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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1922
Page
6
The text argues that national prohibition has reshaped territory and that liquor interests see the government as breaking its own law by tolerating barrooms on American ships. It suggests foreign ships must comply with dry rules, and warns a worldwide move toward dryness could follow if ports avoid vessels with barrooms, affecting international commerce.
The financial review notes total nationwide building spending reached 1.7 billion in the first half of 1822, vs 1.0635 billion in 1921. Small projects dominate at 40 percent residential. large skips, railroads and utilities lag. Wages in New York City average 1.09 per hour, down from prior highs. lumber production nears 1920 peak, cement stocks fall, and prices rise quietly.
Special to the Enterprise reports Henry Ford now the world's richest man with $180 million cash on hand and an estimated 1922 income of $125 million. Ford's car sales yield about $100 per vehicle, with $15 million in replacement parts profits, while 1921 taxes were $50 million and 1922 taxes projected at $16,009,000. Wall Street notes Ford's finances and $7.2 million annual interest from his Wall Street loans.
A Harpersville resident, W Woods, thanks the Enterprise for reliable oil business coverage and Southern Cotton Growers’ Association reporting. He notes delivery delays blamed on home post office and occasional new Republican appointees, praising the paper while urging regular service.
The notice urges careful driving at grade crossings and promotes the idea of stopping well back from the track to allow trains to pass. It stresses vigilance, reading accident reports, and spreading the message that risking lives at crossings is unfashionable and dangerous.
Advertisement rates in The Pecos Enterprise list four cents per inch or sixteen cents per line for reader notices and classifieds.
An 19th century advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as energizing and purifying. It claims the tonic strengthens the blood by supplying iron and quinine, improving complexion and vitality, and notes the syrup makes it palatable even for children.
An old warning against calomel describes its dangerous side effects and urges using Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute. The ad claims it cleanses the liver without causing salivation and promotes quick relief, even for children.
The Sunday edition costs $2.50 per year and includes six color comics, two pages of Herald Junior for boys and girls, two magazine feature pages, and 24 pages of news. The paper pitches itself as the best value for Pecos Valley ranchers and households in the Southwest.
The advertisement claims worms cause poor color and stomach disturbance in children. It asserts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic will enrich the blood improve digestion and serve as a general tonic to restore health within two or three weeks.
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