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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
5
The Church of Christ in Barstow Texas holds worship every Sunday at eleven o clock in the morning with services open to the public.
Our absence last week went smoothly and the work relies on many hands. Sunday promises a good day with large attendance and special music at every service. If you cannot attend you will miss a treat as the evening sermon starts at 8 o clock. J M Garner, Pastor.
The church extends an invitation to Sunday school preaching and League with future benefits. Oscar Thurston will preach next Sunday night and special music is expected during several services. L. L. Thurston, Pastor.
A fragmentary report notes joking remarks about the Prince of Wales and local flirting with royal figures. It hints at witty exchanges and social teasing but lacks full context or coherence.
Advertisement notes Ed Purdy's philes and promotes hot dog sandwiches with a playful line about a frankfurter wagging no tails. The snippet urges selling and telling and ends with a call to advertise.
A Barstow program lists pieces by Dyer Mascagni Wagner and others with soloists and a students roster. Ormand Jenson, 13, shines as clarinet instructor and player and plans to quit teaching to avoid outgrowing his pupil, his mother. The piece invites parental support for music education and ensemble participation.
Walter Jacobs Inc of Boston asks Toyah Barstow and Pecos orchestra members to appear in an Armistice Day group portrait to boost Texas publicity. If the shot succeeds it may be printed in music journals and newspapers. The piece ends with a Disraeli quote about being ready for opportunity.
Friday at 8 p.m. Sept 26 Beverly Vaughan DeWitt Black Clevera Farnum Howell Johnson Ernest Harp and Chas R Dyer will perform with the orchestra in an advancing students recital at Pecos Baptist Church.
A Pecos school auditorium audience enjoyed a Tri-City Bard rehearsal last Saturday with five strong solo cornet players. Tillman Durden shows progress on the E flat bag, and Beverly Vaughan and Helen aim to elevate the alto section. Witt Black drew attention with notable clarinet work.
Wilkes-Barre Pa August 20 Mayor Hart introduced for first reading an ordinance prohibiting jazz on streets and in public places amid townspeople snickers and critics. The mayor said it is his duty to protect people from the bad effects of jazz. The Musical Digest.
A businessman cites golf and music as vital for personal and national vitality. He warns against liquor, gambling, and idle decadence, arguing recreation fosters strength, virtue, and success for boys, girls, and the broader country.
Roy Weatherby of Pecos begins with a strong first cornet lesson. Iola Majors of Barstow, a young student, shows momentum on the violin. Ruth Allen of Barstow, bass violin, plans to finish twenty Lindburg exercises in the first three lessons. Indications point to a top orchestra this year.
The writer argues that people quick to pay small amounts for papers journals or cinema often hesitate to invest in music that could benefit their children long term. The piece laments consumer priorities and urges wiser cultural spending.
First Baptist Church Pecos Texas hosts an orchestra students recital Friday at 8 15 P M on September 26 featuring Rippling Viacrail Sata Anthony Orchestr and Euphonium solo Love's Serenade performed by Chas Ray.
Jo Crowe writes the editor about the Toyah Christian Church orchestra and its members touring Fort Stockton for a church conference. The group performed pieces including In the Sweet Eye and Bye and The Holy City with soloists Ester Harkness Tootsie Seay and A G VanHorn Jr. Rehearsals begin Friday the 12th and Bynum joins as a new saxophonist.
A concise note emphasizes that advertising yields return when there is a product or item to market, urging sellers to use promotional spaces to reach potential buyers. The piece frames ads as a direct path to faster, broader sales.
Drilling equipment listed from 4.5 to 16 inches with 800 foot capacity and 26 years experience in the U S. Contact Hopper Toyah Texas for details and prices. Also an ad for LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN laxative claiming relief in 14 to 21 days and daily use to regulate actions with 600 per dots.
A brief promotion urges local businesses to advertise in the Enterprise, claiming strong circulation and potential reach. The pitch emphasizes value and audience size to entice participation.
Column provides practical guidance on young romance including responses to marriage proposals how to handle escort arrangements what gift suits a birthday, box supper etiquette and age disclosure during courtship. It also notes that engagement couples may kiss good night and that a young lady may reveal her age if she chooses.
A fragmentary newspaper line features a physician exhorting happiness and digestion, followed by a quip about newlyweds and a blunt advertising pitch for PAZO OINTMENT claiming rapid relief from piles after the first application. The text mixes health guidance with promotional copy and dated styling.
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