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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
2
The Roswell Daily Record outlines its Democratic stance and publishing details. It notes ownership by The Record Publishing Co with George A Puckett as editor and Mason as business manager, and lists subscription rates and AP association. It also specifies ad deadline times for same day insertion.
A concise note on how eloquence emerges when one speaks boldly for ideas others feel but cannot voice, highlighting the power of confident expression to articulate shared sentiments.
The editorial notes a reform to spellings to separate government documents while outstanding treasury notes are still legal tender in the capital area. The piece reflects on the impact for readers and businesses amid the language change buzz.
An Amarillo Herald note remarks that no editor ever satisfied every reader and even angels in heaven would find him wanting. The quip hints at universal disagreement with published lines and suggests a lasting, timeless humor about opinion.
A Roswell statehood feature by a famed local politician and veteran journalist appears with a request to omit the writer’s name though it will be widely recognized by readers. The piece discusses implications of statehood and reflects long-standing public discourse in the community.
Santa Fe New Mexican reports farms and orchards from forty to sixty acres selling at $100 or more per acre in Eddy and San Juan counties. Larger holdings in Masilla Valley Chaves county artesian belt and Colfax county have brought $250 to $400 per acre, indicating strong demand and profitable returns for farm and orchard land in the territory.
A narrator jokes about a neighbor and a boy next door failing at kite making while reflecting on Providence and human folly. The excerpt hints at broader musings on shared humanity and the imperfect world through a humorous, religious lens.
The speaker reflects on how knowledge outpaces others and jokes about running things alone. A companion Tige responds with sarcasm about the kite industry needing him, then reveals a new kite design. The narrator plans to learn to make one themselves.
The Record notes that banning gambling could aid Mexican herders and sheepowners in Roswell by preventing wage in advances and debts that tied labor to multiple employers. It contrasts past practices where herders arrived with wages and lost them gambling, complicating returns and finances.
Carlton & Bell J W Eden and R L Love of Roswell honored this week as admitted to the bar by the supreme court at Santa Fe. They are linked to a trade offer involving an elegant South Hill home and five acres of land versus downtown or valley properties.
On account of the owner's death and to close the estate the home of the late Dr year old orchard six acres bearing and 100 acres alfalfa are offered. Nice.
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