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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1894
Page
2
A local mining note from Hillsborough New Mexico highlights the Hopewell vein as one of the Goohill district’s finest. It bears the name of a prominent Hillaboro citizen and reflects the town’s mining heritage.
Reports from Hillsboro and nearby camps note eight men at Bonanza mill, ore output at the Opportunity and Bellefoire mines, and expanding development from levels two to four. Advertisements appeal for carbonate of lead while new processes for free amalgamation of gold and silver are described, signaling ongoing industrial activity despite unrest.
The Standard Company's twenty stamp mill is being liverhauled and fitted to raise capacity by about eight tons daily. Foreman W Williams, recently from Montana, leads the expert team with McFarlane and Doughty. More digs, new claims, and assessments fill the gold camp as trials resume on the Inter-Republic tunnel. The new furnace runs smoothly while drift work on the Bonsa vein shows oxidized and sulphide ore, signaling potential profitability.
A placard found on Marche St. Honore warns Casimir-Perier of death. Earlier placards at the same spot appeared before the resignation of President Cannon, bearing the line France will mourn on June 25. A separate incident near Alton, Illinois reports a man acting violently on a Kansas City southbound express.
In Amiee County a black school teacher Sam Hood allegedly insulted County Superintendent Macee over pay. A crowd approached the Liberty area schoolhouse and Hood shot at James Hanks, killing him. Hood fled, pursued by armed men who killed Hood in the woods. An Eckerty minister, Isaac Faulkenburg, preached evolution arguing earth and life arose from the soil. He claimed the earth is ancient and humans evolved gradually, drawing on new insect and plant discoveries.
The Kansde City Star excerpt notes rail cars costs from $450 for a flat car to $15,000 for a sleeper. It cites losses from destruction and details on Pullman and Wagner car rentals and ownership costs. It includes broader Timely Topics on mining, finance, and the Pullman Strike.
In every variety and of the latest styles a 45 inch white and flowered flouncing ladies black satin skirt embroidered and plain plus a full line of ladies and children's clothing offered.
A large assortment of buttons in diverse colors and shades suitable for matching with any fabric or project. Includes many styles and sizes to cover broad sewing and craft needs.
The article promotes wagons built for dry climate and mountain roads as superior for Sierra County. It notes Hillsboro Mercantile receiving a fine stock of custom-made clothing from Henry W. King & Co. of Chicago and mentions massee hats and a wide stock of dry goods at Milleboro Mercantile.
Last June Dick Crawford brought his twelve months old child with severe diarrhoea. After weaning at four months the child grew wan and thin. Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, started by the father, brought a swift improve ment and cured the child. The doctor credits the remedy and recommends it for ease at CU Miller Druggist Tamaroa Illinois.
An advertisement touts Dr Price Cream Baking Powder as the most perfect made and promotes Chamberlain remedies for colic cough and pain. It notes merchant C G Miller Drugist and routes via Springer Cimarron and Elizabethtown with staged travel options and prices. A claim from Vin J Bark of Danbury Iowa endorses Chamberlain cough remedy.
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