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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
4
The Uvalde Leader argues publishers and printers should prioritize local shops for work such as printing telephone directories. It criticizes corporations that centralize purchases in large cities, urging support for Texas print shops to boost local employment and community welfare.
The local paper notes mail order houses employ seekers to study country newspapers and target towns with weak local advertising. In the Middle West a bold merchant displayed mail order items in his shop alongside his own offerings and proved customers could save by shopping locally.
A jaded view of professionals in services mocks a lawyer doctor undertaker editor and ice man. The speaker debates fairness of pricing and the ethics of reporting.
The narrator recalls returning from Galveston after attending the Texas Press Association convention and reflects on recent pleasures and a chilly left shoulder from a cold sleeping car as rain begins at Temple and skating with a lobster as a dream companion.
The essayist contrasts a dream of Socialist bliss with a seaside utopia where all share in pleasures and public works. After a vacation near the ocean, he notes the pull of labor and the desire for ease, doubting how government edict could deliver such a society. State Press in Dallas News.
An editorial from the Dallas News notes Governor McLeod’s call for prayer against boll weevil damage in South Carolina. It questions relying on divine aid versus natural means and suggests humility, repentance, and practical measures alongside prayer for the cotton pest.
In changing addresses, subscribers should provide both old and new addresses to help update records and ensure continued delivery. The Enterprise expresses appreciation for subscribers' cooperation in keeping mailing details accurate.
A crewless battleship Jowa guided by wireless signals during joint Atlantic and Pacific fleet maneuvers off the Panama Canal Zone in March 1923. The Iowa modified for oil power and automatic feeding, steered by a remote operator aboard a distant vessel. the Mississippi fired on the moving target, while safeguards kept the ship from complete destruction.
The article lists the 56 signers with roles and ages including 26 lawyers 8 mechanics 6 physicians 2 soldiers 2 statesmen 1 sailor 1 fireman 1 printer 1 surveyor 1 shoemaker and 1 minister. Benjamin Franklin 70 was the oldest, Edward Rutledge 26 the youngest. Charles Carroll died November 14 1832 at 95.
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