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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
3
The paper notes that this item is kept on file at B C Dake Advertising Agency located at 64 and Merchants Exchange in San Francisco California where contracts for advertising can be made for it.
The Lordaburg Liberal reports cattle buyers have fled Sierra county amid April delivery delays. Banks are not lending, many will lose forfeits, all due to war scare. Arizona expert T B Ballett exposes small Llano County gold pockets with little prospect.
Mr A C Thomas of Marysville Tex says he was cured of consumption and hemorrhages by De King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He values the cure above gold and would pay $100 a bottle if needed. Westera Bronchills and throat and lung complaints are also claimed cured by this remedy. Trial bottle free at LL Newer's Drug Store. regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar. Guaranteed to cure or refund.
The article traces Cuba from Spanish rule since Columbus, recounts 1873 U S incidents at Santiago with Captain Fry and 52 Americans, notes ongoing Cuban revolt since 1895, and cites Spanish generals Campos Weyler Bianco with 200,000 troops failing to quell a 60,000 strong Cuban army. mentions a Cuban government recognized by the United States and Masso as president.
A Yara October 20 1807 entry notes brutal Spanish actions in Cuba led by Campoa and Weyler. The Cuban patriots failed to defeat the army, prompting a merciless campaign against noncombatants women and children. Over 200000 civilians reportedly died from starvation and desengage.
London correspondent for the Chicago Record quotes Dickens reader George Dolby recalling Dickens kindness to old associates during tours. Dolby recalls Dickens asking for 20 pounds for friends, his habit of reading his works aloud, and a night in Liverpool with a bookeller delivering Old Curiosity Shop.
Washington April 30 The American Federation of Labor at its national headquarters announces cancellation of plans for a nationwide eight hour day push set to begin tomorrow. Directors decide enacting strikes now would be unwise and unpatriotic, so the actions are postponed indefinitely and shared with the International Association of Machinists and the International Brotherhood of Locom engineers.
Proprietor states ownership of the Parlor Saloon ended on March 1 1898 and calls all debts prior to that date to be settled. All accounts due as of June 1898 not paid will be turned over to an attorney for collection.
The article surveys the Black Range and Sierra County mineral belts from Lake Valley to Chloride. It cites major camps Kingston Hillsboro Hermosa and Emporia with multi million in silver and gold, notes ore grades, vein widths, and transportation needs for remote camps inviting investment in mining ventures.
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