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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
5
Rates list: one dollar for team and driver, sixty cents for horse and rider, per head charges for sheep at a dollar, cattle twenty five cents per head, single passenger twenty five cents, boat operation from daylight until dark.
Farmington Enterprise editors Frank Staplin and Orval Ricketts publish official paper statements. Advertising notices marked Adv are paid for and the paper assumes no responsibility for the statements therein.Entered as second class matter May 2 1906 at Farmington New Mexico under the act of March 23 1879.
A Farmington message urges residents to set aside personal grudges and focus on general good. Citizens are encouraged to discuss issues calmly, cooperate, and push Farmington forward with enthusiasm, pledging to work together and avoid local squabbles.
The final issue of the Santa Fe Trail Magazine, published in Santa Fe by Fenton J. Spaulding, is off the press with copies sent to Farmington. It presents New Mexico’s resources, scenery, and healthful climate as a beacon for growth, aiming to showcase the Southwest’s promise to a national audience.
Chicago men Herbert Green and J. H. Flick who joined Colonel W. H. Hopewell to San Juan last week could not clearly convey their impressions or findings. Their brief remarks suggested exhaustion hindered a full report on the exploration or observations made during the visit.
The observer notes the area’s superior natural endowments compared with the San Juan and urges greater regional pride. He argues outsiders can better appreciate local value, urging residents to recognize and celebrate their blessings.
Old Juan Manche a Ute visits Col Bill Chockley for hay and vegetables after which the Col asks why he does not raise his own provender. Manche says Squaw heap d a lazy. The piece labels Manche anti suffragette and hints at local wives’ appearances reflecting laziness.
A fragment from the Santa Fe Trail editor mocks hearty appearances and questions motives. It contrasts lasting progress with sectional self interest and warns against misdirected sympathy for a person who jumps into a well and complains about water.
A witty lament on publishing choices shows editors torn among jokes, selections, church attendance, attire, and chance of being accused of stealing from an exchange. The piece captures pressure for originality and balance in a newsroom.
In a light note the Democrat editor Jackson alternates between choosing the larger and smaller columns in his paper. He switches from seven to six, then back to seven, then returns to six, described as vacillatory but harmless.
A humorous notice in the Democrat about Durango teaching toes to dance including toe dancing fancy dancing and ballroom styles. The piece jokes about the writer’s own awkwardness and timid nature while praising well trained toes and grease on the heel.
A reader cites proverbs contrasting life on a housetop and in a contentious home. The exchange expands into a broader note about serenity, contrasting desert solitude with a quarrelsome town.
A dictum emphasizes that true worth lies in what a man achieves rather than the volume of his rhetoric. The message warns against equating loud talk with real substance.
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