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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
2
Radio readers are advised all communications about radio matters should be sent to The Radio Editor at the Pecos Enterprise in Pecos Texas.
The Lubbock Avalanche reports Lubbock won the campaign for the Technological College location after a decisive Fort Worth committee vote. It urges cautious growth, sane land pricing, and community cooperation to ensure a stable, prosperous campus town on the Plains.
Money is a peculiar elusive force shaping nations and lives. Henry Ford’s rise from modest wages to vast fortune shows work and idea matter more than wealth. In Germany inflation devalues the mark and money’s value hinges on assets backing it. Money reveals character, fuels or curtails ambition, and rarely substitutes purpose in life.
Mrs. Dibbs testifies that her husband beats her when she raises her hand. She questions why police would understand bridge, revealing a personal abuse claim within a bridge game context.
The Enterprise press signals steady progress as it expands its distribution footprint and tightens circulation in the region. Local business leaders note improved print quality and timelier editions boosting reader engagement and advertiser interest.
J Bernard Ebert of the Elton Boys Brigade Band in the Bronx urges larger membership and links music study to character development. He notes leisure time shapes character and that group instrument playing builds friendship and refined taste, elevating ideals among children.
A dialogue depicts Sambo explaining rapid work pace. He claims enthusiasm fuels his efficiency, saying he tacks energy to tasks to prevent overload. The exchange reflects a workplace conversational style and character dynamic.
An exchange ends with a humorous plea for escape as one speaker longs for total separation from the world and the other suggests a telephone booth as a retreat. The brief dialogue captures a playful mood about seeking privacy.
A vintage advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a remedy for colds grip and flu. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove, marked 3c, noting there is only one Bromo Quinine.
A Department of Labor survey shows the dollar’s value at fifty nine cents of pre war purchasing power. Costs rise more in the East and fall west of the Mississippi, with the Pacific coast cheapest and the Middle West above average for some items. Overall families spend about 70 percent more than in 1913, led by food near pre war levels, rent close to pre war, clothing up 75 percent since 1913, fuel 81 percent higher, and furniture 122 percent above 1913.
Barstow farmers seek El Paso valley leases to grow cotton and alfalfa until the Red Bluff storage dam project is resolved. Some have abandoned cotton, others seek hundreds of acres. Ross Carr and C. B. Dodson visit El Paso real estate offices to arrange leases for themselves and neighbors.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Toby asks Bobby if he missed a step after a fall. Bobby replies he hit every step, rubbing his head and keeping the moment light.
A classroom exchange plays on a pun about moths eating holes. The professor asks which insect survives on the least food and a student answers with the moth, highlighting a comic misunderstanding.
An advertising piece urges youths to forge their own success through a swift modern business education at Tyler Commercial College. It touts thorough courses, modern equipment, prestige, and personal coaching, promising quick placement and optional correspondence study, with a humorous cartoon caption about a suitor and a girl noting the picture resembles him.
A dubious notice claims piles can be cured in six to fourteen days and hints at refunds if PAZO or Prologrol products are sent. mentions price and observed results.
Karolyn Wells Bassett, a New York State country girl, rises to prominence as a leading American musician at 18. Her distinctive coloratura soprano and compositions gain international notoriety with works like The Ichele Take a Home Brown Baby and De Rogie Man performed by noted artists Melba and Devioete.
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