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Newspaper
The Clayton Enterprise
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
3
An advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch noting it sells for 10 cents per 16 ounce package, claims 16 ounces per pack, and argues it outperforms rival brands by not sticking to clothes. It warns grocers against stocking inferior 12 ounce packs and urges customers to demand Defiance for time and money saved.
The readable fragments describe tea as a companion in pleasure or misery and reference pricing like $90.00 for M. Lewis' Single Binder. A dealer discusses cigars and a Peoria rectory context, with hints of social class and wealth.
An obscure notice from a New York source touts a pleasant herb remedy for women, mentioning Mother Grey and a figure named LaRoy. The copy hints at prosperity and ruin, framing the herb as a curative amid social change.
A crowded telegram of 1905 chatter reports on diplomatic honors, military movements, and notable gifts. Items include Kotaro Date’s Wayman medal, William McMillan’s dormitory gift for Washington University, and appointive news from Arizona and the Panama canal region.
A reminiscence from Colonel Read recounts marching across the western United States forty years ago and building the Santa Fe to Los Angeles telegraph line. He cites General Baldwins 1808 recruit march from Fort Harker to Santa Fe and notes Mrs Baldwin joining the trek with a birth at the Wooton ranch, where Juanita was named. The tale recalls the Santa Fe trail route over Raton Pass and a newborn girl who later married an army lieutenant.
Chas Peterson JP of Oconto County delivers a judicial endorsement for Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine on the market. He cites personal relief from back pain after one box and warns kidney disease risks like Bright's Disease and Diabetes. The column also notes a Sunday school exchange about pressed automn leaves.
Farmers wives urged to read an advertisement for Acetylene Apparatus Mfg Co in another column of the paper. The message adds a motto about doing a man properly and mentions Kod.
Fragmentary copy cites Allen’s Foot-Ease with claims to relieve swollen feet and ingrown nails. Mentions price 50 cents and a list of retailers in New York state. Nonsense phrases and garbled names follow, offering no coherent news or context.
A reflective note questions the potential of tea quality and invites pause on assessing its excellence or flaws, expressing curiosity about outcomes and personal experience.
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