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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
4
The item notes a weekly publication from Mora County Publishing Co in Roy New Mexico with a Saturday issue schedule and a subscription rate of $1.50 per year, indicating second class postal matter status at the Roy post office.
In a fiery letter to the Albuquerque Journal the writer laments legislative stagnation and criticizes state lawmakers for failing to advance road-building and other crucial reforms. The piece urges a recall amendment to empower voters to replace the legislature, arguing roads and growth depend on decisive action and criticized entrenched party gridlock. It also links political missteps to regional developments in Mora County and Clayton’s political shifts.
The record notes JULIAN a dark bay stallion weighing 1650 sired Belgian Exposition second prize yearling and First prize two year old at American Horse Show Chicago. SELIM a dark brown horse weighing 1500 praised for power and action and claims to sire many good colts in New Mexico.
An advertisement touts SELIM the Belgian stallion as the most profitable choice for homesteaders in New Mexico. It claims cheap upkeep, urges raising colts to build value, and notes SELIM’s foals can be viewed near Mosquero. Terms demand $3 to reserve a living colt payable after thirty days, with mares insured and SELIM viewable at Herendeen Mate near Solano.
A garbled passage laments overexertion and vacant time while debating exercise and leisure. It mentions the mummy of Egyptians, regular curves, and a critique of modern industry, church life, and scientific guides, with a controversial blend of names and terms.
A fragmentary OCR like line hints at a cryptic exchange about fortune and irrigation. Readable names are absent, leaving only garbled phrases and scattered words. This record captures the fragment without clear persons, places, or events.
An Erie Pennsylvania notice advertises a $2,000 death benefit and weekly accident or sickness payments of $15, plus $1,000 for loss of limbs or eyesight and emergency relief. It targets men and women aged 10 to 65 and invites applicants to send age, sex and occupation to the American Registry Company for a $100,000 policy, with printing by the Spanish-American.
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