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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
5
Mr. C. W. Woodman of the U S Farm Labor Bureau reports 2500 to 3000 cotton pickers within 125 miles of Fort Worth and 1500 more could be ready in 3 to 4 weeks. He seeks price per pound, transportation terms, number of families or single hands needed, and housing plans, requesting West Texas inquiries be sent to his Fort Worth chamber office.
Ezell Electric Laundry invites customers to call for laundry with quick service and competitive prices. Phone number 210 advertised.
Mrs John Hudson and children returned last week from Grand Falls where they spent the summer with Mr Hudson who has charge of a stock of goods there. Miss Marguerite Glasscock leaves Saturday for her Dallas home after a visit with her father W R Glasscock and other relatives. She is accompanied by Miss Aileert Love for a short stay.
Mrs Lucy Mitchell announces the opening of her music class at the residence of Mr and Mrs M M Leeman on Monday September 10, marking the start of the school term.
Announcement invites individuals to take violin lessons on the plan with special attention paid after Jimmie Craw.
County seat Reeves County Texas sits on three rail lines and lies in the irrigated Pecos belt. The town reports large cotton export volumes and alfalfa shipments, growing oil prospects, a Carnegie library, and new electric cotton gin funded by Pecos Power and Ice Company.
A period advertisement claims Calotabs de nauseated calomel, turning it into a pleasant one dose tablet. It promises no taste no griping no nausea with one night dose, and a next morning improvement. The ad notes price thirty five cents for the large package ten cents for the small size and a druggist refund guarantee.
Cantaloupe grower C Bryan and Will Hudson of Pecos Drug Company had a slight collision Saturday. Hudson’s car was badly torn and pinned against the curb. Bryan’s vehicle escaped injury. Both cars met near the Orient Hotel as they approached the depot end of the street. distance and timing caused the impact. The Hudson car suffered radius rod and fender damage and a tire, while Bryan’s car was undamaged.
An advertisement in the Enterprise reaches thousands while you talk to a few. The ad speaks to large audiences through circulation and mail campaigns.
The author contrasts past slow transmission of news from California gold rushes with modern rapid nationwide reporting. He notes newspapers cover others’ affairs, actions, plans, and outcomes, emphasizing the immediacy and breadth of contemporary coverage.
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