29 May 1886
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Newspaper
Lincoln County Leader
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1886
Page
1
A San Francisco Weekly Arts notice offers thirteen weekly issues for a trial price of 25 cents. Splendid premiums are offered to yearly subscribers by the Weekly Alta in San Francisco California.
Fragmented OCR text mentions several names and a price of 2.75 dollars. The readable portion lacks clear event, location, or date details, making full interpretation difficult. Further context from the source is needed to generate a precise headline and summary.
A Las Cruces letter rails at high local prices and calls for fair trade with El Paso. The piece notes nails selling for 8 to 10 cents here versus 54 cents in El Paso, cites freight costs, and urges merchants to cut prices to aid local consumers amid regional tensions and labor unrest linked to railway concerns. It references Geo. D. Bowman & Sons and local Lincoln County tensions, urging a shift toward cheaper goods and better local business practices.
An unsigned Lincoln editorial questions Windom's wealth claims and tenure as Treasury Secretary under Garfield. It accuses the piece of poor financial knowledge and urges closer adherence to facts while noting Windom’s 1882 Minnesota defeat and early rail ties.
The report outlines transportation and lodging for the Twentieth National Encampment of the G A R to San Francisco in August 1886. It notes reduced rates from Missouri River terminals, Chicago, and New York lines, plus excursion and return options with stopovers, exchange rules, and hotel price ranges for visitors traveling west to California and exploring interior and coastwise points.
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