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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
4
Orting residents express anger at a man running a matrimonial bureau promising wives or letters to men. A Milwaukee mayor letter request and notices to local women trigger warnings as residents report receiving solicitations and threaten action to halt the scheme.
Judge Day of Somerville district court sentences William T. Daley to a year in Middlesex County Jail with hard labor for nonsupport of his wife and child. The wife testified she worked washing to feed her family while he spent earnings on drinking. The court ruled the wife is entitled to the prison wages from the state during confinement, 60 cents daily, to enforce marital obligations.
In Chicago Judge Landis hears Eugene Stockton explain crooked dice and cards used to defraud via mail fraud charges. Stockton details manufacturing methods and blames myths about death for hire tied to a number of con men, while a China anecdote and a medical professor’s musings close the fragment.
Health experts say a diet high in beef can lead to irritability and crossness in some individuals. They caution moderation and balanced meals to maintain steady mood and energy levels.
A reflective note quotes Thoreau urging readers to cling to their enduring waking dreams as guidance through life. The piece frames aspiration as a steady compass and invites personal resolve.
A reminiscence from Spokane about a Boston youth who sought work as a fleemaker then learned tailor trade for health and fortune. It traces an office encounter and jokes about the misread term fleematers. The piece then surveys the evolution of the word impertinent from impertinent to earthly lords to absurd meaning over two centuries.
A Virginian recounts a past inquiry into election fraud in which ballots in a key precinct were not sealed after the final count. The investigating chairman repeatedly questioned the election judge about securing the ballots, and a taboo exchange on obtaining sealing materials followed.
Helen Grant reports trainer Clyde Powers, with patience, says geese can become audience ready in about 60 hours, pigs in 80, ducks in three days, chickens in a week or more, turkeys six months, and peafowl impossible. geese seen as most intelligent and affectionate among domestic fowl.
Beavers in Manitoba are protected by law from shooting or trapping leading to population growth. Colonies exist along the Ochre and Tortie rivers near Dauphin with one dam under construction by the railway bridge. Residents watch the damming activity, while some beaver activity floods nearby Turtle River farmland. authorities ordered dams opened but not to harm the animals.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Sunday figure pondering what God created first and referencing Tittle Wille. The readable text hints at a whimsical or religiously tinged exchange about origins and early creation.
A brief note describes canned shark as a delicacy available for sale in markets across India and Japan highlighting its status as a regional luxury item.
In Singar, Malay archipelago, two bottles placed neck to neck have sand transfer between them every half hour after reversing the bottles. A line of 12 notched rods marks the hours, sounding by gong, all overseen by an attendant.
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