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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
4
A London club forming to care for dumb animals opens with a dog cloakroom, attendants, and premises to supervise visiting dogs. Boarding and dog catering are featured services, with patronage from notable supporters.
A Holton Signal report quotes the Kansas City Star about a small boy on his way to school who mixes up a candy choice. He asks for jelly beans to avoid being heard by his teacher, preferring a treat the teacher cannot hear him eating.
The article describes several hiccough types including nervous, emotional, irritation induced, and hysterical hiccough. It notes emotional hiccough follows moral shock or severe fright and that hysterical hiccough is especially noisy with a yelping or barking sound lasting minutes or hours.
A clipped exchange features Jorronics and Dubbleigh in a quip about Binks and a mishap with a new car. Dubbleigh refuses further help from Binks after a roadside ditch incident and a joking offer of a corkscrew.
Judge Lumley Smith told the Old Bailey that eight pound checks were often altered by forgers running an extensive operation. In the present case a check for eight pounds became eighty pounds, and another for eight pounds became eighty pounds twice setting marks of fraud.
A fragment describes a man who stirs others with a “ginger” in all kinds of weather. It notes a type of man who spreads this zest to those around him, making him highly useful in various conditions.
A wife frets that her husband may touch a charged wire at the shop while he jokes that her fear is the charged account at the store. The exchange teases domestic anxieties about work danger and debt.
A humorous exchange between Mr. Olde Frend and Mrs. Brown unfolds as they comment on outfits and moods at a social moment. The judge’s aside punctuates the banter, hinting at a playful if sharp social scene.
A humorous note from the New York Globe reports a lady driver pleading with a policeman to hear why she sped. She explains she was trying to catch the car ahead to observe how the other lady wore her hat trim.
A judge or observer recalls a quip where a teacher scolds Tommy for idleness. Tommy replies that idle people end up relying on family support, highlighting a sharp, humorous exchange about work and thrift.
A quirky figure named Hie Little Beat comments on a death, describing the scene with odd humor. She notes the deceased was happy when hens laid eggs, reflecting a whimsical, fable like mood in the text.
A three foot high mirror has been placed on a sign post at the junction of four roads in Beckenham Kent to show approaching traffic. The feature appears in a London Mail note on moral lessons about sin and judgment.
A Sydney Bulletin item notes a humorous exchange where a cannibal king questions why a prisoner is bound, the reply cites awaiting paper bags from Sidney. The brief quip showcases colonial-era wry humor and cross-continental references.
A Spanish aviator nearly perished when a swarm of locusts blinded him at about 60 feet, causing loss of control of the aircraft in a dangerous midair incident.
A Louisville Courier Journal commentary argues that nations prosper through practical provision rather than laws, noting legislative membership can aid governance and policy implementation.
A reflection on recognizing peak moments as true selfhood. The quote urges belief that when at one's most spiritual and great, that state represents the truest self. It frames personal worth around elevated inner moments and timeless virtue.
A Denver Republic editorial celebrates campaign fervor and the height of political theater as crowds cheer and shout louder during the heated election season. It notes the pageantry and public passion that accompany campaigns.
A young man named Dubois files action against his sweetheart in Marseilles France after she boxed his ears for being late to take her to the theater.
A brief note discusses the origin of the saying nine tailors to make a man. It may derive from the old tolling custom for deaths, where three times three tolls signified a man's passing and three times two for a woman. It mentions misread forms like nine tellers make a man and references popular sayings.
A public health note cites underwork as a major cause of lean trouble with overwork adding myocardial strain. Long distance runners and bicyclists may hypertrophy the heart while some children die from arduous play due to family predisposition. A board of health exam of about 10 000 primary students finds 60 percent with defects dominated by vision problems insufficient nutrition and heart ailments.
The excerpt contrasts superstition with extreme rationalism. It favors the pessimist who clings to superstition over the arrogant who believes life has no luck or external influence shaping events.
In a hotel parlor the accomplished pianist plays selections. A listener urges Mozart’s Twelfth Men, echoed by others. A lady notes her husband belonged to that regiment, adding personal relevance to the request.
A Quincy baker nearing retirement refreshed a wedding cake that was 26 years old. The cake had been baked by a local man for his wedding 25 years earlier and was brought in to mark his silver anniversary.
Quoted quips joke about wives rifling pockets for change and the bigger folly of a spouse emptying a bank account. A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark notes a son’s misstep and a critique of timing in fortune, captured by Harper’s Weekly.
A dialogue from Harper's Weekly recalls Jim Slabsides admitting he lost from a bank collapse with a hundred sixty dollar overdraft. Hawkins asks about losses and Slabsides explains he had to hustle to cover the shortfall.
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