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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
2
The text questions antiwar cartoons about President Roosevelt and asks where cartoonists are. It then warns city authorities that refunding all city bonds at four percent would save about $1,140 in annual interest.
The text asserts that political liberty cherished by Americans and Russia alike has been sanctified by sacrifice. It urges hope that such sacrifices will not be in vain and calls attention to universal ideals of liberty amid upheaval.
This year’s Tur Albuquerque fair aims to surpass past editions with more attractions and greater variety. Socorre is expected to send a large crowd to enjoy the sights and events.
KEyeey day offers more evidence that critics labeled as false prophets who predicted the Republican county ticket’s win would drive the county’s finances toward ruin. The remarks imply continuing political blame over fiscal trends following last fall’s election.
The president of the republic gathers representatives from two great monarchies to pursue global peace and goodwill. He proclaims government of the people for the people as a sublime justification of governance.
The text contrasts teacher wage debates with the rise of Mr. Bryan’s presidential nomination, highlighting their competing importance to public welfare and to Bryan’s prospects.
Ansvernkorn aims for metropolitan prominence by asserting accountability for city affairs. She criticizes the water utility and police department, labeling the city’s governance as disgraceful and a source of national embarrassment to a population of about a million.
Citizens of Socerto thank the Tur Santa Fe railroad company for contributing carloads of gravel and cinders and providing labor to lay a large portion of the material for the city to Santa Fe station walk. The gesture is welcomed as a helpful community improvement.
A wool buyer touring Albuquerque for twenty two years reports New Mexico wool now fetches higher prices than ever before. He notes political sentiment aside, observing high prices tend to accompany Republican administrations while lower prices follow Democratic ones.
The Tur Santa Fe company undertakes a campaign to keep boys from playing in yards after numerous accidents involving youths jumping onto and off moving trains in Socorro.
The New York company states that boys trespassing on the Santa Fe line will face arrest and punishment, with authorities in Socorro and towns along the route urged to support efforts to eradicate trespassers on the railroad.
Ex Governor Dockery of Missouri argues that tariff reform has driven Democratic presidential victories in the last half century. He notes the party failed to enact reforms in a prior campaign and was removed from power at the next election. Republicans would back tariff as an issue.
The article warns that nearly a million immigrants enter the United States yearly and argues many are not desirable citizens. It cautions Roosevelt's focus on the issue and suggests Congress may pass stricter immigration laws amid concerns about assimilation and liberty.
The article argues that low pay for teachers compared to hod-carriers drives the scarcity. It states that bright young people leave education for higher wages elsewhere, noting the broader pattern beyond New Mexico and presenting a stark contrast between school pay and other jobs.
A newspaper note urges mothers to protect small children in hot weather with castor oil for bowel troubles. If needed use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Keep both ready for instant use as the first signs appear. Sold by all druggists.
A Chicago mother asks what her second grader did at school and he replies he brought a cockroach in a bottle for nature study. The item ends with a note on forethought and a plug for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a drugstore favorite. Furnished rooms at Winkler's.
The New York Times describes insane wills from asylums where patients bequeathed wealth to odd causes. One testator funded the grave’s annual chrysanthemums in Japan and an imaginary charity. Another left everything to possessors of Roman noses near Paris, while a third favored an attendant for an ugly nose.
A Joplin druggist Mr Obe Witmer touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as unmatched by any patent medicine for bowel complaints and says druggists widely recommend it. Sold by all drtugeprists.
A Chicago mother fines her six year old Robert twenty five cents weekly for slang words. He boasts of a word that could rack up a quarter. The ad then mentions Chamblain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and indigestion with druggist availability.
A San Francisco feature profiles 11 year old Lester Kilgariff of Sema Cal as a polite boy who trains Minnie a cat to fetch birds for hunting lessons with aid from Don Roderigo the dog. He explains Minnie was given by Mr Osborne eight months ago and now learns to carry prey to him before eating.
John La Farge discusses wit in women noting almost all are witty. A tale recounts a betrothed couple hiding their engagement as a sister interrupts with a joke about measuring height and comparing beauty, told in a Minneapolis Journal voice.
Public interest soars over Electric Bitters as a cure for sick stomach liver and kidney ailments. Mary L Walters of Columbus Ohio credits the tonic with restoring appetite and sleep after failing doctors and fever and ague. Sold at Socerre Drug and Supply Co for 50 cents. Also recounted is Squire Latham a Plymouth County attorney famed for his calm wit when a burglar failed at a back door and the squire shouted You idiot It slides back.
An assortment of fancy stationery was observed at The Chieftain office. The items include ornate letterheads and decorative envelopes suitable for formal correspondence.
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