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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
The notice advertises dry mild climate and sunshine as ideal healthful weather, labels official tourism wording, and lists subscription rates for one year six months and two dollars. It also states post office mailing as second class and local ad rates: flat thirty cents per single column inch, ten cents per line for locals.
A nostalgic look back at rural America fifty to seventy years ago contrasts life before telephones with in-person calls for outings. It highlights chores, hired girls, home preservation, weekly country papers, and the era’s social norms.
The account recalls a rural era with no movies and thrifty crowds. Performers like Minne Mad der and Clara Morris entertained in a $700 house with cheap seats at fifty cents and gallery seating at fifteen. Community life featured straw rides, husking bees, oyster suppers, dances, and intellectual clubs amid modest humor and social vigor.
Gordon Jt Campbell of the Calumet and Arizona Mining Co reports a newly discovered rich ore zone in a Bisbee mine, calling it among the district’s richest in recent years. He notes five years of shaft development and points to additional promising strikes in Protection Claims and the 85 Mine at Valedon, New Mexico, signaling strong prospect for the company. He also describes shifting copper waters from the Junction mine into profitable channels via a 1500 foot level precipitation plant, with 25 tons of 68 percent copper shipped to smelters since August. Campbell stresses copper demand and industry leadership as factors for long term prosperity, while in Douglas with company officials touring properties.
On December 7 1926 Hidalgo County officials met at Lordsburg New Mexico with Chairman Ownby and members Houlihan and Stewart. They approved funds transfers for the 1924 Salary Fund to the 1926 General County Fund and authorized travel to Santa Fe for the Assessor and one Commissioner. Bonds issued in 1925 were burned in the presence of the board.
The piece urges buying locally, noting improved quality and prompt service from home dealers. It argues keeping money in the home city supports the local economy and avoids issues with catalog or mail order purchases. Also mentions 1925 copyright and small ads for Lordsburg Bakery fruit cakes and a Buick roadster.
The New Mexico Weekly Industrial Review covers plans, developments and openings across the state. It notes Aztec-Ross-Bloomfield Co advancing its project on the Chiff sand field, while Albuquerque considers a $250000 tuberculosis sanatorium at Whitcomb Springs and other towns report oil, cattle, utilities and infrastructure activity.
Seven routes through New Mexico are included in the United States highways system approved by the joint board on Interstate Highways and Secretary Jardine. The board designated 75,884 miles across 145 routes with numbers and standard directions and will erect wafting signs on all routes.
The Willcox light plant is under rapid construction with completion expected in about sixty days. Two Fairbanks Morse engines, 75 hp and 150 hp, have arrived, and wiring for lighting is underway. Local lots will receive small motors for pumps and line engines, with more tree and flower plantings planned for spring.
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