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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
1
John Choate recalls a 1860s courtroom ruse where a workman claimed eye injury. The judge tested vision with green chalk, red glass, and spectacles. The man read the message with his left eye, revealing the claim as false and the case dismissed.
Lancaster PA details a Buchanan connection with Abraham N. Cassel and toll roads. The piece recalls political campaigning, tolls, and pleas to keep or lift tolls amid post election office seekers. A separate snippet notes Sewell Ford in Rye NY and a humorous exchange with Simeon Ford over a meat bill and wine. Simeon runs a hotel.
A Washington Star dispatch notes multiple recent gun related deaths including a six year old in Brockton Mere who killed a man with a shotgun and a Bangor Maine child who killed his infant sister with a load of shot. The piece argues ninety nine percent of gun accidents could be avoided with common sense and criticizes keeping loaded guns in homes as near criminal carelessness.
A dialect filled scene discusses reliance on an old house as a solution to travel and labor. Characters debate what truly motivates work, considering practicality and comfort, while imagining a car failing to meet needs. The piece blends humor with a cautionary sense of improvisation.
Lordsburg Liberal argues against changing New Mexico’s name despite statehood rumors. The piece notes historic prefixes like New York and New Jersey, argues name familiarity matters, cites foreign objections as weak, and says locals prefer keeping the established name.
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