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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
3
A longtime observer notes aging softens criticism and expands tolerance. Youth clings to ideas while adults learn to see others as products of environment and training. Teachers must avoid dogmatic judgment and remain flexible to keep influence and stay connected with youthful perspectives.
A long time resident Uncle Dag Coulson dies after returning from California. Funeral held at Baptist church with friends and pioneer kin, pallbearers, and Bro. Garner of Pecos delivering a 1 Corinthians message. Body sent to California for burial. Community mourns deeply.
A memorial note laments a loved one lost, describing a flower tribute from Toyah friends and a voice that will be missed. The poem honors the departed, recalls the empty place left behind, and expresses faith that the soul rests in Heaven. It ends with a hopeful reunion in life’s aftertime.
Dallas Odd Fellows dedicate new home and rule new cotton warehouse said to be the largest in the southwest. Port Lavaca votes 48000 for a new water system. Numerous Texas projects: new schools, highways, hotels, refineries, and water systems from El Paso to Port Arthur. Major constructions include Wilson county highways, Fort Worth pipeline survey, Southern Pacific ship and rail terminals, and a 5 million dollar Dallas water reservoir.
In Upton county several test wells spudded as five large oil companies push exploration. Big Springs reports drilling resumed at Brunson No 1, 27 miles southwest. Houston opens a prison farm with no guards or dogs, training by inmate oath. Dallas contracts let for a $750,000 First Methodist Episcopal church. San Antonio notes a favorable citrus outlook as ripening fruit promises a strong crop.
Two men attempt a street crossing debate about the term jaywalker. The first asks what a jay walker is, the second answers with a joking mispronounced definition, then corrects himself as the dialogue stalls.
An advertisement promotes Calotabs as a drastic overnight cure for colds and influenza. It claims one or two tablets at bedtime stop symptoms without nausea, with the next morning leaving the user refreshed. Sold in sealed packages, ten cents or thirty-five cents, guaranteed with money-back if unsatisfied.
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