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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
3
White Leghorn chicks Barron Strain at 9.50 per hundred. Rhode Island Reds and Barred Wyandottes 11 to 13 per hundred. Husky pure bred birds hatched from heavy layer eggs. Postage paid and live delivery guaranteed. Prompt shipments. Order today from The James Hatchery Gainesville Texas. 3-14
Maye's Cash Grocery advertises rush orders with special attention all hours. Pecos Mercantile Co. Grocery Department promises to treat any shortfall as a favor and asks customers to report if service does not meet expectations.
An old ad notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claim to stop cough and headache from a cold in one day. E W GROVE signs each box and price 30 cents. The message reads like a patent medicine promotional label from a bygone era.
A collection of items from various towns reports new hotels offices and infrastructure projects including a 45 room hotel in White Deer a $500000 six story hotel in Lubbock and a planned paving program in Big Lake. Other notes cover a Callahan County Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, a 12000 egg incubator in Plainview, a possible local creamery in Sweetwater, and telephone and power plant developments. An interview with Martin J. Insul discusses electric rate regulation and investor ownership impacts.
A humorous exchange shows a laborer demanding ten dollars for his work while a plaintive soul pleads to lower the price, noting his all day effort and desire for a fair settlement. The brief vignette captures a light quarrel over value and assistance.
Edith May Adams of Barrington New Jersey the first American schoolgirl entered as a candidate for the American Youth Award She seeks the Golden Eaglette the highest Girl Scouts honor Cited for bravery for remaining inside a blazing building aiding physicians in providing first aid to the injured
In a brief exchange, Diogenes asks the old soldier what rank he held in the war. The reply is simple and stark, “A private.” Diogenes then extinguishes his lamp and returns home.
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