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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
2
A local construction effort reports 100,000 square feet of cement sidewalk laid over the past year by Cawisnap. The note blends a civic statistic with a quoted moral admonition about children and learning. The fragmentary text remains era-tinged and reflective.
Voters will cast ballots Monday January 14 for justices of the peace and constables in the upcoming precinct elections.
Tur Desxa Grave, editor and proprietor, notes the six column folio expansion under new management. A Roose county automobile corporation forms to build Melrose via Roosevelt town to Tucumvari in Quay county.
R. A. Kistiex resumes his former role on the Optic with editorial and business oversight by M. M. Padgett. Both men express comfort and familiarity back among the column rules.
Santa Fe New Mexican publisher Col. Max Frost is rapidly recovering from a recent accident. Despite years of physical infirmity, he continues active work, directing the newspaper from home and maintaining his demanding editorial duties. Thousands of friends and admirers will welcome his improving condition.
A letter argues against the tariff on imported art, calling it a revenue tax that mainly affects luxury items for private palaces. Proponents say art deserves protection or public access through institutions, and question if the duty truly benefits education or American artists.
Edward A. Curtis, famed photographer of Indians, joined the Hopi Order of the Snake in Washington after a nine day underground initiation using 150 snakes. He is the first white man to take the vows and his experience comes amid reports of Roosevelt and Morgan ties to his work. The story notes Curtis’ promise to aid Indian photography and recounts the ceremonies endured.
Old scrapbooks are a dust menace leading to sneezing and illness. advice to store behind glass and paste on one side. Also testimonials for Dr. King's New Discovery from Socorro Drug and Supply Co, praising cough relief and weight gain, with a trial bottle offered. Includes a Dublin hotel joke and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy endorsement.
John Kemp of Rastfield Maine recommends Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to relieve chilblains and fever sores. He reports good results for salt rheum ulcers and other skin ailments. Available at Socorro Drug and Supply Co for 25 cents.
A Victorian advertisement extolls Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to cure torpid liver by improving digestion and nutrition. It argues against drastic drugs, cites Golden Seal root and other ingredients, and quotes medical authorities praising its tonic effects. Readers are urged to request a free booklet by mail.
An Atlanta Constitution note recounts a Georgia man carving on an oak slab a grave claim for a white mule born before the Civil War. The inscription says the mule survived battle fronts and may not have died at that exact spot, yet was last seen grazing there and trying to kick lightning back to the clouds.
On the northwest coast of Africa peanuts or ground nuts are grown in large quantities. Natives barter them with European traders for merchandise and tobacco at many points along the Gambia river before steamer loads are shipped to European ports, especially Marseille.
Mrs Michael Hart of Kingston Jamaica speaks highly of Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs croup and whooping cough. She says it has benefited her for years and would not be without a bottle at home. Sold by all druggists.
Painting tinware requires scratching the surface with rough pumice or coarse sandpaper, then applying a thin coat of shellac varnish before the paint is applied. This prepares the surface for better paint adhesion and durability.
Affected individuals feel dull and lose appetite a day before bilious attacks. Taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at the onset of symptoms can ward off the attack. Sold by all druggists.
The article notes Frederick the Great valued snuffboxes as his principal personal fancy, with about 130 boxes totaling roughly $1.3 million. Lord Malmesbury joked that one could hardly meet the king without sneezing. Two thousand pounds of Spanish snuff were kept in store, while Frederick abhorred smoking.
Aboriginal Australians regard butterflies as nutritious and edible, valued as a food source within traditional diets.
Port Madison Iowa overseer of the poor Mr August Sherpe says Dr Kings New Life Pills are rightly named and act more agreeably and do more good than any laxative. They guarantee to cure biliousness and constipation, 25 cents at Socorro Drug and Supply Co.
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