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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
4
A jumble of lighthearted items notes Chicago’s plan for a writers colony and a home for poets, a report of a world auto record with no injuries, a French professor jailed over train timetables, and a London club forming to care for dumb animals with a dogs dining room and catering service.
A Holton Signal story recalls a boy slipping into a North side store before school to buy candy. While viewing the display the salesman points out lemon drops and the boy replies he wants jelly beans to hide from his teacher who can hear him eat lemon drops across the room.
The passage lists forms of hiccough including emotional and hysterical types and describes a noisy, yelping form lasting minutes or hours. It mentions ethereal esphysia as drowsiness and dizziness caused by aviators, then remarks these terms won’t aid those in the girl room when they return home.
A Ohio inmate contracts tuberculosis after placing tainted currency in his mouth. The alarming episode warns of germ spread via money handling and highlights public health risk from contaminated bills.
Synopsis of the game law in effect March 18, 1915 defines game fish as bass and speckled trout, of small and large mouthed varieties, including grouper and ring perch. Open seasons apply to game fishing as stated in the act.
The notice outlines open seasons for deer game fowl and fish with dates north and south of the 35th parallel, license requirements and fees for residents, non residents and aliens, and mandatory fire safety reminders. It warns that possessing traps or weapons in open fields constitutes prima facie evidence of violation and lists penalties and licensing authorities.
Forest Service promotes six simple rules to prevent fires in the mountains. If every reader follows them, the chance of devastating forest fires would be greatly reduced and losses minimized.
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