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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
A column of wry observations and mock quotes on politics, czars, liquor, marriages, sports, and newspapers. It riffs on Count Witte, backfields, hats for women, liberty in Russian, a $15000 purse for a boxing match, and a Moscow parade claim.
Agricultural College seeks post office and notes growing enrollment at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Albuquerque Presbyterians plan new church with a $5,000 pipe organ. Shooting at Leopold camp leaves Angel Rodriguez dead. Camilo Avila faces $1,000 bond for complicity. Cactus feeding experiments and a $90,000 Silver City water works venture described. Indian game law defiance across multiple pueblos prompts territorial and federal responses. Hagerman favored for New Mexico governor with ties to Secretary Hitchcock and Roswell ban on legalized gambling noted.
A chaotic compilation of remarks about a Cleveland football team with four losses and no injuries, a theater company assets of thirty eight cents, jokes on Mark Twain and universal peace after death, earthquake notes in Baltimore, a New York robber, and Panama canal charity items. The piece also references the Atchison Globe, Shonts buying Bibles and cards, and Carnegie hero fund medals with phrases about unlikely heroism.
Josh Billings dedicates the book to Deaken Uriah Billings and his own nephew Jowhua Billings. He warns readers to tread lightly as the work was produced to sell and may not prove a sale, reflecting 1860s humor and self reference.
The Farmington area in San Juan County adjacent to Colorado shows rapid development driven by the Rio Grande railway link and irrigation projects. The piece highlights immigrants settling in eastern New Mexico, vast storage reservoirs, canals, and fertile valleys, including the Farmington region, predicted to host thriving communities and economic expansion.
The article reviews New Mexico mining history from Coronado’s 1641 expedition to modern times. It highlights turquoise, copper from Santa Rita, gold around Ortiz peaks, silver from Lake Valley Bridal Chamber, lead and zinc near Silver City, and rising iron and gypsum prospects across regions such as Socorro, Lingola, and Alamogordo. It notes coal potential and a future tied to regional smelting hubs.
In Tibet small rock caves house living mummies sealed behind padlocked doors with stonefronts and tar mortar. Each cell has tiny drains and handholes. Burials are lifelong with the aim of merit, and the interred are rarely seen again until they reach for food after days of isolation.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy for a range of ailments tied to kidney, liver, and bladder health. It cites testimonials, hospital use, and a free sample offer with a book of testimonials, encouraging readers to mail their addresses to Binghamton New York.
A witty editorial note touts Defiance Starch as superior to competitors, boasting 16 ounce packs at the same price as 12 ounce rivals. It injects a joking aside about losses and gambling as a reward, highlighting brand pride and promotional phrasing.
The fragment discusses older slang about age and marriage, implying that in an unmarried man the phrase carries full meaning about age and propriety. It reflects dated social guidance without clear event or person names.
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