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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
2
In Sierra County the editor cites a northern ranchman accused of branding a Mexican boy with a hot iron. The boy testified of maiming and scars but the man was acquitted. The letter denounces Republican justice and links it to imperialist wars in the Philippines.
The Santa Fe Chronicle examines alleged tax dodging by The New Mexican printing concern and others over four years 1897 to 1900. It quantifies taxes paid versus funds received from the county and territory and cites specific figures for printing delinquent notices and assessed valuations.
An advertisement extols a female health tonic claiming to regulate menstrual cycles ease weakness and nerves and cure female illnesses. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as superior with offers for a large pamphlet and a cloth bound book sent free on modest postage to readers.
A Kentucky reader from Crittenden recounts a night when a baby nearly choked and was saved by Dr King’s New Discovery. She credits it with quick relief and lasting cure, urging others to keep it at home for croup, whooping cough, and bronchial troubles.
Weather disaster hits Galveston with 14 inches of rain in ten hours and a damaging storm causing about 25 000 dollars in losses. Local drug store promotions advertise trial bottles at Miller’s Drug Store amid the long troubles and economic strain.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube for hearing loss. It promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists.
A fragment describes trial with Chamberlain's Stomach Tablets offered at drug stores. The note claims these tablets are easier to take and more pleasant in effect than pills, with mentions of cement side walks and a casual tone about sample availability.
The Honesdale Herald questions the party’s protection scheme and paternalism amid two conflicting Supreme Court decisions. It urges accountability within the party and notes the state party’s ambiguous stance. An unrelated advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming fast relief.
Fragmentary text mentions controversy over Admiral Schley's actions and orders, with references to travel, water and food changes and unnamed officials in a confusing wartime context. The passage is incoherent and lacks identifiable events or entities to summarize reliably.
Reports from Henderson Grimett describe paralysis relief after private treatment and Chamberlain Basin products. The account claims multiple cases of partial paralysis cured or improved, with endorsements from local buyers and druggists in Logan County West Virginia.
M Jacobeon of Raton was found dead at the back door of the Raton post office after heavy drinking and exposure. The report states exposure as the cause of death.
Larson of Bay Villa Sundaye River Cape Colony reports customers travel miles to buy a cough remedy. He notes access from the railroad and claims in twelve months many households, including fourteen within a mile of the store, have been absolutely cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. All druggists sell it.
The passage labels the term reorganizer as a repudiationist who, if unable to dominate the party and purge it of Jeffersonsonian influence, will vote the Republican ticket. A trimmer.
A jumbled OCR fragment shows bold phrases about dread rankers, a person named Prane wick from Missouri, and an ad promoting Cassavets for bowel relief. It mentions Candy Cathartie and a claim of $80 with a conditional refund if a product C C C falls, but details are unclear.
Department of the Interior advances publication notice for Thomas Talnemyle of Fairview New Mexico as claimant for Homestead Application No S861 for the SW 1 4 of Section B in Big Bh Bec B. The proof of residence and cultivation will be heard by the Clary at Hobro New Mexico on November End MOL. Names listed include Garnella Sullivan Frank Calhoun Kendall and others with the first publication dated September 1 1901.
Public notice in Sierra County New Mexico applies for judgment and sale of delinquents property for taxes due for 1900 and 1901. It lists delinquent owners, properties, and amounts including sheep cattle land and improvements with penalties and costs. Court return date set for November 26, and sale to follow after posting on Hillsboro District Court House.
An old ad claims bowels can be trained like muscles with Cas carets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C C C. Available at all druggists for 10 cents each and never sold in bulk.
A dense listing of tax assessments across precincts and properties including cattle and other personal property, improvements, and mines. Notable items include Edmond Allen in Kingston precinct, Las Palomas mining interests, and Hermosa area estates with various acreages, improvements, and Pen fees.
An ad-style notice markets The Home Gold Cure as a at home remedy to cure drunkenness without public exposure. It touts rapid transformation of drinkers into temperate individuals and offers worldwide delivery with discreet consultation and instructions. It cites dramatic testimonials and compares price advantages to other treatments.
Sierra County officers including Creepin Aragon and James Reay plus District Attorney M Duran prepare for Fourth Mondays in May and November district court sessions. Judge F W Parker presides as probate court and school trustee Andrew Kelley is noted among officials.
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