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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
4
In Newcastle England two men dodged a cont toll by walking along the parapet of High bridge where a misstep could prove fatal. They were arrested and fined 2.50 dollars each. The incident reflects relentless economy shaping risk and punishment.
A fireman’s statement warns that opposing the department could ruin a business, a claim the ENTERPRISE questions as bad policy and harmful to town growth. It argues that organizations should not demand kneeling before they do business and hopes the firemen avoid conspiratorial actions.
A Pecos message condemns boycotts and calls residents to stand as a united family to build every legitimate enterprise. It warns that factional strife harms the town, and echoes the proverb that a house divided against itself will fall.
An analysis notes U S Geological Survey estimates 1922 reserves at 9.15 billion barrels, about 14 years of domestic supply at current use. It highlights rising consumption, expanding production, and waste from above ground storage. It urges efficiency in drilling and burners, and argues oil should remain underground until needed.
The Texas Oil News argues alcohol and other substitutes may replace gasoline, but mineral lubricating oil remains essential and scarce. It cautions against burning lubricating oil as fuel and notes new refining and foreign prospects may extend oil life for decades. American companies push exploration at home and abroad to sustain supplies.
Dr Thomas L Ray of Fort Worth, former American Osteopathic Association president, told the New York convention that pot belly or visceroptosis causes many health issues. He advised kneeling on bed and a thorough shake to swing abdominal organs back, then lying down for eight hours rest to restore tone. He traced the problem to upright walking.
The Kansas City Star notes crowds of women and children greeting Mrs Harding beside the President. Spectators praise her fashion including a blue hat with a blue flower and henna bound silk as they wave and shout Howdy Mrs Harding.
The seventeen year periodical cicada, or locust, emerges in cycles with distinct broods. Brood XIV is active in the East Central States and parts of Maryland, with a lone specimen found in Maywood Virginia. Brood XXII of the thirteen year race is surfacing in four southwest Mississippi counties.
Miss Jane Looby hosted a Thursday evening porch party in Pecos with Victrola music and ice punch. Guests included Evelyn Slack Ruby Mae Beau champ Ora Pruett Frances Hubbard Estelle Mildred Johnson H R Prickett Paul Smith Arthur Scudamore H R Anderson Carl Pritchett Joe Finley Holmes Charles Burhup Kerr Camp Frances Warn Don Bell Charley Bell and Edwin Vickers.
The notice outlines due dates and rates for miscellaneous occupational taxes, tobacco and boat use taxes, and capital stock returns under the Revenue Act of 1921. Domestic and foreign corporations face excise taxes based on capital stock or assets, with forms due by July 31 and penalties for late payment. It lists specific rates for brokers, theaters, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, riding academies, and passenger car rentals, plus yacht and boat taxes by vessel class and size.
Mrs Adele Sebuts of the O E S Grand Chapter of Texas will preside over a School of Instruction in Pecos on July 25 and 26. The program opens July 25 at 8 p m and ends July 26 at 5 p m with all members urged to attend starting Thursday at 8 a m. Secretary Mrs Mabel S Easterbrook notes the call.
The advertisement promotes LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE claiming it avoids nervousness and head ringing due to its tonic and laxative effects. It encourages remembering the full product name for the signature of E. W. He.
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