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Newspaper

Sierra County Advocate

Location

Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1913

Page

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Armijo Building Practice in Supreme Courts

Elfergo Baga from Room 36 in the Armijo Building at the corner of 30th Street and Railroad Avenue is practicing in the Supreme Courts of New Mexico and Texas.

Armijo Building Cor Railroad Ave Supreme Courts of New Diexivo Texas Albuquerque New Mex Bernalillo Valencia Socorro Bierrg Daal New Mexico

As Others See Us Car Scene and Hiccup Epidemics

Passenger asserts vanity upon entering a car seating himself beside a sleeping woman who mistakes his bag for her own. A second item notes hiccough epidemics likely stem from hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition, tied to functional derangement of the nervous system amid hemorrhagic states.

Fifty-second Street

Pronunciation of Z Follows Americanism Versus British Origin

The letter Z pronounced vee in American usage, while British English favors zed derived from zeta. Shakespeare’s King Lear uses the English form zed, reflecting a long-standing debate over the pronunciation still in vogue as an unnecessary letter in the play’s lines.

Mosquitoes May Fear A Tiny Midge In India

An observer in India notes a small midge inserting its proboscis into a mosquito to suck its blood. The piece suggests potential comfort or benefit and muses on importing the midge so mosquitoes would learn the trick themselves.

India

Hunter of Snakes Succumbs to Viper Bite in Paris

M. Henry Sau caux, famed Boake hunter who killed over 2,000 vipers, was fatally bitten while hunting snakes near Bouloire in Sarthe. He died twelve hours after the hand and arm were bitten, in Paris, after enduring terrible agony.

M. Henry Sau Paris Bouloire Sarthe

Learning From the Fish Versus Streetcar Idea

A railway magnate scolds a worker for ordering his tenth sardine can while the employee, claiming a gentive genius, jokes that the real aim is to lure more people into street cars. The tale frames ingenuity and industry with a wry, period voice.

City Man's Sneerer Country Tale

A compact quip by Frenchman Charles Moncelet living in Paris mocks the country he inhabits. He quips that the place is where the birds are raw, reflecting sharp humor attributed to his satirical stance.

Charles Lamb Charles Moncelet Paris

Umbrella Stand Sponge Fitting Tips

A sponge in a porcelain umbrella stand protects the tar from impact and absorbs rain water from wet umbrellas. A carriage sponge fits the bottom and is inexpensive.

Patent Leather Care Tip From Our Dumb Animals

Wipe patent leather shoes and slippers with a soft cloth wrung from olive oil to double their life. A small tin box keeps the cloth, and the oil lasts long. The note also references a proverb about leafless trees and canker-worms.

Laura and the Maiden's Intentions Dialogue

A fond mother questions Laura about a young man's frequent calls. Laura replies firmly that she knows her intentions and will decide her own path without her mother's interference.

Laura

Press Comment on Roosevelt Vindication and Party Realignment

The editorial notes distrust of the loyal democratic press for granting Special Privileges and urges party unity. It cites Clovis News and Las Cruces Citizen on tariffs and harmony, while noting progressives drifting back to the Republicans and the Santa Fe Eagle remark on shift. Raton Range adds a regional anecdote about a brakeman’s joke during a steep grade.

Clovis News Tas Republican Party Las Cruces Santa Fe Raton Range

Petrified leg found in Pennsylvania coal mine

A petrified leg was discovered in a Pennsylvania coal mine. The report notes present day leg pulling mirrors older crude methods from long-gone ages, highlighting a grim discovery and a curious commentary on jokes.

Pennsylvania

Man in Iowa Beaten for Skipping News Subscription

An Iowa man was severely beaten by his wife last week after she gave him money to pay his newspaper bill but he failed to do so. The incident, described in local chatter, notes the phrase about the wife’s anger and a sharp reaction over the unpaid subscription.

Iowa

Heap lazy remarks spark racist satire in old Pine story

A Pagosa Springs Sun item recounts Juan Manche a Ute with prime Piedra allotment begging Col Bill Chockley for hay and vegetables. Manche answers why he does not farm his own land calling Squaw heap d a lazy a line that echoes anti suffrage sentiment. The piece notes San Juan observers question wives names of local leaders.

Juan Manche Piedra Bill Chockley Bill Old Juan Manche Pagosa San Juan Farmington

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Ieounty Banks Sierra Oyer Hilshoro N. MI Sierra County Korber Pres J. B. Herndon Viger Pres A. M. Gillespie Will M. Robins General Merchandise J. L. Gatzert & Co White Sewing Machine Company Union Laloox Iquors ADN Pitaquio Ocaravial Alu Lsaong N. M John E. Smith Notary Pubilo Cooper Elfego Baga Ligecers Wee General Contractor Tom Murphy Propr Hillsboro K. A. Wolfman East R. C. Church Maio Street James A. Waddill Bonham& RE Hillebore George T. Meyers N. G M.L. Kahler W. G. Henry Opgeworth O. W. West Frank I. Given, M. D Office Post Office Drug Store Hillabore OAS Meyers Col. Roosevelt Raton Bert Kaufman
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