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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
2
The text discusses newspaper subscription pricing and urges timely purchases, contrasting in advance options with procrastination, and notes the influence of editorial staff and regional political context within the Albuquerque publications. It cites advice on shopping ahead for Christmas and emphasizes stock freshness and easier, more profitable transactions.
The passage warns that a teacher with a broad and varied vocabulary can better stimulate high expression in students. It argues against overemphasis on spelling many words and stresses reading great books to acquire language power. It notes the danger of pupil damage when a teacher relies on a narrow dialect or pretenses.
In the Nashville American a note reports Dr. F. Floyd has finished a ten day visit with J. H. S. and Fred Barfield and departed this morning for his home in Sargis Mississippi. The piece mentions Pecos Valley Drug Co. and a tall hat and fancy vest as scene hints of the passing West.
Classified ads note two Artesia town lots offered for sale at a bargain with inquiries directed to the Record office. Other items include a small house cow and furniture for sale at 905 N Penn and a phonograph with 67 records listed for $30. Holiday travel notices from Mrs. George Fletcher and J. D. Bender accompany business trips of local residents.
Record office advertises a dramatic one time cheap tuition offer for Ton Business College with details available at the records office.
D. C. Bunting of Nashville Tennessee is listed in the fragmentary text with a 3 percent figure. The readable items reference years and initials but lack complete context for full event or title.
An admirer recalls a Cambridge meeting with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poet explains writing Psalm of Life Excelsior Wreck of the Hesperus and Old Clock on the Stair, and shares the circumstances behind The Bridge born of sorrow. He describes the room clock and a queen’s reception, plus how a line from Charles Sumner inspired Excelsior.
Fragmentary verse hints at a mining town undergoing change as workers, stores, and telephones alter daily life. The speaker notes wandering miners turning into hired men while markets and camps adjust to hardship and new supplies.
Several rental notices list furnished rooms and houses for monthly or monthly-with-board arrangements. Locations include 719 North Main, 605 North Missouri, 309 North Kentucky, 9 North Pa, and 461 North Lea with rents noted at 9 dollars and 12 dollars in some entries.
The article discusses early theories of atmospheric height limits and meteor observations, including Newcomb's deduction of a 106? mile air layer height and London Rayleigh’s explanation of the blue sky. It notes Captain Lee’s sky observations, a 131 tile altitude estimate, and details about Crater Lake Oregon as a protected educational feature with Wizard Island and deep blue waters.
Advertisement seeks items for sale at Makin's Second Hand store 431f NTED. Also requests a girl for general house work for a small family with good wages. Apply P O Box 105 or call room 6 Oklahoma Block.
Two lost items seek reward. A Royal Arch Keystone charm and an old fashioned gold bracelet are missing. Rewards offered for return to the Record office or to J. A. Cottingham.
Short classified ad offers an overcoat for sale with instruction to call at the office and pay for the advertisement.
James Forstad and Syl P Johnson announce they have bought all outstanding stock of the Western Grocery Company and will operate as Forstad & Johnson after January 1, 1908. They urge all debtors to settle accounts by that date to avoid forced collections for continued business in Roswell New Mexico.
F. A. Mueller, the tailor, invites customers to bring in garments for cleaning and pressing to look well groomed and up to date. He notes wearers feel better when dressed neatly and suggests annual grooming. Phone 313.
The passage explains how salt lowers ice by absorbing heat as it dissolves. It notes that salt and ice have a strong chemical affinity causing heat to move from surrounding air and the substances themselves, chilling the mixture and reducing temperature.
In northern India near the Sutlej natives use inflated bullock skins as primitive boats. Two men paddle across the river with great balance and strength, remaining expert swimmers if overturned.
Krew Retter quips that Brown is only six months behind schedule, contradicting a claim that he is ten years ahead. The Chicago Journal notes the landlord’s pointed rebuke.
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