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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
2
A sharp retort follows an apology from a controversial figure named Gilson Willets or Wilson Giblets as critics urge a firm, public lesson for the presumptuous newcomer. The exchange highlights tensions over accountability and vocal confrontation in public discourse.
The article envisions a hidden subsurface water flow beneath Socorro shaping the valley for miles. It predicts a future simple, profitable plan to exploit the underflow, prompting local capitalists to regret not acting sooner.
Mr. Max Kirenman of Chicago travels through Socorro seeking suitable sites for Bohemian settlements. He is favorably impressed with the locality and hopes to establish at least one colony nearby, promising a hearty welcome to his countrymen.
Hon A A Freeman served as the orator at the New Mexico Bar Association gathering in Albuquerque. Judge Freeman’s address was praised as excellent and worthy of careful reading by lawyers and thoughtful citizens alike. His remarks on the territory’s judicial defects were timely and may spur efforts to remedy them, with high expectations for Freeman’s impact at such events.
Discussion on the statehood issue in New Mexico devolves into charges that supporters seek office to gain it while opponents push joint statehood to regain power. The piece urges judging statehood on merits rather than political self interest and questions whether outsiders inflate a partisan scramble.
Socorro county officials claim finances remain strong despite Democratic forecasts of disaster. The Republican board of county commissioners began their term ready to set a record in prudent fiscal management and responsible governance.
When José RE Torres became county treasurer, he posted a security bond requiring an exact monthly statement of the office’s affairs. The current financial condition of Socorro County is viewed as a gratifying sign by both Republicans and Democrats, with no evidence of wavering in resolve.
A historical reflection on emigration toward the southwest predicts rapid growth for New Mexico. It highlights rich natural resources in agriculture stock raising mining and manufacturing. The piece foresees new railroads opened lands towns prospering and population and wealth expanding markedly as development progresses.
Three jurors cured of cholera morbus after one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mr G W Fowler of Hightower Alabama recalls sickness on a petit murder jury at Edwardsville. He was sick after meat and souse, bright relief after taking the remedy, others cured too. Also a West of Ireland cycling tale, dog attack, and a quip about a cyclist. Dr Kings New Life Pills praised for constipation and headaches, 25 cents at Sovorre Drug store. Fresh vegetables listed at Winkler's.
In an address at the Polytechnic in Regent Street, Prof BE Symes Thompson Gresham argued teeth are not bones but dermal appendages. He noted teeth persist while bones decay and urged diligent nightly dental care, citing a crocodile toothpick analogy to stress cleansing. A mix of anecdotal cures and local ads followed, including King's New Discovery and Amica Salve promotion.
A humorous exchange shows a receiver and his clerk listing goods as an inventory. The cork is drawn and the wine tasted, revealing the item becomes an empty bottle ten minutes later. Translated material notes a failed back remedy and a social quip about buying drinks, ending with a room rental notice for light housekeeping.
This excerpt explains nature maintains order by predators and prey balancing populations. It notes insects reproduce prolifically, birds regulate insects, and predators like hawks and owls rely on sufficient prey. It cites adaptive advantage and examples such as the potato bug and a forest worm with ichneumon fly as a controlling agent.
A collage of short notes including a marriage advice plug for Electric Bitters from S. A. Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina praising its benefit against dyspepsia and torpid liver, plus a brisk history of briar briat husk pipes and a humorous St Louis Post Dispatch office note about a boss and a ripped pants hint.
An Edina Missouri resident J P Klote testifies stomach and liver tablets surpass all remedies for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation, available at druggists. The piece also notes a debate between Dunley and another party and mentions a Denver mining congress library with papers and exhibits for readers.
An Agriculture Department investigator documenting Cuba after the SpanishAmerican War found a dairy house near the summit of San Juan Hill. The structure could shelter three or four cattle, surrounded by a barbed wire fence likely salvaged from wartime entanglements.
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