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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
2
All advertisements intended for the current issue must be in the printers’ hands before eleven o’clock in the morning. Orders to place or renew standing ads should also be submitted to the office by eleven to prevent publication that day.
A jumbled OCR snippet compiles quotations attributed to Ibert Hubbard Ruskin and Booker T. Washington, discussing privacy, travel, reverence, obscurity, and alleged views on President Roosevelt and black troops. The text lacks clear context or cohesive reporting.
The fragment suggests a dangerous situation where a train on collision risk would require a dramatic warning. It mentions an endlight and a decisive action to halt a moving train before a wreck could occur.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes that no prominent candidates are challenging Bailey in Texas and suggests the race may hinge on voter support rather than organized opposition.
The New Mexican grows restless over a proposal to establish a Democratic news bureau at a state during the legislative session.
The remark suggests that true eloquence comes from tail details in the coat. The speaker implies an orator would become deaf and dumb if he altered his attire.
A fragment quotes Simonides boasting that even the dullest crowd cannot be fooled, noting that the liveliest taste fades after hours and leaves perception blunt.
Pastor Rev John W Smith of the Southern Episcopal Church will address the Negro Problem in a Sunday night sermon. He urges pauses in political discussion to reflect on what should guide actions and solutions.
The wheat belt faces fear as warm springlike days give way to freezing weather. One theory in Kansas City Times suggests the only way to kill the crop is to pull it up by the roots and beat it to the ground.
A job ad in the Parson lists a speaker who will address the union temperance meeting Sunday afternoon. He favors total abstinence but opposes enforced prohibition by law and leaves gambling issues to individual choice. He is a Democrat and not a firm believer in legal prohibition. He may be wrong in his stance but remains uninterested in the matter.
A hundred years after his birth Robert E. Lee is recalled as a revered Civil War figure who resigned his sword at surrender to Grant. The piece notes their West Point ties and earlier Mexican War service, and cites Lee’s struggle between loyalty to Virginia and the Union during Civil War.
A Confederate veteran, outnumbered but steadfast for three years, endured heavy losses and homelessness after the war. He became president of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, guiding the institution for five years before his death in 1870 and quietly worked to ease lingering sectional animosity.
Rev W C Alexander of Washington will fill the Presbyterian pulpit during Rev Edwin Emerson Davis illness at North Spring River Sanitarium. Alexander arrives January 29 and preaches first the following Sunday. He leads a prominent East church and is father of L R Alexander whose Roswell visit charmed audiences.
Chaplain Bateman will conduct services at 11 o'clock Sunday morning in the N M M S Gymnasium with special music by the Institute orchestra and Military Band. All are invited to attend.
At the Christian Church the 11 a.m. sermon titled The Mission of the Church will be by the Pastor with a duet by Mrs. Hill and Mr. Bradbury. Evening discourse by Dr. Havens of Albuquerque on The Curse of the Ages. Bible school 9:40 a.m. Endeavor groups meet in afternoon and evening. A cordial welcome to all. C. C. Hill, Minister. Protestant Episcopal Church notes Missionary Sunday.
The day features a special Sunday School program at St. Andrews Hall led by Lay Reader Frank S. Williams. Rev. Marshall of Grace Church Carlsbad will administer Communion on the 27th as General Missionary duties take him north. First M. E. Church schedules sermons at 11:00 and 7:30 with “Serving Humanity Through God” and “The Negro Problem” plus mass meeting and youth activities. Baptist and other church services include a sermon on “Opportunity” and a guest Chaplain Bateman from the U S Army, with Sunday School at 9:45 and youth groups in session. All services are free.
Special bargain offers five acres a quarter mile from the court house. Features a good five room house, alfalfa growing, and water rights. Carlton & Bell handle the listing.
Local retailer at 109 Main St offers second hand goods with cash prices and phone contact 227 for inquiries and sales.
For Rent notices list two furnished rooms at 104 South Penn and two rooms at 7413 T. C. Market. Another listing offers five furnished or unfurnished rooms at 200 E. 8th St.
A package containing several handkerchiefs was found and is being held for pickup at Lewis Hardware Co. An inquiry and payment for this advertisement are requested to reclaim the item.
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