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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
4
A Pecos editor warns residents against hiring traveling photographers and ordering goods from mail order houses. He argues that spending at home strengthens the town, builds sidewalks and streets, and keeps money circulating locally, urging concerted action to stop “out of town” purchases.
An editorial argues dancers should be converted into energy to power households and factories. It proposes a national meeting of scientists to design a system using treadmills and body motion to generate electricity or mechanical energy. Open house would allow housewives to connect washing machines and vacuum sweepers to the dancers. The piece claims extensive dancing could run laundries and perhaps a factory.
The Shattuck Monitor notes bacon from the United States sells in English markets at about 25 cents per pound, while Shattuck residents pay 32 to 45 cents for similar quality. The editorial questions why domestic prices cannot match the English rate to boost local profits.
A compact reflection on how little things gain notice through advertising and how major ones also benefit, urging awareness of advertising's power to amplify significance and impact.
The Shattuck Monitor laments high living costs and peaking commodity prices, warning that expenses remain well above pre war levels and are expected to climb further, questioning the nation's economic trajectory.
A note questions why a man who cannot save a dollar weekly from his salary would pose as a financial advisor to others. The Shattuck Monitor raises skepticism about his credibility and motives.
An old planetary motion theory is challenged by relativity claiming the sun may move around the earth. The claim could unsettle science while affecting public understanding like a financial collapse would affect a tramp.
The passage argues relativity as a basis for argument asserting that any claim can be proved and that what is not can be shown as what is. It suggests orators and debaters should study the subject to handle questions of how, why, when, and where.
Seventy five percent of last night’s audience at the Rialto Theatre came from Barstow and Toyah. The Toyah School Orchestra offered high grade selections that could grace any professional group, while Pecos residents showed little patronage, reflecting a troubling indifference to home talent.
An Alaskan Indian is jailed for murder after his captor travels hundreds of miles on snow. The Indian drags the ill captor to safety and his own imprisonment, a stay of execution is noted for a man to tend his crops, then the condemned man voluntary reports for execution. The piece argues native restraint shows respect for law and criticizes law evasion by all groups.
Fort Worth and Tarrant County face high accident rates with fatalities and injuries. The Fort Worth Record urges broader traffic control beyond chasing speeders, calling for better driving standards, stronger police support, and a powerful automobile club to mobilize public action.
A dated libretto praising advertising catalogs how it shapes purchase choices from Victrola to Gillette, Castoria to Ivory. It asserts ads influence fashion, gear, personal care, and even language, asking rhetorically whether advertising pays as it quietly guides behavior and demand.
Advertisement for Exide batteries with a limited time offer. Visit Slack's Battery Station to get the right size fitted for your car. Phone No. 7. 34-tf.
The Re porter notes Frank Donahue of Artesia New Mexico visits the shop to promote his town during a pleasure trip. He extols Artesias favorable climate and growth while sidewalk observers compare his visit to Mollie Bailey shows and urge hometown loyalty.
N Green of Pecos Texas offers cotton seed at 1.25 and 1.00 per bushel via telephone 87 374f.
An advertisement claims piles are cured in six to fourteen days with a refund if not satisfied. It promises instant relief from itch and promotes a product named AZCOINTMENT Efile ing. The copy emphasizes quick results and customer reimbursement.
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