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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1905
Page
5
A sale listing offers multiple textile items including women’s vests in white pink and blue priced as low as 3c to 12c each, Turkish pillow tops at 25c, Misses Black Hose at 12 1/2c, and 2,000 yards of white waistings up to 35c per yard, all presented with various batch quantities and sale prices.
Closing quotations received by Levy Bros for Logan and Bryan show mixed copper sugar and railroad stocks. The page promotes Rio Grande Skirts at the Globe, Rio Grande Woolen Mills sales with a free sterling silver souvenir, and the Golden Rule sale with hosiery and lawn fabrics. Also advertisements urge home labor support, house cleaning, and carriage sale plus Knight's Midnight Sun coming September 23.
Henry W Wright, superintendent of logging and railroad operations for the American Lumber company at Thoreau, resigns to take effect when a replacement is found. Ill health and a desire for lower altitude prompt the move. he plans to leave for California once relieved. The Citizen notes his departure and mentions violinist Bruno Dieckmann performing before Wright leaves. Dieckmann has studied in Europe and will sail for Europe in late September to continue studies with Prof Halir of Berlin.
A grocer promotes Schilling's Best as a generous purchase with a moneyback guarantee that costs neither him nor customers anything, highlighting a confidence tactic and retailer goodwill.
Housework applicant wanted good girl and cook duties no washing call Fifth street and New York avenue Two carpenters sought first class eight hours union men preferred John W McQuade For sale furniture of a B room house must be sold by Wednesday seen at 603 South Third Street 5000 yards fine white goods remnants 3 to 10 yards up to 18 cents a yard sale price 6c Golden Rule Day Goods Company Turkish Nongate after ice cream at Mrs Jertons store and parlor
An old newspaper fragment advertises a Mill End Sale of remnants featuring 3,000 yards of 65 dress fabric at low prices. It mentions a Golden Rule Great Temptation Sale with various remnant lengths and values, plus references to a sale event and limited reader offers.
H B Borie of Empire Zinc, Joplin Missouri, died suddenly in Albuquerque from heart failure on Saturday. He had been in the city for weeks, was a prominent stockholder, and represented the Jopita company. Remains were sent to Philadelphia for interment. He leaves a brother and sister in the East.
D Stewart the consorialist at the Alvarado awakened at his Honing avenue home by a stinging sensation in his right forefinger. He found a centipede when he turned on the light. He was treated by Dr. Hustwald, and returned to work that morning.
Secretary D K B Sellers and Manager Frank Houston confirm next Sunday's Santa Fe excursion. Local businessmen endorse the trip to the Ancient City with many signups and plans for idle passenger trains and a likely band. Round trip fare set for the journey.
J W Prestel acting manager reports a record day at the Golden Rule Dry Goods during the Temptation sale now underway. He staged an original promotion with costumed small boys as the Great Tempter distributing handbills. The store offers new goods and this weeklong sale aims to clear odds and ends from a large stock.
Burglars entered the Mary Scotti rooming house at 609 South First last night and stole a gold watch clothes and other valuables belonging to Charley Rossi a night bartender at the Sturges club rooms. Rossi left his room unlocked to go to work and discovered the theft when he returned this morning. Police searched pawn shops but have not located the thief.
J Maher a railroad worker died at 1221 South Broadway after a lingering illness from tuberculosis. He came to the city three months ago from San Marelal near the Santa Fe rail line. Remains are at Borders undertaking parlors as relatives in Wright and BE. L. Washburn’s residence on West Railroad Avenue are advised.
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