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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
1
A local ad promotes a large, attractive line of Eagle shirts ideal for summer wear. Describes fabrics such as Madras Cheviots and Flannel with plated or plain fronts, collars optional, cool and quality priced to attract customers.
The Socorro county board met to discuss tax abatements and road work. Officials including John Greenwald and Abe Contreras approved abatements for Paula Thorn and Jose Amado Fajardo, and appointed Juan Sanches road supervisor and Highrio Montoya constable. The meeting adjourned to 2 pm and resumed with notices to repair roads and adjust delinquent tax funds.
Albuquerque in July 1903 announces a statewide mineral exhibit to travel to St Louis for the World Fair. Mine owners are urged to ship large, well labeled samples with owner details, assays, photos, and literature, to Albuquerque by late August for display and later return. Tickets for the 1903 event list a New Mexico gathering and St Louis expo connection.
The text outlines House Bill No. 213 to fund county institutes in New Mexico territory, detailing allocations by county class, oversight by the Territorial Board of Education, and officer mileage and per diem. It also notes repeal of conflicting laws and effective date. The rest recounts a July Fourth celebration in the Datil mountains with speeches by John Cox and Charles Adams Sr. and a social dance at Ed R. Kelley and sons ranch.
An ad touts DeWitt's Early Risers as a gentle stomach and liver tonic that cures constipation biliousness and liver troubles without griping. It claims to arouse secretions and strengthen organs and lists A. E. Howell as the seller.
An ad touts Kodol as a foundational health cure that helps the stomach and digestive organs digest, assimilate, and transform foods into nourishing blood. Indigestion and dyspepsia are claimed to be cured, with A. E. Howell as the distributor.
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