21 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
1
An advertisement promotes a Pittsburg Visible Typewriter with simple fast action and removable type, suited for tabulating and invoicing. It highlights a universal keyboard and easy cleaning, listing 208 Wood St Pittsburg Pa and W O Thompson as the local agent in Hillsboro New Mexico.
The Santa Fe Route touts the direct line to Kansas City St. Louis Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia Denver Omaha St. Paul and northern points with through trains fast time and Pullman sleepers. Daily tourist sleeping cars to Kansas City and Chicago. Autos not having dining cars stop for meals at Harvey Houses. Bull information cheerfully furnished upon application. W. R. Brown D F P A L El Paso Texas.
A writer from Pear con's laments how illustrated stories spark demand for images yet many artists fear depicting ships. The narrator recalls an angry author and admits ships are hard to render, often shown only as mere hints to avoid public embarrassment.
An article notes a pure Indian game hen, prized for bloodline and pedigree, with eggs valued at $100 each when showcased in England. The breed, known as the Azeal fowls, is famed for fighting ability and strict conservation by Indian sportsmen, while in America fowls are kept for show and poultry hobbies.
New census data shows child labor increasing with 1,760,178 children employed, 26.1 percent boys and 10.2 percent girls. Alabama leads at 27.2 percent, Massachusetts at 5 percent, overall regional patterns show high employment in the South and West, low in the East.
Population of the earth at the start of the present century totals 1 503 300 000 spread over 55 626 691 square miles about 26 per square mile. Asia leads with 819 566 000 followed by Europe 392 264 000 and Africa ahead of North America.
The text lists population figures for continents and regions with densities per square mile. Europe is noted with Ita 104, Asia 46.6, North America 13, Africa 13, South America 5, and Polynesia 2, while other regions show various counts including 140,700,000 for Africa and 105,714,900 for North America.
Army transport officers uncover a long running scheme in San Francisco where men paid for positions on transport ships. An investigation is under way and the shipping commissioners will prosecute the guilty parties. Some men reportedly paid as high as $100 for a berth.
The article notes millions of pounds remain unclaimed in England's official funds. It cites 273,612,308 dollars in balances as of February 24, 1903, with dormant cases in chancery and long-standing unclaimed government stock and dividends totaling 13,912,005 dollars as of March 31, 1904.
Census bureau figures reveal five divorces per 1000 married. data list occupations with higher divorce exposure including soldiers sailors and marines at four per 1000 and actors editors bartenders and musicians among others. A separate note reports a parasite destroying codling moth in South America boosting apple and pear yields to 96 percent. San Francisco expects West Australian parasite flats for cultivation.
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