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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
2
A Roswell New Mexico town council votes 5 to 3 to reduce the city license from its prior amount to 1000 dollars, aligning with Prohibition era trends. The move follows discussions on decency and good government and reflects local tensions over licensing and authority. The piece notes broader newspaper commentary and references to nearby towns and civic actions.
A Morning Journal letter from a respected Albuquerque resident urges Mayor and Council to resist lowering saloon licenses amid a renewed push. He argues high licenses curb court costs, warns of a growing anti-saloon sentiment, and notes a possible territorial shutdown by next legislature.
Roswell city council repealed a halved saloon license after public pressure from the town's better elements. The Roswell Record and Argus praised the press and community for securing the reversal and upholding morality and dignity in Pecos Valley.
The Artesia Advocate reports Roswell's aldermen passed an ordinance cutting saloon licenses to two thousand dollars a year to curb disreputable dives. Public uproar followed. five insurgents rescinded the measure after mass indignation, with only one dissent. The Christian community seeks further action toward prohibition.
The siege of Scutari shows Mohammed II using fourteen heavy bombards with stone shots up to 1,640 pounds. Shots ranged 20 to 32 inches in diameter. 2,534 projectiles weighed about 1,000 tons and were carved from solid rock. Powder weight estimated at 250 tons. Rhodes siege 1480 noted sixteen basilisk cannons casting balls two to three feet in diameter.
The excerpt describes the early days of starvation with intense stomach cravings and mental focus on food. It notes initial physical resilience, then intensifying hunger by days three and four, highlighting the torment of deprivation and the body’s response to a lack of nourishment.
A London Globe article describes artificial sugar sweetening in European shops. It contrasts cone-based devices with perforated apex molds and notes that some lump sugar is dust or pressed fragments lacking clear crystal formation and slower to dissolve.
The article explains photographing sound by attaching a mirror to a tuning fork prong. A light beam reflects at 45 degrees. small mirror movements create large image shifts. In a dark room the vibrating fork exposes a plate, revealing wavy lines for each note.
A vivid scene before the future king Edward VII’s marriage shows Baron Kanitz, host at the Prus embassy in Rome, lamenting the burden of entertaining royals. He collapsed in his dressing gown and slippers, was exiled to a room, and the next day sent to an asylum as a raving lunatic.
Dr Manaceine, a noted Russian sleep expert, says rocking artificially induces sleep by tiring the brain through monotony and reduced cerebral blood flow. He argues absence of brain blood supply triggers slumber, though the method has drawbacks and remains controversial.
O S Phillips and family travel from Big Springs to establish residence and seek work. He previously worked at Burton Lumber Co. in Birch and plans to join Kemh Lumber Co. officials indicate the move clears formalities and Elkins is prepared to issue warranty deeds.
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