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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
3
The column notes a moon sun eclipse observed by scientists and flyers, dismissing mythic fears. It recalls Puritan reactions to eclipses and highlights two anniversaries: the typewriter’s rise and Portland cement industry growth from 36,000 to 470 million sacks annually.
The author contrasts a simple eclipse with ongoing violence and superstition. He notes Rosh Hashanah 5684 and the Christian year 1923, remarking that many reckon the world’s age near 6,000 years and predicting an imminent end. If Earth revealed its true age, many ancient events would be understood, though their origin remains unknown.
The text argues that aircraft dropping bombs at low cost show battleships are obsolete. A Virginia battleship used as a target was sunk in thirty minutes by a plane at ten thousand feet. It questions how many forty million dollar battleships would be built as future targets for foreign pilots.
In Texas, oil men urge state government to set a price. The old labels of anarchist and Bolshevik are replaced by a request from industry itself. If prices falter, any doctor could help restore balance.
The piece discusses Kemal Pasha opposing attempts to restore the harem in Turkey and promotes a single modern Turkish wife as acceptable. It contrasts social change with wartime wheat prices and states governments struggle to fund relief. It also covers debates on Supreme Court independence and its distance from the people and Congress.
A reader notes that Lloyd George will visit England soon and praises him as a strong democrat who would have shaped the war effort, potentially preventing a German victory if left unopposed. The writer argues history will honor him despite current Tory criticism.
Professor Curtis of Columbia warns forests could vanish in a decade unless new methods save them. He cites a drop from 832 million to 140 million acres and proposes aerial replanting using airplanes with adequate seeds labor and funding.
A distinguished senator proposes acquiring a Berlin palace for the United States ambassador. The idea expands to palaces in capitals for democratic ambassadors, funded by the people, with the speaker noting European crowns as bargains.
Louis Chalif tells the American Dancing Teachers Society that dancing improves both body and brain. He cites nature and animal behavior as evidence that movement benefits humans as well.
One man in California lowers gasoline to six cents a gallon a wartime price. The piece argues the price war harms consumers as big oil firms push out smaller competitors and capture most gains, leaving consumers with higher costs later.
A miscellaneous page combines a quirky love charm tale titled Manny with letters about attracting a mate and a jokey pigeon idea, then shifts to an advertisement for Tyler Commercial College. It touts telegraph operator demand on railroads, praises the college, and promotes free catalogues for graduates.
The First National Bank in St Louis reports July anthracite output at 8.32 million tons, down 3.98 percent from June and 2.95 percent from May, with 118 thousand tons in July 1922 due to a miners strike. First seven months show year to date output 59.489 million net tons, far above 1921 levels and near 1920, while bituminous coal declines to July 44.766 million tons from June 45.49 million, yet year to date shows a 53 percent gain over the previous year despite the strike. 334.974 million tons produced this year compare favorably with 1921 and 1920, and are only about 3 percent below 1918 record levels.
A humorous dialogue frames a pressure pump asking an inner tube about its hollow chest and thin condition. The inner tube sighs that the cause is income tax, reflecting fiscal strain in a light, satirical tone.
Clarence Wharton argues in the Houston Post that real unity comes from thrift and reduced public and private extravagance. He decries lavish spending at county city and state levels, warns taxes rising, and repeats that retrenchment is the first, second, and third step to happiness and harmony.
The piece recalls Edison’s bottle light and argues that private capital financed key inventions like the electric light and telephone. It credits private risk-taking for modern progress, claiming government funding would have left society in darkness and horse‑car transportation behind.
A UT Press bulletin reports illiteracy in Texas linked to general education and immigrant issues. It defines illiteracy as those over ten who cannot read or write in any language, noting 1920 figures: 295,844 illiterates statewide, with breakdowns by native white, foreign born white, negro, and others and ages ten and over.
A husband and wife exit a scene as a lecturer begins a protracted recitation of Webster's words. The moment captures a playful clash between modern impatience and classical oratorical flourish.
A brief note praises Enterprise printing for its superior quality, suggesting it stands above the rest with a clear, dependable finish. The line hints at a local ad or reader complaint about print fidelity.
A health ad warns against calomel and mercury dangers and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone and Coden’s Liver Tone as safe vegetable alternatives. It urges readers to seek relief from bilious symptoms without calomel and to return for money if not improved. The copy targets families and children with a persuasive tone.
Tonic claims to purify the blood and strengthen the body by iron and quinine suspended in syrup. It advertises color in the cheeks and improved appetite, noting even children enjoy the flavor and that it fights malarial germs and grip by a strengthening, invigorating effect. Price is 60c.
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