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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
5
The statement records that matter is entered as second class at Farmington New Mexico post office on May 20 1905 under the act of Congress of March 3.
An editorial urges the New Mexico Legislature to fund and restore the Bureau of Immigration. It argues rapid action would spread ads and benefits across the state, attracting homeseekers and capital, and warns that underfunding will favor wealthier communities while limiting statewide development.
A lengthy Senate delay blocks immediate focus on the Sheppard Kenyon measure aimed at barring shipments of intoxicating liquors to dry states. The piece notes rising national interest and hints at local San Juan county reactions and ongoing debates at the state legislature regarding alcohol and governance.
Abraham Lincoln addressed the House on June 20 1848 urging increased national road construction. He argued the government should devote more wealth to roads, noting seventy percent of federal revenue funds debt and war preparations, and calling for a robust post office and road budget.
A Pueblo based railroad veteran Robert T. McGraw rises from brakeman to conductor and yard master before becoming assistant superintendent of the fourth division with headquarters at A amasos a. The Enter rise editor and local figures commend his appointment, predicting improved operation from Ramosa to Farmington under tightening company constraints.
The article recalls Octavia Hill a founder of slum reform in London. Guided by Frederick Denison Maurice she used businesslike care for tenement dwellers to instill cleanliness, order and self reliance. John Ruskin funded three houses and Hill built a tenant focused property management network.
A Youth's Companion editorial notes the problem lies in a service that considers not only the house but also the human beings who occupy it, highlighting holistic care over mere structure.
A humorous note imagines future items like pens from potatoes and collars from milk. It ponders converting the croaker’s squeal into food and turning wasted knocker energy into motive power, suggesting the millennium is near.
Poem lines express doubt about faith and virtue. The speaker urges a friendly mind and finding goodness in human hearts. It rejects hermitic retreat and argues angels move in busy streets and that loving mankind is wise.
Farmers who support Chicago mail order houses, notably Sears Roebuck, are portrayed as funding city charities through profits from their patronage. The piece cites Julius Rosenwald’s fifty birthday gifts totaling 687000 to Chicago charities with one exception for Booker T. Washington and questions whether funds return to local schools churches and infrastructure.
A Des Moines man suffered muscular rheumatism in his shoulder and paid $25 or more for a hot bath. He switched to Chamberlain's Liniment which cured him within three days after starting treatment. For sale by Farmington Drug Store. adv
A fragmented passage contrasts European hardship with American liberty and opportunity. It argues European taxes and hunger push migrants toward the United States, while bluntly noting botched early 20th century rhetoric about immigration and national strength.
A Colorado court of appeals judge, soon to be rich from a mine strike near Ouray, says wealth will not force him from public service. He insists his duty and satisfaction come from work, not gold, proving a man of right caliber and enduring public trust.
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and a protection against contagious diseases like whooping cough diphtheria and scarlet fever. Claims no opium and safe for children with Farmington Drug Store listed as seller.
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