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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
2
The article notes visitors at the Socorro county fair faced some discomfort due to heavy rains but still the fair reached a record year. It mentions political chatter about a democratic ticket and comments on Antona and New Mexico statehood history. The focus remains on fair attendance and weather impacts.
Slight indications surface that Governor Curry’s handling of affairs pleases Democrats and Republicans alike, seen as evidence the current administration is proceeding in the right manner.
Goon progress reported on finishing arrangements for the Socorro county fair. Committees perform their parts well and county residents are urged to contribute to ensure a successful fair for all.
There are excellent prospects that enrollment at the School of Mines next Monday will be even larger than that of a year ago. The institution has passed the critical stage of its existence and is now in a position to render more valuable service from this time forward.
The text praises Mr Tart as a capable public servant and a man of presidential potential. It suggests Roosevelt’s possible nonrun and positions Taft as a strong candidate for the 1908 race, indicating high esteem for Taft in the national political outlook.
Tr Carmrrais extends greeting to the San Marcial Standard whose initial issue appeared last Saturday A.C. Publisher Ladd reputedly an old hand in the business. He promises the Standard shall be non partisan and notes there is always room for one more.
The piece argues that New Mexico shows strong support for joining as a state rather than remaining separate. It contends proper advocates can persuade the president to support admission, urging renewed, energetic effort. It notes ex Governor Hancock has issued striking, pious commentary on the issue.
The ex-governor offers counsel on political purity but avoids endorsing Roosevelt’s claim that he traded offices for legislative support. Until that charge and similar serious allegations are answered, New Mexico citizens are unlikely to heed Hagerman’s guidance on reform.
Oyssay McHane diplomat and assistant at torney general, serving as special agent for the United States, told a New Mexico newspaper that locals are not dishonest. He said residents condemn land law violations and want cases tried and penalties applied if proven by legal methods.
The paper lauds Socorro county fair leaders as they push a first annual fair at the county seat this month. William Jt Martin is highlighted as a key booster while editors advocate annual county fairs across the territory for broad benefits and wider community pride.
Testimonial notes severe diarrhoea left a worker unable to attend duties until one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him completely after nine days with other medicines failing. R. G. Stewax of Stewart & Bro Greenville Alabama endorses it. For sale by all druggists.
A playful report notes a girl informing her parents she wants a bathing suit. Her mother refuses and the daughter declares she will bathe without one. The issue is described as being arbitrated.
A calm yacht scene unfolds as ten champagne bottles remain and distress calls fail to draw aid. Commodore announces sobriety as the only sane option, while the crew reacts with blasphemy, prayer, singing, or stoic resignation in a wild, doomed moment from Puck.
A Richmond resident Mr A D Williams appeals to people with weak lungs to use Dr King’s New Discovery. He says it is the only remedy that meets the proprietor’s claims and saves more lives than all other throat and lung remedies. The product is advertised as curing asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy hoarseness and other lung issues with a free trial bottle offered by Socorro Drug and Supply Co.
Louis Becker of Belen cashier at First National Bank will wed Miss Laura Zink in Ripon Wisconsin on September 5. The bride is sister of Mrs Paul Dailies of Belen and former resident of Belen. She is well known in Albuquerque during residence here. Becker is son of Mr and Mrs John Becker prominent New Mexico residents and a former student at the University of New Mexico.
Hearing of a leading actor's sudden death in Chicago a New York Riaboan out of work offered to take his stage role for 2150 a week. The manager replied I wouldn't take his place for twice that amount. Also a note on Chamberlain's Pain Balm proving effective for backache with a testimonial from Luke Lagrange of Orange Michigan. For sale by all druggists.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History rank as top educational spots yet vast numbers of New York residents never visit them. Most daily visitors are out of town guests or strangers to the city. Subscribe for The Chieftain.
John B Lennon discusses strike history with bobbin boys in a humorous anecdote. An advertisement touts Bucklen s Arnica Salve for wounds burns and ulcers from Socorro Drug. Massachusetts resident John Talbot trains a hen to jump over hands. A Byfield man owns a cat that eats raw green corn and strips husks in the field.
A Midland City Alabama reader reports thirty years of chronic tetter with little relief until using three boxes of Chamberlains Salve. The advertisement claims the salve cured the condition though it occasionally flares briefy. It promotes Chamberlains Salve as available at all druggists.
Chairman David Farr tours the town Tuesday on private business en route to Albuquerque. He says Socorre county conditions are about right as he passes through.
The Panama Canal's high wages lure skilled workers but fever and malaria fears persist. Electric Bitters is touted as a safe remedy against malaria and other ailments. The Socorro Drug and Supply Co guarantees the product at 50 cents.
Deer in parts of Japan, including sacred sites like Maru and Miyajima, have become unusually tame and often eat from visitors' hands. The deer are generally smaller than their American counterparts, and their behavior reflects the cultural integration of wildlife with tourism and shrine precincts.
An old advertisement claims headaches stem from stomach disorder and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to correct it. Sold by all druggists.
Enrollment for the next academic year at the New Mexico School of Mines will resume on Monday morning September 9 at nine o'clock. President Noble expresses optimism for a strong attendance and a profitable year. The notice also mentions a probate matter for Mesquiales Armijo in Socorro County and appoints Rowina Vien Armijo as administratrix.
A notice to Robert Ross states the undersigned expended 100 dollars for labor and improvements in 1906 and 1907 on the Alice mining claim and 100 dollars on the Florence mining claim, with location records in Book 53, pages 397 and 394, in the Socorro county recorder’s office. If Ross does not contribute his share within 90 days after service, his interest will become the undersigned’s.
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