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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1905
Page
2
The piece notes continued business activity at the old stand despite political shifts. It mentions Delegate Rodey abandoning a statehood struggle and urges others to settle into the existing arrangement to keep commerce steady.
The relief bill for Tink Martin will deliver between eight and ten thousand dollars to Secorte county, with every cent to be properly appreciated by direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Savorre asserts that regardless of location, the proposed great fraternity sanitarium excels in beauty of setting water purity and climate, rating the city in Mexico as more favorable than others for the project.
Tay Ann courngrs. Torean is bent on casting Governor Otero, Colonel Feast, and the 36th legislative assembly into a very furnace heated seven tines bet ter than is wont. It remains to be seen whether the three will come from the furnace without the smell of fire on their gar ments.
The text argues for enacting coal oil inspector measures to allow New Mexico residents to obtain coal oil at least five cents cheaper per gallon, replacing the current vile smoky compound. It emphasizes immediate savings and urges timely action to implement the reform.
Mrs Tin B Catace of Sayin Pecouns ty is the target of a joke in the legislative season while Mr Catron argued against re-enacting the libel Law of 1884 describing it as drastic and bloody. Catace acknowledged the original tog was his own invention.
The Kansas legislature authorizes building a state oil refinery and tightens oversight of the Standard Oil Company in the sunflower state. Wisconsin and other states consider similar action. Observers view the move as a potential early step toward addressing a major issue of the times.
The sanitarian committee concluded its visit and, as expected, behaved as courteous, prudent gentlemen. They did not initially favor Socorro, but their opinion improved significantly after the visit, and Socorro has gained valuable esteem from respected local gentlemen.
The appointment of P J Savage of this city to the board of trustees at the School of Mines drew only favorable reactions, indicating broad local support for the move and confidence in his qualifications.
The article lauds Mr. Savage and Hon. W. B. Martin for appointive and policy roles behind a bill authorizing a large Elephant Butte dam. It says the plan aims to store irrigation water, eliminate flaws in prior bills, protect interests, and justify several million dollars in cost by unlocking fertile land in New Mexico Texas and Mexico as a federal reclamation policy is adopted.
A garbled senate harangue on joining New Mexico and Arizona with bombastic tone draws satirical contrasts to Indiana Ohio and Ohio I e. A wagon of quips follows about a liver regulator Herbine and a Denver bar member known for southern sayings with a joke about a candidate who cannot read.
Eliza H Root warns in the Woman's Medical Journal that whooping cough is underappreciated by physicians and linked to dangerous outcomes. Census data show deaths from whooping cough and scarlet fever in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Severe complications include pneumonia, heart failure, and nervous or visual impairments. The notice urges health authority control and quarantine measures, then promotes The St. Louis Globe-Democrat for national news and advertises Dr King’s New Discovery and Bucklen’s remedies with cautions about counterfeit imitations.
The exchange features a musical enthusiast accusing a man of lacking classical music understanding. He responds he refuses to be viewed as inferior until someone proves they understand it, revealing a humorous clash over competence and interpretation.
Norfolk resident Rivenkark, Jr. testifies that Bucklen's Arnica Salve eased a severely burned knee and healed it with no scarring. The salve is advertised to heal all wounds and sores and is sold at all druggists.
A miscellany column cites Charles E. Kerathan praising Saratoga as a rare place where women may move, dine, and attend events alone without commentary. The piece contrasts visitor freedoms with social norms and notes other travel curiosities and light anecdotes from various items.
A fragment ad notes Ise Ballard’s Horehound promises sound sleep and a quick radical cure priced at 25 and 1 and sold by Secor to Drug and Supply Co. Freshman waiting for dinner at dorm mutters I smell burning cabbage while a sophomore warns head near the fire.
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy to fortify the blood and resist germs. It touts high red blood cell counts, liver support, and poison elimination, claiming benefits for digestion and immunity. It also recommends Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation relief.
A Philadelphia Record interview quotes a farmer on Old York road noting dogs avoid cars after a hit. He says six dogs still limp but now walk past autos, proving experience is the best teacher. A visitor remarks on a boy named Harry resembling his father during an Exchange. Johnny Claus is praised by a Chicago News remark.
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