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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
A week of battles and shifts across Arras and Vermelies fronts reports fresh gains for French and allied forces. American Marines join Pershing's command as Japanese and British units engage submarines and rail to support allies.
The bulletin lists a series of New Mexico notes: Masonic reunions in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, dry vote majorities in Curry County, a Chinese regiment drilling at Columbus, Maxwell Co to rebuild Hebron dam, Colfax County funding for farmers, Liberty loan bonds anticipated nationwide, and crop prospects improving in Estancia, Aztec, and Farmington. Also noted are a new mining venture in Steeple Rock, Bethlehem Copper incorporation, obituaries, selective draft registrations, Spanish-speaking enlistments, boy scout organization growth in Albuquerque, and a flood impacting Tesuque river.
Ventura newspaper reports 18 000 acres to be farmed under state grazing leases with 2173 acres listed locally. Union county leads at 2242 acres, Guadalupe second, Curry third, Quay fourth. Rooss Vest adds 600 acres to reach 1020. Death of Thomas Lyons may affect farming plans on the Gila.
Maj. Bern ard Ruppe of Albuquerque has had his resignation accepted. Maj. Etienne P. Bujac from Carlabad moves to active list on recruiting duty. Clyde Bari Bly of Deming earns promotion to captain, Harry E. Bechtel becomes first lieutenant, and First Lieut. Samuel D. Swope assigned to recruiting duty. Dr. Ellsworth Bethel, studying plant diseases under forest service, arrives in Santa Fe. eradicating pests in pines and forests is pursued. State lands: 138,972 acres in 104 tracts across eight counties to be sold at public auctions in June and July led by State Land Commissioner R. P. Ervien.
Thomas Lyons, Grant county's largest individual land owner and leading citizen, was murdered in El Paso. His body was found with a crushed skull and multiple wounds in a ravine in Highland Park, El Paso.
A jail break is reported from Lordsburg with three Mexicans releasing a fourth inmate. The incident involves escape efforts at the Lordsburg jail and details about the individuals remain unclear.
Roswell Santa Fe Times reports the Roswell Country Club purchased twenty more acres at 100 an acre, increasing its total to ninety four acres and adding a fine clubhouse to the estate.
L. J. Otto, an old-time rancher from Quemado country about 80 miles northwest of Magdalena, has been missing for about two months and authorities believe he may have died in the hills.
An escaped convict An astacio Harela who fled a road camp near Albuquerque was retaken by a Grant county deputy sheriff and brought back to the penitentiary. Muster roll lists fifty names as local guard volunteers enroll daily in Bilver City Company H.
Gov Lindsey and the Council of State Defense approve an $83,600 seed and provender allotment for county needs. From a $20,000 war fund, plans push to cultivate 640 acres of state land in northern Torrance County and 600 acres of irrigated land in Rio Arriba County using convicts from the state penitentiary.
A fragmentary dialogue references restraint on conversation and the danger of speaking without knowledge. Miss Chyenne asks why, and the other speaker labels the uninformed as the most reckless talkers, noting widespread foolishness in the exchange.
A fragmentary note discusses overhead charges and a new hat with casual quotes about five dollars and upcoming summer spending. It mentions cleaning straw hats with dampered cornmeal as a quick care tip, reflecting everyday shopper talk and quirky provincial phrases.
Broncho Bob questions a young man in a brand-new cowboy uniform and is told he has no gun. He explains it is safer to be unarmed to avoid implying agreement to quarrel and expresses disappointment that the youth did not bring a firearm. He warns not to repeat the lapse.
An advertisement touts freezone as a painless remedy to lift and remove corn or callus. It claims instant relief from soreness, drying action without harming surrounding skin, and easy removal of hard or soft corns between toes with a few drops. A Cincinnati inventor is credited with the compound and druggists can order it.
A witty exchange about finances and taste centers on setting up a joint account and selecting checks to harmonize with new embossed stationery. The brief quip highlights domestic planning and aesthetic choices in financial matters between spouses.
Glowing testimonial ad claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cure itchy burning eczema. Single hot bath plus ointment touted as lifesaving for distressed skin. Free samples offered by mail with book at Cuticura Dept ly Boston. Also notes women gossip and a digression about Eric Wotan lacking gossip.
Railway shop workers in San Juan Porto Rico secured higher wages and improved working conditions after negotiations. An elderly bachelor quipped that a woman's tongue is an organ without stops, providing a quirky aside to the report.
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