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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
3
The Sierra County Advocate edited by W C Trowisus reports a Friday July 20 edition with local notices and community updates from the editor and proprietor. The date appears historical and may reflect a stylized publication record.
A local notice states W. C Thompson will collect due bills and accounts described as received and guaranteed. Details mention Hillsboro and a receipt for payment.
Local items report Dr Wegmann visiting from Kingston and various residents and businesses. Mentions Hern from Hormona, Las Vegas visitors, Kentusky Comfort Whinky agent G M Tomlinson, a coal and water project near the Rio Grande, and the steady push of wind mill and ore development with Mocara Bickford & Bennett as key owners.
The article notes a county case involving larceny charges against Karl Thompson and others, plus a Santa Fe contract for development by G D Nichols at the company’s new properties in the Sanche district. Details describe local arrests, hearings, and plans to explore mica deposits in north Santa Fe county with Nichols and associates seeking to reveal surface and subsurface riches.
Frank Calhoun and Billy Kentall were in town. Miss Pautine Mayor ordered the sidewalk in front of the Black Bunge Motel removed and rebuilt. The text then rambles through disjointed names and phrases, mentioning attempted investigations, strikes, and payments with unclear specifics and several impaired details.
An excerpt outlines two approaches to dog training and care, noting methods that mix firm discipline with gentler guidance. It recounts experiences from mothers’ practices, describing early attempts to shape a puppy’s behavior through physical adjustments and structured routines.
An old ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to cure sick and nervous headaches by purifying blood and strengthening nerves. It urges quick relief and health buildup with a 25 cent price and notes sale by local druggists. The text includes garbled place names and ad copy fragments.
The text shows a damaged notice with scattered names and a first publication mark. It references Kingston, N Ubu, and individuals such as Cartie and Hiilaters, with unclear actions and dates. The fragment preserves only partial names and a general legal notice context from May 1900.
Fragmentary text references a probate court in San Francisco County and New Montgomery Street area, with names like Tyron and Byron Grooley. Mentions May and September dates, a court hearing, and notices to interested parties. Details are garbled and portions unreadable.
The readable OCR fragment lists individuals and locations including Chathoy WY Mantes and Garten NY ML Entrenlo Grvjating along with places like Hillobora and Altres Myepiarcl. It references proving residence and filing actions at a 1909 marker, with names tied to a judicial or land record context.
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