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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1905
Page
2
The Roswell Daily Record notes subscription terms as of May 19 1903 with prices for daily and Sunday editions. It identifies the paper as the official publication for Chaves County and the city of Roswell and marks its Associated Press membership.
The Record urges all advertisements for the day’s issue be in the printer’s hands before eleven o’clock in the morning and that standing ad removals also be filed by eleven to avoid being run. Tomorrow night is Hallowe’en and Albuquerque is soon to have an.
The Dayton Orchard and Nursery Company has been formed at Sherman Texas and will be chartered under New Mexico law to do business at Dayton. The firm owns 20 acres near Dayton and plans 120 acres of orchard 120 acres of alfalfa 40 acres in nursery and 40 acres of town lots as Dayton’s addition.
A convoluted note follows mentioning Santa Fe New Mexican's consent for congressional action on statehood. The Las Vegas Optic comment appears as a stray line about a gas dashboard scene, not clearly tied to statehood events. The readable content suggests tension between local paper stance and federal involvement, with no explicit outcomes or dates.
The Albuquerque Journal notes ex delegate B. S. Rodey has a cinch on the gubernatorial appointment, predicting that with Rodey as governor there would be doings nearly every day, a claim echoed by the Silver City Independent.
A number of Territory newspapers including all dailies except one republished J. J. Hagerman's letter on gambling and many endorsed his sentiments in strong editorials.
The Amarillo Herald notes Roswell will relocate sports activities to outside the town as the Pecos Valley speeds development, a move seen as proof of regional growth outpacing the Territory.
Jnc S Partridge fusion candidate for San Francisco mayor urges that graft has no principles and honesty should have no politics. He says a grafting man is not a Republican Democrat or Socialist but a thief. Partridge earned endorsements from both major city party conventions.
The Carlsbad Argus notes Roswell women are banding to keep Senator Smoot from Congress. Smoot may resign and return home after facing their organized opposition. They may then push Congress on gambling in New Mexico, a local concern stronger than Smoot himself.
The Santa Fe New Mexican notes Herbert J Hagerman of Roswell as a gubernatorial candidate. He is said to be pursuing the race and securing endorsements in the Territory and in other states. Supporters describe him as a young man of high attainments with a strong chance if Governor Otero is not reappointed.
A Topeka dispatch notes the Santa Fe railroad moves 30000 to 60000 pounds of butter weekly from Kansas creameries to Arizona and New Mexico. Roswell already has a creamery and may supply much of the Pecos Valley. The valley could host six more creameries, and a westward rail line could enable the territory to be butter self sufficient.
A newly organized society of former Texans at Artesia sent an exhibit car showcasing orchard and farm products. The display aims to highlight regional agriculture and heritage as it travels to allied communities.
Traffic Manager D L Meyers of Pecos Valley and Northeastern arranged free transport for the car and space at the Dallas fair. J C Baird of Artesia and J K Walling of Dayton led the exhibit. The aim is to advertise lower Valley advantages to attract Texans, who helped develop this region and now form a large portion of the population. Texans will feel at home from the start.
Denver News reports beet digging has begun in Fort Collins with laboring men and teams at a premium. Sugar factory field agents estimate an average yield near fourteen tons per acre across 10,800 acres in the district, with the English ranch field of 279 acres expecting eighteen tons per acre and a crop value around $24,300.
It urges readers to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy before winter and take it at the first signs of a cold for prompt relief. The ad touts its wide recognition and superiority and notes it is sold by all dealers.
A Casey Iowa man, J. H. Simmons, reports a fearful cough kept him from rest. He credits Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Cols with complete relief and cure. Trial bottle offered at Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co.
Learn Telegraphy and R R Ac counting. $50 to $100 a month salary assured our graduates under bond. Our six school the largest in Ameri ca and endorsed by all Railroads. Write for catalogue.
A claim that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures all surface cancers and is a guaranteed remedy for cuts and burns. Advertisement notes the product is "perfectly well" and priced at 25 cents at Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co.
A testimonial from John Dixon of Tullamore Ontario Canada describes severe indigestion and three months of night pains, claiming immediate relief after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad promotes wall paper glass bug gy paint and floor finish from Pe cos Valley Lumber Co 731f. For sale by all dealers.
For sale a well located property near in town. Includes a splendid house with good outbuildings and an artesian well. Nicely fenced yard with young fruit trees and shade. Desirable and priced reasonably as the owner needs funds for other purposes. J. T. Carlton Room 12 Oklahoma Block. s7tf.
Very fine Main street property available at a bargain with an expected 10 percent income on selling price and rapid value growth. Inquiries may contact J. T. Carlton in Room 12 of the Oklahoma Building.
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