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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
2
Advertising rates listed for Winters Texas weekly issue show 30 cents per single column inch, 10 cents per line per issue, and 1.50 dollars yearly subscription. The item notes post office mailing as second class matter.
Readers face a flood of press agent material aiming for free publicity. The Enterprise refuses to publish paid or unsolicited material and urges writers to send legitimate support or long checks. The message calls for responsible editors to filter content and protect local news from advertising.
The White House will differ when President Coolidge returns from vacation at Swamp Scutt. The mansion undergoes remodeling and repair with focus on whether it should be Colonial or first empire. Roosevelt praised it as the ideal house for a democratic republic and hoped it remain unchanged.
Weather is a frequent conversation topic and a common cause of complaints. The piece urges readers to accept the forecast and not fret while noting some folks fret despite advice from doctors editors and philosophers. It ends with advice to keep cool or warm as possible.
An agricultural notice warns farmers to inspect fields early for leaf worm infestations and to apply recommended arsenicals for dry dusting. It lists calcium arsenate, arsenate of lead, Paris Green, and related mixtures, noting cautions about burning foliage and safety. It also mentions liquid sprays and compares railroad safety with auto brake expectations for drivers.
Instructions outline lead arsenate and calcium arsenate mixtures with hydrated lime and water for worm control. County Agent C. W. Lehmberg urges farmers to target the first brood of leaf worm, inspect equipment, prepare dusting gear, and apply strong effort to protect crops. He offers assistance to individuals and communities.
Night workers outfit tractors with headlamps to plow at night. The farmer, paid for about 16 hours daily, could work all night and perhaps join the perpetual motion class.
Nine railroads have completed the installation of automatic control devices and on several others the work continues, indicating a broad move toward automated signaling to enhance safety and efficiency on major routes.
Statisticians report per capita wealth near five thousand dollars in the nation. Readers are urged to respond by sending a postal ecard to Andy Nelson if they have not yet received theirs.
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