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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate published in Hillsboro New Mexico on Friday December 15 1916. It notes W C Thompson as proprietor and the paper’s post office reentry for transmission through US mails as second class matter with partial dedication to the western Sierra County and New Mexico.
A Pueblo Chieftain notice suggests Washington officials could learn Villa’s location by reading the front page. It notes 70,000 to 80,000 U.S. troops have chased Villa across the border for months and argue the pursuit should focus on Juarez across the river from Texas.
Kingston Joho Moffitt undertakes a residential roof replacement while extensive mining activity continues at Middle Perch creek toward the Amethyst group of mines and Valamity mine. A Balboa tunnel encounter shows a large streak with tests pending to confirm the vein. The tunnel or the Superiory mine is being driven forward as the cross cut in the tunnel path toward the east progresses.
The text notes an accelerating cross-cut that may open ore bodies as development continues. It reports full housing occupancy in town, with plans for additional houses, and mentions Moni tor Mining Company developing the Snow Storm and other leased mines. It also records local residents Mr and Mrs Bend occupying a near-town property and visits by Mr and Mrs G M Henderson to Hillsboro.
In this excerpt Montague in the Los Angeles Examiner notes bread cheese and pickles cost pain and suggests thrifty meals. Dieticians praise potato peel and matton fat with rice as nutritious scraps like watermelon rind can satisfy hunger on twenty cents a day. He promises to try a cost conscious diet himself.
A brief regional item notes Plensar Neny preparing for a debut event in form. The report cites local organizers and a tentative date for the appearance, with emphasis on community interest and upcoming activities.
The Estancia Herald reports a passerby found Nena Johnson crying in the street claiming to have lost a bean. The man approached and asked what happened, and she explained tearfully that she could not locate the bean.
A returned traveler slipped into a shallow pond as a strict caretaker confronted him with a notebook. The official refused extenuating circumstances and insisted the act of swimming or being in the lake was forbidden.
A whimsical note on a coined term for aviation fatigue called Tthereal Isphyxia. It jokes that high rollers in a grill room will struggle to pronounce it when they return home.
A convict allegedly ingested tainted currency as a bizarre warning, while a medical journal extols cosmetics and a woman’s duty, urging sanity elimination in a troubling echo of sensational advice. the text emphasizes misleading claims and social anxieties.
A fragment discusses air sacs in birds from Harper's Weekly noting the evolution from reptile to bird. It explains the body as a hollow cylinder and the air sacs filling spaces to provide lightweight structural efficiency, including how other birds’ air cavities support movement.
A columnist decries church gatherings that blend worship with politics, warning they inflame class hatred and undermine Christian influence. The piece blames leaders for promoting an un Christlike, monarchist spirit harmful to church and state.
Advocates say national prosperity rests with farmers. Urges workers to strive for excellence so rewards follow. Notes tenant farming faces steady toil with little or no payday.
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