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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
4
A Massachusetts exchange recounts a vacationing Hawaii native recalling a Sabbath School scene. A girl defines heathen as anyone born outside Massachusetts, based on a teacher’s prompt. The anecdote reflects regional bias and cultural perceptions tied to state identity.
A 1683 tract The Anatomie of Abuses criticizes football as a brutal game. The author portrays players injuring rivals on hard stones in ditches dales and hills, arguing the sport exposes violence and unfair aggression.
A fragmentary quotation urges individuals to spend a day giving happiness to others to reveal true happiness. It contrasts fleeting acts of heroism with daily acts that brighten others lives, attributed to William George Jordan.
A young man vents about an old grievance and an experienced map of affairs counsels to forget it. The older man notes that those who mourn past mistakes miss present opportunities and fail to move forward.
A humorous exchange shows a justice offering Jimpson a return fine ticket for 76 dollars to grant immunity from arrest on the way back. The dialogue features Jimpson paying 50 dollars and the judge proposing the extra ticket to settle the matter.
A young Hawke refused sea service fearing his dream of becoming an admiral would prevent him from sailing. His father urged him to strive, saying he hoped to live to see him a captain, a goal the boy initially doubted.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote quotes an old lady on happiness with two husbands. She says not being fussy over trifles and letting each man have his way sometimes kept peace, as they believed they always did.
The article notes Shakespeare used about 16 000 words in his plays Mil ton reportedly used around 8 000 and the Old Testament about 5 642 The educated rarely exceed 4 000 while many people are limited to roughly 300 words.
Fragment from a dialogue shows Mr Lobstock praising his wife and Bradder Shindig agrees she can yell loudly to save her life. The passage captures a slang filled rural speech pattern and a humorous exchange on vocal strength.
A quotation from Grit Lawless emphasizes Eve’s misstep in discerning moral nuances after eating from the Tree of Knowledge. The passage reflects on how humanity claims knowledge yet fails to grasp the finer shades of good and evil.
In a clipped exchange Binks praises Bilkins describing him as a terrific worker while noting his recent marriage. The dialogue touches on Bilkins dedication to writing and references a playful remark about his pen and a nod to Sree via Harkaway in Harper's Week.
A Paris contemporary notes the whip has become a motor accessory in Germany. Motorists report that animals on the highway ignore warning horns yet react quickly to the whip. A German firm has reportedly produced a special whip for automobilists.
A tramp with wild, untrimmed hair and heavy beard slept in a farm barn near Raritan. He ate a hearty breakfast and refused to work, claiming the government forbade him. The farmer raged at the idea of government intrusion and said the man would not thresh for pay. The tramp moved on to another farm for a second breakfast, provoking further anger from the farmer.
The Donjon de Vincennes near Paris will reopen to the public after restoration. Once a military barracks, the early fourteenth century stone fortress is being freed of fittings and weapons to reveal its original staircase, prisons, council chamber, Inquisition chamber, and Charles V apartment. The project, aided by Amis de Vincennes, preserves the structure as a landmark rather than a museum.
Salt is tested to reduce dust on Havre streets where tar options fail on stone blocks. Twenty yards of road are sprinkled and watered to gauge effectiveness. If successful, salt will cover Havre town as paving limits tar work.
A Los Angeles man describes falling into a den of rattlesnakes and the eerie fascination he felt watching them crawl over him. He recounts getting up with a friend's help and killing four or five snakes, an experience described as unusually vivid and beyond the ordinary.
A fragmentary exchange discusses a distant earthquake recorded by an eastern seismograph some 14 000 miles away with uncertainty over whether it occurred and if it was reported The dialogue notes the odd silence and questions the event’s reality within a skeptical tone.
In Manitoba beavers are protected by law from shooting and harming. Colonies exist on the Ochre and Portie rivers east of Dauphin with a dam near the railway bridge. Residents visit at evening to watch the industrious animals while some damming on Turtle River floods nearby farmland. Government in Winnipeg discussed the issue and granted permission to open the dams but not molest the animals. The rapid beaver increase may create further problems for the province.
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