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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
2
The New Mexico Military Institute baseball team reports Clarendon Texas cannot travel for Friday and Saturday games in Roswell. El Paso will visit next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, likely the best games of the season with the largest attendance yet expected in Roswell.
All advertisements must be in the printer by eleven in the morning for same day insertion. Orders to take out any standing ad must also be in the office by eleven to prevent it from running that day.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Corn mourn the loss of their infant son D Lafayette Corn who died at 3 30 this morning at his grandparents home 205 East Seventh Street after a four days illness with summer complaint He was one year 11 months 9 days old The funeral is this afternoon at five o clock in the Watkins home Elder C C ill officiating Interment will be made in South Side Cemetery
The annual Bronco, NM Military Institute’s official student publication, Volume Four is on sale for one dollar. Financed by the graduating class, proceeds aid the students. The issue is attractive and filled with past year incidents plus serious matter. Captain np Wherer R. H. Crews is editor in chief.
Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan declares Chamberlains Cough Remedy the best cough medicine he has taken. He says it cures coughs and colds faster than any other treatment and should be kept in every home for prompt use. For sale by all dealers.
Roswell residents travel to Artesia for the M. E. Church South district conference this week. Rev. and Mrs. S. R. Twitty, Mrs. Mary P. Cobean, and Miss Sadie Costa led the group, with Mrs. J. F. Hinkle and John Stone slated to join later.
Oil was found while L R Hardwick was drilling for Sylvester P Johnson seven miles west of Lakewood. At 450 feet a rock cap stone yielded oil, with samples sent to Roswell. Hardwick, knowledgeable on oil subjects, says prospects look good and oil odor aided detection.
Lakewood New Mexico reports a busy week with strong merchant activity and a bustling lumber trade. The P V Railway enhances yards, a picked nine beat Lakewood in baseball, and land purchases by Dr George A Vawter signal expansion. Locals Louise Breeding Roberta Breeding Edna Allen visited, fishing parties camped near Rocky Arroyo, and a town well project nears completion with an abundant water flow expected soon.
Cocoa and Rockledge News editor R. N. Andrews endorses Herbine as a purely vegetable tonic that overcomes indigestion dyspepsia and liver and kidney complaints, claims it enriches blood and invigorates. sold by Pecos Valley Drug Co.
Sale notice for sale of a stove or cord wood from L. F. Dr. Stock Farm at 531f.
One room furnished cottage available for rent on 205 Mo. Ave. Ready for occupancy June 1. No consumptives.
An advertisement notes exposure to cold winds and singing as cough triggers and promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the best cure. A Houston reader reports one bottle cured a bad cough and praises its pleasant taste, with Pecos Valley Drug Co. selling it.
The service at the Presbyterian church will discuss the proposed union of the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches. Rev. J.R. Goss, stated clerk of the Presbytery of Rio Grande, will attend. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.
J. W. Dudley, a resident of Dexter, was in town yesterday for undisclosed business and casual social contacts. No further details were provided about his visit or purpose.
D R Byrnes of Doversville Texas says Ballard's Snow Liniment gave relief from bruises after 14 hours on bed. He calls it the best medicine for bruises and a positive necessity. Available at Pecos Valley Drug Co in 25c 50c and $1.00 bottles.
Twenty acre water right land with half in young orchard located one mile south of Dexter New Mexico. Ideal for a garden farm. For details contact W S Day Hagerman NM or The Record Publishing Co solicitors. J A B Bear and C P Evans listed as agents. Local notices note mail cutoff times and listings for White Pine doors by M D Burns agent. J R Bidwell traveled to Orchard Park last night for work.
An old Pecos Valley notice references Ballard's Snow Liniment used in families for years and pricing of 25c, 50c, and $1.00, signaling a historical consumer ad snippet.
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