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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1924
Page
2
An old advertisement for Blue Star Remedy offered by Pecos Drug Company claiming relief for eczema tetter cracked hands ring worms chapped face poison oak sunburns old sores and sore feet. The copy emphasizes universal itch relief and sales through the drug company.
A father’s account of his daughter Margaret Harding’s suicide sparks a national campaign to curb cigarette smoking among women and girls. Gov Morgan of West Virginia backs the effort, urging clubs to lead local actions, with New York Women’s Club leader Elizabeth Marbury launching pivotal steps.
Governor W P G Harding claims his daughter’s death was caused by cigarette smoking and warns that many women are at risk. He urges stricter personal restraint and public awareness to prevent similar tragedies.
The Texas and Pacific Railway announces low round trip homeseeker fares to West Texas with sanction from the Railroad Commission. The plan targets settlers for 3,000,000 acres of farmable land from Amarillo to Midland and beyond, with dates of sale listed monthly throughout 1924.
A newspaper snippet lists sale dates in November and December with eight day final ticket limits and homeseeker stopovers between Sweetwater and Van Horn. It also includes a humorous, profane excerpt about a Pecos merchant and a debtor with a stenographer.
Swanson asks about a Bengal tiger in Africa attacking a vehicle mistaken for a mouse. Caxton replies with curiosity about the incident.
The author lambasts shallow curriculums and bricks over brains in public schools. He warns of superficial education weakening national citizenship, urges a return to rigorous study, and questions what students truly learn to vote and compete. The piece ends with biting, era satire on political figures and world events.
Swanson recounts a bizarre event claiming a cat got a claw caught in gasoline and was shaken to pieces, framing it as a situation he would be blamed for in the aftermath.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Peek remarking on a birthday gift and Miss Gush reacting with politeness and caution, suggesting underlying suspicion. The exchange hints at social tension within a domestic setting.
A witty line from Purdy stating a clue serves to occupy investigators while the criminal slips away. The remark comments on the paradox of clues guiding pursuit and the misdirection they create in crime stories.
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