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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
3
A fragment shows subscription and advertising rates dated Friday July 12 1912. Figures list pricing per inch and per month or year, with legal notices charged at ten cents per line per insertion and local write-ups at twenty cents per line. The text is garbled but conveys pricing structure for periodical advertisements.
Local news notes a busy period with post office changes, stage driving updates, and ample livestock buyers. Mentioned are residents visiting from Hermosa and El Paso, tax increases under new state and county forms, a Hillsboro postal depository opening, and a mountain lion hide brought from the Armer ranch.
Church bulletin notes a Sunday evening service titled The Lost Christ at Union Church with an invitation. The pastor Rev Curt H Boppinoten says he must return to El Paso for extended throat treatment and will not preach longer, and no further services will be held unless local support rises. Mission expo funds run by the M E Church will be withdrawn for the kingdom.
The document lists state and county levies for 1912 including State Tax 18 mills and State School 0.5, plus multiple county funds such as General Fund 0.5, Court Fund 0.3, School Fund 0.3, Interest 0.25, and Road 0.15 mills. It itemizes several district levies for schools Nos. 1 through 20 with varying mills and notes county receipts from Road fund 260.00 dollars, General School fund 3845.68, Assessors fund 8353.69, Wild Animal Bounty 62.00, and General County fund 2737.84.
Kingston saw a mix of visiting residents from Hermosa including Mr and Mrs Will Kennett and Mr and Mrs Stephen Reay and Joe W Jackson passing through. D B Whitham and Miss Bronte Whitham toured the Temple mine on the 8th. Mitch Gray visited from the Carpenter District. A community dance is planned for Saturday with cake and lemonade served.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers one hundred dollars for cases caused by catarrh that are not curable by the remedy, urging readers to contact F.J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Lucia D Aragon, heiress of a southwestern family, plans to give up New York life to run a ranch in pursuit of a $100000 fortune. Her grand uncle Jose D Aragon, known as the Spanish cattle king, left a will condition requiring her to abandon city life or lose his estate to relatives.
Battery A New Mexico National Guard leaves Roswell around the fifteenth for annual encampment in a 7000 acre Capitan mountains reservation in Lincoln county. Horses secured for hauling equipment. Emphasizes outdoor air and sunlight for health and beauty, recommending Chamberlain's tablets to keep stomach and bowels in order. For sale by all dealers.
Department of the Interior notice from Las Cruces NM dated July 12 announces Francisco Pylin NM filing intent to make final proof to establish a land claim in Section 98 Township 118 5 West NM Meridian. Hearing before Andrew Kelley Hillsboro NM August 20 1912 with witnesses Juan D Lacero Florencio Rivera Merced Montoya Francisco Montoya.
Notice announces William O Cox of Hillsboro seeks final proof on land parcels in Sections 26 27 Township 17S Range 7W for NW QSW and other parcels. Hearing before Andrew Kelley on August 26 1912 includes witnesses Barer Hartington Tom Edgewood Bruce Barnes Cliff C Crowes. Jose Gonzales, Register Las Cruces NM July 8 1912.
A claimed cure for dysentery described as malignant and epidemic is promoted by Kennedy and advertised by all dealers. The notice presents health claims without corroboration and urges widespread use.
The Carrizozo News editor argues a lawyer may call a defendant a liar or thief in court without complaint, while a paper repeating a harsh reflection risks libel. He asserts readers tend to believe editors, shaping consequences for journalists.
For soreness of the muscles whether from violent exercise or injury this liniment provides relief. It also relieves rheumatic pains and is for sale by all dealers.
A promotional note from Normen B. Meek of the Cleirman Democratic National Committee and the Sierra County Advocate offers 31,000 year for new subscribers.
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