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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
7
Citizens share good nature and courtesy amid heat and dust. The chamber of commerce decorates with pine boughs at the doors and the courthouse lawn is trimmed. Fragrant evergreen scents fill the streets as visitors relax on the shaded, comfortable seats provided citywide.
Worth, long-time Ft. Worth public schools superintendent, promotes the Texas and Pacific Quarterly for the I x Flo railroad while traveling statewide. Professor Hogg praised educational value of the press, schools, and railroads. At Alabama University, Prof. Hogg received the LL D degree with pride.
C Jordan and Lloyd Thompson, young Carthage teachers, praised the generous treatment they received, noting constant favors, new places to visit, and daily sights. They described being provided with a sleeping place, an excellent room, and a comfortable bed.
Professor Griffin principal of Marfa public schools commends El Paso for acts of kindness toward him and other teachers. He notes Marfa sits on the S P and calls it the best town between El Paso and San Antonio after the committee provided a bed for him before he reached El Paso.
Visitors enjoy a festival atmosphere as stalls overflow with berries cherries peaches and apricots. Fragrant displays from melons to apricots brighten the days with color and flavor, capturing the season’s lively spirit.
Wood, a Quilte man and teacher from Wood County Texas, endured a 33 hour dusty ride to a convention. He praised El Paso and its people saying he will stay the limit and will commend the town and its warm reception. He traveled with Prof. E Goodwin.
C L Fair from Omen Texas and his friend J S Lanham of Santo praised El Paso's hospitality during a journey to Cloudcroft. They spoke of a committee that issued lodging tickets and expressed plans to visit the real Cloudcroft before returning home.
Prof J W Cyphers arrived from Panola County to attend the third annual State Teachers Association convention. He noted El Paso will handle crowds well and described the welcome as generous. Cyphers rode in on the second special train after an hour and a half wait for the first.
The Pecos Pickings salutes El Paso as the state teachers convene there next week. About two thousand visitors are expected and El Paso is praised for hospitality and beauty. The piece sketches a vivid plaza scene with people strolling and celebrating in the city.
Prof O F McMaster of Thomas ton Texas praises local efforts to entertain visiting guests. He notes the unbounded hospitality and the costly electrics and Mills block cornice as examples of the town's care to ensure a continuous, pleasurable visit to El Paso.
Prof. C. L. Turner of Carthage Texas praises El Paso for handling a large influx of visitors with well planned receptions and entertainment. He notes El Paso surpasses previous conventions in Memphis and elsewhere in guest reception.
Prof Jose Gonzales county superintendent of Dona Ana New Mexico joins a large group at the El Peso convention. He praises the city and notes Las Cruces near El Peso shares in the honor of Roach becoming TSTA president and thanks Prof Putman for his welcome and leadership at the exercises.
The platform calls delegates to Kansas City to unite for Bevan as presidential candidate, readopt the 1896 Chicago platform with anti trust emphasis, uphold consent of the governed and Monroe Doctrine, demand Cuba pledges fulfilled, promise equal treatment for Philippine residents, back direct election of US senators, and express sympathy to the Transvaal Republic.
Juan Bernal is charged with the murder of a ranger from about ten years ago and the case was continued to the October term in Judge Walthal's court.
Miss S. C. Simpson, an east Texas excursionist, is asked to call upon Supt. W. R. Martin of the GH&Sa railway to identify property believed to be hers. The notice emphasizes locating the rightful owner.
The Santa Fe Route plans a sale June 30 to July 2 with a final return by August 5. Tickets to Santa Fe Las Vegas Hot Springs Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver are offered at one fare for the round trip plus $200. Teachers attending a convention may take a side trip to New Mexico resorts in Colorado at low cost. Inquiries at City Ticket Office Mills Building corner of plaza. A F StarFord F B Houghton City Ticket Agent D F P A.
Beginning May 24 and every Thursday through August 30 the Santa Fe route offers round trip tickets to Los Angeles San Diego and other California points at 3500. Tickets expire ninety days from sale date.
The Mexican Central Ry will offer greatly reduced round trip tickets to eight points in Mexico for teachers attending the convention. Tickets go on sale June 29 through July 2 with a 30 day limit and stopover privileges. See B. J. Kuhn, Commercial Agent.
The only direct route to rich mining regions in Eastern Sonora and Western Chihuahua runs along the Sierre Madre line through Casas Grandes. Trains depart Ciudad Juarez at 8:25 daily except Sundays. J T Logan General Traffic Agent.
Classic ad copy touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain gums wind colic and diarrhoea with a 25 cent bottle price. Mentions seventy plus year usage and suitability for children.
The Mexican Centust Ry offers greatly reduced round trip tickets to all points in Mexico. Tickets go on sale June 29 30 July 1 and 2 over privilege.
Made from distilled water use your family physician or druggist as to purity and healthfulness of our ice. Telephone No 14 El Paso Ice and Refrigerator Company.
In a Winterset Iowa bank letter cashier W S Whedon shares a carpenter’s illness and a cure. He states a dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured the man after he bought it from the local druggist. The note recommends the remedy for sale by all druggists.
A collage of advertisements promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and One Minute Cough Cure to prevent consumption. It also advertises Sierra Ma ore excursion to San Pedro Mines with a June 28 rail departure from El Paso, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with free samples at drug stores.
Southern Pacific advertises numerous excursion packages from Cincinnati to various destinations including San Diego Catalina Islands and Santa Monica with set sale dates. Rates range from 32.90 to 48.80 for round trips and return windows extend to October 31st or ninety days. Local agents H R Turner and T E Hunt list tours for California and national events such as G A R encampments and Democratic conventions with specific sale dates in July and August.
The Southern Railway promotes many summer resorts from sea to mountain areas in the region including Asheville Hot Springs Tate Springs Lookout Mountain Monte Sano Hale Springs and Virginia and Georgia sites. A folder titled Summer Homes and Resorts describes about a thousand resorts boarding houses and rates with schedules and railroad fares. Contact C A Benscoter in Chattanooga for descriptive material.
Description extols Asheville North Carolina as a scenic resort district between the Blue Ridge and Alleghanies in the French Broad valley. It lauds the climate, landscapes, and artistic inspiration and promotes convenient Southern Railway schedules and low fares to Asheville.
A promotional plea urges readers to consider Colorado for summer comfort and scenery. It invites sending a postal to W. F. Sterley or associated officials at Fort Worth, Texas, for illustrated literature at no expense.
The Queen and Crescent line lists 4th of July sale on July 2 3 and 4 for round trip tickets to all points on these lines and to all points south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi at reduced rates final limit July 7 1800. Encourage celebrating the 4th by visiting friends.
Reports claim over fifteen hundred lives saved by Once Minute Cough Cure. Most successes cited include grippe croup asthma whooping cough bronchitis and pneumonia with early use said to prevent consumption. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
Advertisement asserts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve gives instant and permanent relief for piles. Claims cure for eczema and all skin diseases. Warns against counterfeits. Signed by Fred Schaefer, druggist.
Healthseekers from the north and east should visit the Montezuma at Las Vegas Hot Springs New Mexico on the A T S F Railway. Desirable altitude 6967 feet, fine mountain scenery, first class hotel, hot baths, medical attendance, recreation. Waters aid rheumatism neuralgic conditions internal derangements incipient tuberculosis and convalescence. Details from manager W G Greenless.
Advert says Ivy poisoning and other injuries may be cured quickly by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It claims to cure piles and skin diseases. Endorsed by Fred Schaefer, druggist.
An 1890s style classified ad touts Bocant Blood Balm as a remedy for painful eruptions sores ulcers and diseased skin. It claims blood purification and relief for obstinate cases and offers a free trial bottle with 5 cent postage.
The El Paso Grocery Co advertises Shady Grove butter priced at 2 pounds for 5 cents, highlighting a bargain in the market.
Local psychic reader Maiame Montague operates a new clairvoyant and palmist service in the Center block, inviting clients to consultations and demonstrations of fortune telling and palm reading.
An ad notes Madame Montague offering clairvoyant palm readings. Center block display mentions personal life guidance and fortunes, inviting readers to seek services.
National democrats convention routes from Kansas City to and from for 34.90 via Santa Fe with sale dates July 1 and 2 good to return July. Roosevelt’s rough riders tour from Oklahoma City to Oklahoma City for 33.65 with sale dates June 29 and 30 and return travel leaving July 5.
AFP. STAFFORD. F. B. HOUGATON, City Ticket Agent. Division Pass Agent.
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