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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
3
The piece argues that wishing alone fails without action and urges decisive steps. It emphasizes education home ownership and preparing for retirement, advocating to save a dollar weekly in a strong bank and earn 4 percent compound interest to build a reserve fund.
Local notes report J Y Thornton returning from Texico and other residents travels including W W Gatewood to Carlsbad and W C Reid to discuss private funds for city loans. Several people visit Artesia and Hagerman for business and sight seeing while a dealer advertises inexpensive diamond brooches and new negligee collar pins. 20 acres Hondo land near Roswell is offered at 12.50 per acre by Title and Trust Co.
Warren Reagan and his father returned to Melrose while new jewelry pieces arrive at L B Boellner with fashionable ladies lockets. J B Levers and Miss Joe came back from Kenna and J R Dendinger left for Dallas after Roswell visit. Five and ten acre tracts adjacent to city limits announced for sale at sacrifice by Title and Trust Company urging cash bids.
Multiple listings advertise for sale fresh Jersey cows and a fine Jersey heifer. Also offered are household furniture geranium plants fruit jars a city home angora goats porch swing carriages good milk cows chickens and a corner lot and El Capitan View acreage with price and contact details in Roswell records.
Dr. C. R. Brown came back last night after a two weeks professional journey along the Belen cut-off.
J Roveouggu of Artesia left yesterday for El Paso on business. Mrs Frank Linebaugh of Wichita arrived to visit her sister Mrs W E Smith. H W Hearn of Wadley spending days visiting his brother Dr A Hearn. Phone 182 y& Livery serves hacks cabs saddles nurses. 38126.
Al Birdsong came back last night from a seven day journey along the Belen cut off visiting points to the north and west.
Classified ads seek a girl for cooking and housework at 5011 Daniel Drug Co. Roy Daniel. Also a first class agent for a live wire proposition with energy, write Ww. X. at Record. Salesman and collector for a good field with a live proposition. Also two lady boarders needed at 112 S. Ky. Avenue in a private family, no sickness.
Several rental notices with addresses on N Pa, N Washington, W 8th, Penn, Main and Lea avenues. Options include furnished and unfurnished rooms, 5 room modern house with bath, workspaces, and light housekeeping, with preferences noted such as no children or sick persons.
A small black record book used for hauling beer is lost and may be at large. A emblem brooch is lost with a reward offered for its return to Mrs May Christian at 812 Michigan Avenue.
Homer Wilder and Dr. W L Higginbotham of Lakewood were in town today en route to Denver for a business trip.
Read our ad about 80 acres improved in the valley. Title and Trust Co. N. B. Hull, the rotary pump man, went to Pecos this morning to set up a big plant and will return in about a week. Bring old school books for a due bill usable as cash or against new books. Joan Fisher supervised sheep dipping in Monument as Territorial Sanitary Board inspector.
Roswell Steam Laundry announces opening on Monday August 29 as it solicits patronage. Wagons will be used for service. Paone 16. 1912 J. W. Atkinson, Mer.
Mrs. M. B. Greer leaves Morgan Texas after a three week visit with her daughter Mrs. J. A. Cottingham. She travels to Memphis Texas to visit another daughter before returning home.
The ladies of the Christian church host a chicken pie dinner with vegetables salads pies and more in the vacant building across from Joyce Pruit Co. on Saturday the 27th starting at 11 30 a m An evening supper includes ice cream and cake. 4615
All children promoted should buy books before opening. New pupils must meet the superintendent at 8 a.m. September 8 at Central School for classification. New pupils with no promotion cards and returning pupils seeking back work or advance standing will take examinations. Vaccination is required for unvaccinated children. High School to be held in Central building upper story from 8:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Brasher supervises City Schools.
HH A Porter of Artesia traveled through Roswell en route home from a Texas Panhandle tour. Miss Annie Shuck departed for Fort Worth after three weeks with the Misses Lewis, called home early due to her mother’s illness. Visitors from Ohio, Robert H Weller, Alfred R Horn, and F T Rude, toured Roswell as a fruit growing center and plan to return to settle here.
In one page reach, listings promote Butcher Shops U S Meat Market Billiards and Pool Hall George B Jewett 212 Main St Roswell hardware firms Roswell Hardware Co Independent Hardware Oriental Livery and Cab Line Pecos Valley Lumber Co Roswell Lumber Co Kemp Lumber Co advertise products and services including building supplies and cedar posts.
City livery and transfer Co offers cab and livery services with boarding and special care. Anderson and Chaning are proprietors. Plus department stores Jaffa Prager and Co and Joyce Pruit Co advertise as large wholesale and retail dry goods groceries clothing ranch supplies in the Southwest.
Roswell retailer Dilley Furniture Company offers a top quality line of furniture at low prices, promoting a swell selection and value for shoppers.
The Shrader Grocery Co promotes strictly good goods at reasonable prices and invites patronage from customers.
Advertisement notes the Roswell Hotel offering complimentary fans to guests during meals, claiming comfort as a selling point along with the dining experience.
Local shop at 305 307 N Main advertises furniture hardware stoves rugs and sewing items including needles bobbins and shuttles. Contact by phone 69.
Notary public Mary A. Cobean at Record Office. W. S. Murrell offering piano tuning and repair. Graduate of Chicago Conservatory of Piano Tuning with ample experience. Work guaranteed. 348 Be. 5th St., phone 569. Morrison Bros ready-to-wear store offers men, women and children apparel and millinery specialty.
DILLEY & SON offer private ambulance and prompt undertaker service. ALLERY FURNITURE CO advertise undertaker services with phone access. HENNINGER undertaker and embalmer operates private ambulance with parlors at 131 W 4th and phone 73-Aringa.
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