26 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
1
A brief health advice note emphasizes using accurate advertising to promote wellbeing. It urges readers to rely on trustworthy sources and avoid misleading claims while seeking responsible health messaging from credible campaigns.
The article argues that adding Clouderose as a summer resort will enhance the town and region. It claims the Southwest destination will attract thousands of visitors annually from across the country, ensuring Alamogordo and Otero county a secure future.
Lincoln county commissioners chaired by KB Hulbert arranged settlement of the Lincoln county debt owed to Otero county from the forming of the latter, about 3500 dollars. Chavez county arranged ratification, with final board approval needed. Captain Miller reported a stabbing incident at Alamogordo with punishment announced for the assailant.
New Mexico town Capitan reports a saloon closed recently amid unsettled times as the wider world continues to move. Local residents react with curiosity and concern over what this means for the town’s social scene and economy.
An account of a long train tour from East Texas to El Paso with stops at San Antonio and Galveston. The writer describes rugged scenery along the Pecos River and Rio Grande, the Pecos Bridge, and the approach to El Paso, plus a venture toward Cloudcroft in New Mexico.
Two inmates led by Bob Cole who faces murder charges try to escape from a county jail by seizing a shotgun during an improvised card game. The weapon was unloaded and the plan collapsed. Cole had previously possessed a loaded gun. The narrative then shifts to a travelogue of Alamogordo and the Cloud Climbing Route with dramatic canyon grades and scenic vistas along the railroad.
The track road climbs sharply with every hundred feet traveled gaining 4.2 feet in elevation. It appears steep and promises an even tougher grade ahead, reaching 5.2 percent toward Cloudcroft, with more details next week.
Governor Otero ordains Lafayette Emmett Guard also known as Company C of the First Regiment of Infantry New Mexico National Guard. Captain J F P Manning First Lt A E Ryan Second Lt A A Smith command over fifty signed muster rolls. uniforms to be issued and Krag Jorgensen rifles to follow as adjutant general procures arms. Drill sessions already show improvement under Lieutenants Ryan and Smith. Alamogordo expects to take pride in the new unit.
A. 8S. Smith, long time owner of the Alamo gordo Billiard and Poo! Parlors, departed for Buffalo New York to serve as superintendent of machinery with a major contracting firm. The note also recounts a neighbor’s infant recovery from cholera infantum after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio endorsing its effectiveness.
McGarry and Reiss have fitted up an excellent tailoring establishment next to the First National Bank on Tenth Street. They offer artistic work with a fine assortment of spring and summer samples and prices as low as city tailoring houses.
Floyd Payne describes moving to Cloudcroft for the season after buying a lot and reserving six more. He notes cheap early prices, plans to build a cottage, and praises the cool climate, scenery, and Alamogordo sawmills as reasons to visit and invest.
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