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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1905
Page
4
The entry lists numerous Roswell area residents and visitors buying or calling at Famous, stores and livery services. Names include John Richey from Artesia, Frank Koenig, Stockard Deen, Mrs Will Sims of Amarillo, J B Atkeson of Artesia, and many others. The item notes land scrip for sale, wall paper and paints at local merchants, and seasonal visits between Artesia, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Pecos and Roswell.
The hair comb appears in old church records as an item used during services by inferior clergy and in high mass by bishops. Historic combs ranged from gold and silver to ivory and wood, with notable examples linked to St Neot St Dunstan and St Malachias. The practice may reflect pagan associations seen on ancient stones.
A Philadelphia Record piece describes the railroad fireman’s work building a fire in a locomotive. It notes starting with about 200 pounds of wood from old railroad ties, oil-drenched, lit, and then coal layered over the blaze. Forced draft heats the fire, moves the locomotive, and the fireman shovels to maintain embers, with new fires built about once a month while in service.
Howell cites a French proverb Il a quitte sa ceinture to illustrate how the girdle symbolized a man’s whole estate. The expression signified confiscation or bankruptcy, as the girdle represented money, keys, sword, and personal effects. Chambers’ Journal notes its common use in old literature.
The piece praises Oliver Wendell Holmes for bringing cheer to invalids and the sick, asserting he did more good than many young physicians. It attributes his influence to boundless cheerfulness and a kind heart, calling mirth a remedy and optimism a creed.
An exchange recalling a once-at-table girl with a mole on her cheek and a snub-nosed, prominent-chinned young woman. The callers wonder what happened to the pretty black eyed girl, noting a rumor of her marriage. The tone mimics a sly, urban chat from New York Press.
In a light exchange from The Atlantic-Somerville Journal, a man asks for marriage and a woman politely declines. He expresses doubt about her willingness, while the quip hints a continuing humorous story in the local paper.
Quote by Longfellow about perception and morality. It reflects on how appearances mislead without altering outcomes. The line emphasizes that negative actions do not guarantee success while positive ones need not fail.
Classified items offer tickets to Memphis via Turner and Malone. choice alfalfa stove or cord wood at L F Stock Farm. the Record sells Manila wrapping paper rolls. house and two artesian-watered lots near 5th and Lea avenue. S. P. Glover ad. Jersey cattle herd expansion with $75 average per head, W B Wilson Carlsbad NM.
One large furnished front room available at 902 North Main Street. Also a three room cottage for rent with reasonable terms. Call at Record Office for details and to arrange viewing.
In Pecos Valley Echo, the editor details a week cut off by foaming torrents and no mail or telegraph, describing the challenges of reporting from a remote country town. The piece frames difficulty, frontier hardship, and the effort to publish amid isolation and limited communication.
Wool prices hold steady with territory and western mediums at 23 30 cents, fine medium 23 26 cents, fine 18 25 cents. Market notes from St Louis dated July 31 signal stable demand across grades.
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