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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
A mixed set of anecdotes recount Napoleon’s childhood discipline and other era vignettes. The piece references a Corsican grandmother scolding Pauline and a later dining invite for Napoleon, with varied quotes and social sketches from historical memory.
The German government plans a test next year on the Berlin to Zossen line of a new express train. It must sustain 74 percent miles per hour for three hours. The entire train will be enclosed in a sheet steel shell to reduce air resistance with a wedgeshaped front and disk wheels. Steam remains the motive power due to prior findings on high speed strain from electric motors.
The notice promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a timely cold preventative for households, noting it is safe for children and effective when started at first cold symptoms. It lists A. E. Howell Socarto and W. M. Borrowdale in Magdalena as sellers.
Biographer Joseph Jefferson recalls Artemus Ward refusing poison from Tom Robertson before Ward’s death in Southampton. Peary and Baldwin voice belief there is no open polar sea, with the pole likely in an ice covered ocean. Jokes and aphorisms from various papers conclude the selection.
November first the Frisco system inaugurated a through sleeping car between Kansas City and Jacksonville Florida. The service runs via the Frisco to Birmingham then via the Southern Railway to Jacksonville.
By writ from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District New Mexico on November 18, 1902 the Graphic Carbonate Mining Company goods and chattels are levied upon to satisfy a judgment of 312951.82 plus costs and interest. On December 23, 1902 the sheriff will sell at the Graphic smelter and mines Socorro New Mexico the listed assets including ore cars, coke car, slag pots, tools, desks, mine cars, and equipment at public auction for cash to the highest bidder.
Irwin Wallace sworn for W R Morley reports a bay horse eight years old thirteen and a half hands high saddled harnessed branded MC, a bay stallion three years unbroken branded left shoulder, and a sorrel mare fourteen hands high white face branded BJ three to four teen years, owner to prove title and pay costs. agent Sigr W R Mortry, notarized October 4 1902 by J Bunn.
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