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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
2
An advertisement touts Bine Star Remedy as a cure for eczema and many skin ailments. The claim covers eczema tetter cracked hands ring worm chapped face poison oak sunburns old sores and children's sores. It also advertises sore feet relief.
Chicago hosts a vast road building exposition with educational displays from the Bureau of Public Roads and the National Highways Association. Visitors see federal aid road acts, road construction methods, and debate whether the national government should build and maintain a system of national highways.
A National Automobile Chamber of Commerce summary compares 1913 and 1923 purchasing power for cars, tires, food, clothing, and other items. It credits highway improvements as a key factor raising motor value per dollar while other commodities show declines. The report cites BLS, Fed Reserve, and other authorities. Tyler Commercial College invites local youth to specialize for business careers with courses in bookkeeping shorthand and telegraphy.
The Kansas Committee on Public Utility Information Bulletin notes that the left ear is usually raised to the telephone and becomes more sensitive than the right ear as a result. The report claims the telephone itself enhances left ear receptivity.
Sam Webb of Albany reports from Eagle Pass that he and others were held at a ranch in Mexico for two days by rebels under Gens Morales Herrerra and Cols Galavis Davila who demanded 10000 to 20000 dollars. Federal troops later detained them near a town thirty miles from Eagle Pass before departure. Mexico’s revolution stirred widespread unrest. Webb has long served as Albany banker and News correspondent.
W Livingston Larned, noted advertising writer, argues in a Bureau of Advertising pamphlet that newspapers shape public opinion. He recalls how gas companies and trolley lines faced false accusations and silenced criticism through improved, prominent advertising.
A commentator says newspaper advertising by public utilities and civic enterprises has revolutionized public appeal. He notes it is unbelievable کہ utilities previously overlooked their own productive, dramatic, picturesque advertising material.
A playful exchange centers on birthday lore with Mrs Wash teasingly asking for a birthstone while Mrs Tubb jokes that it must be a grindstone. The light moment captures familiar social chatter and humor.
In a courtroom exchange, Rastus identifies himself as a business man and manager of a family laundry. He states the laundry’s name is Liza. The judge questions the name during the proceedings.
Big money offered daily to Draughon trained men and women. Positions secured or money refunded. Catalog and Guarantee Contract free. Apply at Draughon's College in Abilene or nearby locations now.
A tonic claimed to strengthen and invigorate, improving vigor and color. It is described as iron and quinine suspended in syrup, said to be pleasant for children, purporting to purify blood and enrich it while destroying malarial germs.
A boxed cough remedy Hayes Healing Honey includes Grove Penetrate Salve for chest and throat use on children with cold or croup. Both products are packed in one carton and priced at 33 cents for the combined treatment.
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