03 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
1
At a Lenox dinner, Joseph Choate recalled a 1860s case where a workman claimed loss of sight in one eye. A judge used chalk colors and altered glasses to reveal the man could read with the left eye, dismissing the case as an impostor.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania the home of President elect Buchanan stood on the outskirts where resting tolls funded a turnpike run by Abraham N. Cassel. A tale from the Saturday Evening Post recalls Buchanan asking Cassel to remove tolls or raise gates to keep crowds away after the election.
About a year ago Sewell Ford moved to Rye New York and soon learned a neighbor was Simeon Ford. The two spoke by telephone with a humorous insistence on paying each other bills. Simeon runs a hotel Exchange and the exchange ended without a settled deal.
A Washington Star dispatch notes several gun accidents in which children found loaded firearms in homes, including a 6 year old in Brockton Massachusetts and a small boy killing an infant sister in Bangor Maine. It argues that most accidents are preventable with common sense and stresses that keeping loaded guns in households with children is nearly criminal carelessness.
A discussion on using stenciled borders and plain color edges with gray linen or crash fabric to create durable photograph cases. The foldable case adapts to different photo sizes, offering a sturdy alternative to traditional books.
The manager informs the audience that Mr C, the star comedian, cannot perform tonight due to a severe shock and nervous prostration. A gallery spectator asks if he was paid in advance, provoking laughter and concern.
Dr Woods Hutchinson notes sugar plays a major role in children and women's intake and attributes much of the craving for candy cakes fruit tea creams and sweetmeats to the smoothness and indulgence observed in daily diets.
A silent, quick gun used in England to kill injured horses is being adopted by American cruelty societies for its noiseless effectiveness. A single blow drives a bullet into the horse’s brain, ending life quickly without a sound in urban streets.
A witty exchange has a guest asking why poorer customers leave larger tips than wealthy ones. The waiter, styled as a philosopher, offers the tongue in cheek reply that the poor man fears exposure of his poverty while the rich man desires concealment of his wealth.
Experiments in Europe tested paper for tire manufacture and found it to have comparable strength and elasticity to rubber while offering unique qualities not present in either material.
A pointed quotation by W. B. Maxwell from In Cotton Wool argues that an entirely self-centered man subtly shortens his own life through constant self focus. It contrasts bachelors and married men, claiming bachelors’ self care paradoxically leads to shorter lifespans.
A prisoner pleads in court that he stole a doctor’s watch after the doctor prescribed a spoonful every hour and he lacked a watch to time it. He claims he fell into a hole of necessity due to the prescription.
A humorous remark from Lustige Blaetter notes spouses rediscover chores after marriage. The line reflects laughter over learning cooking and eating habits as part of married life.
A brief quip features a man and judge debating love. The man asserts belief that a man knows when he is in love yet knows nothing else. The exchange reads as a sharp paradox on certainty and emotion.
A garbled historical note reports a teamster charged with overload on a horse drawn van. When asked how heavy the load was he answered about ten but it was all light stuff. The fragment preserves a quip about perception and burden.
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