old notice from Memphis highlights M L Swinehart’s trip to Chicago for the Davis Mountain Route and Bertha Ellis visiting Shepherd, Texas. It notes Joe Seay from Toyah, Billy Gibbons in Pecos for district court, and praise for Rev J B Cole now in Pecos. The Civic Improvement Club urges citizens to fund a public artesian fountain, promising Pecos prominence if funded.
A dated insurance slogan urging safety through mutual protection. It promotes Fire Life and Accident coverage through E L Collings, stressing personal protection safeguards family and loved ones and emphasizes neighborly responsibility.
Pecos Mercantile Co announces customer service pledge to please patrons and treats any shortfalls as a favor. The note asks customers to report unsatisfactory service so the store can correct it.
An advertisement promotes LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims relief within 14 to 21 days with regular use to induce and regulate bowel action. Sold in bottles for 60 cents and described as very pleasant to take.
A playful exchange centers on a tailor named Sandy Tailor and a customer. The tailor asks about pocket preferences and the customer replies with a Scottish lilt implying the pockets should be just a little difficult to access. The moment captures local character and humor in a minor domestic scene.
Miss Alberta Celum and Mr Oren Hicks were married at the Clint Baptist parsonage on Sunday afternoon November 7 at 430 officiated by Rev J Fred Cole. Attendants Miss Mildred Bullard Miss Undine Coker and Messrs Bill White Jimmie Surratt. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs A N Celum. Hicks deputy sheriff for Clint County for 18 months. He is son of Mr and Mrs R P Hicks of Pecos Texas. Mr and Mrs Hicks reside at Hotel Roywood. Catalog M notes Draughon College Abilene Texas interest in office position.
On a festive New York City to Philadelphia Christmas train, Jack Delmer meets a refined young woman with skating and skiing adventures. Their mutual attraction grows as they share stories during the journey, culminating in a future reunion hinted at months later in the Poconos.
A brief witticism of a couple at Christmas where one jokes about marrying for money while the other denies it, then admits temptation during the holiday season. The light exchange captures seasonal humor and domestic banter without sensational detail.
Texas & Pacific Railway timetable for Pecos lists Westbound No. 1 Sunshine Special at 3 10 A M and No 5 The Ranger at 1 38 P M. Eastbound No 2 Sunshine Special at 3 45 A M and No 6 The Ranger at 4 11 P M Central Time.
Panhandle Santa Fe Railway Co timetable lists Mountain Time Daily Except Sunday No 91 arriving 11 55 A M and No 92 departing 2 50 P M for mixed trains.
Pecos Valley Southern Railway No 1 (Motor) departs 7 30 A M and arrives 12 40 P M with a correction to date. We deliver rush orders with special attention around the clock. Maye's Cash Grocery.
A tonic promotes energy by purifying and enriching the blood through iron and quinine. It asserts improved appetite and color, stating it destroys malarial and grip germs with a strengthening effect. Also notes Pecos Mercantile Co. ad offering chicken pickup.
Pecos Mercantile Co Grocery Department lists deliveries on the half hour at 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 2:30 3:30 4:30 and 5:30 marking a regular service cadence for customers. The notice frames the schedule as a core service offering.
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