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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1925
Page
3
The piece argues home ownership as prosperity and warns against single crop farming. It cites Victor Schoffelmayer on cotton costs under intensive cultivation versus large acreage and food cash needs. It also critiques superstition in newspapers and daily life as a hindrance to educated thinking.
The text argues that civic responsibility for public health is essential and long overdue. It stresses that a community’s wealth is tied to health, with sickness reducing workers and increasing public burden, while healthy children grow into productive adults benefiting all.
A call to local merchants to actively use the newspaper as an affordable tool for reaching residents. The piece argues weekly newspaper delivery beats infrequent catalogs, and that city growth benefits from aggressive local commerce. If town prosperity wanes, blame the business community, not others.
A school column reports a Sixth Grade picnic at Alamo Playground after a spelling contest with treats, declares proud winners Mildred Ruhlen and Wesley Hart, and notes upcoming Saragosa County Meet. The issue includes an Election Proclamation for Pecos City to elect two aldermen and a mayor on April 7 1925 with officials named.
An author notes people deny being superstitious yet reveal varied fears and habits such as avoiding Friday starts or crossing paths with a black cat. The piece traces long roots of superstition and the modern tendency to view luck as unpredictable.
A quirky exchange between two wives unfolds with light humor about writing on an empty stomach and an unusual place. The dialogue hints at domestic wit and playful banter without further context.
A remark notes there are 25 000 poets in the country and suggests this should encourage those who produce wastebaskets to capitalize on poetic demand.
Strategy Himan jokes his wife buys more gloves than any woman, while Smartly suggests buying her a diamond ring as a solution. The banter highlights their humorous bickering over gift ideas.
The clue hints at a playful phrase about approval or reward as men ask young ladies for a kiss. It suggests a lighthearted puzzle answer tied to social flirtation common in the era. The wording implies a cheeky celebration of such romantic exchanges.
Fashion revolt blocks Paris dominance as American designers unveil a New York show. The model showcases citron and white with blue in Tashan fabrics for spring, crafted from American materials.
E. L. Collings of Pecos Texas reports securing a large rate reduction and extension to October 15 on cotton fruit trees and grapes after correspondence with The Hartford Insurance Co. He touts Old Hartford as a household name with over sixty million dollars of business in 1928 and invites patronage with the motto If you lose we pay.
A 1925 letter from Hartford Hail Insurance Co. agent W N Roberson announces a 4 percent cut in Basic Grain Rates for Reeves Loving Ward and Pecos Counties and a reduction in the Cotton differential from 3 percent to 2 percent, crediting local advocacy at the rate meeting.
A Pecos Drug Co. notice touts Borozone as a universal remedy for fighre mounds galls cam or flesh wounds sores and scalds in both home and stable. First wash with Borozone liquid then apply powder. Prices listed: liquid and powder options with prices.
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