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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
4
The Enterprise urges citizens to study a detailed election notice about disposing of the city water works. The piece stresses fire protection needs and proper use of town resources, calling on readers to ratify or reject the proposition after careful consideration and to vote for the town’s best interests.
The article reports Charles Nestle of New York, vice president of the Wholesale Beauty Trade Association, promoting a theory that women will grow beards in the future. It cites Atlantic City commentary, predicts widespread hair growth, and jokes about impacts on cosmetics and manicure trades.
Sam says his liver is bum and Bill replies his bivver is bum. Both men describe severe health troubles in a terse exchange. The dialogue underscores exaggerated slang about illness without detailed context or outcome.
Collier's National Weekly offers a trophy to the state with the largest proportional rise in votes in the coming presidential election. The prize не seeks celebration but to spur public conscience and civic duty, stressing intelligent, informed voting as essential to American institutions.
The speaker laments a diminished sense of law and governance, recalling a time when America held the pitable condition of liberty. He asks which state will cast the most intelligent vote and shows concern for ballot strength, proposing a tie as ideal among the people’s choice for progress.
The Rev. J. M. Garner of the Enterprise says Pecos faces renewed business, water works may move to private ownership, Bankhead Highway funds will soon reach the area, oil remains abundant, and the Baptist Church is thriving, signaling a broader prosperity for the community.
The once great James J. Jeffries is featured as a California ranchman who remains tied to boxing lore. He mentors 23-year-old Tommy Ros, a 1.5-pounder in training to pursue a title, while Retains Title remains in focus.
Taylor MacGarrity of Brownwood describes six birds that are half turkey, half chicken. The gobbler and Plymoth Rock hen parents raise offspring resembling both species with a turkey neck and chicken body.
Election notice in Reeves County Texas sets a vote for October 21, 1924 in Pecos City to decide on selling the Town of Pecos Water Works System to Pecos Power and Ice Company for five years. The contract covers water supply, lighting, maintenance, rates, and reversion rights if terms are not met.
Government reports indicate a 5 percent rise in rice acreage across Texas Louisiana and Arkansas with Texas planting 148 051 acres up from 149 989 last year and Louisiana at 502 814 acres vs 482 814. Dry conditions threaten Louisiana crops as saltwater intrusion reduces irrigation and some areas may see 25 percent damage while Texas expects higher yields in Matagorda County.
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