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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1887
Page
4
A fragmentary religious verse piece from The Terry Corks Congregational praising priests as servants of God. It contrasts solemn devotion with worldly crowds and mournful rites, describing humility, patience, and faithful service amid suffering and spiritual labor.
The party journeys from Grob Goloh toward the high Yosemite region. They describe granite cliffs El Capitan and Sentinel, the Falls and Virgin River, with eager notes on mines "Gambetta" and "Surprisa" and a Kentucky host at Grub Gulel Haven. The piece captures dramatic vistas, mountain towns, and a police of silvered light on Sierra peaks.
A Sunday National meditation argues against innocence as paradise, warning that wealth and luxury tempt decay. It praises virtue, warns of ruin from vice, extols nature and cosmic order, and urges reverence for the Creator as a duty of rational beings.
Fragmentary OCR item describes a woman and several unclear actions including wood splitting and a notary. The readable parts feature names and scattered phrases without coherent events or dates. The piece appears damaged with mixed up words and no clear news item or outcome.
A barroom scene shows a tramp ordering a drink and a gentleman responding with courteous banter. The exchange underscores the era’s tongue in cheek about advertisements and temperance, referencing a claim that vigilance guarantees a good drink and noting Carl Pretesi’s weekly column.
A clipped dialogue scene recalls Civil War injuries at Cold Harbor with a weary veteran detailing wounds loss of sight and promised pensions. The speaker questions recognition of service while the narrator hints at town gossip and delayed claims.
A collage of testimonial fragments extols Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and other patent medicines. Letters praise cures for diarrhea chronic illness and bowel complaints, with sales pitches from druggists and a cracked notice about a ladies sewing school catalogue.
An old advertisement offers a free 82 page Rong Book in exchange for a 2 cent stamp and sender’s details at Morley Brot St. Louis. It glances at autograph requests and claims speedy cures from Worlls Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo. Amateur photographers are urged to join a plan for taking collective photographs.
Ad claims Wonderful Fight cures cholera diarrhea cramps lumbago neuralgia toothache and other pains. It asserts the remedy relieves faster than any other and is sold by all dealers. It mentions English import Ringold and a supposed “old recreation of graces” as context.
An 1880s advertisement warns of consumption and disease dangers, touting Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Blackberry Balsam as cures. It claims nutrition and vitality boosts, praises Emulsion of Parn Liver Oil, and notes availability from druggists and patent agents in Washington, with testimonials about crying babies and teething.
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