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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
2
Troops of a commercial club in Socoxko were reorganized at the start of the week and will relocate to better quarters to push community development. Members acknowledge abundant work ahead as the group aims to benefit the city through various projects.
Critics claim supporters rely on Beveridge's Arizona the Great speech as campaign bait in the joint statehood dispute. The document is circulated by foes to undermine the advocates and cast doubt on the proposal's merits.
The message expresses hope that a notable fraternity sanitation project in Las Vegas and the Territory will be carried out to its full planned extent by its promoters, praising its great pith and moment for the region’s good.
The value of exports for the year ending June 30, 1905, topped all prior totals at more than 1.5 billion dollars. Imports rose as well, though less dramatically. The passage notes women still voting the Democratic ticket despite these contrasts.
Juper W. Ti. Pore declares county assessors have not earned a four percent commission since 1901 and calls for restoring sizable sums misappropriated from school funds across several territorial counties.
PocorkRO acknowledges the City Improvement Association ladies for a good walk toward Santa Fe station. An entertainment is likely soon to raise funds to finish the walk and any event they choose to host should receive strong patronage.
The text asserts Socorro has a year round climate that is as good as any in New Mexico, noting its winters are not as warm as southern areas and its summers are not as cool as those further north. It emphasizes Socorro’s year round evenness and abilitiy to compare favorably with other cities.
Hon. Amado Chavez assistant superintendent of public instruction visited Socorro Normal Institute and commended its excellence and large attendance, deeming it second to none in the territory for teacher quality and work.
Huxe argues Socorra should form a company to build a strictly modern hotel to attract transient patrons and promote the city as a health resort. He says a new hotel would draw visitors currently going elsewhere and serve as strong advertising for Socorro’s advantages.
Burton and Mitchell of Wirt were convicted of no more after a trial. The verdict followed charges associated with alleged misconduct involving the Senatorial office. Local officials confirmed the sentence and potential consequences for the two men.
The piece contrasts senatoric dignity with common theft, cites Yankee despatch on a Toronto magistrate in Fraser’s book, recalls a magistrate boasting no timely law points, and ends with a tale of a father offering dowries to his daughters while a judge remarks on a suitor’s age.
A Joplin Missouri druggist circular proclaims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy superior to all patent medicines. It claims nine of ten druggists would choose this preparation when asked, and that it is for sale by all druggists.
An ex Confederate senator Wigfall, famed for his disguise, mingled with Union guards in Texas. Asked what they would do with him if informed, the guards replied they would hang him, prompting Wigfall to say he would pull at one end of the rope himself.
In a dialogue, Edith reveals she does not care about the sort of husband as long as he is rich handsome and kind, prompting Mamma's surprised reply about her feelings and expectations. The exchange reflects themes of wealth appearance and marriage in a period-appropriate tone.
A collage of anecdotes on reading in bed by Gray and Pope era figures, Johnsons wards, and literary habits. It cites Gray as a lifelong reader in night hours, mentions War humor and misadventures, and weaves in brief notes on health cures and a few quips from public figures.
Two American women living in Japan tried to blend in by renting a house under their Japanese maid’s name. Legal limits allowed residence only in designated areas unless health or science justified it, so they obtained a minor ailment to satisfy the rule. They faced police registration and endured nightly piano music that drew neighbors, then survived a quake without harm as Japanese homes are built to resist shocks. Their maid earned popularity by giving hot baths to neighbors, helping them save their charwoman’s reputation.
A fragmentary miscellany cites alpine insects surviving in snow, notes odd beetles under rocks and airless fields, and repeats ad copy praising Electric Bitters for stomach and kidney ills. Local testimonials from Mary H H Walters and Bedell claim cures. также various quips and anecdotes from newspapers.
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