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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
4
A reflective meditation urges sharing kindness before friends die not after. It contrasts the scent of sympathy with funeral perfidy and advocates expressing affection to brighten homes before departure. An unrelated notice promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a preferred remedy and sampler.
A reflective line on anxiety focusing not on what is sought but on the hidden truths people fear to learn. It contemplates human unease and the burden of refused insight, offering a somber meditation on knowledge and fear.
A fragmented reminiscence connects Daniel Webster’s famed fishing skill with high moral parallelism. Old John Attaquin recalls how Webster spoke to a large trout after a successful catch, praising the fish and his own technique as a tool for mastery.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox contributes a declaration of what life means to her. The piece defines life as exhilaration, anticipation, realization. The excerpt notes many readers feel intermittent exhilaration and sporadic anticipation while facing constant mortification over money constraints.
A dense Fruitland page notes real estate prospects through Bruit Realty, town events, and holiday preparations. Reports mention D A Christensen traveling to San Luis Valley, Noel Bros trading at a busy port, and plans to move the government saw mill to the Cavity mountains area to cut log-haul costs.
A testimonial advertisement extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as highly effective with prompt relief for coughs and croup in children. It claims rapid benefit, safety for kids, pleasant taste, and states no harmful ingredients.
Delegates from San Juan County precincts meet at Farrington to push a bond election for 815,000 to build bridges. Aztec precincts take four bridges while Farmington Fruitland and La Plata oppose, arguing the burden falls unequally on western voters. The 1906 assessed county value totals 8111,979.00 with western precincts carrying a large share of taxes. Citizens are urged to rally for fair funding and a potential vote on the measure.
A. Humphreys of Alice Cape Colony advocates Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and colds noting its satisfactory use in his family. The piece also reports on general prosperity, rail and freight concerns, and broad economic optimism amid industrial activity and upcoming legislature.
A beautiful assortment of useful and ornamental articles for Christmas presents. Many new lines of goods never before represented in Farming ton Staplin the Stationer.
The Rio Grande railroad posts holiday ticket rates for Christmas and New Year. Round trips between specified points in Colorado and New Mexico go on sale December 22 to January 1, with extended dates from all stations to Denver December 26 at the same rate. Final return by January 1, 1907. S. K. Hooper, G P A, Denver, Colo.
An advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or harmful drug and is safe for small children. It touts a thirty year reputation as a successful treatment for coughs and related conditions, noting pleasant taste and general availability.
A promotional piece extols San Juan County New Mexico located in the northwest corner near 3.5 million acres. It lauds abundant water from Animas San Juan and La Plata rivers sourced in Colorado mountains and asserts未 irrigation potential, coal riches, and strong investment prospects for homeseekers and capitalists. Fortune may favor early movers in this western region.
Farmington is described as the center of the best fruit country and the terminus of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. It sits at the San Juan Animas and La Plata rivers junction, near coal fields, with a future Southern Pacific through line to the coast. Homes dominate ownership, reflecting local civic prospects and self-made homeowners.
Farmington features a flour mill electric lights a canning factory three churches a fire department piped water works ideal climate at about 4500 feet with a population near 1000 a two story brick school broad shady streets brick business and residence buildings a telephone exchange long distance connections a fine city hall and many prosperous up to date houses.
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