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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
3
Roswell commercial leaders announce ongoing talks with Postal Telegraph Co of New York as officials expect a line extension to Roswell. The plan would connect Torrance with the Rock Island route, contingent on proof of viable business. Secretary Graham provided required data to the company’s general manager.
The Commercial Club prepares a fine exhibit of farm products for inspection by many visitors. The secretary and assistants urge farmers to contribute their best specimens, welcoming any high quality agricultural or horticultural art for display.
The New Mexico Wool Growers Association in Albuquerque adopts a resolve against expanding federal movement control over public lands and opposes the leasing system. Solomon Luna is re elected president as the next convention is set for Socorro The Fair. Attendance at the fair grounds breaks records and gate receipts rise. A new Santa Fe Cut Off train service between Albuquerque and Roswell will cut travel time by twelve hours. Legal blanks of all kinds for sale.
An advertising snippet lists Western Grocery Co Prunty Gordon Watson-Finley Grocery Roswell Wool and Hide Co U S Meat Market Roswell Trading Co Star Meat Market Hess and Co The Daily Record and piano tuner Bernard Pos. The items cover groceries meat grain services photography and piano tuning in Roswell and surrounding areas.
WW. LOGAN offers practical and scientific blacksmithing with rubber tires and wood work prompt and satisfactory. Texas Shop on South Main St advertises rubber tires and horseshoeing. T. M. RABB'S SHOP highlights all kinds of blacksmithing and wood work, rubber tires, and horseshoeing.
Roswell merchants promote extensive inventories in notices for Roswell Hardware Co Enterprise Hardware Co and W P Lewis Hardware Co. The ads highlight hardware piping fencing pumps gasoline engines and building supplies with offers of complete stock and competitive prices.
Brunswick Balke Coll Co offers equipment. Geo B Jewett handles loans or easy payments via R H McCune at Patterson's harness shop. Jaffa Prager Co. sells dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. Joyce Pruit Co. Dry goods clothing groceries etc supplies the largest wholesale and retail house in the Southwest.
Roswell Hotel contrasts as it markets meals on table over paper sample rooms. The notes claim Grand Central is largest and smallest with sample rooms, while Roswell touts visible meals and a figurative table emphasis.
A local Roswell notice highlights several merchants and services. Harry Morrison promotes jewelry and watches at 100-02 N. Main. Hills & Dunn and C. Feinberg advertise as jewelers at 20316 N. Main St. Other listings include Roswell Tent City and Sanitarium with Dr. C L P as manager, Baker & Elliott public stenographers, Xt. H. McCune insurance agent, W. P. Wood tailoring, and Robert Ballard reliable transfer service with downtown and residence contacts.
Oldest drug store in Roswell advertises up to date products from Daniel Drug Co headquarters for drugs wallpaper paints varnish and dye works. Cleaning and pressing by J H Angell with phone 517. Bernard Gunsul electrical contractor at 110 N Main St calling as agent for General Electric Co offering all kinds of electric work.
The Daily Record lists offerings for printing cards posters commercial stationery booklets and catalogues. Services cover design, layout, and production for promotional and organizational needs.
Local trade listing advertises The Racket Store offering Nations China graniteware and cooking utensils. It highlights a dealer in domestic and imported wares and invites shoppers to inspect stock at the shop.
A classified notice invites listing of property at the lowest possible price with Miss Nell R Moore at the rear of the American National Bank, phone 47.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles doors cement paints varnish and glass. Roswell Lumber Co claims oldest yard in Roswell. Kemp Lumber Co invites customers to call for lumber shingles and related supplies on East 4th Street.
Swellest line of furniture in Roswell. See us for Refrigerators.
Horse-shoeing a specialty as described. Call Phone 127 and we will call for and deliver your work with first class service or money refunded.
The New Mexico Board of Pharmacy holds its semi annual meeting in room twenty of the Grant building. Nine applicants for pharmacists licenses are examined including M. D. Gibbs Farmington Edward Beasley Organde W Cannady Jno Schonborn J L Stubblefield B S Vann Albuquerque E L Haan J J Bailey Cloudcroft. Territorial Board members listed as B Ruppe president Albuquerque A J Fischer secretary treasurer Santa Fe E G Murphy Las Vegas S Moore Roswell P Moreno Las Cruces Albuquerque Citizen. Dr Presley back in office ready for business.
Horace A. Lay, Manager, promotes a new contract marketed as 500 percent special mortuary dividend for capital life insurance, described as a Western company backed by strong Continental Division backbone.
Advertisement notes E H Williams and Co as the sole exclusive men’s clothing and furnishing establishment in the Pecos Valley, highlighting their specialty offerings and regional prominence.
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