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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
2
A vivid, lyrical reflection extols New Mexico’s sky mountains and red earth as the ultimate homeland for families. The speaker praises the thin air of the high country as a defining, uplifting feature of the region.
A Deming Graphic report notes a 1921 failed cotton effort followed by renewed plantings in 1023 and 1924, with acreage rising from 60 60 acres to possibly 2500. Projected 1200 bales at 125 dollars each could yield 150000 dollars, signaling rapid growth toward a million-dollar annual cotton output in the Mimbres Valley.
Experts note that judging radio broadcasts must account for differing receiver quality as dust, loose wiring, bad aerials, or weak batteries distortion. Radio sales soared from 2 million in 1920 to 400 million by 1924 with expectations of about 500 million in the near term. In one Midwestern state, 7,500 farmers have installed sets.
The piece contrasts Big Bill Haywood preferring prison in America over Soviet life, Emma Goldman lamenting failed soviet rule, and Theodore Petroff a Wisconsin con man pleading for clemency. The tone critiques revolutionary ideals and personal motives amid exile and punishment debates.
The speaker argues for wiser public participation and intelligent voting in primaries, asserting that laxness harms national life. They praise the country while urging reform through adherence to the golden rule, common sense, and experience to fix social and political conditions.
Roger W. Babson argues that public utilities will grow as railroads did, predicting tripled demand for electric current in a decade or two. He promotes first preferred Customer Ownership stock as a safe, high yielding investment, opposing government ownership and favoring customer ownership and efficiency.
General J. G. Harbord of Kane Corporation of America outlined future radio progress including transoceanic broadcasting and transmitting newspaper pages from London to New York. He emphasized radio as a service enhancing cross Atlantic friendship and understanding, with simple receivers for all.
A Curry of New Mexico Agricultural College explains furrow irrigation needs level land to avoid flooding. Furrow systems use less water and reduce cracking while promoting deeper roots. At the station in 1923 a sand adobe field yielded 819 lb lint per acre with 20 inches irrigation and 1.47 inches rainfall.
A Christian church invites attendance Sunday at 7 30 p m for a sermon by the pastor addressing whether God named his people and what that name is. The Bible answer will be presented in full.
The article outlines 1924 income tax rules for storekeepers professionals and farmers detailing gross income from sales and other sources and the computation of net income after deductions. It closes with a maxim: No man is great until he feels the pangs of crucifixion.
Albuquerque starts an apartment building on Mountain road and a Harwood School for Girls project at $100,000. Doña Ana reports seven new cotton gins costing $175,000. Clovis adds a two story warehouse to the mill plant with 60 carloads storage. Silver City plans plant improvements at Continental Gas and Light. Raton hosts the Northern New Mexico Fair September 22 to 25. Roosevelt notes Model Grocery enlargements. Artesia earmarks 15,000 for water system work. Bloomfield No 3 well in San Juan basin flows 75 barrels daily. Deming mining prospects seen as brightest in years. Hachita to host a new ore mill south of town. Albuquerque highway 27.4 miles north from Bernalillo to Domingо paved. Springer ships hogs to Los Angeles. Springer to establish a new lumber mill. Continuous activity across several towns signals growth in industry and infrastructure.
A mine fire that began forty years ago near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania continues to rage. Efforts to control the blaze have thus far failed as responders monitor the stubborn inferno and its long-standing impact on the region.
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