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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
3
MASterrace and Brisbane discuss child development and parental pressure, William James Sidis’s Harvard tale, and playful remarks on wireless signals and matter. The piece muses on progress, mothering, ancient examples, and automotive market myths while arguing auto growth will continue and cars pay for themselves.
Farmers urge Henry Ford to fulfill his pledge by producing cheap fertilizer at Muscle Shoals. Ford points to a New York plant powered entirely by water with no smokestacks as proof of his method. They argue his success would demonstrate how U S water power can benefit citizens.
A noted woman writer asserts that deep love cooling should end in divorce. Newspapers debate the idea as novel while offering a humorous counterpoint from monkeys. A fictional monkey voice suggests leaving one partner for another as an instinctive take on love.
A historical quotation portrays marriage as a social institution designed to protect children, cultivate respect for women, and curb male impulses. It argues that without marriage, men would remain more driven by primal instincts like monkeys, and that the institution trains restraint.
Dr Charles J Smith president of Roanoke College Virginia comments on the modern woman noting women in history drank liquor and smoked but disturbs the reader with his claim that today there is an army of hard drinking cigarette puffing licentious Amazons invading campuses.
A fragmentary line reads like a philosophical aside about truth and perception. It hints at doubt in the link between appearance and reality without providing concrete details or context.
H Roberts a mining engineer and England trained, reports discovery of a new alloy that imitates gold in appearance and weight and can be hammered and soldered. It lacks a gold ring sound and costs about one thirtieth of silver, with potential for widespread use in utensils and decorative parts. Roberts offers no firm plans for market introduction.
Mrs A J Curtis of La Mesa requests a replacement issue of the Enter Prise dated the tith noting it was lost in the mails. She says they cannot do without the Enterprise for one week and sends regards for Grandma Curtis who has improved from illness. She adds Donald at McMurry College Abilene is in splendid health and doing good work.
Mrs A G Taggart Mrs Lillian Butler and her little son David returned Sunday from El Paso where they combined business with pleasure. They heard the Sousa band and pronounced it the most wonderful musical performance they had ever witnessed. David is under treatment by a specialist there.
Marcus Snyder, wealthy cattleman, rescued his almost suffocating son from a blaze that gutted the Snyder mansion in Colorado Texas. The fire caused about 50000 in losses including 6000 in diamonds and family heirlooms. Three water streams fought the flames for three hours.
The San Angelo Standard urges deer conservation after a season that killed an estimated 5,000 deer in San Antonio territory. It argues for reducing the legal bag from three to one and raising penalties, warning that continued wholesale slaughter could wipe out the species from the region.
In Texas a heated election atmosphere surrounds Governor Neff after resignations from the Texas University Board and the Texas McAdoo for President Club. Critics argue that appointees should not surrender political freedom for their positions, while supporters defend the governor’s choices amid a volatile political climate.
A humorous exchange between Willie and his fatherdefines ancestry as a simple family line. Willie learns that his father and grandfather are his ancestors, sparking a jokey comment about ancestry being something people brag about. The bit captures mid century family humor and wordplay.
Heebee jokes about marrying a nice girl to settle down then shifts to a wry plan to marry and settle up. The dialogue reflects playful banter and comic wordplay on domestic life and finance.
Jimmy and Tommy decide to wait for Mom to solve the pantry lock after failed attempts. An ad in the Enterprise aims to reach readers and boost its circulation. Citizens are urged to watch mail and notice sacks departing with the Enterprises.
The piece offers practical advice on cleaning kitchen tools and fabrics. It covers grating lemons or cheese with a stiff bristle brush, removing candle grease from linen using blotter and warm iron, and preventing clothes from sticking to lines by boiling clothespins in salted water and adding salt to boiling water.
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