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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate criticizes navy department officials and officials understrappers as parasites of decency. It cites statehood hopes for New Merion and a Republican Congress as factors shaping the fallout, urging immediate action to reform.
A Inyo County prospector claims re discovering the Gunsight mine in the Funeral Mountain range near Death Valley. He reports seeing tons of pure galous ore detached from a ledge, amid a waterless, desolate area where horned toads and lizards survive with no vegetation. The tale echoes the old Gunsight origin involving a rifle sight misplacement.
A Chicago Tribune piece warns that failure of regulation pushes the nation toward government ownership. It accuses powerful rail interests and consolidations of pressuring policy, challenging public trust and role of Republican newspapers in shaping opinion.
The article argues disasters stem from personal choice, not fate, noting heart failure often follows a weak stomach and irregular eating. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for digestion and nutrition, claiming cures for heart, liver, lungs and kidney diseases caused by stomach issues, and promotes Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for biliousness.
The Commoner questions the trust system highlighting consolidation and reduced competition as harmful to public welfare. The piece argues that monopoly power may require a remedy to protect consumers and ensure fair prices.
Frank Pingree of Detroit, in an Evening News interview, argues to remove the tariff on hides. He claims four Chicago men control U S hides, cite campaign funding ties, and denounce the tariff as aid to the packers while hurting shoemakers. He criticizes import tricks and calls for end of pernicious legislation.
The article notes a woman with severe stomach issues and jaundice improved after using Electric Bitters. It also reports Henry Woods’ complaint against Ventura Tapia over the murder of Juan Woods at Central, with Tapia jailed awaiting preliminary examination the next morning.
A 100 reward claim asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease. Internally taken medicine targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the body. The notice invites testimonials and lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, with druggists selling Hall's Family Pills.
Fragmentary text cites opposition to tariffs on the Philippines and hints at a policy of benevolent assimilation described as imperial in motive. The wording is garbled, but implies critique of U S. long range policy toward the Philippines and its economic terms.
A reader from Overstreet, Eigin Toon recalls his wife near death from a consuming cough. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life after doctors deemed her hopeless. The ad promotes the medicine for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung issues at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a free trial bottle at O Miller’s.
A fire destroyed the W C Wallis hardware lumber and furniture store in Deming Iowa on Tuesday causing about 16000 dollars in damage with 3000 dollars insured value.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlay Cough Remedy for pediatric coughs colds and bronchial afflictions. It claims rapid relief and universal applicability across ages and stresses professional unreliability. Signed by a Chicago physician with bold endorsement and notes the remedy is available from druggists.
A Socorro county resident is arrested over distributing stomach and liver tablets advertised to relieve indigestion and loss of appetite. The ad claims the product cleanses the stomach and regulates the liver and bowels, with testimonials from a user named St. Yan Mion. Sold by all druggists.
A fragmentary ad claims a patent remedy by De. King’s Life Pills cures constipation biliousness sick headache and liver kidney and bowel trouble by removing poisons from clogged intestines. The wording is garbled but presents a period fashion health claim and price.
Mrs TB Hant of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a grave medical crisis when doctors warned there was only one chance to save her life and that was through no operation after previous attempts to cure her had failed.
Claiming to cure drunkenness without harming nerves the Home Gown Cure is sold for one dollar. It asserts the antidote neutralizes alcohol poison, removes cravings, and can be mixed in tea or coffee without the user’s knowledge. The ad targets wives and children to persuade purchases and offers confidential correspondence from Edwin I Glues & Company in Philadelphia.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior stating that Thomas has filed an application to patent a land tract in Lake Valley, New Mexico. The description covers section locations and boundaries near Horgh east corner, with rights to mineral values. objections due within 80 days from publication with the U S Land Office in Las Cruces. First published December 4, 1901.
A dubious patent medicine advertisement touts CSNUPRLe as a universal cure for catarrh promising instant and permanent relief. It claims to drain discharges and heal inflamed membranes using a one dollar treatment with a suggested mail order path from Adwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
Constipation or diarrhea when your bowels are out of order. Casearets Candy Cathartic will make them act naturally. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists roc.
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