21 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
1
A historical poem describes celestial choirs proclaiming glory and peace on earth from Nazareth to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. It invokes the Day-Spring from on high and the newborn Savior as prophetic Christmas imagery across Judaea and Moriah.
A correspondent in Bacaoran Luzon recounts arrival from Manila to San Fernando de Union, describes the presidente and local governance, the welcome, and starting American teaching methods. He notes weather, town layout, market day, and early schooling with Spanish and English instruction, while criticizing local habits and praising orderly American control.
Pass City Independent exhorts generosity and charity during the holidays. The piece blends festive shopping descriptions with reflections on memory, the departed, and care for orphans, urging readers to give with kindness and open hearts.
A teacher writes of night classes offered three times weekly for adults at $15 monthly and about twenty five students eager to learn English. Some prefer daily private lessons for which they pay tuition, eight private students. The writer, reflecting on guiding the colonized, notes both drawbacks and a belief in the benevolent impact of government policy.
A local carnival joke circulates among friends as a witty quip about Mrs Lot and a street corner scene. The gag contrasts biblical lore with a punchline about a young man turning to rubber, reflecting light local humor. An ad for Pure Perfect Baking Powder claims no indigestion.
A humorous study of the Tilbury family an intellectual poised clan led by Hiram Tilbury. The youngest son Jimmy defies norms with a left handed pitching talent that propels the family into fame while Theodore and Sue gain social stature. MORAL: Most of us get our Real Start outside of the Home Circle.
The First National Bank of Alamogordo reports at close of business December 10 its resources amount to 277 514 84 dollars. The Golden Rule ham is boiled in the same notice.
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