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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
3
Census Bureau reports August cotton usage at 491,604 bales, including 467,796 bales American grown and 23,808 bales foreign growths. Compared to July, overall consumption rose 6.5 percent while eight month total reached 4,494,110 bales. Spindles active totaled 33,708,667 with Cotton States mills accounting for 15,858,075.
A Literary Digest humorous note praises a horse as a superior, self starting, low maintenance companion free of recent automotive woes. The piece extols no buttons, no horns, no gears to strip, no license or gas bills, and enduring durability from inner tubes to spark plugs.
A curious tale unfolds as a youth wheels a birdcage with a contented tom cat inside and later leads a bulldog. the bird is presumed safe inside the cat and then inside the dog as the exchange ends with a quip about the unusual pet arrangement.
The author recalls the Argonne drive five years ago and proposes turning coal into electricity at the mine to avoid rail bottlenecks. He argues this plan would reduce freight issues and use skilled labor underground, with broad support for warlike projects giving way to civilian applications. He also praises government flying machines spraying forests and reforestation efforts in France as models.
Mr Eastman of Rochester is praised for advancing musical talent across the country. The passage argues music strengthens intellect, noting it refreshes the brain without a letdown the next day and acts as an enduring stimulant.
The Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester brings top musicians to the city and offers students a magnificent setting in a beautiful opera house donated by Mr. Eastman. Scholarships provide free teaching and $1,000 yearly living expenses, benefiting many aspiring young musicians nationwide.
The government sells the Muscle Shoals heart to a corporation ending Henry Ford's bid to gain the water power and furnish farmers cheap fertilizer. The move also places Ford and farmers in a political position if they pursue the issue again.
The passage notes that both Carnavon brothers died of natural causes after Tutankhamen’s tomb opened and a warning of doom was spoken. An insect bite and ensuing blood poisoning are mentioned as contributing factors, while superstition lingers about a Pharaoh’s curse across 3500 years.
Dear Elfie asks how to rekindle affection with a thinner husband. Mabel advises gradual weight loss and a mix of fashionable cures, suggesting self-improvement to win back attention and affection. The column blends cheeky humor with marriage dynamics and consumer temptations.
An OCR fragment promotes a one day cold cure with TIVE BROMO Tablets. It claims relief for headaches and fever with an E.WNES signature on each box. The readable text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It relieves promptly and should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It stimulates and regulates and is very pleasant to take. 60 cents per bottle.
The Tyler Commercial College partners with the Rotary Club and similar groups to offer literacy alongside commercial courses for students unable to return to school. It advertises a low cost, fast track to business training, with over thirty teachers and nationwide recognition, plus mail taught subjects and free catalog.
Dialogue from a domestic scene where Mary declares the milkman kissed her this morning and her partner vows to fetch the milk himself. Mary asserts the milkman’s promise to not kiss anyone else, while the mistress warns it will not help. The exchange hints at trust and jealousy in a light, humorous tone.
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