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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
2
A collage of witty notes and trivia spans many topics from politics to poetry. It skewers the Connecticut vote on woman suffrage, teases Edison, Burbank, and the Panama mosquitoes, and riffs on absurdities in culture, fashion, and science with a humorous, agate-type voice.
Solomon Luna, leading New Mexico sheep owner, reports 1904 wool and lamb markets strong with prices 22 to 25 cents per pound for wool and lambs at 4 cents per pound for October delivery. Lambs expected 65 to 75 pounds, boosting profits. territory irrigation acreage expands and floods cause damage but overall prosperity rises across counties with better schools and economy.
The Sunshine Territory draws attention as vacation time peaks with Santa Fe seen as ideal for rest and health. Railroads are urged to promote New Mexico with better advertising and low rates, forecasting hundreds of thousands of visitors in three years. Roswell plans a large new creamery for 600 cows and cites a first US plant for cement shingles from Sweden, with Nilsson owning exclusive US patent and future shingle plants planned in several states.
The Boston Herald reports Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s last public address outlining Christian Science, its stance on surgery and hygiene, existence of disease, and relationship to Christianity. Eddy frames herself as interpreter of Jesus, rejects disease germs, and discusses limits of medical treatment under law.
Canon City Colorado June 12 the reprieve time for Fred erick Arnold and Newton Andrews, the Youngblood murderers, has expired. They will tomorrow be moved back to their former cells in the execution house at the State Penitentiary, from which they were taken ten days ago.
A reader testimony describes avoiding coffee and tea due to stomach troubles and headaches. After switching to Postum Coffee, she reports reduced pain, improved digestion, better sleep, and heightened mental alertness, crediting Postum with overall health gains and vitality.
June coverage argues gas price relief links to water supply. Acetylene, made from calcium carbide, touted as cheaper, safer lighting for rural and isolated uses. Citizens consider independent fuel sources and small generators as practical options for home illumination.
After twenty five years of agony from a skin humor covering head and neck, discharging foul matter, the patient found relief with Cuticura. The testimonial from S. P. Boston notes rapid cure and urges others to seek Cuticura for skin ailments. The ad ends with a street address and a skeptical remark about curiosity.
Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Prouty told the Senate Committee in Washington that railways should set their own rates and develop business. He opposed giving rate making power to any commission or court, arguing a fair and reasonable rate protects railroad property under the fourteenth amendment.
The fragmented OCR shows an advertising claim for Alien's Foot-Ease and a garbled note about a New York lawyer marrying in haste and regretting it. The legible bits mention foot ailments and a promoter urging readers to ask their dealer. The rest is indecipherable.
Nearly every one has sogte Sut Pilzhments. Some there are who do nothing but accomplish mistaken.
A reader notes repetition in the paper's leisure pages, asserting that repeated names appear across columns. The writer questions the accuracy and pace of corrections, mentioning Mrs. and similar identifiers without specific dates or events.
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