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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
A Vermont legislator proposes penalties for false informants who mislead newspapers. The piece cites Washington officials and editors noting that official denials often fail to reflect the truth. It argues newspapers strive for accuracy, while some sources disseminate deliberate or careless falsehoods.
The fragment argues that libel statutes burden publishers and press freedom. It contends law should require sharing punishment and impact, highlighting tension between accountability and free reporting. The language is brief and opinionated about legal reform.
The New York World lauds Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania as the ideal secretary of state for Taft. It calls Knox one of the ablest public figures, hints at his future historical stature, and asserts his hands are clean.
A garbled, mid century style piece depicts a crowded streetcar scene with a heavy conductor and comic misfortunes, followed by satirical notes about social scandal and a distant wartime era shipping gift story. The text blends lyric fragments, gossip, and dramatic caricature with historical references.
A New York builder says there are presently underway or in progress buildings in the city with an aggregate value exceeding 100 million dollars. The assertion highlights a surge in large scale construction projects amid rapid urban development.
The days are lengthening as winter lingers with a stronger cold snap today. Expect continued chilly temperatures and a gradual shift toward longer daylight compared to yesterday.
The French government believes the airship has advanced sufficiently to justify an international conference to discuss the need for laws regulating international aerostatics.
The piece critiques Oklahoma convention flaws and its constitution’s railroad rules. It notes many legislators acted like windlasses drawing in ideas, creating awkward constraints. A new chartered company could emerge under state law, shifting fixed charges and complicating profitability.
The piece contends that law framed to block railroad progress would curb enterprise and deny people access to rail facilities. It contrasts ox wagon advocates with backwoods critics and notes rail investors deserve profitable ventures, while deriding opponents as lacking funds or brains.
A garbled verse fragment retells the famous poem about Santa Claus arriving on Christmas Eve. The narrator describes St Nick entering the house, his reindeer, and the jolly, plump figure delivering toys, with playful misprints and altered names in the text.
The article offers inexpensive gift suggestions focusing on desk fittings, frames, photographs, subscriptions, and well chosen books. It emphasizes practical, tasteful choices, avoiding flimsy items, and suggests magazines and travel or humorous books as fitting presents for women and men alike. It notes the value of thoughtful selection and affordable options from 50 cents to $1.50 per year.
A late but helpful essay warns against impulse buys and suggests thoughtful, affordable gifts. It highlights stocking simple items like neckwear, ivory nail sticks, dainty toilet articles, Colgate toothpaste, sewing notions, ribbon accessories, and home made or small cost options as tasteful, practical choices for friends and family.
The Almanac notes ongoing wrangling over bonds for a sewer system in Albuquerque, arguing a strong, extensive network is essential for Duke City’s well being, while criticizing the Albuquerque Morning Muckraking Journal as corrupt and grafty, warning against any stance tied to the muckraker. It cites Roosevelt and Paul as contrasting views, with the El Paso Times referenced.
The Roswell Record notes Governor Curry urges statehood for New Mexico in his report to the secretary of the interior, highlighting Arizona's similar urgency. The Tucson Star comments on a compromise in rhetoric between Curry and Kibbey, shaping a broader push for statehood.
Representative of Great Chicago Stockyards points out inevitable future of local livestock industry.
Chicago Union stockyard representative Robt W Carr tours Albuquerque as part of a southwest drive to raise livestock grades. He argues that New Mexico and the broader region can produce alfalfa fed cattle and sheep for Chicago, urging stronger publicity and ontheground boosters to attract homeseekers and buyers. He notes Western states reducing herds to improve grade, cites Montana Wyoming results, and envisions a future where the southwest ships higher quality stock directly to the Chicago market.
For a lame back the advertisement prescribes Chamberlain's Liniment applied twice daily with a five minute massage. A flannel pack over the painful seat is said to hasten relief. Sold by all druggists.
J. A. Root, manager of Malnais Ranch and Trading Co in Adamana Arizona, touts the $65 Royal Typewriter as superior to $100 models citing years of experience with Remington Underwood Oliver and Dens machines. He promotes cut rate on Underwood typewriters via Alb Typewriter Exchanger.
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