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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1924
Page
3
The piece portrays Woodrow Wilson's burial in Washington and calls his funeral a true public affair that extends beyond national borders, with emphasis on the solemn rites at Mt. St. Albans and the widespread tribute to his legacy.
The text notes that once men die they enter history and that radio telegraph and newspapers speed up history. It observes that even with rapid media shaped judgments remain potentially erroneous as in the past.
The note recalls Mr Wilson’s long record of public work beyond wartime. It highlights his role in establishing the Federal Reserve Bank and his focus on land credits and freeing farmers from usury, praising his consistent dedication to public welfare both before and during the war.
The passage notes that a book ends with finis but a man’s life continues to influence. It observes Woodrow Wilson, once wielding immense material power, returning to the ground, while the duration of his lasting effects on the planet remains unknowable.
The piece notes Senate unity against oil lease dealings and derides plans to hand control to insiders. It cites Walsh's resolution, comments on Ford, and Secretary Denby’s stance, stressing Congress and the public will prevent a recurrence.
One hundred ten Pomeranian dogs with handlers drew crowds in New York City last week. The dogs are valued at over $100,000, while nearby in an institutional ward one hundred ten human babies require several nurses to care for them, yet collectively are scarcely worth a dime. A moral suggests choosing Pomeranians for comfort in this civilization.
The column invites news from Tri City Symphony members and encourages students to join the orchestra. It praises music as vital and urges parents to provide instruments and guidance, suggesting music activities can replace unsupervised evenings with constructive hobbies.
In Jacob's Orchestra Monthly a writer calls jazz the excuse of the incompetent musician for remaining in the profession. He terms this a good definition.
The Baptist Church orchestra has improved coordination and now plays more complex pieces. Nervousness has diminished as discords lessen and the group invites musicians from other denominations to rehearse Thursday nights, with visiting Barstow and Toyah members of the Tri-City Symphony welcomed to join Sunday services.
A Pecos report details thirteenth and fourteenth orchestra rehearsals with about twelve then thirty attendees. New Theo Presser books arrived and pieces like Love's Sweet Longing and Garden of Roses were performed. The Tri City Symphony postpones tonight's rehearsal due to a school collaboration. The piece urges regular second Friday rehearsals and reflects on music's power over emotions.
The column corrects an error from last week about the B Y P U convention in Monahans. Miss Lorraine Joplin was part of the violin section with the Tri City players and should have been named as a contributor to the orchestra.
Ed Chenette of The Metronome announces a Carnegie hero medal for saving two saxophonists without using violence. The award recognizes courage through music and marks a lifetime aspiration fulfilled this week.
In The Metronome readers defend the Pecos orchestra clarinet section after the cello and piano mock a vivid solo. The piece notes a repeat sign dispute and calls for improved orchestra welfare through a post rehearsal organization at the Monday night session.
February Metro Nome shares jokes about orchestra players with letters to Joe Crow Howell Johnson and DeWitt Black. It also discusses car impoundment ideas to deter reckless driving, citing New York and Cleveland officials and Gov. Smith urging tougher highway safety laws.
The story recounts Samuel C. Lancaster once paralyzed by a childhood accident in Magnolia Mississippi who learned to draw with lips and tongue then built bridges and highways. He later worked as a consulting engineer in Jackson and Madison County and supervised roads on the Pacific Coast including Seattle area projects.
The piece argues for city speed limits around ten to twenty miles per hour in streets with heavy traffic, noting Cleveland's ten mph in city streets and higher limits in outlying areas. It urges New York to study practical implementations, praises Massachusetts and New Jersey, and mocks costly legislative junkets.
In a whispered exchange Mary Jane and Bobby discuss an old maid who has just arrived with no trunk and a baby visitor who came empty handed. The dialogue hints at mystery and judgment within a domestic scene about arrivals and expectations.
A historic ad promotes Hayes Healing Honey to stop coughing by healing throat irritation and inflamed tissues. It pairs Grove Open-Traze Salve for chest and throat use with a combined treatment price of 36 cents.
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