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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
2
The editorial notes the thirty sixth legislature may prove useful and highlights the Pennsylvania Railroad ordering 11,800 freight cars as evidence of expected continued prosperity. Sentiment in industrial and commercial circles improves, with business moving forward in a broad, safe manner.
Roosevelt omits statehood in message while joint statehood bill looms. Oklahoma and Indian Territory likely accept. New Mexico and Arizona may decline. San Marcial Bee to resume after flood cleanup. W. E. Martix praised for territorial council presidency. Martin seen as unsurpassed for duties.
The piece questions Hon. B S Rooey and cites Mr Rodey claiming 65 percent support for joint statehood with Arizona. It criticizes Rodey as misinformed and biased, suggesting his view does not reflect New Mexico sentiment on statehood.
The article reports Theodore Roosevelt securing the largest majority ever for the presidency and states he has declared he will not seek reelection. It notes favorable circumstances surrounding the decision and hints at potential future political moves.
The article hints the President favors revising the Dingley tariffs and taking strong action against trusts and postal reforms. It notes likely opposition but suggests his backing and public welfare concern may prevail. Also includes anecdotes on Dr. King’s New Discovery and unrelated light sketches.
A Baltimore American item notes a jail scene where a convict complains about bed quality while the jailer explains the limit. The dialogue reveals the inmate spending a month in the summer reserve each year and accepts the situation.
A quirky excerpt notes cats prefer vegetables like peas and lettuce while fruit fails to entice. A fatal incident in 1901 prompts a local advert for Ballard's Horehound Syrup. A billiards trick highlights single and multiple ball pockets. A New York political blunder shows a speaker misnaming opponents, prompting a corrective remark from the chair.
A reader testimonial extols Ballard's Snow Liniment for paralysis, sores, frostbites and skin eruptions. The ad notes prices 25c 50c and 1.00 and credits Socorro Drug and Supply Co as the seller.
A city scene echoes a quip about a wedding versus a divorce. The wise man declares the celebration is not for a wedding but a divorce, provoking whispered judgments among onlookers.
The excerpt blends a medical sales pitch for Electric Bitters and Dr King’s New Life Pills with miscellaneous 19th century quips and jocular exchanges. It features guarantees, prices, and claims of health benefits, followed by dialogue snippets from a Philadelphia Press scene and a Chicago Tribune gag about a boy on a knee.
An archival fragment promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation, claiming unequaled relief for women and sleepless weariness. The text touts the pills as mild, effective, and scientifically true, with no other pill matching their claims.
Miss Chilbeen of Boston tests a taste for music with a millionaire mine owner's daughter from Leadville Gulch, who ends up down and out for twenty minutes. The article also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve for injuries and notes Moslems plant cypress trees on graves to prevent defilement.
An OCR fragment lists numerous names and titles including congress figures, sheriffs, county clerks, public school officials, city officers, regents, and trustees across multiple New Mexico locations such as Santa Fe Las Cruces Silver City Las Vegas Socorro and others. The text appears as a degraded roll of offices and personnel.
A jurist records a tense dialogue where a woman declares fear and a man refuses affection. The sketched exchange ends with the judge noting the emotional tension and urging restraint during the proceedings.
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