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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes from Sierra County Advocate reference a proprietor tied to a local code event in Silver City area. Mention of mail and matter woven into a terse, unclear passage suggests a local legal or business notice with limited readable details.
A detailed account of last Saturdays Agricultural college baseball game against Hillborn Sierra Brownie. The college team led by Jim Hiler faced late rallying Browns with strong pitching from Gillach and timely hitting. Weather cleared for the initial season matchup drawing a large crowd. two hours of play ended with the college ahead. Postgame notes mention upcoming return game and personnel changes including Jim Hiler as temporary captain.
Grand Pop used it for rheumatism Dad used it for cat ailments Mammy for burns scalds and aches Sis used it for catarrh and chilblains. It supposedly yanks any old pain out by the roots. For sale at the Post Office Drug Store.
A detailed account explains how aging capital ships are disposed of after decommissioning. Vessels costly to build are broken up in British waters, sold for scrap, with plates melted and repurposed into stoves and rails. Timber, timber, and fittings are recycled, while hulls often yield wood, metal, and parts for various uses before final destruction by dynamite.
A naturalist recalls finding a large fly trapped in a spider’s web near his workshop. The spider, twice the fly’s size, gradually bound the prey’s legs, injected poison, and kept it alive while feeding. The fly died the next day as the spider continued to suck life from it.
The article notes that New York City waters cover 865 square miles with 359 miles of shoreline and waste enough energy daily to power a continent. It states tides move about 6,000,000,000 tons of water each day within this body of water.
In Sixth Judicial District Court of New Mexico Otero County, H Bigelow as plaintiff informs creditors and parties of a receivership order for Stern Consolidated Oil Mining Company. Eugene Ho Wilson and Eugene S Neal named receivers, directing proof of claims within sixty days from publication.
Notice lists C T Bar tid Mary Me A Beaver and others as parties in interest. It states forfeiture for failure to contribute required expenditures on Grand View and Granite Sorte mining claims in Grant County New Mexico. Public notice under Section 24 of Revised Statutes. First publication January 10, 1908.
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