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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
7
In a 1916 dialogue, Governor Peters, once Lloyd’s ally, challenges the old boss as Lloyd pressures him over the Hood bill and university reforms. Lloyd demands loyalty, threatening consequences for Peters and his son tied to university controversy.
In a tense confrontation Governor Peters agrees to sign no bill. Lloyd accuses Peters of spying and using Sadie Du Pas to ruin him. Peters reveals he has trapped Lloyd and has no real son, admitting the boy is Lloyd’s adopted ward. Lloyd is left exposed as Peters disowns the boy’s ties.
A short historical note describes John Foulis a Scottish immigrant to St John New Brunswick who, though versatile and accomplished as a land surveyor artist chemist and mechanical engineer, died blind and in poverty. His work included surveying the St John River designing the first steam ferry and contributing to the light and signal service.
The remark asserts Indians tolerate death in contrast to whites, claiming they are accustomed to dying. The line reflects a provocative stereotype about endurance in the face of mortality.
The article notes the vast size of Australia, highlighting 1,419,820 square miles in the tropical zone and 1,825,261 square miles in the temperate region, underscoring the continent's potential and population scale.
Yonkers tale of a contagious diseases hospital error where a Russian mother learns her own baby was dead while another mother believes a child recovered, only to discover the coffin’s mix up and a wrongful claim. An interpreter explains that the patient’s child died weeks earlier, sent in a sealed coffin to another home.
Government agents capture James Haddock, longtime Linden church pillar and reputed moonshine ring leader, as he ends a prayer. He faces upcoming court on moonshine charges. In Fond du Lac, Leo Hassett charged with grand larceny after stealing $30 from a doctor during his mother’s operation.
In Mount Vernon New York a domestic relations court hears a piteous abandonment case. Eric Erb earning 500 dollars monthly on the Harlem railroad left his wife to fend alone. The judge orders a weekly allowance of one dollar, despite objections about beer and chewing tobacco.
A Buchanan county Missouri couple Mr. and Mrs. James S. Jones visiting their seventy year old son Claire Jones in Denver. Mr. Jones is ninety one and wife four years younger. They married in 1845 and had fourteen children. Four survive, all over sixty. sixty eight descendants remain with hundreds of grandchildren.
Huntington North Carolina man William Garner fled town after receiving 278 letters from women who answered his "pretty man" advertisement for a wife. He warned, If any more letters come for me burn em. The story notes his hurried departure and the unusual response to his matrimonial ad.
Mrs Matilda Martin aged ninety four traveled from Allentown Pennsylvania to New York and attended a theater for the first time in her life. She marveled at the performance and expressed delight in the New York experience.
In Long Island City William M Purdy wins a divorce after 22 years of separation from his wife claiming grounds for action. A separate Chicago item notes Joseph Hefferman admitting to pawning extracted teeth to buy liquor and receiving a $25 fine.
A nostalgic kitchen column shares a grand mother’s pound cake recipe with butter sugar and flour, plus Bakeable variations for Banbury tarts and a cure ham glaze. It includes guidance on squash and chicken pie, concluding with a poetic pledge about cooking and spirit.
Seasonal dishes cover venison with spiced rub, then bake with onion thyme and parsley, plus a sugared glaze. Also includes roast guinea chicken with bacon wrap, apple Schmarren batter fried with apple, cabbage with sausage cooked in water or in leaves, flame roasted onions, and latticed potatoes fried to accompany boiled fish.
A court record cites Hawkins accusing his son of unsuitability for surgery. Robbins questions the issues. Hawkins claims the son was absent minded and performed an operation for the wrong patient, prompting the judge to remark on the medical competence involved.
A conversation highlights the strain of nursing as the doctor urges cheerfulness for patients while the nurse reveals six proposals from admirers that morning. The exchange captures humor amid workload in a hospital setting.
A United States Department of Agriculture survey outlines three main marketing methods for meat and livestock: centralized markets, local buyers and packers, and farm prepared meats. It notes central markets handle most sheep, lambs, hogs, and a portion of beef cattle, with regional differences in how animals are marketed. The report highlights cooperative associations, abattoir trends, transport losses, price correlations, and the farmer’s share of returns in centralized versus local sales, showing broader market effects across regions.
The text argues distribution is as crucial as production for fruit growers. Without distribution, production becomes a liability, while manure management, including liquid manure from the compost heap, can profitably enrich muck soils due to soluble potash in carbonate form.
The Sugar Beet Area notes 1916 plantings estimated at 76,300 acres, compared with red acreage in 1915 and 514,000 acres in a later year. The data reflect shifts in beet cultivation nationwide during the period.
The article argues insurance spreads loss to avoid burden on the unlucky farmer. It cites mutual companies handling over a million dollars in risk at under 200 dollars yearly, noting low salaries or none for staff, and small daily payments to a secretary and loss adjuster. Postage and simple office supplies account for minor costs.
It Takes Study. Scientific or expert farmers cannot make hard and fast rules for every farmer. Farmers must study and work out their different conditions more or less for themselves.
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