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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1908
Page
6
The Albuquerque Morning Journal proclaims itself the city paper with the largest circulation in New Mexico. It touts daily testing and filtering while claiming national recognition by the American Newspaper Directory.
D Boucher business manager of The Journa Publishing Company Albuquerque testifies that The Albuquerque Morning Journal printed and circulated an average 4 461 copies daily in April 1908. Notary public H N Packert witnessed the oath. Subscription terms by carrier to the daily paper are noted.
The Santa Fe railway sets an example by removing words from premises and urges all property owners to remove weeds. Civic pride should drive the clean up before irrigation visitors arrive, as neat premises reflect well on the town and cost little.
A reflective paragraph notes rainfall cooling Chicago and country roads and gutters clearing dust as August grows milder. The Stockyards breeze and milder streets bring relief, while critics joke about poetry in the weather. The piece closes by affirming local sentiment.
The veteran politician Adlai Blevenson wins the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor, a decade after serveing in Congress and as assistant postmaster general. His career spans Greenback era to Civil Service reform, showing adaptability and broad support despite long tenure.
The article portrays Adlai E. Stevenson as a durable political actor from 1880s to 1890s. It notes his influence as a steady vice president under Cleveland after a radical anti silver stance, and his later role alongside Bryan shaping the 1896 campaign. It praises his adaptability and persistence.
Two psychologists report memory impressions recur at near daily intervals. One notes twenty three hour cycles, the other eighteen hours, with variations among individuals. They cite a case where a high ball impulse appears at exactly 10 30 every night, despite faulty recall in other matters, arguing for a wave like subconscious cerebration rather than memory.
A letter from Killarney describes a government supervised domestic servitude program in Ireland. Twenty three rosy cheeked, true eyed majo…neens are educated at taxpayers’ expense to be ladies maids, learning sewing, cooking, cleaning and etiquette. The school aims to lift rural Irish girls from huts to service in noble households, echoing social class mobility and concerns about peasant life.
A speaker notes that while customs prevail, vast bare acres surround the Cabin and suggests the government could model schools for colored girls after a local House of Wifery. He fears the Supreme Court would deem such a plan unconstitutional.
J. Gartington of South California resigns from the independence party national committee. He cites the economic inevitability of its alignment with Taft and accuses the party of betraying its trust. The piece analyzes Hearst’s southward influence, party realignments, and potential 1912 strategy amid Democratic and Republican tensions.
A battered tourist from Albuquerque argues with Las Vegas locals asking what he is doing there. A cramped cab ride ends with the man in Las Vegas while another New Mexico resident recalls sprinting speeds after a train. A Morning Jonian printer finds his lunchbox filled with pie from an absentminded coworker.
A local merchant recalls a chaotic night when a wrong number revealed a prankish phone call. At 1 a.m. and again at 3 a.m. a ringing Western Union line disturbed sleep as the caller apologized for mistaking a number for the telegraph. The pursuer remains unnamed.
A local man known for mild temper and track talent leapt from a halted caboose, chased a moving engine, and clung to the pilot for miles to reach the Santa Fe bound train. He barely survived the perilous climb, with the engine crew astonished by his daring rescue.
Ticket sale details list various routes and return limits with dates in August and September. It notes different account numbers and ranges including a Republican Territorial Convention ticket with return deadlines and sale days.
In Ohio city la Came, an annual event named National Mislemen Association hosts a ticketed tournament from August 5 to September with admission at $1. The event features a return option and outlines participation terms for attendees and competitors.
Tickets on sale August 29 30 and 21 for Santa Fe and Return trip to an New Mexico Bar Association annual meeting. Return limit September ith.
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