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Sierra County Advocate

Location

Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1914

Page

4

Parisian Market Rumors and Miscellany Hit Or Miss

A tangled market report riffs on stamps and insurance, with jokes about rich women, aviation, and disabiled poets in Chicago. It notes a New York doctor’s self surgery, a divorce claim over smoking stories, and quirks from Germay to Indianapolis while riffing on fashion and aging.

Few men would worry today over yesterday's mistakes if it were necessary

A concise reflection on enduring burdens from past errors and the notion that persistence should prevail despite burden. The statement suggests restraint in dwelling on past faults when continued payment or effort is required to move forward.

Hinckle

Dun Promises Action as Moggalto Sets DIM First

The Kiontreal Star notes the moggalto declares his DIM before starting work, a move seen as different from typical workers. The saying, If you head toward trouble you won’t choose the wrong road, frames a cautious approach to risk.

Hair’s Breadth in Micrometer Craft

Harper’s Weekly notes that a micrometer caliper measures hair’s breadths as fine as 17 to 10,000 of an inch. The piece emphasizes precision in toolmaking and bank vault components, where exact fits are essential and every part must stay within the closest tolerances.

Harper's Weekly

Pite It On Grand High Mos Worthy Exalted Title

Puck recalls a man named Mr. Coopah seeking a few words to augment his lodge-office title after last night’s election. He was chosen Grand High Mos Worthy Exalted Imperial Plenipotentary, but feels the title sounds a touch cheap.

Coopah Dun Puck

Uplifting Power of the Press Commentary

Dr Albert Shaw extols the press as a force that lifts readers from local rot, broadens the spirit and intelligence of citizens, and extends sympathies beyond borders, fostering a sense of common human solidarity.

Albert Shaw

High Finance Thief Uses Chloroform in Robbery

A New York thief chloroformed victims to steal money, preying on vulnerable individuals. The report notes the brutality of using anesthetic to coerce payments, highlighting the criminal method and its chilling efficiency.

High Finance New York Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Mean Man and Graft Rumor Shake Small Community

A first person account recalls a man accused of severe corruption in a town plagued by graft. The speaker claims the man forced him to build a protection scheme for his gang, then robbed the savings bank where the speaker collected a share.

Phat

You Mad a Million. If I were a loner, what then

Fragmentary line from the Washington Star pondering wealth and power. The speaker imagines a life with a luxury residence in Washington or New York and suggests silencing dissent to retreat to Europe. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete events or dates.

Washington New

Untidy fragment outlines Gladstone era and ministers

Fragmentary text references Lord Bruce and the earl of Newed the example of the Om Mf. Gladstone as prime minister in 1889. Mentions Deckert Gladstone and men of 20, with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.

Lord Bruce Lila Petuate Earl of Gladstone Deckert Gladstone

World horse supply tallies by cavalry authority

A Belgian cavalry expert asserts the global horse total exceeds 80 million with Russia at 0.0 million and Germany Austria-Hungary each holding substantial stock. Britain and the British Isles reportedly near 1.6 million, while overall figures include vast numbers across Europe and allied regions.

Belgium Russia Austria-Hungary British Isles

Suitor Objects to Lydia's Luxuries in Cumrox Tale

Cumrox protests a proposal while recalling his daughter’s accustomed luxuries. The confident suitor asserts he won’t force her to abandon comforts for his sake and insists he can share in luxuries like any other.

Mr. Cumrox

Change in Father en father drove eld Debbin

A cryptic OCR fragment portrays a father on a road frowning at chanteurs and horses. He seems unsettled until an unclear feeling changes, then he glares at every horse unless it takes the ditch. The text cites Avbi and Lagte as possible names.

Father Eld Chanteur

Felt Himeel Defrauded By Houraholder Scheme

A cryptic exchange among Felt Himeel Burgintz and Houraholder reveals a defrauding scheme where a promised sale is questioned over profit margins. The dialogue hints at a tense negotiation and potential deceit within a narrow time window.

Cromwell’s copper heirloom in a boy’s verse

A fragment from Christian Life recalls a boy composing a piece about Cromwell. It describes “a copper hew” as a symbol beneath which a truly religious soul dwelt, reflecting a moral, devotional tone in early modern prose.

Cromwell

Prize fighter in Congress plan faces tough odds

Scrappy congressmen may gain a worthy opponent if friends of John L. Sullivan push to eject him from a Massachusetts district. He would not be the first professional prizefighter in Congress. John Mori­sney, a famed fighter, once represented a New York district.

John L. Sullivan Massachusetts Congress John Morisney Herd Prise New York

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