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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
4
In a fragmentary note, four women push for suffrage, calling for political equality with men. They claim among Shakers elders hold equal sway, and among Quakers no denial should occur. A sharp jab mocks those who deem women unfit to vote, attributed to Ralph Aldo Emerwon.
A diseased dairy cow at a New York dairy farm was removed by state authorities and killed for dissection. Inside its stomach a gold watch with a gold chain was found, reportedly lost months earlier by a boarder on the farm. A stray, odd interlude describes a child’s pie and a curious request from a friend to share what remains on a child’s face.
The largest whale ever captured in the area, a fifty foot specimen, was netted near Santa Cruz. Five launches attempted to tow the monster to the harbor but failed as lines broke and the effort was abandoned.
A terse exchange unfolds as a father asks if the suitor can support his daughter in the manner she has grown accustomed to, while the suitor replies that the style differs from what her mother and he have fostered over months. The quick repartee highlights family expectations and longstanding habits.
A garbled snippet describes rag and bobtall terms as yearling and fawn ages in a herd. A visitor at an art gallery, influenced by New York style, stares at mermaid paintings and asks a gallery attendant when the tide goes out, mid encounter.
A vehicle operable from either end, described as a steerable omnibus, is evolving and may appear on London streets soon. The design allows the driver and conductor to swap places to reverse direction, enabling flexible operation and city service.
An American editor prints a playful appeal for a missing hat after a mistaken exchange. The editor says the man who took their new hat and left an inferior one will earn infinite kindness by returning the original, and offers thanks and two apologies for the trouble.
A clipped opinion notes statistics suggesting more couples seek divorce. It cites figures claiming about 12 of every 100 marriages end in divorce within 16 years, while asserting 88 couples do not. The piece questions the notion of marriage failing.
The document lists open seasons for deer, sable gray squirrels, wild turkey, quail and fish by geographic zones and dates. It specifies license requirements, fees for residents and nonresidents, and enforcement warnings. It also includes safety reminders about campfire prevention and reporting fires to authorities.
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