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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
8
The 1926 Roswell Carnival is praised for uniting the community over three days of enjoyment despite forecasts of rain. The piece highlights carnival value, community effort, and a note on tobacco farming nearby with large acreages and nicotine extraction potential. The article references local press affiliations and advertising rates in the era.
The article notes sugar beet farming potential in New Mexico and surrounding states, mentions Great Western Sugar company payments to Denver growers, and recalls past Pecos valley beet attempts. It also covers 1925 New Mexico bond sales, a Santa Fe anti Juannett club, a political tour by J Adam Bede, an American Legion convention in Paris for 1927, and jury bias in a case involving Harry M Daugherty and Thomas W Miller.
A political debate centers on enforcement of prohibition and other laws. Critics say Gov Hannett’s denial of hypocrisy is blunt and ridiculed, while supporters argue the facts in the case support his stance.
A Brooklyn woman Miss Josephine Keith praises Black and White Face Powder and Incense of Flowers for soothing, long lasting natural look with a delicate scent. The ad touts other Black and White creams and powders, urging readers to send name for a free Birthday and Dream guide with beauty tips and fortune telling.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as a quick remedy for eczema and skin eruptions with germ destroying properties. The ad claims rapid relief and invites readers to buy from a druggist. Separately, Robert M. Goodwin, nephew of Nat Goodwin, wed for the eighth time to stage actress Elizabeth Marks in Los Angeles.
Delinquent notices issued by the Investment Company of California Los Angeles location list delinquent stock assessments dated September 3 1926 for shareholder F B Schwentker 100 shares totaling 1700 00 to be sold October 21 1926 at 11 00 am at 623 Pacific Mutual Building to cover arrears and publishing costs secretary Preston Hotchkis locates office at 628 Pacific Mutual Building Los Angeles California first publication October 7 1926 verlisement
An old advertisement urges parents of frail children to try McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets for 30 days to gain weight and strength. It promises money back from the druggist if there is no improvement and notes availability at Owl Drug Co. or any druggist for 60 cents. The copy also claims benefits for weak adults and touts the vitamins for better health.
Money talks to salesmen and dealers in Mansfield Ohio promising profits. A salesman averages one dollar profit per deal with two dollar costs, selling at three fifty and making a dollar. If you have never sold anything before, the ad claims you can earn better than one hundred dollars a week and invites contact with Geo. L Lane in Mansfield Ohio.
The three day flight of the naval dirigible Los Angeles from Lakehurst to Detroit has been postponed until tomorrow at 9am due to storms in the middle west. Rear Admiral W A Moffett, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, was expected to fly in to Lakehurst this afternoon to make the Detroit trip tomorrow.
Ohio authorities announced the murder of two and a half year old Isabell Zandarski after autopsy found a skull fracture from a head blow. The child disappeared from her crib over three weeks ago and was found by a hunter in a cow pasture a mile from home. An inquest is planned today with the child's parents Anthony and Josephine Zandarski and uncle Frank Zurick expected to be examined.
Washington reported a very strong earthquake recorded at 1 13 am on the Georgetown University seismograph. Director Tondorff said the quake lasted about two and a half hours with maximum disturbance between 1 43 and 1 50 am and occurred about 4800 miles away.
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