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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
4
A passenger enters a car with swag and tools, occupies a vacant seat, and pushes aside a sleeping old woman’s yellow valise. The woman awakens at Fifty second street, fumbles with his foot in embarrassment and laments the mix up, saying it took Just Ike mine.
The piece states hiccough epidemics are likely due to hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition in most sufferers. It notes resultant functional derangement of the nervous system from circulatory slackening, and connects the death struggle to a period of abundant hemorrhage.
The piece notes that American usage favors the letter Z as see, while the ag ish form zed traces to Old French zede and Latin zeta. It mentions King Lear Act II scene 2 and the line zed as an unnecessary letter, highlighting ongoing pronunciation debates.
A fragmented report notes an observer in India finding a tiny fly of the midge class with a proboscis inserted into a mosquito’s abdomen during feeding. The piece muses on the idea of importing the midge to affect mosquitoes, portraying it in a speculative, lighthearted tone.
M Menry Saussereau, famed for destroying more than 2000 vipers, died in Paris after a viper bite. He was bitten while hunting snakes in woods near Bouloire Sarthe and succumbed twelve hours later in terrible agony.
In a humorous exchange a railway employer quips about ten cans of sardines and a clever scheme to attract more people to ride the streetcar. The tie character warns it may be risky, while the employer claims ingenuity will draw more passengers.
A Paris resident Charles Monselot on Quai Voltaire dismisses the countryside with a sharp remark about birds, echoing the sentiment of Charles Lamb. The terse critique frames a contrast between urban disdain and rural life.
A porcelain umbrella stand uses a sponge to cushion the bottom and prevent breakage when an umbrella is inserted. A carriage sponge placed at the base absorbs rainwater and offers an affordable solution for protecting the stand and its contents.
Patent leather shoes and slippers last longer if wiped occasionally with a soft cloth wrung out of olive oil. Keep the cloth in a small tin box with a cover to preserve the oil for extended use.
A fragment from Our Animals notes a symbolic critique of femininity through imagery of a woman's hat bearing an apple tree stripped of leaves and fruit and an elm denuded by canker. The prose combines nature motifs to imply deterioration and critique.
A mother questions Laura about a young man who visits her daughter regularly. Laura replies confidently that she knows her own intentions, brushing off her mother’s concern and asserting control over the situation.
A fragment quotes a Carlyle remark warning that the word is unlucky and harmful when spoken often, suggesting a moral or editorial stance. The brief note frames the quotation as a provocative line likely tied to a larger discussion or column.
A terse, archaic phrasing warns that a doorway without walls invites malevolent entry. The line portrays Ilene as a porte of danger, likening a hall of dangers to a house with no barriers where devils may pass freely.
Parker's Weekly notes New York City public schools serve nearly 166000 children and proposes wholesome cracker lunches in neat packages. A German example featured six marmalade crackers with a sweet apple or plum side, sold for about 14 cents, affordable for many families.
Harper's Weekly explains the air sacs form a weightless, efficient framework for flight. The system originated from reptiles shedding extra tissue, creating hollow bones and air spaces that support movement, with air cavities in other birds likewise aiding mobility.
A recent amendment to the Prussian building code mandates that huts used by laborers on construction sites be heated during the months November to April when outdoor temperatures drop to fourteen degrees, equivalent to eighteen degrees below freezing. The rule aims to safeguard workers in cold conditions.
The Washington Star quips with Captain Cleet: if the vessel carries plenty of refreshments and peegart it’s a yacht. if it has mostly plain victuals it’s a sailboat. The girl with the inquiring mind prompts the joke about matter of diet and classification.
An enigmatic line notes the preference for a bright active brain over comfort from bodily ease, suggesting the average brain worker would choose mental vigor despite physical discomfort. The passage contrasts bodily sluggishness with mental sharpness and hints at a value placed on intellect.
The North Christian Advocate recounts a domestic economy lesson where Emily was asked for the best way to keep milk from souring. Her concise reply was: You should leave it in the cow.
A caricatured portrait quotes Burton Kingsland describing a woman with a mind “narrow in compass” shaped by her servants children ailments and clothes. The critique frames her conversations as betraying a limited worldview bound by domestic roles and social expectations.
The London Spectator notes Andrew Lang’s chronic frailty and fatigue. It claims most of his work was produced while tired and unwell, and that his frequent crankiness is understandable given his condition.
Philosophical reflection quotes Horace Beecher on doing good for its own sake rather than for personal happiness, urging intrinsic virtue over self-benefit.
A brief note questions marriage failure citing a statistic that 12 of 100 couples divorce within 76 years while 88 stay together. It invites rethinking by presenting the opposing view and ends with a light remark about the notion of marriage failure.
An essay notes that discussions of genealogy often praise nobility without cause. It mocks the idea by recalling Pope’s line about ancient ignoble blood seeping through generations, implying social pretensions are overblown.
A historical note explains two main causes of weak hearts under stress: underwork and overwork. It cites that athletes and strong performers may suffer from hypertrophy while children can be driven to harm by excessive exertion. A health board study of about 10,000 primary students found 60 percent with physical defects, chiefly insufficient exercise and related respiratory and heart ailments.
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