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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
3
The notice states that this paper is kept on file at BE C Dake Advertising Agency located at 64 and Merchants Exchange in San Francisco California where contracts for advertising can be made.
Around June 1 notices arrived in Silver City papers asking for publication fees for Dr. HE FP Belmonts arrival. Belmont paid part of a $3 bill but skipped the rest, prompting publishers to pass him along for more free advertising. A companion note mentions European wealth and a trolley wheel inventor, ending with a street thinker who loves war talk.
Dr William B Lyon aged 57 died at his Las Cruces home on June 10 1898. Born January 30 1842 in Butler Pennsylvania he served in the 154th Pennsylvania Volunteers and fought at Fredericksburg where he earned a commission. A Georgetown Medical College graduate he practiced in Mesilla and Albuquerque before settling in Las Cruces leaving wife Cora Bowman and two children. Las Cruces Republican
A collection of scattered claims notes diverse items from plants and foods to currencies and maps. Mentions lobwece varieties Achinaman diet Berlin bootblacks Greece newspapers Kaffir religion spider battles and ancient money. Also references a Jerusalem map in Moante and rubber use in bicycle tire production.
Cook's Peak to Floridse station, stags driver Broncbo Mitchell, had a serious accident when his team panicked on descent. The wagon hit an obstacle, he was thrown on a rock, fracturing his skull. Dr Swope of Deming performed a skull operation. Mitchell rests but remains precarious.
Chas Goodwin of Phoenix buys out Hackett Mesa Macrance and Globe stage line. M Q Samaniego, once thrown by a backing horse, recovers from a broken arm. Prescott mining man Richard Crow suicides by shooting amid illness. About 500 Tucson property owners miss annual assessments. Fort Huachuca quiet returns as villagers resume life. Pinal county farmers cut wheat averaging 1500 to 1800 pounds per acre.
Proponents of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds report giving away more than ten million trial bottles. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat chest diseases, with bottles offered free by L. Eo Nows ers Draggiat and guaranteed or money refunded.
The piece asserts vast distances between Porto Rico and Manila and argues that American gains must be held. It envisions a future where district schools spread, taxes are reduced, and legal administration improves, fostering commerce, arts, agriculture, and sciences to nurture a contented American public. It highlights the eagle’s expansive reach and national growth.
The Black Range hosts major silver and gold districts: Lake Valley, Kingston, Hermosa, Hillsboro, and Apache Mining Districts. Notable mines include Bridal Chamber, Bonanza, Midnight, Colossal, St Cloud, Treasury, Silver Monument, Ivanhoe, and Great Republic group. Investors urged to bring capital to exploit remote yet wealth-rich camps in Sierra and Otero counties.
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