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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1900
Page
4
Railroad notices from Las Cruces El Paso and nearby areas note Santa Fe and Southern Pacific movements. Mule about executives Houghton Mullins and E P Turner visit, and cattle and Chinamen in transit. Local clubs form Santa Maria Rod and Gun Club at Santa Maria Lake with officer slate.
Chas Moore and Joe Fox faced charges after a clash with waiter Charley Ging at the Moon chop house on El Paso street. Ging allegedly took Moore's hat in exchange for a black eye, with Moore charged for fighting and Ging for assault and theft from a person. In other news, the New Mexican Lead Company reports a major mining operation 75 miles north of El Paso with plans to ship high grade galena and issue treasury stock at 25 cents a share, promising dividends and rapid value growth as ore development continues.
Attention visitors find a first class basket of lunch at a city location just north of S. P. wrack near the park on Oregon Street. The shop, managed by Mrs. 7. M. Taylor, promises reasonable prices for travelers leaving the city or returning home. J. W. Eckman.
The Marquette Library Club extends a cordial invitation to Catholic visitors and their friends to visit their library located in the basement of the Church of Immaculate Conception at the corner of Mor tie and Campbell Streets.
Teachers are invited to try natural fruit flavored creams and ices at Potter and White's Drug Store located near the Chamber of Commerce in Little Plaza.
A brief quoted exchange shows Polichinelle noting a child asking for candy. The child insists with a playful plea and the mother’s prompting of etiquette before granting or denying the treat.
The Texas and Pacific will run a special El Paso to Fort Worth train on Tuesday June 26 leaving El Paso at 7:00 P.M. City time. The train will carry sleepers in addition to other equipment. B F Darbyshire S W P A.
An advertisement extols Dr King s New Life Pills as sugar coated health globules that turn weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. Sold by Irvin Co druggists at 250 per box.
The Bureau of Information for visiting teachers and the pupil work exhibit are housed at the Chamber of Commerce Building near Potter and Whites Drug Store, which serves soda water and iced confections.
A compact newspaper notice lists El Paso Transfer as a five cent cigar on the market, Steam Dyeing and Cleaning Works Brosey at 110 Mesa Ave, El Paso, and a Shady Grove butter deal at El Paso Grocery Co with two pounds for 45 cents. It also notes a large sale of hammocks by W. A. Irvin & Co to clear inventory this week.
Advertises ladies hairdressing including shampooing manicuring and scalp treatment with a half hour dry. Announces a new line of switches pompadour rolls and toilet articles at 404 Mesa Ave near the northeast corner of Park.
Charles W. Stevenson writes of seeking lasting peace and rare rapture, fishermen and despair, deep sorrow, and the doom of human striving. The verse contends faith outpaces duty yet nears death, while mind treasure and truth persist beyond science and life’s mysteries. It urges fearless toil and reward for deeds aligned with virtue.
A Chicago Record summary explains German streetcar fare control with conductors issuing detachable tickets, inspectors verifying stubs, and strict car occupancy limits. Fares range from 214 cents to 5 per distance, with half fare for children and a monthly unlimited ride pass for 2.50 dollars.
Edward Bok argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that no man under 25 is fit to marry. A boy remains unsettled in ideas, ignorant of love essentials, and driven by changing fancies. He cannot offer a stable foundation for life happiness.
A thunderstorm in Osceola Pennsylvania causes a stray bolt to travel along a nearby wire fence to a group of cows in a pasture. The lightning fatally struck and killed all three cattle instantly.
A short meditation from the St. Louis Star frames a three year old Freddie asking if they will go to heaven. His mother hopes yes but Freddie worries his papa cannot leave his business, prompting a reflection on worrying about self versus larger concerns.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe observes that when a mother is alerted to her children she instinctively hurries to them and wipes their noses.
A Chicago News item notes a small boy’s unusual patience for his dinner, highlighting a curious appetite and steady temperament as a minor household curiosity.
The Ohio River once flowed in majestic curves through Alleghany to the Mississippi. Steamboats brought elegance and gamblers in abundance. Though forests and orchards regrow, the river’s beauty and grandeur may return in another century.
A Chambers Journal piece catalogs clever anagrams formed from famous names and phrases. Examples include Gladstone and Disraeli, Florence Nightingale, Nelson, Livingstone, and others, revealing witty reconfigurations like Quid est veritas leading to Est Vir qui ad est and various playful reversals.
A miscellany notes bank wash day with notes rubbed on a tub and dried on lines. It also describes diamond cutters facing strict tracking of stones and possible theft risk in the trade. A Pullman wheel is said to be made of paper with a steel rim and iron sides. A marriage proposal leads to a joke about family finances.
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