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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
4
A Chicago dispatch reports a radical locomotive concept for the Southern Pacific: a power house on wheels designed for 3000 miles without stop at 100 miles per hour. It runs on fuel oil with four-stroke operation, using compressed air start, 1000 degree heat, and timed oil spray for the working stroke, promising far lower operating costs.
A special evening service at the Methodist church South is planned under a Sun school class. The prayer meeting program includes Rev 21st chapter discussion and a hymn with references to war ships, ports, and turning movements, with disjointed phrases remaining from the OCR.
Ottawa Ontario March 22 The first session of the new Ontario legislature opened today with no radical legislation anticipated as Premier Whitney and his ministers have not prepared such measures. The session will focus mainly on routine business including creation of a new cabinet portfolio the minister of mines.
The passage praises steady persistent effort over occasional leaps, arguing that success comes to the man who starts a modest bank account and adds to it consistently, then draws out wisely. It invites readers to join in building lasting savings.
A local bank at the corner of 4th and Main is referenced in a fragmentary notice. Readers should seek full text for details on any action or deadline. The readable portion mentions Citizens National Bank and the intersection.
Lake City hosts the Florida Press Association annual meeting attracting many visitors. Sessions open with papers and addresses on newspaper topics and will run through Saturday. The program blends business sessions with elaborate entertainment for attendees.
Paris March 22 Antonio Proust former minister of fine arts in the Gambetta cabinet died by a self-inflicted gunshot. He had suffered melancholia worsened by differences with the famed dancer Roita Maur, with whom he was closely associated. She dined at his apartments Monday evening before the tragedy.
Miscellaneous items listed include bedroom and dining room furniture top buggy and harness a Jersey cow about two dozen laying hens a gasoline stove and range with water front Mrs Mabee South Main Street 1416 also 1311 Mrs Frank Gibbons opens a dress making establishment over Morrison store in the apartment formerly occupied by Mrs Haynes 1311 A Big Gun W P Woods ten and fifteen dollar tailor made suits 1512 kindly send a tree to be planted Thursday.
South bound arrivals and departures listed with times around 11:10 and 11:20 a m. North bound trains show similar windows. Mails close at local time 3 20 p m, with agent M D Burns noted.
A Philadelphia Telegraph report cites a real estate dealer describing hundreds of idle houses in Philadelphia left furnished after family deaths. He notes some homes remain untouched for years, with interiors and lace curtains deteriorating, and says poverty forces owners to sell only when necessary.
Douglas Jerrold presses on in busy Regent Street as a series of social gibes unfolds. He dismisses a Grub Street subscription request with four shillings and two pence, mocks a lawyer by calling his art black, and riffs on a clergyman’s view of surplus population. He quips about the Prodigue song, preferring not to sing.
A medical note outlines how the breaking of the voice in males aged fourteen to sixteen stems from rapid laryngeal development. The vocal cords lengthen, thyroid cartilage enlarges, and connections to the tongue and hyoid bone lengthen. Harshness results from temporary mucous membrane swelling during growth.
An Irishman traveling in France agreed to a duel after a Frenchman challenged him. The Irishman suggested shillelaghs, but the Frenchman’s seconds insisted on a weapon familiar to Frenchmen. The Irishman then proposed fighting with guillotines.
A humorous anecdote from the London Standard features a small, renowned scientist who, amid six tall men, is asked if he is unfamiliar to them. He replies that he is like a sixpence among six copper pennies not easily perceived, yet worth the whole six together.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark on the power of words about art notes that even crude readers profess a love for art when they hear certain phrases. The quote reflects the enduring belief in art’s transformative effect and its ability to evoke admiration across audiences.
Western roads report extremely heavy west bound traffic with final reports likely to break prior records. High class freight and grain east bound shipments keep lines busy and revenue large. Equipment shortages persist as some roads fall behind. Match earnings expected to improve versus last year.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes the remark about Charley Spender. It questions his line of work and says he "makes trouble for his father" in a brief quoted exchange.
A poet laments that posterity may praise writings yet editors hold final say. The quip contrasts lofty literary aims with the practical gatekeepers who shape what reaches readers. The remark underscores the friction between enduring art and editorial control.
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