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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
6
An assortment of ladies undergarments and textiles offered at sale prices. Items include One Lot Women's Vests in various sizes and colors, handkerchiefs, muslin underskirts, checked apron gingham, table oil cloth, outing flannel, Turkish pillow tops, ribbed hose, white waistings, all with marked sale prices and quantities. Descriptive details note fabric types and standards.
Old newspaper fragment lists market quotes for Amalgamated Copper American Sugar Atchison and more, plus weekly bank statement details. It also reports a Gallup New Mexico county proposal call with bids due September 1 1905 for stone foundation work showing 60 by 86 feet and center walls, requires 5 percent certified funds.
Notice items advertise employment in New Mexico for a durable male or female representative with a salary of 40 weekly monthly pay and an address with contact person Jami J. H. Moore in Albuquerque. Also includes a widow seeking a partner to manage business affairs and an address Jesse Ferguson in Chicago. Also stray horse and medicine ads.
Advertisements tout free sterling silver souvenir with five dollar purchases and a flirtation with August and September as poultry menaces, plus sales on remnants and hosiery. Local spots invite patrons for free lunch and cold drinks, and Electric Bitters touted as a tonic with testimonials.
A jumble of sale offers and shop announcements appears, including a five dollar purchase incentive for sterling silver items, pear sales near a sawmill, a Saturday night meet at the White Elephant with beer and a free lunch, a general repair shop opening on South Third, and a curtain and drapery sale at The Economist. Also advertised are lace curtains, large fabric lots, and a mysterious disappearance claim involving Dr King’s New Life Pills.
The Santa Fe area reports that various New Mexico tribes protest a territorial law requiring marriage licenses before wedlock. Judge A J Abbott sent circulars to tribal chiefs urging strict enforcement within their jurisdictions. Indians regard license rules as an infringement on traditional rites, yet officials expect eventual adaptation without notable unrest.
A 5200 pound safe being hoisted to the second floor of the N. T. Armijo Building broke loose when a 1 1/2 inch rope failed. It crashed down the main staircase and rolled onto the sidewalk, blocking the street. The safe and stairway sustained damage. no injuries were reported.
Hon. Solomon Luna of Los Lunas and three other New Mexico leaders depart for Chicago to join the national reciprocity convention. They represent the territory's stockmen and aim to secure treaties allowing American canned meats to compete with foreign products, benefiting the stock industry.
An old mixed ad page notes Schilling’s baking powder claim, Columbus hotel Sunday dinner, Albuquerque Carriage Company offerings, Globe store ready made skirts, and Zelger Café Saturday night lunch. It promotes buying locally for value and urges readers to visit shops windows and dine at local establishments.
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