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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
7
Hunt Stromberg presents a western drama starring Harry Carey showing at the Rialto Theatre for Saturday September 26. Carey disguises his identity in a clever mistaken personality plot that drives the comedy and suspense of the film.
A hotel clerk replies that rooms cost two dollars up to six. A late rising collegiate responds he can endure the price for one morning.
The Texas State Library received over six hundred pages of transcripts from the Archives of Mexico City relating to Texas history. Miss Octavia F. Rogen announced the material completes Texas coverage in Mexican archives, selected by Dr. Charles Hackett, whose work is praised. The transcripts are available for researchers and business use.
Willis Moore travels to Carlsbad New Mexico to buy cotton for the Smith Wilson Company at Loving and Malaga. He will stay through the season handling the firm’s purchasing operations in the region.
E R Waite secretary of the Shawnee Oklahoma Board of Commerce urges residents to buy locally. He argues city stores provide desired goods at fair prices with courteous service and that spending outside harms the home city and its citizens.
An advertisement announces a gospel tent meeting in Pecos from October 10 to November 1. Invites all who love Jesus to pray for God’s blessing, the salvation of the lost, and the spiritual edification of Christians.
Farmers warn the cattle and sheep sectors depend on beet pulp and tops for winter feed. Monell of the Western Beet Growers Association notes rising costs, limited sugar production, and reliance on foreign sugar, urging higher domestic prices to preserve meat and feed supplies.
A husband dismisses consulting a specialist for deafness citing radios at home while his wife urges action. The exchange highlights attitudes toward medical advice and technology in daily life.
Houdini, who can escape any trap, pays an income tax of 41 dollars. Advertising for furniture repair remodel and varnishing services lists W. E. Brack as contact with phone 73.
An advertisement asserts that worms cause dull color and poor blood in children and promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood aid digestion and strengthen the whole body. It suggests a bottle costs 60 cents.
An ad-like claim promises pile relief within six to fourteen days. It mentions a treatment by Drugeists and asserts rapid cure with a technique of relief after use. The text is unclear but centers on a quick curing remedy.
The speaker questions why cartoonists have not introduced readers to two enigmatic figures, The Big Hm and Egg Man, suggesting a gap in current strip storytelling.
A fragment hints at a stage scene with a character who plays a dumbbell role and a freshie who jokes about buying a uke. The dialogue notes a playful mood and calls for a playful prop beyond the uke.
A tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood. It emphasizes quinine and iron as key ingredients and says it strengthens against malarial and grip germs. The advertisement notes children also like the syrup.
Old Pecos Drug Co ad promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a remedy for children with worm infestations. It claims pale appearance, disinterest, fretfulness, appetite changes, nose picking, and restless sleep improve after a few doses. Product notes fifty years of use and a 35e price in Pecos, Texas.
Physicians endorse purification as the foundation of health and advise a thorough Calotabs course once or twice weekly for several weeks. A family package with directions costs 35 cents and a trial package 10 cents is available at your local store.
A brief humorous notice reading as a wants ad from W. E. Brack of Plum ber offering installation of a complete lavatory and hot water system for a house. The clip includes a domestic joke about married life with a wife and husband dialogue.
A reader recalls dropping two dollars in the plate last Sunday believing it was one dollar. The note questions why colored money could indicate different denominations and invites discussion.
An old advertisement hawks AXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets as a remedy for colds and grip, claiming to remove quinine from the body. The blurb mimics vintage drug promo style with bold claims and trademark notation.
A promotional note touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims relief within 14 to 21 days and recommends regular use to induce regular bowel action, noting the product is very pleasant to take.
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