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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1904
Page
2
The piece notes Parker as Wall Street’s preferred candidate for the presidency, while criticizing years of Democratic outcries against Republican alleged plunder and influence.
Observers note the St. Louis convention failed to draft a platform on a paramount issue. The piece recalls a prior decisive action by a Republican administration four years ago and suggests Democrats may learn from that experience.
In remarks on the New York state convention platform, William Jennings Bryan says Judge Parker is not fit for nomination by any party and praises Parker for honesty in politics, calling him the noblest Democrat of them all.
The Democratic convention split over money policy and omitted the money plank. Judge Parker signaled commitment to the gold standard after nomination, fueling internal turmoil among Democrats and provoking sharp criticism from rival factions.
The Republican National Convention in Chicago passed with unanimity on candidates and platform. Theodore Roosevelt was named for president and Fairbanks for vice president by acclamation, with minimal dissent on credentials and Hawaii delegation. Mrs. Mattie Burge of Martinsville praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after rapid relief in her family.
A period ad promotes Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for liver vigor digestion and bowel regulation. Claimed to prevent bilious attacks and sold by all druggists.
McDonald Clarke a famed fifty year veteran in New York known as the mad poet, cleverly treats two young men who seek to mock him. They offer money to see him, he delays, then gives back a coin and charges children half price for the sight.
Mrs. Chas. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana reports coughing fits and sleepless nights until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and she gained 58 pounds. The ad promises relief for coughs colds grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with bottles at 50 cents and 2.00 and trial bottles free.
Patrolman Reilly toured dark Mount Vernon homes by boat last Sunday night and challenged a impetuous resident at a grand Westchester residence before the gas outage prompted a bright parlor reveal. The tale is mixed with advertisements and quirky anecdotes from period papers.
A reader from Verbena Alabama recalls a persistent health struggle with piles that yielded to Bucklen's Amica Salve, praised for curing 24 tumors and aiding burns and aches. The note ends with a humorous exchange about bigamy and a plug for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, recommended for all and sold locally.
A clerk asks for a week off to marry, and the employer jokes about past illnesses and injuries, quipping there is always something going wrong with Jones. The exchange highlights a humorous workplace exchange about time off and personal plans.
A brief chat in a parlor highlights Miss Pechis reacting to a caller with warm tone and a playful exchange. The young man confesses longing and asks to be with her, framing a charged social moment.
O G Higbee of Danville Mississippi writes that after four months bedridden with rheumatism two years ago a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment cured him and he cheerfully recommends it. Sold by Socorro Drug and Supply Co. Also includes a humorous parlor exchange about a sister delaying with her plans.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes sharp taunts about Senator Goodley and a crooked bill. It blames lobbyists for the bill and notes a clash over influence. An item mentions an assortment of fancy stationery at The Chieftain office.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of names and initials including Greenwald Contreras Padilla Leandro Baca Baca Pine Sanches Miera Torres and others, with no clear event or context available. The text appears as partial names and initials, lacking dates or venues.
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