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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
5
Public notice appears stating second class matter status for mail service at Farmington New Mexico under the 1879 act. It records May 20 1905 as the filing date and post office designation.
The notice clarifies that all reading notices ending with numbers or the abbreviation Adv. are advertisements. It states no responsibility for the statements and marks them as paid notices.
A town notice recounts a man famed for not advertising finally issued an ad. The tale centers on a sheriff sale, with the final heading signaling a legal action.
The piece notes outsiders praise the azure sky pure air and rich yields in San Juan County yet claim they always add that a rail line is absent. It argues locals should work toward bringing a railroad to this land of opportunity and growth.
An Ontario apple grower recalls a barrel sold for seventy cents while a Winnipeg insurance agent bought it for twenty three cents, illustrating how intermediaries, railroads, and financiers take profits at the producer and consumer levels. The piece argues both consumer and producer are exploited by promotion and commission structures in Canada.
The essay argues for free ships for foreign trade and notes a 1911 shift allowing foreign-built ships owned by Americans to register in the United States. It compares historical and current merchant tonnage, highlighting the decline of American bottoms and rising foreign registry opportunities cited by The Youth Companion.
A New York City note compares the Singer Building’s fifteen inch encroachment to broader faults in public figures and institutions. It argues that unchecked expansion beyond rightful boundaries harms reputation, authority, and justice, with lessons from explorers and officials.
Five acre tract eleven to two miles northeast of Farmington with a two room 14 by 24 house, cellar, cistern, fenced yard, running water, hen house, and a hill feature. Contains 300 bearing Elberta peach trees, 19 Jonathan apples, 4 quince, 4 cherry, 40 grapes, 10 raspberries and strawberries. Price 1200 cash. H. Ray.
For sale two lots and a seven room house on Orchard Street Farmington with water cratero shed wired for lights. Price 92750 inquiry Enterprise. Also two parcels near Farmington east valley acres orchard alfalfa crops and water details. Inquiry Enterprise office.
The entry records the first publication in May 1912 and the last publication in December 1912, marking a single-year span for the period.
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