News of a day in Roswell details visitors and local events
Readers learn of visitors from Chicago Denver Indianapolis Fort Worth and other places. Several residents plan to locate in the Pecos valley and work on Main Street progress is noted. A Labor Day crowd chat and local photos accompany community notes and ads.
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John Russell
Texas
Q. Martz
Hope
J. H. Baxter
Dexter
Hope Esterday
K. &. Clayton
Artesia
Bertie Cunningham
Denver
Shelby
James A. Leyton
Chicago
J. W. McCulloch
St. Worth
Arly Rutherford
Wyoming
R. C. Ne
Beck
Kansas
R. Q.damron
Galveston
Roswell
C.M Sardin
Indianapolis
M Hillatson
P.S. Daniels
New Orleans
C. B
W. T. Blarris
Labor Day
Morrison Bros
Ogle’s
Robert T. Rich
Baltimore
el Paso
Billy Burke
Billy
John C. Johnson
Florida
Pecos
Ge. Graham
Do MoParley
Liberal
Carlsbad
Pecos Valley
Jank Frost
Salvation Army
Court House
Entigy Army
A. M. Jasmon
Portland Maine
For Sale Five Room Plastered House in Roswell
Five room plastered house on corner lot with south frontage, good water. Priced at 850 dollars cash with 750 dollars balance on easy terms. Seller S Totzer, Office Roswell National Bank Building, phone 211.
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Roswell National Bank
Ss. Totzer
Two Poor Men Share Fortune in a Desert Tale
A beggar spends his last on dates and climbs a cliff to eat. Stones falling from above injure a second man who begs for food. The injured man explains Allah sent the stones to save him. The first man praises God for saving both and they head to the city together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allah
Ancient glass artistry and the amethyst imitation
Egyptian Strabo and Josephus praise skilled glass workers who could imitate precious stones with malleable glass. The secret of making malleable glass is lost, and Strabo notes a cup of glass that could be hammered into any shape, as ductile as lead.
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Strabo
Josephus
Strabe
Cabbage Patch Feud With Uncle Moses Ends in Loss
In a stubborn quarrel described by the Detroit Free Press, a farmer recalls arguing with Uncle Moses over a supposed new settlement. The dispute ended with Moses clearing out the truck patch, leaving the cabbages untouched afterward.
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Moses
Detroit Free Press
Roswell Fair urged to showcase premium fruit exhibits
A county fruit growers call to bring their best fruit displays to the BEPC Roswell Fair from September 22 to 25. A new premiums list exists but the aim is to showcase local orchards’ quality to the world and inspire earnest effort without neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bepc Re EE
The Difference in Love Letters Between Misses
A brief dialogue contrasts Miss Languish Mercy and Miss Pertly about preserving love letters. Pertly notes the value of few letters, while Languish-Mercy says she saves hers religiously, highlighting differences in sentimental practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Languish
Miss Pertly
Boston Transcript
Office boy to editor cited in Philadelphia record
In a brief exchange a would be poet recalls starting as an office boy for an editor and emptying wastebaskets. A referring girl comments that he now helps fit his effusions.
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Philadelphia Record
Optimist and beggar exchange humor in street talk
A brief medieval style exchange shows a cheerful man with no wealth telling a friend he wears a happy countenance because he has nothing to bother him. The other asks for a dollar in a quick street dialogue.
Sayings and Doings of Great Men Acknowledged as Lacking Aid
A critic notes the disclosure of The Sayings and Doings of Great Men and laments that while much is said little is done to help. The remark emphasizes the gap between rhetoric and practical aid.
List of Books for City Schools by Grades
The catalog lists required texts for each grade including McGuffey readers Drawing Books Nature Readers Primary Arithmetic and geography texts. Additional readings from catalogue are assigned as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augsburg
McGuffey
Maxwell
Redway and Hinman
Remsen
Myers American History
High School Curriculum Recount and Local Ads
Lists of high school subjects across years with authors and texts followed by short local notices and classified ads. Includes rental, sale items, cigar trade pitch, and a medical optician visiting notice with examination free and hotel office location. An assortment of shop and business promotions closes the page.
Russell Completes Riverside Heights Residence Move-In
T. A. Russell has finished his new home on Riverside Heights and will move in as his wife returns from San Saba Texas after a three month visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Russell
Riverside Heights
San Saba
Texas
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