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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
2
A fragmented and antiquated prose piece laments ceremonial pomp for incoming state administrators. It emphasizes courtesy toward officials, criticizes excess, and notes the public attention on state governance while praising service and loyalty rather than personal favors.
The piece honors fathers and mothers serving others without expecting reward, noting many acts go unappreciated. It argues true worth lies in the work itself and the satisfaction it brings, not public praise, recalling elderly citizens who persevere despite fading recognition.
A merchant and a newspaper editor debated billboard advertising versus newsprint. The merchant claimed billboards reached more readers. After a lengthy chat they parted, and the editor admitted he had removed the obituary of the merchant's wife’s mother from the paper and posted it on the billboard outside the newspaper office.
An open competitive examination under the U S Civil Service Commission for a Winters post office position will be held February 7, 1925, at 9 a m. Applications must be filed on prescribed forms with the local representative or the undersigned. Participants should obtain and file applications promptly to allow time for corrections and examination arrangements. Secretary, Tenth U S Civil Service District, New Orleans, La.
A juror asks to be excused to repay a $10 debt to a man about to depart abroad for years. The judge grants the excuse in icy tones, saying he does not want anyone on the jury who could die like that. The article appears in The Enterprise.
The article extols self-starters as those who act on initiative without prompting. It cites the self-starting trait in successful inventors like Edison and asserts initiative as key to success in business, literature, and the arts. It urges both young men and women to resolve to act on their own accord.
In Loquacity a distressed spouse accuses Bill of changing and mocks his handling of Billi, contrasting past kindness to animals with current behavior, warning of consequences if he continues.
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