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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
2
Roswell Daily Record lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in Roswell New Mexico. The notice notes prepaid terms with weekly monthly six months and one year options. It claims association with the Associated Press and designates itself as official paper of Chaves County and the city of Roswell.
All advertisements to insure insertion in the same day’s issue must be in the printer’s hands before eleven in the morning. Orders for taking out any standing ad should also be in the offices by eleven to prevent its being run that day.
Story fragments show political visits and regional updates with mentions of Panama Taft Washington Governor Otero and Estancia board. The Baton Range expands under new management and plans a daily issue.
The Westminster Review quotes a London social thinker arguing that having fewer children yields better babies, while noting Roosevelt’s supposed luck with a rabbit foot during his final night in the South and mentioning the idea that he is an only father.
The Albuquerque dailies, Record and Citizen, spar over prestige while the Record refrains from arbitration. The Record favors its own morning edition as the best, while the Citizen touts its evening paper as superior.
The Roswell Commercial Club proposes to take up efforts to enforce a New Mexico law requiring inspection of fruit trees and spraying in the Pecos Valley. A copy of the law is published in this issue of The Record.
An English ad expert recalls a major maker whose flagship shilling article, heavily advertised, faced imitation. To outpace rivals he released a sixpence version under a different name, identical in form but not marketed. The sixpenny item failed to sell, while the advertised shilling product dominated, proving advertising outshines half-price substitutes.
A Nashville American editorial urges towns to value trees grass and clean appealing surroundings. It argues beauty aids practical life, improves action and thought, and even barns and warehouses should reflect harmony and restful lines.
Santa Fe New Mexican notes boycotts by knights of the green cloth provoke a backlash from business advocates for higher gaming device license fees. Estancia News Carlsbad Argus Roswell Record echo stance with J J Hagerman urging enforcement of gambling laws nationwide. The Red River Prospect reports gambling decline and reinvestment in homes and families, arguing funds shift to useful channels.
A traveling man notes druggists often recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children due to its safety and reliability. The piece then lists church services across multiple denominations in Roswell with times, topics, and welcome statements, including Christian Church, Protestant Episcopal, Odd Fellows Hall, Presbyterian revival, Baptist, Salvation Army, and a telegraphy school ad. The notices emphasize services, sermons, Sunday schools, and community gatherings with specific speakers and themes.
WANTED entries list dress maker cook nurse domestic work boarders and a home aid with names and addresses. Multiple notices show positions or arrangements in private homes or families, with expected wages or immersion in household duties. Some include names or initials and care of Record office references.
A雑 mix of local testimonials and drugstore pitches touts Dr. King s New Discovery for Consumption and Cham berlain s Cough Remedy as effective cures. The page notes a trial bottle at Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co and urges readers to stock remedies for winter. Property ad promises 10 percent income and rising value via J T Carlton in Room 12 Oklahoma Block.
Driving horse and sad dle horse offered by D M Downes. Fourteen milch cows available at Stockard and Deen Livery Stable. Wardrobe and household furniture for sale by Mrs Geo M Marshall. House and lot on N Pecos between 9th and 1vth streets for 550 dollars inquiry 917 Main. Eighty acre deeded tract near Dexter with house orchard windmill must be sold easy terms. Will accept horses on pasture inquire Home Bakery.
Classified rental notices list rooms at 709 N Rich. Ave and 308 Penn. Ave opposite Baptist church. Furnished house at 408 N Richardson offered by Mrs G P Johnson. Six room house with baths near in, furnished or unfurnished, inquiries at Record Office.
A brown satchel with two handbags three watches and money vanished near South Spring. Two men were seen nearby one heading north the other south. If found, return to the record office for a reward.
J. T. Carlton advertises several affordable house deals across city districts. Prospective buyers are invited to view the properties, with Room 12 at the Oklahoma Building noted for arrangements.
Local advertisement from Pe cos Valley Lumber Co promotes wall paper glass bug gy paint and floor finish for home projects. Includes selection and pricing details for homeowners upgrading interiors.
Ad copy touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy to break down dyspepsia and constipation that hinder wealth plans. Claims they remove clogging materials, restore energy, and cure headaches and dizziness. Sold at Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co for 25 cents with guarantee.
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