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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
4
A man enters a car, occupies a vacant seat with swagger, and kicks a large valise from a sleeping woman beside him. At Fifty Second Street the woman notices his foot and, blushing, mutters a German exclamation about the situation.
The article links hiccough outbreaks to hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition. It attributes death struggle hiccoughs to metional derangement of the nervous system from circulatory slackening, notably during periods of heavy hemorrhage.
An odd passage notes the English letter Z derived from zeta and mentions Shakespeare's King Lear act two scene two where the line "Zed! thou unnecessary letter" reflects the lingering British pronunciation. It traces Z from Latin zeta through French xede to English.
An observer in India reports a midge species present in a mosquito’s abdomen, feeding on its blood. The note asks if importing the midge could let mosquitoes know how to fend for themselves, indicating possible comfort or benefit from the finding.
In Paris, renowned snake hunter M. Henry Saussereau who totalled over 2000 serpent kills died from a viper bite. He was in woods near Rouloire Sarthe when a viper struck his hand and arm, and he expired twelve hours later in agony.
In a quip from a historical column, a railway magnate asks if a hired worker will get sick from ten cans of sardines. The worker replies he is not eating them and hints at a clever plan to attract more riders to the streetcar line.
The article explains setting fence posts in winter when ground is frozen to allow gradual tension. Stretch woven wire on a warm day, brace corner posts firmly, and use barbed ground wire to deter hog rooting before final wire tightening.
Synopsis of the Game Law effective March 18 1915 defines gamefish including bass crappie and speckled trout. Deer with horns north of the 35th parallel have a fall limit of one, seasons run October to November. Eared gray squirrels hunt June 1 to November 16. Wild turkey seasons vary by region with November and December dates.
A historical notice outlines open seasons for game and fish including quail trout bass crappie and perch with possession limits per calendar day. It details hunting and fishing license requirements, including resident and nonresident fees, and warns that presence with traps or weapons without a license is prima facie evidence of violation. It also urges reporting fires to forest rangers or wardens.
The six rules urge strict observance to cut annual forest fire losses. Be sure every match is out before discarding. Extinguish pipe ashes and cigar stumps. Keep camp fires small and unattached to trees. Never leave a camp fire unattended. Clear needles leaves and grass around any fire. Avoid building bon fires.
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