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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
2
A fragmented rhyme from Fexas High presents multiple counts of apples for Eve and Adam, culminating in a final claim that they total 81,896,864 apples. The text treats math as a joke or puzzle, with whimsical digit play and no clear real event.
A tonic claim describes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as purifying and enriching the blood to restore energy and vitality. It touts quinine suspended in syrup and notes its pleasant taste, even for children, while emphasizing iron and blood purification benefits.
The advertisement promotes a chest and throat salve with healing honey claimed to ease croup head colds and chest discomfort. It urges rubbing on the chest and throat and lists price and packaging details in a dated, promotional tone.
The narrative describes Ted Billings intoxicated and coercive during an encounter with Thallie at Atlantic Beach. She resists while he presses kisses and detains her, threatening and mocking as other characters watch. The scene shifts to a dark mood amid the dunes, ending with her desperate plea to escape. The Dutch plan to build a dike to reclaim 500000 acres is noted at the end.
Paris households embrace long baths causing soap and bath supply strains. Lost and found notices surge as Want Ads mirror widespread daily routine changes.
Big Lake accumulates new drilling activity as Texon No 2 to drill between here and Best and Morris No 1 spudded north of Rankin. Big Lake Oil Company wells produce around 6000 barrels daily while Texon No 1 yields about 2400 barrels per day. W N Gallagher and John Martin handle operations and visitors praise University location as geology interest grows.
W C Edmondson has purchased three 50 by 50 foot lots facing California Avenue and will open a market in Big Lake. He plans space beside the two story brick building by R Theis & Son and will be in operation by the 25th. Edmondson will build a dwelling near A C Metcalf in Japson Addition.
The Texas Public Health Association awards its silver loving cup to the top health chores classroom. Miss Jessie Ramsower’s room at Peter Smith School in Fort Worth wins as the year’s best. Across Texas 35 rooms earned state and national pennants in the Modern Health Crusade, which has taught health habits to over seventy-five thousand children in three years.
Motorists are urged to visit the nearest Firestone dealer to experience comfort safety and economy. The campaign promotes tires and automotive services with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency for everyday driving.
A prison official proposes cutting guards and boosting instructors to improve hygiene and reduce escapes at Sing Sing. The text also recalls cultural beliefs about discipline and morality linking smoking and social behavior in various communities.
Blond Bess tells girls not to fear, claiming a harder boiled egg makes the shell peel easier. Her remark frames a playful kitchen advice moment.
An editorial urging readers to start new year progress now, noting summer work and school reopenings as catalysts. It links labor effort to national success and touches on population thoughts, welfare, and science, with scattered references to travel, baby growth, and farmers using iron alloys against locusts.
Over two billion dollars of crops in the United States are destroyed each year by insect pests. More than a hundred distinct pests cause damage, with many migrating from countries lacking strict control measures.
The text argues labor is a crucial yet exploited part of modern industry and warns that unity among capitalists fuels prejudice and power, implying workers gain through collective action rather than political benevolence. It stresses knowledge and solidarity as paths to empowerment amid capitalist cohesion.
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