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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
2
A terse, dialogic item shows a playful exchange about bootleggers with a sharp refusal and a counter question. The fragment hints at a wartime era stance on illegal liquor and public opinion, without detailing names or dates.
A Birmingham Age-Herald brief shows a dry agent reacting to a claim of poisoning after a customer asks for horse liniment as whiskey. The exchange highlights the misdirection and humor in a bar setting as patrons seek illicitly served liquor.
An old advertisement urges buyers to seek Bayer labeled aspirin with authentic packaging and directions. It declares Bayer as the trade mark and claims safety proven for over twenty two years and millions of users for colds headaches rheumatism neuralgia and pain. Only packages containing Bayer branding and proper directions should be accepted.
A historical address outlines four problems facing America apathy after war neglect of family altars Sabbath desecration and neglected religious duties. It urges three months of military training citizen training camps and renewed church involvement to restore national virtue and readiness.
Fragmentary reminiscence mentions a poultice hat and devices drawing without wire, hinting at misfit medical or tech remedies and aversion to rigs that provoke hysteria. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete people, places, or dates for fuller summary.
A fragmented 1922 passage muses on aging and time, noting a bleak arithmetic of life expectancy. It contemplates how people over forty are still fools, with life spans shrinking to sixteen or twenty years, and ends with a clipped image of someone losing time and energy as life progresses.
The Graham Guardian notes the passing of Nettie Jane Gilpin of Pecos, long held in esteem in Safford. Born 1872 in Brentwood California, she lived in Texas and New Mexico before moving to Safford and Pecos. She died of heart trouble August 18 1822 near Hatch New Mexico. Funeral at the Methodist church. She leaves husband Charles S Gilpin and three sons Frank William and Lionel.
The U S Public Health Service warns germs spread hand to mouth and stresses timely repairs and sanitation. It notes holes in streets and gravesite warnings, linking sanitation to future health outcomes. It questions the view that sanitation pays, then asserts it protects doctors and grave-diggers and urges health ahead of illness. It asks how the mosquito endures yellow fever and malaria and whether daughters are warned not to bite bad men to avoid sickness.
The U S Public Health Service says typhoid spread in 1918 SC came from undisciplined army staff and camp followers. Sanitary education reduced cases by 40 to 58 percent in some counties. Venereal disease viewed as diseases not crimes with many infections in youths. incidence among seventeen year olds noted.
In a swirl of oil lore and industry talk the piece cites the API estimating assets over five billion dollars. It notes independents targeting Santa Fe Springs and Pancho Villa testing Mexican ranch wells while contrasting weather and discovery uncertainty in Texas.
A humorous fragment featuring Ben King about dying tonight and being owed ten dollars. An advertising insert for Ironized Yeast promises digestive relief and a free three day test, urging readers to mail a postcard to Ironized Yeast Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
Local Pecos Enterprise note touts printing services for ladies calling cards with neat, tidy typography offered at the office.
Old advertisement claims a remedy to cure piles in six to fourteen inches of a bat druggist’s refund for money if parts cause itching bleeding and instant relief after the first use and ninety cent cost.
Texas and Pacific and Pecos Valley Southern regional timetable details list No. 1 Sunshine Special westbound and No. 2 Sunshine Special eastbound. Entries show departures and times for Pecos area with Central Mountain time notes and letters for listed trains.
A tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood. It touts a pleasant taste, appealing to children, and describes its composition as iron and quinine suspended in syrup, asserting improved color and vigor.
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