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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
3
Local notices report The Stine Shoe Co at 3rd and Main advertising "Better Shoes for Less Money" and Easter sales. Other items note travel by F. Hardwick to Clovis J. R. Wilfley to Portales, and E. A. Berry, A. W. Henry visiting from Dayton shop.
A historical overview traces how pocket handkerchiefs moved from taboo items to public fashion. It cites Josephine using one to hide a tooth irregularity and notes English stage and social discomfort fading as handkerchiefs became acceptable in daily life.
Russia observes several fasting periods reducing meat dairy and eggs for months causing dairy farming losses and market shifts. The item also recounts a Stedman anecdote about Edmund Clarence Stedman recalling Charles Lamb at a New England dinner asking for divine blessing and a standard Lamb grace.
A collection of light items and notices: Stetson family arrival in Roswell, J H Sutter’s return from Lake Arthur with T T Thompson visiting Edmondton, and an Amarillo invitation from the Commercial Club for a cattlemen’s convention April 21-23 1908 with Roswell and Port Lavaca residents noted.
A coin dropped into the sea sinks to the bottom regardless of depth because metal is denser than the water it displaces. The sea water is incompressible, so its density does not increase with depth, while the air above compresses. The coin’s weight always exceeds the weight of displaced water, and pressure does not change that.
A compact exchange contrasts witty restraint with virtue in public life and humor with safety. The Philadelphia Press notes surprising insight on spontaneous combustion as a fire risk, joking about keeping it on tap to light the kitchen fire.
A compact listing for Roswell and Chaves County businesses including CMAVES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO. F. P. Gayle manager, ROSWELL TITLE & TRUST CO, ROSWELL TRADING CO coal hay grain, ABSTRACTS real estate loans, ROSWELL HARDWARE CO Wade sale and retail hardware, Valley Transfer telephones 409 455, C. J. Tally, D. W. ELLIOTT attorney, Enterprise Hardware Co builders hardware tools stoves ranch utensils, W. P. LEWIS HARDWARE CO largest in the West, SLOWLING BILLIARDS POOL Brunswick Halke Co equipment Geo B Jewett prop.
AFFA and Prager & Co advertise dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. Joyce Pruit Co promotes itself as the largest supply house in the Southwest with wholesale and retail capabilities.
Good tuners like Bernard Pos are scarce and valued. He is an expert piano tuner for both pianos and organs, and the Oppo site lists P. O. with the phone number 88 for contact.
Classified notice listing Roswell area establishments. The New Gilkeson offers first class dining, 50 cent meals, sample rooms and private baths near the post office. Grand Central Hotel under new management features sample rooms and city and farm property, with loan options.
The Morrison Bros. Store offers ready to wear apparel for men women and children with My finery a specialty highlighting fashion items for all ages and occasions.
Oswell Drug and Jewelry CG announces Qidest drug store in Roswell offering up-to-date goods. Aniel Drug Doq headquarters for drugs wall paper paints varnish.
Harry Morrison leads as the exclusive jeweler offering watches diamonds and fine china while J B Boellner markets cut glass and silverware. Pecos Valley Lumber Co and Roswell Lumber Co promote building materials with Kemp Lumber Co advertising services on East 4th Street.
Roswell Seed Co publishes a new seed catalog covering field and garden varieties. Free catalogs are available upon request, highlighting a broad range of seeds for farmers and home gardeners.
Dilley Furniture Company touts high quality furniture at low prices in Roswell. Western Grocery Co promotes itself as a leading store offering the best groceries. Watson-Finley Grocery Co advertises a full line of staple and fancy groceries with fresh fruits and vegetables in the city.
Irain Fuel and Hide Dealers promotes grain coal and wood supplies. Roswell Wool and Hide Co invites customers to furnish their grain coal and wood needs and states they buy hides with a contact phone number 30.
An old notice promotes Parsans and Son Notary Brokers Bureau of Information offering modern services. It invites inquiries with the slogan If there’s anything you want to know come in and we will tell you and If there’s anything you want done come in and we will do it for you. Office No 317 N Main Street with hours 12 and 1.
SAKER and ELLIOTT offer stenography and bookkeeping services at 210 1-2 Garst Building Rooms 5 and 6. They promote reliable typing and clerical work for businesses and individuals.
Succinct ad notes Urner Studio as successor to Hess & Co offering first class photographs, enlargements, and views.
W P Wood operates a tailoring and cleaning service at 118 North Main Street offering suit cleaning pressing and tailoring services. Phone 409.
Private ambulance and prompt service offered by Dilley and Son Undertakers. Allery Furniture Company advertises undertaker services with contact numbers 75 and 11.
Revival services announced for Friday evening April 17 at First Methodist E p with preaching by invited speakers. The Montgomeries, noted singers, recent collaborators with Dry Chapman and others, will perform. Mrs Montgomery plays cornet and sings with an east gospel tone. Brother Montgomery has a wide vocal range. From 7 30 to 8 oclock singing prayer and testimony follow invites to all to seek Christ and participate.
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