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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
2
A reader asks how long until reputable insurers will avoid Socorro property while urging limits on truck patch sizes and charging residents for water by usage. The note frames policy tensions between risk assessment and local resource costs.
The Chieftain urges city authorities to halt irrigation of large orchards and gardens and refund water bonds. In season and out of season for years this appeal highlights evils in the city's water service, with Peete noted as part of the plea.
In a pointed satire a warning of a fire in Socorro’s business district on Manzanares avenue suggests moving the county seat to Luis Lopes as a solution. The piece emphasizes dramatic consequences of urban ruin and relocation.
Socorro's water supply covers domestic needs but cannot irrigate large farm areas. The number and size of orchards and wardens consuming most of the city water must be reduced to relieve strain.
Residents learned weeks before the blaze that the water supply was insufficient to extinguish the Tuesday fire from its outset. The piece questions whether improving the city’s water service should be a priority.
The governor has not yet ruled on charges against Frank A. Hubbell of Bernalillo County. The piece urges a firm decision, predicting Hubbell’s removal from office if the case proves strong.
District Attorney Elfego Baca sues Meliton and Anastacio Torres editors of El Defensor del Pueblo for libel against Justice Frank W. Parker. This is the first case under the Territory's new libel statute and draws wide attention as the outcome awaits interest.
The piece urges Socorro to refund the water system bonds after two decades of unchecked interest. It argues the $2000 debt could have been built cheaper and the $1800 annual payments are excessive, noting no principal reduction and proposing a four percent investment alternative.
José E. Torres as Socorro county treasurer must file monthly financial statements with a security company official bond in place. The firm also requires banks holding county funds to certify exact amounts credited to Torres. The arrangement demonstrates how a bond can curb financial impropriety and ensure auditability.
The Socorro county district court term shows high satisfaction as many long pending cases were resolved, Judge Parker setting many for early next term. Court funds are bolstered with savings and a December term is assured due to economical work.
The fire at Windsor hotel and H. G. May's livery barn shows Socor ro water service lacks adequate mains pressure. Fire alarms sound repeatedly as hoses fail to reach ten feet, leaving property destroyed and neighborhoods filled with ruins, a pattern of repeated losses across the city.
Ruth Dewey overcame cholera infantum after her father used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad notes the remedy is sold by druggists. A Houston Chronicle snippet follows about a hungry widow offered housemaid work with easy hours.
A historical ad and anecdote extols frugal living and prudent purchases. It argues saving ten percent is hard, urges careful spending on seeds and medicines like Chamberlain's remedy, and notes a humor column about a local editor criticized for gossip.
A Canadian reader from Rat Portage Ontario says Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets helped his stomach trouble with mild laxative effects. He recommends them to all who suffer from stomach disorder and notes they are for sale by all druggists.
A crowded column mixes jokes about Easter ignorance and czar jokes with a court quip, a nurse’s note on typhoid recovery, weather talk from Phoenix to Tucson, and ads for remedies and household items. The piece weaves satire with local notices and soft classifieds.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes limits of a husband’s monetary claim over his wife’s hair. A wife charged her husband with stealing the hair he had once helped her acquire. The cadi finds no joint ownership or right to pledge the hair, sending the case to trial.
A painter visiting Marshby finds friendly locals and a romance with a village woman. An anxious father in the house shouts to cast off the painter, later explained as a dream by the young woman who notes her father is a retired sea captain who talks in his sleep.
Missourian Champ Clark quips about Arkansas while recalling a train station remark. The piece includes a discounted health ad for Dr King s New Discovery with price and free trial, plus a historical note on Jean d Albret s bedroom cradle in Pan racks and a joke about optimism from Chicago News.
In Hancock New Hampshire fifty years ago Joan Todd a quirky patient known for patent medicines visits Dr Wood. After a grim warning about his time to live Todd collapses and is revived by water with a wry remark about the doctor’s method.
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements claim F J Cheney has been honorable in business for 15 years and capable of meeting obligations. Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
John C. Rowley, master mechanic for the Southern Pacific at Gila Bend, seeks a man or boy aged 18 to 30 with good habits to work around a stationary engine. Must be well educated, able to keep books, and must not smoke drink gamble or abuse a wife if married. Arizona Silver Belt.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a tense church scene where the pastor questions the choir's mood and urges them to lift their voices, while the organist notes current amiability, prompting speculation about underlying tensions within the group.
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