Thompson's Proprietor Ad in 1912 Friday Issue
W O Thompson proprietor announces an entry on the front page of the August 9 1912 Friday issue. The note is terse and styled as a newspaper header with ownership credit for the edition.
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
3
W O Thompson proprietor announces an entry on the front page of the August 9 1912 Friday issue. The note is terse and styled as a newspaper header with ownership credit for the edition.
Local notes report visits by traders and lawyers from Deming and Albuquerque, new window work on the courthouse vault, residents moving to Mesilla and Denver, and forthcoming trips by Los Angeles realtors to hunt grizzlies and trout. Several residents travel through Hillsboro and Kingston, with updates on injuries and health, including a radius fracture treated by Dr. Given.
The article notes a suit by Neimination? Or a similar buyer to recover cattle shipped from Mexico into the United States amid suspicions of irregular sales by Mexican rebels. It mentions Parker as an innocent purchaser who bought cattle with guaranteed title, and reports similar trouble for other cattlemen. J H Donaldson discusses Seven Lakes oil activity, a new town with a functioning gas well that flames twenty feet high, unsettling Navajo Indians, and anticipated drilling machinery arrival with samples of crude oil collected.
Kingston gains and losses as locals share visitors from Las Palomas Hermosa Denver Hillsboro and Socorro. Mining interest groups Charles Singer survives after lightning strike and funeral scare as Sierra County Advocate promotes its long running public notices service.
Frank J. Cheney asserts his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Care. The text notes the product is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and dealer details. It also reports 1911 gold and silver production in New Mexico rising to 280,884 and 272,353 respectively, while copper and zinc values fell from 1910 levels.
The report notes an $18,763 increase in New Mexico compared with 1910 figures. It mentions health remedies from Chamberlain and a candidate announcement by Harvey B Fergusson of Albuquerque pledging loyalty to Wilson and Democratic principles. Governor McDonald hints at a possible special session of the New Mexico legislature to address safety measures, with county officials optimistic.
Hillsboro residents praise N. S. Miller a local druggist for introducing here a buckthorn bark based tonic, Bly This cirple Germupt remedy Aesther. The ad claims a single dose relieves stomach issues and constipation instantly, curing appendicitis-like symptoms.
Notice to creditors in the estate of John W. Burke on the Statehood Mines Company. All claimants must present details to A M Gillespie, referee, by the first day of the year. The bearing will occur at the law office in Hillsboro. First published December 12.
In Palomas New Mexico seven miles below the dam site residents are thrilled by a petrol discovery near the river. Many land claims have been filed adjacent to the find in recent days. A Sovorro Chieftain report notes the public interest and growing activity around the site. A separate ad notes ill health from poor digestion and promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy, claiming digestion, liver function, and bowel regulation improvements with many prior cures, available from all dealers.
A clipped sentence fragment hints at a comparison of medicines with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The snippet references merit and general medicinal quality but lacks context, dates, places, or named persons to form a complete news item.
A fragment cites Lindsay Scott of eat Ind urging a universal diarrhoea remedy to ease suffering, noted as for sale by all dealers. The text is a terse historical snippet lacking full context or date.
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