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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
2
The Sierra County Advocate in 1908 reports on Congress convening and New Mexico politics. Mentions Morgan Llewellyn as a surveyor general, wireless telegraphy threatening telegraph firms, and Borro County’s large area, debt, and Republican majorities. Notes crop trials near Pecos valley and the rise in rural and district schools with 40,000 students and low tax rates.
An 19th century advertisement touts Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and related ailments. The copy claims it heals inflammation and ulceration, strengthens the body, and restores health, urging readers to mail a one cent stamp to Dr. W. Pierce in Buffalo, NY, for a receipt and further information.
Fragmentary report notes a plan to sell wild horse meat in Southern Utah as a regular offering tied to railroad goods. The exact location and dates remain unclear due to damaged text but a railway connection is implied.
A Amfareat Vaanya resident James Prendergast and others credit Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with fast relief for coughs and colds, claiming it prevented pneumonia in a daughter and eased illnesses in the family over seven years. The ad notes wide pharmacy sale and a general introduction in local offices.
A letter from Font Des Moines Iowa describes a mother praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy after her child nearly stopped breathing. She states the medicine eased symptoms within minutes and prevented a tragic outcome, claiming the boy fully recovered. The note mentions purchasing from Ace Brewer of Goodwin.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds and lung diseases available at Miller’s with trial bottles free. It claims the first dose relief and many cures with a 50 cent to one dollar price and a government report notes New Mexico gold and silver production totals.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any one who cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad lists Carney and Co Toledo Ohio and J Cheney claiming fifteen years of reputable business. It asserts internal blood mucous location treatment and free testimonials, with price one dollar per bottle sold by druggists. William Childers bound over to grand jury after luring attorney Hiflin.
The article describes a unique tripoint where Colorado Utah New Mexico and Arizona meet. A government erected monument marks the place on a sparsely seen site in the Carizo mountains with a trail from Navajo Springs to the Ute Indian Reservation and Seatte trading post in Utah. The previous monument was damaged by Navajo Indians years ago and rebuilt this past summer by a surveying party.
A reader notes Chaubertin's Stomach and Liver Tablets are a strong remedy for digestion, dullness after meals, bad breath, loss of appetite, constipation, and general discomfort. The drug is advertised as a prompt relief option and is sold by all druggists.
A curious note traces the idea of cataloging adjectives describing kissing from English novelists, listing terms from warm to ravishing. The account shifts to a claim that William A. Gurney of Williamsport, Pennsylvania has tempered copper chisel blades, a dubious claim about hardened copper artifacts.
The mining reporter notes that experiments are underway to harden copper plate, a discovery deemed important though the reporter expresses doubt about teaef.
In Mexico there are over 10,000 mines currently being worked or authorized by the government. The majority of these are located in the states of Chihuahua Sonora Coahuila Zacatecas Hidalgo Oaxaca and Durango, according to Mining Reporter.
An OCR read yields mixed text fragments including names and numbers without clear context or coherent event. The readable portions do not form a complete event, making precise summary difficult.
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