07 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
1
H A Wolford of Otttorway ot Law Deming New Mexico will attend all the courts in Sierra County and the Third Judicial District.
In a humorous exchange Jorrocks notes being out with Binks while Dubbleigh insists he will drop Binks. Dubbleigh recalls a recent Sunday when his new car stuck and a bystander humorously offered to pull it out with a corkscrew.
Judge Lumley Smith told the Old Bailey that eight pound checks were commonly altered by forgers in a growing trade. A simple change of a single digit could turn eight into eighty, as seen in a case where an eight pound check was manipulated into a thirty pound sum.
A brief reflection on how weather awakens humor in a ginger man who energizes others. The piece then praises the fellow who keeps everyone alert by giving ginger flavored boosts in all kinds of weather.
A anxious wife jokes her husband fears electrical danger at the shop while she fears the mounting charged account at the store. The dialogue highlights domestic concern over safety and debt in a single moment.
A passenger enters a car, occupies a vacant seat with bold conduct, shoves aside a large bag of an elderly woman, and, at Fifty second Street, she accidentally brushes his left foot while trying to free it. The woman exclaims in embarrassment, mistaking a bag for her own.
The hiccough outbreaks are likely caused by hysterical contagion and the nervous predisposition of those affected. The hiccough linked to the death struggle is tied to nervous system motion and circulatory changes, especially during periods of heavy hemorrhage.
The piece notes American usage of Zee for Z while British English uses Zed derived from gede and zeta. It cites Shakespeare King Lear Act II Scene 2 and the line Zeal thou unnecessary letter as evidence of older English pronunciation.
An observer in India reports a mail fly of the midge clave with its proboscis inserted into a mosquito’s abdomen to feed on its blood. The note suggests potential import of the midge to help mosquitoes learn from the interaction, a curiosity for Farm and Fireade readers.
M Ilenry Saussereau, renowned for destroying vipers during his career, died in Paris after a viper bit him in the hand and arm while hunting snakes in the woods near Boulotre Sarthe. He succumbed twelve hours later in severe pain.
A railway magnate and an inventive employee debate sardine orders. The magnate chides Ards for overordering while the employee claims a clever scheme to move more people along a street car route.
A morning blaze in Kelly Magdalena New Mexico destroyed Archuleta brothers meat market and most of the Kelly Mercantile company block. Estimates place losses at Kelly Mercantile warehouse 34000 Tabsci saloon 5000 Leavitt de Chevez saloon 5000 Archuleta brothers meat market 5000 pool hall 1000 L A Babcock 3000 with adjacent buildings damaged by heat and water.
A rural observer laments the inability of local farmers to sell eighty hogs this season and argues a nearby packing plant would have reduced surplus hogs and lard shipments from Chicago, urging action to spur prosperity.
Old Jim Hardup nearly caused a scene when a mislabeled consignment from Harvest Prince in Kansas City was not opened until Christmas. By noon it exploded in office hours and left Jim in a drunken state by 2 PM. Hartlaop condemns careless interstate shippers.
A Wall Street Journal line suggests offering every European soldier a five dollar daily job as a way to halt the war. The notion frames work as a path to peace and highlights wartime labor ideas in press commentary.
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