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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1930
Page
6
A humorous exchange set in a restaurant scene pokes fun at customer indifference to quality. The patron asks about the chicken and the waiter explains it has been in a fight, prompting the customer to demand they return the dish and bring back the winner.
A driver clarifies he sees a local parking sign as an officer notes the sign’s presence. Nearby a young man comments on an art exhibit labeled Art Objects, quipping that he cannot blame art for objecting.
A veteran account recalls Captain Black and Shakespeare volunteers forming the New Mexico Militia to pursue Indians and rustlers. It notes Kinney gang raids, trials of the era, and a plea for recognition of these soldiers who endured privations and danger to protect southwest settlements. The piece cites Silver City and Southwest Sentinel reports from 1883 and early 1880s events.
The article cites the Silver City Enterprise from April 6 83 noting that non-combatants share danger with soldiers and surgeons deserve honor. It claims Shakespeare would struggle to raise half the 65 man company now in the field, highlighting the need for organization in frontier defense.
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