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Sierra County Advocate

Location

Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1905

Page

4

Secret Service Report Details Counterfeit Investigation Findings

The annual secret service division report to Secretary of the Treasury highlights efforts to quantify counterfeit money in the United States. Banks reported 100 increases and 2,000 saw none. overall 419 arrests, with most suspects born in the United States and New York leading in activity.

Secret Service Division Treachury Bhan Cently Ly Wilkie United States Iargea Wae New York Wil Oh

Law No Longer Learned Says Wilson at Cape May

President Woodrow Wilson told the Pennsylvania Bar Association at Cape May New Jersey that law no longer stands as a truly learned profession. He warned lawyers must become masters of understanding beyond books and argued legal systems must adapt to elevate liberty and national institutions.

Woodrow Wilson Princeton University Pennsylvania Bar Association Cape May N. J Monte

Navy admiral says American ships equal to any in work

Rear Admiral Charles O'Neill U8N reports from Paris on Pronoh armor and armament. He visited Toulon Cherbourg Havre and says American ships' armor and armament are far superior to most foreign ships. He notes inquiry shows our rapid fire and heavy guns compare well with the best foreign types.

Charles O'Neill U8n Paris Ministry of Marine Toulon Preen Cherbonts Havre France Adualral O'Noit Cald

Bastien Reine Ground City Business Signals Shift

A garbled note outlines a local business shift in an unnamed city. It mentions Bastien Reine and new connections to the United States, with references to men and a basic hook about a basement and a bedrock location.

Bastien

Rival Prince Khijbom’s Path From Russia to American Railways

The article traces Prince Khijbom once tied to Peter the Great as a state secretary. He faced family resistance, traveled to England to learn, then earned a stint in Firkerhead as an artisan. He later moved to the United States, learned locomotive work, and rose to control of locomotive works becoming head of a ministry in Russia.

Prince Khlikoff Goon England United States Khijbom Bis Mme Tia Kilo Peter the Great Firkerhead America Blow Ume Truesla Boom

Norway Hot as Chicago In Fictional Banter

A humorous exchange compares Chicago heat to Norway with quirky lines about travel, mosquitoes, and food. The speaker jokes about wandering to cooler climes, while another notes the scorch of city life and the impracticality of lengthy journeys.

Aztec Medical Practices Compared With early Pilgrim Fathers

The ancient Mexican culture employed mani t e e remedies such as dental care with obsidian knives for extractions and bone cautery. They used boiling water, heated pills, and charcoal powders to treat illness and wounds. The text notes suturing with human hair and antiseptic use, comparing their medicine favorably to early settler practices.

Mexico Bee Lee Stort

Book salesman puzzled by elusive title request

A Chicago bookseller recalls a Massachusetts woman seeking a book about an American who visits a French chateau. She mispronounces Crowninshield as Gransel and then as Gronsel, while the clerk struggles to identify a Washington woman connected to the navy.

Chicago Qcean Massachusetts Yeatentey Matchie Entdeke Washington Navy Gransel Washington Lacy Lacy Crowninshield Crown

Bait and Mermaid Exhibit Draws Curious Crowds

The St Louis Republic notes the fair hides almost every water creature in sight with tanks displaying serpents mermaids and other aquatic curiosities. A collector using the right bait could glimpse even rarer specimens among the displays.

St Louis Republic

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