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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
2
The Roswell Record discusses labor Day proclamations, Northern New Mexico fair prospects, and state rivalry with Arizona. It praises Justice Wm H Pope for supporting the paper, notes Roswell and Las Vegas fairs, and contrasts advertising rates with the Arizona Daily Star while stressing the educational value of fairs and court reporting.
A 1904 report from the Terri- to New Mexico coal output notes 1,452,325 tons valued at $1,904,499 with 1,849 workers. The piece comments on public chatter about humble status and warns against meddling tongues while highlighting coal mining as a top territory industry alongside agriculture. It mentions railroad plans to Roswell, policy on price of coal, and a scope of regional economic links including beet sugar, retail markets, and transportation projects. It also notes Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted patent medicine and advertises Paul P. Gurney bringing Merino rams to Roswell.
A clutter of classified sale items lists apples, ice cold melons, a gentle horse, a residence, hay, an engine and boiler, ponies and gear, a top family horse, a Cranston press, and a few local officials in the Chaves County directory. Includes addresses in Roswell and Artesia New Mexico with contact hints and box listing.
FOR RENT. Three room cottage. E. H. Skipwith. 14410 FOR RENT. Nice furnished rooms. Gentlemen only. 106 N. Rich. 471f.
WANTED positions for nurse dressmaker house girl office steno apply names and addresses given, one wants to rent millinery store room to a dressmaker, another seeks a boarding house rooming, and rent of rooms. Names include Morrison Brothers Samuel Atkinson Miss Davis Mrs. Etta Hawkins W. H. Bennett.
EGS is Leeiv havee J. F. Hinkle Prest. of Council Geo. L. Wyllys City Clerk Fred J. Beek City Treasurer City Attorney City Engineer City Physician City Marshal Policemen M. W. Witt W. L. Ray Scavenger William Fyffe Pound Keeper J. H. Taylor Polite Inde J. B. Bailey Members of City Council Frank E. Brooks M. D. Burns J. P. Church Clarence Allery Sylvester P. Johnson J. W. Kinsinger W. W. Ogle A. L. Whiteman Geo. L. Willys Fire Department John T. Kelly Chief Chas. Whiteman Secretary E. J. Glover Engineer
First Ward lists J. A. Foreman and J. A. Smith. Fourth Ward shows W. W. Gatewood and Geo. M. Mass casualty event. Fifth Ward features C. C. Emerson W. C. Burrus and Mark Howell. W. C. Burrus PPOsGOnt es ee n. pea ices ans aes.
The Commercial Club lists its officers led by President G. A. Richardson with E. A. Cahoon as Second Vice President. Harold Hurd serves as treasurer and Rebt. Kellahin along with J. A. Graham hold secretary duties.
A terse legal notice from Receiver H Leland D L Geyer announces the appointment and actions in a sealed estate matter. Details unreadable, but the filing identifies the register as the receiver and indicates ongoing proceedings.
City residents must place rubbish in boxes barrels or suitable receptacles and not throw on streets alleys or lots. Lime must be used in closets and keep them sanitary. Noncompliers will be prosecuted under city ordinances. August 28 1905.
A notice from The Sisters Hospital states that the undersigned will receive seal on your butter package.
An ad style piece touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and dyspepsia, claiming they invigorate the stomach and liver, regulate the bowels, and restore health. It notes availability from dealers and references local lumber suppliers Roswell Lumber Co on North Main Street.
Special attention paid to pyorrhea and orthodontia cases. Contact phone 146. Residence phone 333.
During the summer of 1905 the Pecos Valley System will sell round trip tickets to summer resorts in Colorado and New Mexico, with discounts for families and groups. The railroad outlines valid travel periods, fare reductions, and return limits for travelers seeking season rates.
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