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New Mexico State Record

Location

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1920

Page

2

Davis sells homestead near Estancia to Oklahoma buyer

P. T. Davis sold his section east of Estancia to Tra Mouse of Oklahoma. The purchaser will arrive mid month to establish a home on the place. Davis plans a Texas visit and remains unsettled about his future. The Universal Mean Harvester sold by the F.W.S. was a big hit with the valley Herald.

P. T. Davis Estancia Tra Mouse Oklahoma Mr. Davis Texas F.W.S the Valley Herald

Union County Singing Convention Sets Record In Onto

The Union County Singing Convention held last Sunday in Onto drew around 50 attendees and featured a top rated song program and a noted chicken dinner. Clayton will host the next convention with the Chamber of Commerce organizing entertainment and a Hill office committee awaiting confirmation. Des Moines saw the season’s heaviest rain Thursday night, aiding fall plowing and wheat planting, while Henry Riggs near Des Moines contracted smallpox exposure from a Texas trip and was quarantined by Dr Wellman.

Union County Clayton Chamber of Commerce Des Moines Henry Riggs Stxteen Tes Moines Texas Wellman

Sunset Limited Returns to Service Between San Francisco and New Orleans

Southern Pacific announces the Sunset Limited will resume prewar service on October 1. The schedule trims eastbound running time by eleven hours and reduces westbound time by two hours. The train will feature an all-Porman crew and strive to connect the Crescent City and the Golden Gate with renowned culinary connections worldwide.

Southern Pacific San Francisco New Oreleans Aizo Crescent City Golden Gate

Dimensions and Area of the United States Report

The United States area figures show a gross total of 3,026,789 square miles with land area of 2,973.74 square miles and water area excluding Great Lakes and Atlantic Pacific Gulf margins totaling 53,015 square miles. Interesting continental limits are noted with Cape Sable as the southern mainland point at latitude 23 07 and longitude 81 08. The extreme southern point of Texas is mentioned.

United States Great Lakes Atlantic Pacific Gulf of Mexico Three Mile United States Geological Survey Department of the Interior Continental Cape Sable Texas Uth Minnesota West Quoddy Head Sport Main Cape Alva Wash Pacific Ocean Canada Iy Head San Diego Calif Charleston Gulf Florida Leavite Ciba York City Indiana Thiana Ohio Pan Coral Pittshore Po Nome Alaska Hawaii

Geographic Extremes and Political Attitudes in State Boundaries

The article demonstrates geographic quirks with Cape Sable as the southern reference for Texas and highlights coastal lengths and borders. It notes the Atlantic Pacific distance, Canadian boundary length, and Gulf coastline, then links geographic facts to a campaign sentiment where farmers align with a stance against tariff policies, contrasting Democratic and Republican platforms on protecting American farmers and industry.

Alabama Democratic Party Republican Party

Alabama Farmer Warns Democrats Over Trade Policy

A hard headed Alabama farmer wrote to Senator Underwood criticizing free trade and accusing the Democratic party of harming animal husbandry, nursing fear that peanut prices fell from 2200 per ton to 6000 per ton due to heavy imports. He notes peanut imports last year equal to over two thirds of U S production and cites coconut and soybean oil imports as undercutting lard and dairy products nationwide.

Alabama Underwood Democratic Party Democratic Parte Pont Almhaims Orient United States

Former New Mexican Trunk Improves Rail Repair Vehicle

Mrs. W. H. Wilcox of Key is pleased with a Denver designed railroad running automobile trick now in service. The machine, rebuilt under V. M. McDonald of Colorado Power, attaches four iron wheels to run on tracks to repair transmission lines between Leadville and Shoshone. The invention aids work in impassable roads and reflects a growing push for tariff barriers to shield manufacturers from foreign goods.

W. H. Wilcox Key Yo Mo Me Donald New Mexico Denver Denver Post Colorado Power Company V. M. McDonald Leadville Shoshone McDonald Mc.Md

Notable truck framed to ride Colorado Midland rails

A truck body was bolted to a frame for railroad use and will run on the Colorado Midland tracks in the coming week. The piece praises citizen inventiveness and contrasts practical achievement with academic study.

Colorado Midland Railroad

Revenue in Port Taxes Urged by Editorials

Editorials from Wellsboro Pennsylvania and Boston Transcript urge the United States to collect a larger share of revenues through import duties. They argue the country should return to a main revenue path and not be diverted by isolated policies.

United States Wellsboro Gitator

Mr Cox Warned on Too Much Stuff in Tries Headline

A misread clipping from St. Louis Tries notes Mr. Cox must avoid excess gear as he prepares for a whirlwind attempt. The column laments he has said too many things that are possibly irrelevant or nonsensical, urging focus.

Permanent Wool Tariff Urged for Prosperity

A brief note quotes LaFayette of Indiana urging a permanent wool tariff to ensure national prosperity, credited to Purdie Agriculture. The statement underscores protectionist stance in agricultural policy debates of the era.

LaFayette Ind Purdie Agricultre

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