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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
4
Report details a party of Mexicans with teams and scrapers digging near the Bull Tank claiming maps show buried treasure worth up to 100000 in Mexican doubloons. They say the stash dates to the Mexican War and may lie along Pond Creek and the Brazos River area, with many locals and outsiders repeatedly digging for it.
An article notes savages despise labor and contrasts rugged Tauro mission work in Toro with earlier Buganda missionary efforts. It describes the king’s birthday exhibit of 200 native entries, queen and king winners, rising variety, and a view that the Africa exhibition surpassed St Louis in interest for its time and place.
The New York World notes only two poisonous snake species east of New York, the rattlesnake and the copperhead. Rattlesnakes are easily identified by their rattle and banded body, while copperheads show reddish brown bands and hazel tones. Despite these dangers, accidents remain rare as rattlesnakes warn before striking and copperheads avoid conflict.
George J. Gould returned on the Philadelphia from a 4,000 mile automobile tour through Europe. In the Philadelphia’s smoking room an American resident of Moscow spoke of Russian press censorship and how war news is perverted. He noted repeated misrepresentations of defeats as victories and described Russians celebrating imagined victories amid fires and rejoicing.
In a striking remark, Mr Gould compares Russians to Anita, saying the more you beat them the more fire they ignite. The vivid analogy highlights a belief in endured resistance and escalating determination under pressure.
An English tale reports a Presbyterian church spire bent nearly 25 degrees from plumb after a wind gust. The steeple reportedly twisted, with the apex tilting toward the northwest, creating a remarkable structural quirk.
A gust, veering the vessel, forced the crew to reenter ports and realign the craft. Although arduous, the wind’s erratic behavior ultimately eased the task and restored the ship to its original stance.
The report surveys Moslem burial customs and says graves are never reopened after burial. It notes oyster overharvesting in parts of the country and connects raw oyster consumption to health concerns including typhoid fears. It cites scientists and oystermen debating contamination and public appetite driven by gatherers.
A large rattlesnake entered the Seminole Council tent at Wewob FT during a meeting led by Capt. A. J. McKennon. Attendees declared the snake a messenger of the Great Spirit signaling that the tribe must go to Mexico, as medicine men interpreted the creature’s path and omen.
The Heston Commercial Bulletin notes rising foreign demand for Americus footwear. Footwear quality and craftsmanship have boosted exports, with increasing annual gains through 1900s, as styles win favor abroad and bolster the domestic industry.
In Persia the shah employed harsh measures to restore order after a crop failure sparked unrest. Bakers were flogged with rods and several ears were reportedly amputated. The regime's approach to law and order drew sharp attention to the severe punishment methods used.
The text notes a border dispute as Thibetan goats trespass into British territory, with limited harm described from grazing on British pastures. It references England's 18th century wars, touching Jenkins’s ear and a long modern war described as extensive, with wandering wants mentioned.
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