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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
4
M C Singleton from Dexter and Artesia visitor A F Leslie stop in Roswell. Several locals return from business trips to El Paso Dallas and Roswell. Families depart for health or family visits to Amarillo Ottawa Hillsdale Owensboro and Austin.
County prisoners on the streets refused hard labor until authorities altered diet to bread and water and removed tobacco. After a day or two they agreed to work if allowed cigarettes, but only when they could have all the coffin nails they wanted.
Strikes hidden rocks of consumption and pneumonia with Dr King's New Discovery. J W McKinnon of Talladega Springs Alabama credits a single bottle with cure after two doctors failed. Also advertised for sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds. Guaranteed at Roswell Drug & Jewelry Co price 50c and 1.00 trial bottles free.
The Roswell Commercial Club runs on a business basis with strict adherence to the plan. The secretary has been instructed by the board of directors to pay no bills except those issued by his order.
The Philadelphia Record notes hotel managers insist on a full flag assortment to honor visiting dignitaries and foreign guests. Leading hotels aim to display nations’ colors during official visits and major celebrations, expanding their collection as distinguished guests arrive.
A traveler recounts seven years in central Africa where a python entered a kraal and strangled goats. The beast, found dead next morning, had its body swollen from crowding between the palings. The boys roasted the meat after removing the carcass, noting no loss in edibility.
A Cornhill writer recalls Versaillais Paris with a grim scene where caught rebels are lined against a wall to be shot. A boy aged twelve or fourteen begs to fetch a turnip watch for his mother and vows to return. An officer dismisses him, the boy reappears ready for death, and the crowd hears the firing. The episode tests faith in humanity.
A veteran recalls Buck the cavalry horse who carried him through frontier conflicts and Civil War battles. Buck saved his life at Donelson, Shiloh, and Stone River, suffered a broken leg at Perryville, and finally endured a mercy killing after years of devotion. The speaker honors Buck with a marble headstone after the war.
Local notices show daily departure times for the 800th bound and north bound trains. Agent M. D. Burns lists mail close times and a local time schedule with 4:50 P M departures and 6:10 P M arrivals for the south bound trip, along with mail closes at 9:50 A M and 2:50 P M.
A passenger with a watch chain and eyeglasses strolls onto a platform as Tae Yorn endures a water stop. He remarks the village looks unchanged since he left twenty years earlier, while a native on a flour barrel agrees that time has left town nearly the same.
The bank promotes the idea that owning a check book means security from theft or fire and earns respect in dealings. It highlights ease of obtaining one at the corner of 4th and Main Streets, implying travel and purchase freedom without carrying cash.
A six year old named Ethel proudly announced she could spell the word in and then asked her father if in spelled out backward. The playful moment reflects a child’s early spelling progress and curiosity about language.
An examining physician for a major life insurance company recounts a humorous exchange with a son of Erin. When asked his age he replied that he was thirty three, then added that in two months he would be a year older. This snappy remark is presented amid other amusing replies.
A dramatic exchange centers on a house fire described as the first in the residence that Jane did not light. The mistress exclaims with excitement while Jane responds calmly noting the blaze and recognizing the unusual event.
A concise aphorism from the Philadelphia Record noting that a stamp fails to serve its purpose when it adheres to itself, illustrating a witty take on practicality and efficiency.
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