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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
6
Farmington Enterprise announces official status as Farmington New Mexico paper. It notes second class matter status entered May 20, 1905 and clarifies that ads labeled Adv are paid notices with no responsibility for statements. Frank Staplin and Orval Ricketts are credited.
Farmington residents will enjoy a weekly half holiday this summer as local merchants close their shops. The town looks forward to ball games foot races and other events organized for edification and amusement with merchants confident of being fairly repaid for their three hours a week closure.
Ranchers in San Juan county urged to devote more time to producing and consuming locally. Despite high cattle prices and hay shortages from mountain weather, most pork products and other items are shipped in, suggesting profitable local production opportunities through coordinated effort.
The Santa Fe New Mexican argues the fall in progressive party votes in Michigan reflects the Roosevelt personality more than party principles. Without Roosevelt, the progressive movement would lose vitality and fail to gain new support, making efforts futile.
The Saturday Evening Post publishes John Barleycorn by Jack London. The piece urges readers who drink to consider temperance arguments and the grounds for restricting liquor traffic.
A temperance advocate argues liquor destroys character and enslaves drinkers. He urges stronger anti drinking action and more empathy for those ruined by alcohol, warning that sobriety preserves humanity and that liquor wields corrupting power.
A dramatic omit discusses Brieuxs play Damaged Goods which portrays a young man diagnosed with a social disease and a doomed marriage. The reviewer cites shocking scenes, criticizes prudery, and argues the play seeks to warn through theater rather than schools or homes.
A reflection on laws guiding behavior for those lacking self restraint. The author argues prudent and temperate individuals need no statutes to govern conduct and mocks those who rely on law or manners to direct actions when surrounding circumstances dictate the path.
Grasshoppers plague the dry farming areas of northeastern New Mexico. Some speculate that winged insects will depart soon, but residents question where they would go.
Reform and revolutionary changes typically grow from long agitation that builds support and a favorable climate. They are triggered by a graphic incident, such as the recent Albuquerque hanging, which raises serious doubt about guilt and may spur abolition of the death penalty in New Mexico.
Richard Bennett organized a private production of Eugene Brieux s Damaged Goods in New York after its suppression in France. The play, about social disease, drew support from patrons including John D Rockefeller Jr and Dr Simon Flexner, with aid from the Medical Review of Reviews.
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