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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1906
Page
2
The piece notes William H. Andrews of Bernalillo County as the Republican Delegate candidate with broad margins of support. It critiques Lorenzano’s speech as two-rank sophistry while praising Andrews' first term record. Larrazolo’s Socorro address is described as eloquent on many points yet silent on others.
The article lauds Socorro county’s administration under Republican officials and argues that residents should not change parties as the current rulers have managed county affairs well.
Socorro county endures seven inches of snowfall on October twenty second, but election snow is heavier. The piece ridicules the Democratic People’s ticket and mocks supporters, predicting their defeat on November sixth. One man’s solicitor remark to “Go to the devil” is noted as an example of the ticket’s poor appeal and the likely guardianship needed for its backers.
A political argument asserts the last Democratic regime left New Mexico with 1.3 million dollars in debt and ruined credit, while ten years of Republican control cut indebtedness by about fifty percent and improved credit, with Democrats critiquing tax increases.
The text argues that higher taxes were needed due to Democratic excesses under prior control as Republicans aim to fix finances. It highlights Leonoro Baca, elected as a Democrat sheriff in Socorro County, whose later party switch led to accusations of grave office misconduct, with Democratic influences influencing interpretations.
The speaker Mr. Larrazoro claims Andrews should gain no credit for securing many Civil War pensions arguing a veteran earns a pension by law as surely as a wolf hunter earns a bounty. The comparison is false and poorly justified, casting doubt on the reason behind the claim.
Hon H O Bursum is hailed as a growing public speaker after two powerful addresses in Las Vegas and Las Cruces, with officials noting increasing influence and breadth. An accompanying note touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds, claiming relief and pneumonia prevention, with prices and trial bottle offer.
Sir John Millais first picture was bought by Charles Reade. Ruskin called it a fiasco and kicked a hole in the painting. An ad claims Dr King s New Life Pills cure chronic constipation quickly and purge poisons enhancing vigor. Socorro Drug and Supply Co guarantees the remedy at 25 cents.
A column extols liking people and showing interest in their lives to win friends. It contrasts a genuine, caring approach with a critical “student” of human nature, urging acts of kindness and shared humanity. The piece also promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as an antiseptic healer and notes horse aging via teeth and eyelid wrinkles.
Mrs Ora Bussard of Brubaker Illinois recalls how two years ago her child suffered pneumonia with a severe cough. After using Chamberlain Cough Remedy the coughing ceased and the child gained weight. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
The article traces discus throwing from Homeric and Olympia times, noting stones and bronze disks used with a thong, a fixed stance, and a powerful body swing. It mentions a British Museum discus of 11 pounds 9 ounces and Myron’s discobolus as representations of the technique and athletic movement.
A rugged uplift of volcanic material lies on baked sandstone, dipping westward. It appears as a gray, palisade like wall rising 300 to 500 feet above the tide, crowned with trees and partially hidden by talus. It bends at Nyack into an amphitheater near the town, forms Point no Point, and climbs toward High Tor at 820 feet, with the dike stretching south to Bayonne for forty miles and Palisades fronting the river for half that distance.
Mrs W Gilpatrick of Danforth Me reports that after six months on Electric Bitters her long dyspepsia and weakness have vanished. The tonic purportedly strengthens stomach, liver and kidneys, purifies blood and treats malaria and biliousness. Sold by Socorro Drug and Supply Co at 50c with guarantee.
A man visits a colleague’s office but finds Mr Smith absent for sixteen years. The cashier notes the firm is out though, with a grim smile and a verdict of one hundred thousand just. The scene unfolds in a New York Press item.
The intense itching of eczema and tetter is instantly soothed by Chamberlains Salve and many severe cases are permanently cured by its use. For sale by all druggists.
The rose of Jericho also called the resurrection plant can revive after seeming death when placed in water. It dries out completely but can bloom again once rehydrated, demonstrating a remarkable surviving adaptation.
The text touts Dr. Piere’s Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for women’s delicate systems. It claims to strengthen the whole body and organs distinctly feminine, aiding nervous prostration hysteria irritability and other uterine distress. Also promotes Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
The husband rants after a coat given away to a tramp hides a stash claim. He says a hundred dollars was placed in the coat to keep safe for clothing purchases. The wife retorts that two years ago he pulled a similar trick, mocking his plan and revealing the pocket contents. She plans to shop for a dress tomorrow.
Sick headache is linked to stomach upset and indigestion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and cure the headache. Take at first signs to ward off the attack. For sale by all druggists.
In Persia and Afghanistan asafetida is valued as a delicate perfume. Eastern li terati re notes refined tastes, with many luxurious persons carrying it in pockets or in a bag hung from the neck, despite western repugnance to its odor.
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