Father of alfalfa dies in Oklahoma legacy of irrigation vision
Obituary notes Harrison Parkman, called the father of alfalfa, who brought the first alfalfa seed to the United States from South America. His seed and irrigation efforts transformed arid lands into lush ranches, making Oklahoma’s Woodward County verdant. The writer praises his monumental impact beyond gold rush pioneers.
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Harrison Parkman
Alflafa
United States
South America
America
California
Golden Trail
Alaska
Kimberly
Dee
Woodward County
Rainbows and dreams in boyhood reverie
The piece reflects on boyish faith in a crock of gold and rainbows as symbols of fortune, noting grown wisdom yet lingering romantic yearnings. It cites Nixon Waterman and moves into a local notice about a teacher meeting at the M E Church South tonight at seven, inviting all teachers and officers. Also mentions Kenney turn to Elida for Jaffa Pra ger Co and W L Stally’s business trip, plus legal blanks for sale at the Record Office.
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R. T. Burgé
Roalke
M. E. Church
South
Roswell Businesses Advertising Local Services
A fragmented list of Roswell and Chaves County merchants promotes groceries meat markets grain coal and wood photography studios and a local newspaper. It includes ROSWELL WESTERN GROCERY CHAVES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO U S MEAT MARKET ROSWELL WOOL & HIDE CO STAR MEAT MARKET ROSWELL TRADING CO HESS & CO and THE DAILY RECORD with contact details and service notes.
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Roswell Wool & Hide CO
Logan and Rabb Offer Horse Care and Blacksmith Services
J. W. Logan promotes practical and scientific horse saving with blacksmithing rubber tires and wood work at Texas Shop on South Main. T. M. Rabb advertises all kinds of blacksmithing and wood work with rubber tires and horse saving as specialties.
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Dor
J. W. Logan
Texas Shop
South Main St
T. M. Rabb
Hardware firms advertise extensive stock and solid service
Roswell Hardware Co and Enterprise Hardware Co advertise wholesale and retail hardware offerings. Lewis Hardware Co proclaims itself the largest house in the West, inviting builders and the public to visit their extensive stock at First and Main.
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Lewis Hardware CO
Local trade notices from Roswell merchants
Brunswick Balke Coll Co equipment and credit options via Geo B Jewett. See R H McCune in Patterson's harness store for loans or forms on easy payments. JAFFA PRAGER CO offers dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. JOYCE PRUIT CO is a large dry goods clothing and groceries supplier. Oldest Roswell drug store and Daniel Drug Co supplies drugs wallpaper paints and varnish.
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Jaffa, Prager & CO
Grand Central Hotel Under New Management Ellars and Ellars
New management takes over the Grand Central Hotel with Ellars and Ellars promoting the property as the biggest and best, featuring sample rooms to showcase its offerings. Roswell Hotel counters with a blunt message urging guests to judge meals by experience, not on paper.
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Grand Central Hotel
Ellars& Ellars
Roswell Hotel
Dye Works and Local Services Directory Snippet
Recently established here K C Dye Works offers cleaning and pressing services through J H Angell contact 617. Bernard Gunsul is an electrical contractor at 110 N Main St and acts as Agent General Electric Co handling all kinds of electrical work contact 141.
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Agent General Electric Co
Dilley Furniture Co Roswell Ad Promotes Refrigerators
Roswell retailer Dilley Furniture Co markets a swellest line of furniture and highlights refrigerators among its featured offerings in a vivid local notice. The advertisement emphasizes affordable prices and a wide selection for home buyers.
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Roswell
Horse-shoeing Service and Local Social Notes
Horse-shoeing a specialty. Call Phone 127 and we will call for and deliver your work. Everything first class, or money refunded. J. A. Edwards of Lake Arthur returned last night from a trip to Canyon City Texas. W. C. Lawrence returned to Lake Arthur last night. Mrs. C. A. Moore left this morning for Kansas City where she will visit several months and from there go to San Antonio Texas for a visit. She will be gone all winter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ingham returned last night from Cleveland Ohio where Mrs. Ingham spent the summer at her old home and was joined three weeks ago by Mr. Ingham. Dr. Presley is in his office again ready for business.
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J. A. Edwards
Lake Arthur
Canyon City
Tex
C. A. Moore
Kansas City
San Antonio
Mrs
Arthur Ingham
Cleveland
Ohio
Mrs. Ingham
Mr. Ingham
Local Lumber Yards Advertise Building Materials
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles doors lime cement paint varnish and glass. Roswell Lumber Co proclaims itself the oldest yard in Roswell for building supplies and paint. Kemp Lumber Co invites customers to buy lumber shingles and more. East 4th St.
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Pecos Valley Lumber CO
Roswell Lumber CO
Roswell
Kemp Lumber CO
East 4Th St
Capital Life Insurance Co Seeks Mortuary Dividend Policy
A Western company promotes a new 100 percent special Mortuary Dividend Policy with Horace A. Lay as Manager. The ad touts the plan as strong as the backbone of the Continental Divide.
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Capital Life Insurance € CO
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Horace A. Lay
E H Williams and Co Exclusive Men Furnishers Pecos Valley
A historic Pecos Valley ad proclaims E H Williams and Co as the only exclusive men's furnishers in the region, highlighting their specialization and local prominence in menswear retail.
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E.H. Williams & CO
Pecos Valley
Printing ads and stationery services offered
The Daily Record lists printing services for cards posters commercial stationery booklets and catalogs. Local printers advertise high quality offset and digital options for businesses and individuals.
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the Daily Record
The Racket Store brings in Nations China graniteware goods
A local dealer advertises Nations China graniteware and cooking utensils at The Racket Store offering durable cookware and kitchenware for households and cooks seeking quality graniteware items.
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China
Real Estate and Live Stock Ads by Gilmore and Fleming
Listings from Gilmore and Fleming promote real estate and live stock at low prices. Miss Nell R. Moore at the rear American National Bank offers contact via phone 47 for North List properties.
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Gilmore & Fleming
Real Estate
Live Stocck
North
Nell R. Moore
American Nat'l Bank
Morrison's Store Offers Ready to Wear Apparel
Morrison's Bros store showcases outfits for men women and children with mil linery as a specialty.
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Morrison’ Bros
Outfitters
Mil
Roswell business directory listings of shops and services
A compact listing of Roswell area businesses including a second hand store at 100-02 N Main, Makin’s Second Hand Store offering granite ware and furniture, Roswell Tent City and Sanitarium run by Dr C L Pass, Baker & Elliott stenographers and typewriters at Garst Building, R H McCune US Fidelity agent for roads, W P Wood tailor and cleaner at 118 North Main, Robert Ballard Reliable Transfer serving downtown with two phones.
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Roswell
N. Main
Hills & Dunne
Dilley and Son Undertakers and Private Ambulance Service
Dilley and Son advertise private ambulance and prompt funeral service. Allery Furniture Co also lists undertaker services with contact numbers 75 and 111.
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Dilley & Son
Undertakers
Allery Furniture Co.— Undertakers
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The
Daily Record
Main
A. G. Allen’s
Oklahoma
Ward News
Chasing the Rainbow
Nixon Waterman
Kenney
Elida
Jaffa
Pra
Ger & Co
W. L. Stally
Slake Arthur
Kenna
the Record Office
Carlton & Bell
Western Grocery £ CO
Chaves County Abstract CO
Cash Grocery
Prunty & Gordon
F. P. Gayle
Reliable and
Architects
J. M. Nelson CO
Oklahoma Elk
Roswell, N. M
Watson-Finley Grocery CO
T. C. Meat Market
Grain, Fuel & Hide Dealers
U. S
Star Meat Market
N. Main St
Roswell Trading Co— Coal
East Second St
Hess & CO
Walton
Associated Press
Bernard Pos
P. O
Roswell Hardware CO
Enterprise Hardware Co
Ingersoll’s Book Store
Brunswick Balke Coll. Co. Equip
Geo
B. Jewett
Building and Loan Associations
R. H. McCune
Patterson
Department Stores
Joyce-Pruit Co— Dry Goods
Roswell Drug & Jewelry CO
Daniel Drug Co—Headquarters
Nish
Hotels
PHE
New Gilkerson
Postoffice
Missouri
Roswell City
Yperty
C. L. Tallmadge
Roswell, New Mexico
Southwestern Lands
New Mexico
Harry Morrison
AL. B. Boellner
C. Feinberg
Main St
Dye Works
K. C. Dye Works
Lished
J. H. Angell
Phone
BERNARD GUNSUL— _ Electrical
Dilley Furniture CO
Swellest
Russell & Brown
East 2Nd Street
Amarillo
W. C. Lawrence
Lake
Arthur
Dr. Presley
Life Insurance
Mens’ Furnishers
T. E. Presley
Oklahoma Block
Sean Din Hkol
Alameda
Edward A. Finnegan
Garst Bidg
Peeler Shoe Store
Peters and Stetson Shoes
Propefhone
Makin’s
Main, St
Roswell Tent City
Sana
Torium, Incorporated
Dr. C. L. Pa2s
Stenographers & Typewriters
Baker & Elliott
Garst
Frooms
U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Ce
Tailors
W. P. Wood
North Main St
Robert Ballard
W.C. Reid
J. M. Hervey
Texas
F &S
Canaan
Lotus
Record Office
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