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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1923
Page
2
A local business has operated at the same stand for 35 years, offering tub and shower baths and related remodeling services. The longtime shop markets fixtures, installation, and repair, serving nearby homeowners and contractors.
A reader denounces a March hand bill promoting a dance titled Hug Em A Runnin at the Armory in Carlsbad. He accuses supporters of encouraging immorality, urges mothers and fathers to boycott, and questions the town's social direction and Christian conduct. He warns of ruin to body and soul and asks where Carlsbad's social life is headed.
The Skiff notes the junior class president Hilliard Camp as a top all around student and quarterback of the team of 22. It praises vice president Miss Hattie Rue Bartgrove from the West and secretary treasurer Miss Bernice Gates for their leadership and cheerful disposition.
A humorous daguerreotype of ad writers debating the housing shortage. One quips the shortage remains awful while another argues it is not acute, followed by a joking classified style item about a lady seeking a dog kennel sharing arrangement with a dog owner.
Chauncey M. Depew extols happiness and longevity through cheerful spirits. He cites a laughing Turkish peasant in ragged clothes as a beauty and urges faith in human nature despite deceptions.
A persuasive editorial argues that keen competition pushes merchants to advertise to grow sales and protect buyers. It asserts that consistent advertising signals up-to-date stock and quality service, helping businesses stay solvent and ahead in the market.
Eight year old Jackie Coogan has earned about $1000 from contracts with Charlie Chaplin era films. Father and mother manage salaries while investing in real estate stocks and an oil well, now producing 3000 barrels daily. Coogan’s weekly allowance is modest at six dollars, rising with new contracts.
An enthusiastic prompt urges readers to profit with cheap 25¢ want ads, noting others have done so and inviting participation in a small side business or classifieds venture. The speaker emphasizes quick earnings and practical entry for everyday readers.
An advertisement for Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas promotes a cotton classing and handling course aimed at farmers and industry workers. It highlights the cotton trade as the South’s dominant industry with Texas and Louisiana producing about 450 million dollars worth of cotton and stresses training in classing stapling averaging buying selling shipping and records. It promises job placement for graduates and invites readers to request a free catalogue.
A report notes a dispute where a buyer accuses a parson of selling a wild turkey. The seller claims the bird was tame and that the gunfire was aimed at him, not the turkey, highlighting a tense misunderstanding.
A clipped verse fragment contrasts a humble plea with profiteers demanding complete profit, suggesting satire of greed and market excess. The lines hint at outsized desires for 100 percent gains beyond simple value.
Texas leaders push acceptance of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act to gain matched federal funds for rehabilitating injured workers. States report rising caseloads and long term benefits, with Texas facing 95 323 non fatal industrial accidents in 1921-22 and potential eligibility for three times that number.
In 1922 total lumber exports reached 1,532,934,000 board feet, up 27 percent from 1921 and well below 1913. Douglas fir led shipments at 614,704,000 feet with Japan and China key markets. southern yellow pine followed at 474,258,000 feet with Argentina and Cuba main destinations. Oak emerged as the leading hardwood with 108,214,000 feet, up 59 percent from 1921, aided by sharp gains to the United States and Canada.
An advice note titled Lessons in Etiquette by Miss Vera Dence discusses social duties for women, advising on hospitality and stable routines. It suggests taking in money, watching a chair, and planning three weekly calls to please a gentleman.
An old ad copy touts Grove's Penetrating Salve for chest and throat use on children with colds or croup. It claims Hayes Healing Honey, included with every bottle, aids relief and promotes healing alongside the salve. The copy groups several health claims and urges readers to ask for Hayes Healing Honey.
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