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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
6
An old remedy claims that wormless health comes from regular tonics that enrich the blood and aid digestion. The text promotes a general tonic to strengthen the whole system and says nature will dispel worms, claiming the child will reach perfect health. Sold per bottle.
A historical note on a simple yet clever forgery scheme where forged certified checks were sent to brokers to buy stock. The criminals did not profit directly from the checks but exploited market moves when orders were filled and when prices swung after the forgery. Brokers trusted the checks, delaying verification, and legitimate safeguards emerged from the episode.
J N GREEK of Pecos Texas advertises cotton seed for planting at 1.00 per bushel with telephone contact 87 378 for classified ad readers seeking farming supplies.
Larry Iso Hodgson, twice mayor of St. Paw Minn, returns to journalism to take the editorship of the Minnecarolix News with a vigorous, philosophical style. He resumes the post amid a wave of public attention and anticipation.
Local ad notes a home steam laundry in Pecos offering call and deliver service. Rough dry price listed at 40 cents per dozen with phone contact 168 for orders.
A humorous anecdote contrasts vanity with the need for publicity, recounting an elephant-banner salesman who tests a dry goods firm on advertising. The merchant, Brown & Brown of Pecos, Texas, prides his eighteen years in business and questions church longevity, before noting the church bell’s continued operation.
An old advertisement cautions that calomel is dangerous mercury and can cause severe illness. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable substitute to cleanse the liver without side effects, promising quick relief and no salivation, suitable for adults and children.
A syrup laxative named LAX-POS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as specially prepared to cure habitual constipation. It relieves promptly and should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. The product is described as stimulating and regulating and very pleasant to take at 60 cents per vuette.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel for bilious symptoms. It claims a gentle, effective cleanse with no salivation, promising morning relief, renewed vigor, and a money back guarantee.
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