Secret Service Woman Recounts Civil War Escape
A Civil War reminiscence recalls Captain Collins and Kinsey's tale of a southern woman guiding Union troops. She reveals she bribed a guard with a cousin ruse, helped Morgan seize a wagon train, and later earned a Confederate secret service medal before reuniting with her husband.
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Yaven
Alice
Alice Warfield
Ohio
South
John Morgan
Pulaski
Jove
Collins
Colonel Kinsey
Secret Service
Alfred Townsend
Cash Grocery Ad Listing Grocers Prunty Gordon and Watson Finley
Prunty and Gordon advertise strictly cash groceries as the best option. Watson Finley Grocery Co promotes a complete line of staple and fancy groceries along with Fresno fruits and vegetables in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson-Finley Grocery CO
Fresno Fruits and Vegetables
Architects J M Nelson Co Architects Oklahoma Bik Roswell NM
Architectural firm listing features J M Nelson Co as architects with connections to Oklahoma and Roswell New Mexico. No further project details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Nelson CO
Oklahoma
Roswell, N. M
Local Businesses and Professionals Advertised
D. W. Elliott offers legal services in all courts with ten years in land and irrigation matters in Garst Building rooms 4-5. T. C. Meat Market lists fresh meats and groceries. U. S. Meat Market emphasizes high quality. Star Meat Market promotes corn fed beef and other meats at 123 N Main St phone 56.
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D. W. Elliott
Garst
T. C
U. S
Star Meat Market
N. Main St
Local trade ads list Roswell grain coal and wood dealers
Roswell Wool and Hide Co offers grain coal and wood supplies and buys hides. Roswell Trading Co promotes coal hay and grain products with contact details on East Second Street.
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Roswell Wool & Hide CO
Dr J W Logan Practical and Scientific Horse-Saver
Blacksmithing rubber tires wood work and horse care services offered by Dr J W Logan at the Texas Shop on South Main Street. Prompt and satisfactory results highlighted for horse users in need of repairs and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Logan
Texas Shop
South Main St
Roswell Hardware and Lewis Hardware Ads Promote Prices
Roswell Hardware Co and W. P. Lewis Hardware Co advertise in a joint notice. They promise complete stock of hardware items from pumps to fencing and kitchen utensils at low, competitive prices. Locations cited are 322 N. Main and First and Main respectively.
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Roswell Hardware CO
Weade
W. P. Lewis Hardware
Ingersoll's Book Store Ad Offers Popular Copyrights
An advertisement from Ingersoll's Book Store promotes popular copyrights priced at $1.50 with a steady rate of 65 cents at all times. It highlights affordable literary rights and ongoing discounts.
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Ingersoll’s Book Store
Local Supply Houses Advertised in Southwest Catalogs
Brunswick Balke Coll Co promotes equipment with Geo B Jewett as proprietor. Jaffa Prager & Co advertise dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. Joyce Pruit Co claims to be the largest supply house in the Southwest offering wholesale and retail dry goods groceries and related items.
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Brunswick Balke Coll. Co
Geo. B. Jewett
Jaffa, Prager & CO
Joyce-Pruit CO
Grand Central Hotel under new management opens sample rooms
The Grand Central Hotel advertises new management by Ellars and Ellars and promotes sample rooms and private bath rooms. It offers meal tickets at 50 cents and day rates. The hotel sits one block west of the post office and claims to be the biggest and best equipped.
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Postoffice
Grand Central Hotel
Ellars & Ellars
Cathedral described as ages old bloom of faith in Howells text
The Atheneum cites Howells praising an ancient edifice as a vast efflorescence of faith, mystically beautiful in color and aged like a moulded past. The Dallas News notes general agreement on the fine prose, while a barbering quip recalls manuscript marks and hypothetical newspaper editing.
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Soming
Roswell Drug and Jewelers Ad Promotes Oldest Store
Roswell’s Roswell Drug and Jewelry Company promotes itself as the oldest drug store in Roswell with up-to-date offerings. Daniel Drug Co lists headquarters for drugs, wallpaper, paints and varnish.
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Roswell Drug & Jewelry CO
Roswell
Daniel Drug CO
Local Roswell Jewelers Promote Watches and Jewelry Lines
Harry Morrison presents leading jewelry selection including watches and diamonds. L. B. Boellner touted as Roswell's best jeweler with cut glass and hand painted china. Feinberg announces Roswell’s new jeweler at 203% N Main St offering repairs with guaranteed work.
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Harry Morrison
L. B. Boellner
Roswell
Feinberg
Main St
K. C. Dye Works Offer Alterations and Cleaning
K C Dye Works provides alterations repairs cleaning and pressing services. J H Angell handles inquiries and is reachable by phone 517 at 123 West 2nd Street.
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K. C. Dye Works
J. H. Angell
Bernard Gunsul electrical contractor advert Roswell
Bernard Gunsul an electrical contractor at 110 North Main Street Roswell advertises services for electrical work and as an agent for General Electric Co The Dilley Furniture Co promotes the best line of furniture in Roswell offering high quality at low prices
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N. Main St
General Electric Co
Californian invents typewriter telegraph instrument
A Californian unveils a compact typewriter size telegraph device that prints letters numerals and punctuation at the receiving end with no separate operator. The instrument serves for both sending and receiving and is designed to replace the ordinary Morse setup. An illustration appears in January Popular Mechanics.
Local Lumber Yards Advertise Building Materials
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles doors lime cement paints varnish and glass. Roswell Lumber Co promotes being the oldest yard in Roswell for all building materials and paint. Emp Lumber Co urges customers to call on them for lumber shingles and more at East 4th St.
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Pecos Valley Lumber CO
Roswell Lumber CO
Roswell
EMP Lumber CO
East 4Th St
Christmas Clothes Attract The Tailor’s Ready Offer
A local tailor promotes cleaning and pressing services for best suits during the Christmas season. F. A. Mueller, the tailor, invites customers to bring in their best suit to look prosperous and up to date for holiday gatherings. Phone number 313 222 N. Main.
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W. P. Wood
North Main St
The Daily Record Promotes Local News and AP World Roundup
The Daily Record advertises full local coverage and global reporting via Associated Press. Subscription is 50 cents a month and services include printing of cards posters commercial stationery booklets and catalogs.
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the Daily Record
Associated Press
Real Estate Listings Promote Commission Rates
Garst Building property at 210 North Main offered for sale on a strict six percent commission. Ililmore and Fleming advertise real estate and livestock services at 316 North List your property at the lowest possible price with Miss Nell R. Moore at the rear of the American National Bank, phone 47.
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Nell R. Moore
American Nat’] Bank
Morrison's Store Offers Men's Women and Children's Wear
A notice for the Morrison's Store highlighting ready to wear apparel for men women and children with a special emphasis on millinery offerings.
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Morrison’ Bros
Makins Second Hand Store Buys Peeler Shoe Stock
Bargain shoes at 109 Main St offered by Makins Second Hand Store after purchasing Peeler shoe stock. Stetson shoes listed at 6.50 now 4.25 with other shoes at discounted prices. contact via phone 227.
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Makin’s
Stetson
Main St
Roswell Tent City and Sana Torium Ad
Public stenographers and typewriters offer services from Baker and Elliott in Garst Building rooms 5 and 6 under manager Dr Co Parsons at Roswell Tent City and Sana Torium Incorporated.
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Roswell Tent City
Sana
Torium, Incorporated
Dr. Co] Parsons
Baker & Elliott
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Campy
F. Divers
Joseph Carper
J. D. Bell
J. T. Carlton
S. Gibbany
Fraili
Jouse
Exchanee
Xha
Texas
Investicatt
Niiles
Acre
Roswell, Haus
Roswell Title & Trust Co
Pfcos Valley Lands
L. Tallmadge
Southwestern Lands
Roswell N. M
Dale
Ea Nee
Ber
G. L. Tallmadge
Southwestern
New Mexico
Kinsey
Tenn
Libby
We. Makin’s
the Valley Construction & Mfg. Company
South Main Street
Western Grocery CO
ESS & CO
Walton
Chaves County Abstract CO
F. P. Gayle
Reliable and Prompt
Architects
Grain, Fuel & Hide Dealers
Roswels Trading Co.— Coal
East Second St
Enterprise Hardware Co
N. Main
Department Stores
Hotels
Dallas News
Howells
Bucyrus
Russell
Dye Works
Bernard Gunsul
Electrica
Dilley
F. A. Mueller
the Tailor
Bernard Pos
P. O
Edward A. Finnegan
Igilmore & Fleming
Main
Roswell Seed CO
Hill & Dunn
Stenographers & Typewriters
Tailors
Undertakers
New York
Gol
Baker Phone
W. C. Reid
J. M. Hervey
Texas Block
SIN Mall
N. Penn. Ave
G. R. Rucker
M. D
Evergreen
Holly Alameda
Patterson
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