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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1884
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR listing names and titles of county officials and school commissioners. Mentions probate clerk and commission roles with several named individuals such as Contreras, Vivian Baca, Misty Brass, and others, scattered through a chaotic line of text.
A historical column notes the death of Bishop Stapeen of the Methodist Episcopal chapel and mentions various political figures and events. It references Warren Haw as head of something for Grant, a plan to alter a newspaper price, and scattered notes about Porfirio Diaz and other figures. The piece combines obituary, political gossip, and local anecdotes from a chaotic period.
A garbled prose poem fragment describes characters and settings in a surreal night scene. References to Tell Bertioles, Mer and Silver City mingle with disjointed dialogue and fragmentary actions as a figure moves through a dim, dreamlike landscape. The text blurs identity and place, yielding a cryptic tableau open to interpretation.
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