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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1905
Page
2
Junax Freimas argues for joint statehood as a path to prosperity while editors in Washington press stronger arguments for the measure. The text notes mixed views and suggests distant observers hear news about themselves, with surprising revelations as distance grows.
A fragmentary account notes opposition to a proposed licensing framework for gambling in New Mexico, with little public debate and unclear legislative momentum. The text references existing laws and the legislative numbering system as context for the dispute.
A remark from eighteen months ago about lambs six months old selling for four dollars a wall is cited as a sharp forecast. The speaker, once deemed impractical, is now viewed as a remarkably insightful predictor.
Max Kiechy outlines key steps for forming a Bohemttatt colony in the nearby district. He envisions four to five hundred substantial families joining the community, with strong local support and generous backing from Mr. Kirchman and others. The plan aims to attract citizens and bolster growth in Socorre.
Local readers report a commotion around Senator Andrews accused of siphoning state funds from the Enterprise Bank failure. The passage urges a fair trial and conviction if guilty, while noting pets in New Moxico amplify the distraught reaction.
The New Mexican erupts in joy over Judge Abbott and Sheriff Armijo closing Albuquerque saloons on Sundays. Six months of persistent campaigning by the paper helped push general Sunday closing enforcement to a long awaited outcome.
The campaign image promoting anti graft and high level corruption crackdown by President Roosevelt drew intense nationwide enthusiasm never before seen in the nation’s history.
The text describes a growing evil threatening national stability and a public mood ready to oppose it. It asserts that a figure is needed to channel this sentiment and give it form, naming Theodore Roosevelt as that man who could embody and express the movement.
The territorial mounted police ended a gang of fence cutters across eastern San Miguel and Guadalupe counties. Eight suspects are jailed, with ringleaders detained as the law is enforced. The crackdown boosts security for eastern ranges and supports the Mounted Police law.
Advert shows Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the exact purgative for constipation. Claimed to be strong for robust adults yet mild and safe for children with no griping, sold by Webster & Co. in Udera, Ontario, and available at all druggists.
A Brown University American literature class heard Prof Sears stop mid sentence and announce the remainder of his line was two miles away prompting the class to be excused. Other notes mention remedies from Dr King s New Discovery and New Life Pills and stamp collecting curiosities.
Detroit engineer George Y. Wisner warned before the Detroit Engineering Society that irrigation diversions of the Colorado River may turn California's Imperial Valley into an inland sea within twenty years. He cited river erosion, failed reversals to solid bed, and evaporation surpassing inflow, predicting a million acres submerged below sea level.
Fragmentary text cites health concerns and remedies. References unnamed individuals and products, including a claimed regimen of one or two Dr Pierne’s Pellets daily to regulate digestion and cleanse a foul stomach and torpid liver.
The Companion makes a Christmas gift striking for all ages. A yearly subscription at 1.75 includes remaining 1905 issues and a January 1906 Minutemen Calendar in colors, with free 1906 volume announcements. Samples and tax information sent to Boston address 144 Berkeley Street.
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