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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
3
The Farmington Enterprise notes Frank Staplin serves as editor and owner. It marks publication as a weekly second class matter at the Farmington post office under federal act. Subscriptions are listed at $2.00 per year.
The notice outlines Display and Local Reader ads pricing per inch or line, deadlines for display ads, and policy on corrections. It mentions paid notices like Obituary Poetry and Resolutions of Respect, free church notices for social events, and a disclaimer about editor agreement and writer real names.
The Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction lists the latest apportionment of school funds by county based on 23 cents per pupil. San Juan county with 1687 school age residents receives 472.36 while Rio Arriba rises to third place just behind San Miguel and Bernalillo.
The comptroller of the currency states that at November 30 1906 total circulation of bank notes reached 3 603 380 49. An annual increase of 960 051 291 and a monthly rise of 910 048 278. Bond deposits for circulation totaled 549 750 830 and public deposits 150 486 900. A good financial showing.
Senator Teller introduces a bill for New Mexico admission as a state. A plan to annex Arizona to Nevada is discussed in Congress. Teller opposes a union with New Mexico over its Mexican population and may use the Nevada option. New Mexico's citizens largely pursue statehood within their borders.
The New Mexican featured lengthy interviews by Geo E Allen and J B McCarty in Santa Fe outlining San Juan county resources and future prospects. The paper promotes New Mexico and notes years of free advertising benefiting home seekers and guiding people to the Sunedbine Territory.
President Roosevelt told Congress on December 11 that Porto Rico has made notable educational gains. He cited a focus on primary schooling and listed a normal school agricultural school three industrial and three high schools as part of broad efforts to educate all Puerto Ricans and prepare them for industrial labor and opportunity.
A speech praises Porto Ricans as loyal and progress-making under the U S flag and urges granting full American citizenship to the people there. The speaker argues it is right and just, with no seen harm, and cites the teachers’ devotion and pupils’ character as evidence of civic advancement.
The Boston Transcript describes Labrador’s icebergs as a grand, moving procession off Battle Harbor. Bergs drift south from northern seas, varying by month from Labrador’s June floes to August masses from Kane Bay and Greenland. The coast and a tiny Battle Harbor village frame this icy spectacle.
The Santa Fe Railroad begins converting 8 650 acres in Rancho San Diegito near Del Mar California into a eucalyptus grove. About 700 acres yearly will be planted for ties and piles with red gum sugar and iron bark varieties. First year seedlings are ready and 3 000 boxes are required. A London unemployed meeting reported a colony distributed 32 235 and cost 74 500.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit, sworn December 6, 1886, before Notary Public A W Gleason, Ohio Toledo. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
Pad hinges and nickel clasp album featuring landscape and colonial designs. Holds 9 cabinets and 20 cards in 7 by 10 inch size with silk plush colors. Front gilt mirror, mahogany leaves, and brass easel priced from 2.00 to 4.50.
A description of miniature weather predictors worn as lapel pins made of celluloid in colors and designs like slipper fish owl anchor. The mercury tube is unsecured on the back with a registered scale. Also listed are 16 inch Jed Doll Sleepin fashion doll with silk satin dress and jointed bisque head.
Full celluloid musical photograph album with plush binding and embossed corners. Large lithographed image on the cover, marbleized celluloid, gilt clasp. Contains 13 leaves holding 20 cabinets and 16 cards. Base plays two airs from a built in music box. Size about 9 by 11 inches.
Description details a finely made box: teak wood from Japan with a black lacquer enamel, rounded corners, dovetailed bevel cover, grooved top, and gold borders. Comes with steel hinges, lock and key, and a metallic gold interior finish. Dimensions noted as 22.45.56 and 113gX3%X2% inches with a glove box above.
Describes top and front opening cases with six piece fittings in embossed white rubberoid, colored lining, tension base, Dresden covered sides and ends, and lithographed celluloid art pictures. Price range noted as two to seven dollars.
A Foxwood finish four piece fitting includes a 4%%-inch bevel glass silver mounted mirror a Foxwood pure bristle brush set a cloth a hair with sterling silver mounting and a high grade comb 74 MncheBoo ce cae.
Floral decorated mirrors in polished nickel frames with German plate glass showing bright flower and bush motifs. Includes wire easel back. Ornaments suitable for toilet or shaving uses. Priced from 15 to 40 cents.
A damaged catalog fragment describes an imitation black seal with a creased edge and beveled plate mirror. It notes one comb one piece fitting per pocket cloth lined turned edge padded outside and specifies size 3 6 8x2 1 8 inches.
Black and green leather opera glasses with fine nickel trimming and clear ground lenses, packaged in a plush bag.
Circular polished brass base features a moulded edge and gilt metal cigar, ash and match cups. Size specified as TET or Ryad needed, priced at $1.85.
Beautiful designs in American and Japanese napkins Jap lanterns paper bells and balls for decorating Japanese fans in several sizes and many other paper novelties offered for sale.
A compact nickel plated six pick and nut cracker set in a neat box. The high grade cast steel tools feature spiral groove handles with turned ends. Nut cracker is double hinged and described as a good reliable household item priced at 36 cents.
Describes a soft black kid leather item with chamois partition two compartments and five rivet nickel frame. Features gilt frame two ball clasp and stylish cobra pyrograhic designs. Notes neat execution and attractive for souvenir purposes. Size 3X3% Hegewic. bea cles yds coca g 0.
Fine quality light tam kid leather bag with imitation pyro graphic and colored pictures. Flat double handle of the same material. Inlaid with light blue silk lining. Size 34 by 46 inches. Price 40 cents.
Description notes a pressed imitation walrus body, tubular nickel frame, two ball clasp, leather handle, nickel tips, black cloth lining with pocket, gusseted ends and a well made strong construction. Includes garbled extra characters.
Nickel plated folding pocket scissors with polished steel blades and a nail file. Kept sharp by keen edges and sharp points. Spring hinged handles fold back to enclose blades like a pocket knife. Price listed as 20 cts.
Fine tempered refined steels plated in nickel with steel bolt and patent adjustable thumb screw to regulate hole size. .25 cts.
An assemblage of daily sewing room items offered as first class goods. The lot includes thread, binding, tape measure, pearl buttons, thimble, hooks and eyes, pins, scissors, sewing needles, darning needle, and other needles. Sold for 25 cents with total retail value implied.
An assortment of polished shell boxes purses napkin rings watch stands and other shell novelties showcased for decorative use and gift giving.
Four inch high novelty lamps with ribbed bases and bright illuminated colors. Includes combination shade and silver chimney. Priced from 10 to 20 cents each.
A compact display features assorted small fruits packed in real moss. The item is described as having a long handle, a height of three inches, and a bucket width of two inches, with price indicating cents up to ten cents.
A listing describes the DEXTRO STATIONERY PACKAGE offering first class writing utensils and requisites with a jewelry prize in each package. It items rubber-tip pencil, colored handle pen holder, ink essence, Albata pencil sharpener, ruler, blotting pad, 24 sheets note paper, envelopes, goldine Indestructible pen, blank visiting cards, specialty jewelry prize, and a free valuable recipe. The total retail value is listed but not specified.
Average size stated as 1 percent inches in diameter with solid colors and natural tints. Items include pears apples and other fruit shapes with hangers. Priced at 2 cents to 6 cents and more. Many other Christmas ornaments available.
An item description notes imitation brown leather products with assorted embossed basket weave pockets and covers, sized about 7 by 10 inches.
A gilt mat with black stripes surrounds a beautiful lithographed central picture. The piece measures 1% inches and showcases fine decorative detailing from a vintage catalog description.
Miniature suit case contains a large bottle of cologne. Case features nickel trimming and is described as the nicest novelty in this line. Priced at 08.20 cents.
A listing advertises a fine assortment of boys pocket knives priced from 5 to 60 cents and notes better models are available at higher prices.
Local shop shelves display Peck's Bad Boy Bill Nye History of the United States Shams Comical Hits Hat Stuff and more humorous volumes. Customers browse a mix of classic humor and light reading titles aligned with seasonal gift demand.
A charming decorated gift beek suitable for Christmas presents and birthday gifts. Designed for ages 60 and up, it offers festive appeal and practical use.
A catalog shows Tesuque pottery, Ute moccasins, Apache baskets, Navajo blankets, silverware, and jewel boxes in a dozen sizes and designs. The listing emphasizes variety and craft from multiple pueblos and tribes.
Describes a novelty perfume item presented in a compact round bottle with mirror frost and a nickel plated rim. Contains about 3 ounces of triple extract and is priced at 10 cents.
Local shop advertises a broad array of toys including Rubberies rattles and games doll varieties hoses whistles chimes bells and jewelry appealing to families seeking affordable playthings and assorted geared items.
A finely proportioned pink, blue and red cloth dress doll with a cape and frilled shoulders features bisque head, flaxen hair, painted shoes, sleeping eyes, and Columbia Brand. It has knee and hip joints, open work black stockings, sewn knee, and tall figure with expressive head details.
The text describes the Sacred Resurrection Plant also called Siempre Viva with the Latin Selaginella Lepidolphylla. It grows when placed in water and can thrive in light drained soil. When removed from water it dries curls and sleeps, remaining dormant for years and reawakening when reintroduced to water.
From Sc to 6.00 including Pocket and West Pocket Memorandums at 5c 10c 15c and 2c Press Board Counter Books 150 pages at 10c 15c and 20c Standard half bound leather back Day Books Ledgers Record Books 200 pages at 8c Regular Cap Folio Day Books Journals and Ledgers for double entry sets 1.00 to 1.60 Loose Leaf Ledgers from 880 up
Special listed items include Stenographer's Note Books at 0c to 10c, Composition Books at 5c and 0c, Copy books 5c and 10c, Bill and Statement Pads 1c, Receipt Books 10c, 166 and 26c, Adhesive Scrap Books with Stickem ready for scraps.
Ink Arnold's Sanford's and Carter's offer bottles of all sizes from six cents to one dollar. Colors include black blue black red violet and green. Cotline Ink Eradicator promises to remove all signs of ink instantly.
A dated catalog lists ordinary lead pencils at 1c and 3 for 5c with various grades and colors including Indelible and drawing pencils. It also advertises school books and supplies approved by educational boards plus drafting pencils from H to 8H and related writing materials and accessories.
Office supplies listed include letter files envelopes card racks waste baskets stapling machines ink stands clips and weights paper and paste goods. Also envelopes various sizes rubber dates stencils watercolor sets brushes drawing sets Japanese pin trays crepe and tissue paper in many colors and assorted novelties starting at 26 dhk.
Ad lists pen and pencil tablets in several varieties with over 200 pages. Mentions Irish linen tablets with fine finish and price. Includes box papers with smooth finishes at 10s and 26c. Highlights famous Burro and Boy tablets with gauge, picture, and latest finish.
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