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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
10
A Grand Junction woman touts a nails method to kill dandelions by driving a ten penny nail into the plant and letting rust from watering finish the job. She claims it outperforms salting or pulling though patience is needed. The notice appears in the Grand Junction News alongside local education and county concerns.
The San Juan County teachers institute closed last Thursday with Prof. Holden and Miss Baughman of Farmington among popular figures. Attendance was strong with nearly all enrolling students present. The institute featured talks by Aztec clergy, Dr. M D Taylor, and Mr. Peterson of the Indian school service, plus an address by Hon. Wilson L Gill. The teachers formed officers and committees and pledged four weeks of normal work with two weeks of compulsory attendance for credit.
Manager Voorhees announced Mountain States Telephone will furnish bulletins on the Republican convention in Chicago and the Democratic convention in Baltimore. Bulletins will flash the events via wires and be posted at designated spots. A new telephone trade excursion will be announced in a future large ad.
Congressmen Curry and Fergusson have forwarded pension blanks to the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration in Albuquerque to be distributed to veterans overlooked by Grand Army Posts and those in remote areas. The blanks must be filled and sent to Washington to receive the recent pension increase, with broader distribution planned but slow.
The Immigration Bureau announces availability of Agriculture Year Books for 1911 sent to applicants while supply lasts. Farmers may obtain a list of Bulletin publications from the Agricultural Department by writing to their Congressional representatives or the Immigration Bureau, detailing hundreds of valuable Bulletins for New Mexico agriculture.
The New Mexico Bureau of Immigration has secured a supply of garden seeds from the U S Department of Agriculture to help families start gardens that bear in late summer and fall. Residents may call at or write the Immigration Office to request seeds and be added to a mailing list for future shipments.
A civic exhortation urges transforming land and town through effort and development. It condemns idle farmers and passive citizens who rely on nature or expect benefits without work, warning that only proactive effort yields prosperity.
The piece lists Acts approved in June 1912 including prohibitions, governance, and public works. It notes bills creating offices and boards, regulating penalties, and adjusting municipal bonds and taxation, with several acts failing or pending governor signature. It also mentions local notices, church activities, and travel rate sales tied to the Fourth of July event.
Henry Ridenour returned from his store in Canon Gallegos last Friday and stayed through Saturday. Griff Cherry and George Man grum of Bloomfield were in Largo last Saturday. Fred Moss and family came from Largo Canon and returned Sunday. Frank G Townsend visited Aztec Monday to see drums. Catalina Cordobaig from Largo Canon visited his folks before taking sheep to the mountains. Daniel Munoz from Anis sheep camp and Ostacio Espinosa back from the mountains. Port Townsend visited relatives in Aztec last week. Ralph Townsend attended the hall in Blanco last Saturday night.
The farming ton team routed Laplata 25 to 5 in a hard hitting game last Sunday. Laplata, a newly organized club, showed fine pitching but lacked support. Frank Sullivan pitched for Parmington, and a return game may come before the 4th when the locals travel to Aztec seeking a second win.
In a terse note a shop advertises the Revo J model as a solid, economical workhorse. The brief mentions pricing and general utility for routine tasks, highlighting reliability over flash. No specific dates or locations are given.
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