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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1903
Page
2
The piece lists subscription prices for The Sierra County Advocate with options for one year six months and one month. It notes the paper is the official publication of Bernalillo County and references local political commentary and rivalry with the Albuquerque Journal and New Mexican. It comments on politics and local media in Bernalillo County and Deming.
The New Mexican reports Hon. Frank W. Clancy, district attorney, is conducting a serious investigation to halt political corruption in Bernalillo County. The piece praises Clancy’s appointment by Governor Otero and urges a thorough cleansing to restore integrity before the upcoming election, likening him to Joseph Folk’s reform efforts in St. Louis and Missouri.
Territorial lawmakers in Arizona faced ridicule for an “Anthem” stanza about Banked land while New Mexico papers urge joint statehood. Editors say New Mexico should not bear Arizona’s legislative missteps and could offer support to ease admissions.
Objection from Mark Smith of Arizona to combining Arizona and New Mexico into a single state. He disputes Maj. Llewellyn’s claim that both territories favor consolidation, says Arizonans would remain opposed and prefer territorial status for decades. He argues the merged state would face debts, capital location friction, and unwieldy size.
The loco weed continues to spread across the Panhandle and New Mexico, adding a heavy burden to stockmen as botanists and Texas farmers wrestle with baffling and unresolved questions about its spread and control.
The text cites Bernalillo County as one of the most corrupt in the Territory, noting repeated mention of this claim over time. No further specifics or dates are provided in the readable portion.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson orders an inquiry into poisonous plants affecting cattle on western ranges. L. K. Chestnut of the botanical division studies loco weed and lu pine, finding permanganate of potash as a partial antidote for supine but no practical cure for loco weed. Ranchers report ongoing losses and ongoing eradication efforts.
A Mexican city Linares faced a yellow fever outbreak last summer. The mayor's daughter, amid famine and fear, stayed at her post handling duties as mayor treasurer and aldermen while officials died. She helped in relief as the epidemic ended and was later honored by Mexico's president and congress with a national medal.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local remedies and blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It promises $100 for catarrh related deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, and notes the three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Prant Robinson died at Alamogordo.
A testimonial from Holly Bros Merchant in Long Hravoh Missouri reports a younger brother suffering indigestion who used Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and gained forty pounds in thirty days. The dealer claims strong sales and urges all druggists to stock the remedy, praising its pleasant taste and easy effect.
A DC Court of Appeals ruling declares sweatbox interrogations produce involuntary confessions. It forbids admitting such confessions and jurors from weighing voluntariness. The decision cites exhortatory phrases like you had better tell all you know as vitiating factors.
The 1881 City of Rome, once the Atlantic’s largest steamship for 12 years, is towed to England for scrap. Once famed on both sides of the ocean, she yielded top rank to the Lucania and Campania in 1895 and now appears a relic amid an era of rapid ship expansion led by German builders. Oceanic and Celtic remain the largest in service, making the City of Rome seem a pygmy by comparison.
Mary Leiter’s herd tops Anglo Saxon and European holdings with several elephants kept in London. A notable moment came when a great beast gently lifted a brown baby from a mother and held it aloft before Lady Curzon, who watched in astonishment as the child was returned unharmed.
A Harper's Weekly observation notes increasing casual dress and exposed attire on suburban trains with several riders removing coats sleeves and gloves on a warm day. It contrasts past norms with a broader commentary on rising crime and political assassinations across nations from the 19th to early 20th century, citing McKinley and various rulers.
Notice reports that Hopewell of Hillsboro New Mexico has filed to reserve land under the June act. The tract described is the northeast quarter of the fractional section in Township 15 South Range 7 West Fifth Principal Meridian. Protests must be filed within thirty days for contest or opposition to the land being more valuable for other uses. First publication October 16, 1902.
Ancient vehicle trade notice offering exchange of old vehicles for new, second-hand vehicles accepted as part payment, prices and estimates available upon application, correspondence invited, with sign printing at reasonable rates.
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