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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
3
Entry lists subscription rates and advertising charges with many OCR errors. It mentions W. O. Thompson as proprietor and notes local write ups priced per line, with various per issue and per month rates.
Local notes recount visitors and residents in Hillsboro including Dr Givens and Mrs Givens to Kingston, Emily Call and Mrs Howes from Kingston, Vincent and Mike Kasser moving from Ready Pay gulch, L. H. Worden traveling to Los Angeles, and various townsfolk visiting or relocating. A flood damaged Jim Finch’s ranch and hogs and chickens were lost. County officials set July meetings. multiple travel and business trips are noted among residents.
After days of roughing it in Chicago the Republican National Convention renominated William H. Taft for president. Theodore Roosevelt, present at the opening, fought to block Taft but failed as Taft prevailed and Roosevelt left the field, running as an independent.
With Taft and Teddy and a democratic Naninee and a socialist nominee for president in the field the common geez er will have an excellent opportunity to exercise his franchie on election.
The Democratic National Convention opened in Baltimore with a fierce contest for the temporary chairmanship between Alton B Parker and W J Bryan. Parker led 579 votes to 510, with no nomination yet. Dispatches note Indiana Senator Kern as a strong possibility and hint Bryan may join the race.
In Kingston last Sunday Miss Mary Arter of Saw Pit visited Miss Lily Bernart. Work resumed at the Tip Top mine with an up-tai se driving. North Percha Templar and south at Donahoe Canyon show activity. A plant at middle Percha near H 73 ae is to be erected to treat ores. Prospects look brighter with renewed development on a group idle for years. Mr Haslett says surface quartz samples indicate rich silver ore and future development by Colorado parties is planned. Dr. and Mrs. Given visited Kingston while Rangers Vowells and Kissam went to Bear Canyon on forest service business. Mr and Mrs Caas Anderson and C M Howells with Miss Emily Call visited Hillaboro.
An old newspaper notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials for F J Cheney Co and War ping Kemnay Marvin Wholesale Druggists. It lists price, druggists selling, and mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough and chest remedies. Also reports a lightning accident at Abbott Mora County where Miss Corrienne Johnson was shocked but survived though with eye injuries.
Miss Vernon Riley was badly burned at Clovis when gasoline spilled from a stove full of clothes and ignited. She held a water bucket and another gallon of gasoline which also caught fire. Reports of a wandering group during a storm near Abbott and a北 Indian riot near Fort Wingate appeared unreliable. Advertisements promote Chamberlain's tablets and liniment, and a local news item mentions John Harney’s death from blood poisoning after a hand injury and insect bite. Frank Fleming suffered a severe leg fracture after a horse accident near Silver City. A subscription offer for The National Monthly and the Sierra County Advocate is listed.
A reflective passage emphasizes constant citation of vigilance as the price of liberty and the daily duty of a homemaker to achieve better meals. It highlights meticulous care in detail extreme cleanliness and quality of raw materials from butcher and grocer.
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