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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
6
A Black man faced a Charlestown court for stealing clothes from a white youth. He confessed as the judge sought value estimates from the plaintiff. The accused asked to speak, insisting the prices claimed were too high.
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes severe eczema on face and arms with intense itching. After consulting a skin specialist and trying many remedies she used Cuticura Ointment for four to five applications and was relieved. She used two sets of Cuticura Remedies and was completely cured. Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston is listed as sole props.
An oil fire at a Dos Bocas Mexico well burned about 60 000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames reached 800 to 1400 feet, described as the most spectacular in the oil industry. Also notes castor oil and Dr Mitchells Eye Salve with price details.
The Chicago industrial district ranks second nationally led by clothing makers. New York's district output reached about $2.14 billion in 1904 with garment manufacturing valued at nearly $500 million. The sector employed over two percent of the district's population, with the printing and publishing trade second in 1904.
The Industrial district of Chicago covered 500 square miles with 1,815,107 people in 1900. In 1904 its product value reached $970,974,280 with 288,869 wage earners and 8,382 establishments. Chicago contributed 93.6 percent of population and 25.8 percent of area. growth rose 19.7 percent for Chicago and 85.6 percent outside. Slaughtering and meat-packing led at $269,581,486 (27.8 percent).
Capt. J Arthur Smith recounts two aboard Kabinga as Abdul bin Mohammed and Lascar fireman Sheikh Monwaralla attempt suicide by leaping overboard. A lifebuoy and lifeboat rescue recover both man and dog Blackie within minutes.
Mark Twain visited Baltimore to address St. Timothy's girl graduates following Edward F. Martin of New York. He advised them on what not to do, warning, in jest, against smoking and drinking to excess and urged them not to marry to excess.
Seattle engineers report improved power for United States army wireless stations in Alaska. inspectors survey sites for long erection of antennas and additions, aiming to enhance communications.
In a solitary kitchen the flat dweller watches a bald man washing dishes across the way. She reflects on sadness, noting how a bald head feels lonelier than one with hair while mice listen unseen.
The Chicago district produced substantial goods with the steel industry foundry and machine shop products and the printing and publishing sectors playing key roles. Aggregate output reached $230,413,938.
Beaver Dam Maryland reports John W Guy a 75 year old farmer who has fathered 30 children from three marriages. He married Mary Ann Rayfield in 1855 producing seven children, Margaret Ayers in 1868 yielding eighteen, and Lola Crockett in 1898 with five. He has 21 living, 23 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He remains active on his farm near Melfa station.
London. Sir Victor Horsley lectured on the habit of swinging the arms while walking, deeming it unnecessary and a relic of quadruped movement. He argued the cerebellum governs automatic actions like walking standing and running and noted development differences between adult and newborn animals.
Eula Wilson, the Wichita teen who said she died and visited heaven in 1907, is freed from Beloit Girls Industrial school and returned to her parents. She remains convinced her experience was real and plans to stay home to assist her family.
Mrs. N. E. Graves of Villisca Iowa credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney trouble including back pains smothering spells ankle swelling and urinary issues. She says she has been well for five years and urges remembering the Dean's name. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mark Twain signs a playful autograph for a Boston girl who mistook him for Chief Justice Melville Fuller. The girl cites Fuller’s portrait. Twain writes a quip about Fuller, then declines further comment as Harper’s Weekly notes Fuller has not replied.
A playful vignette features Mrs. Grogan pinning her husband to the floor while a delivery dispute unfolds. Neighbors overhear a loud clash then enter as the Grogan quarrel ends with calm humor. Witty exchanges recount misadventures and domestic banter.
A ten day trial without coffee and using Postum may reveal coffee as the cause of stomach trouble headaches and nervousness. A woman reports relief within two weeks of switching to Postum and returns to coffee only to feel ill again, confirming Postum as the healthier choice.
A grammar class joke features a student twisting the prompt for words ending in ous into pious meaning pie. The passage also includes mock advertisements and quips about relief for tired feet and a pistillate remark on life’s purpose.
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