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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
4
A humorous exchange mocks school cooking and manual training as wasteful. A father complains his daughter cannot fry a dinosaur while his son makes a carved club, highlighting satirical views on education and taxpayers.
A dentist jokes about a crown and a patient named Ackins laments regret over keeping a crowned tooth. The exchange hints at the trouble a crowned tooth can cause and the desire to have it pulled.
Experiments in Europe test paper as a tire material, showing paper can match metal strength and rubber elasticity with unique cheapness. Researchers report promising results and potential for pneumatic tires made from paper.
A reflective line from In Cotton Wool comments on male self neglect and social expectations. It contrasts bachelors with married men, suggesting bachelors neglect self care while the world observes. The passage critiques modern life and personal responsibility in a concise moral tone.
A humorous courtroom exchange features a judge questioning a prisoner who admits to taking a doctor's free prescription because he lacked a watch. The prisoner explains he was in a hole and the prescription called for a spoonful every hour, leaving him without timekeeping.
A 19th century sentiment argues that women deserve voting rights and political equality. Emerson’s remark about Shakers and Quakers challenges mockery of women’s enfranchisement, framing suffrage as a serious democratic issue.
The state veterinarian removed and killed a diseased dairy cow in New York and dissected it. Inside the stomach a gold watch with a chain was found, reportedly lost months earlier by a boarder on the dairy farm.
A short scene portrays a child named Bobby with raspberry pie marks at his mouth, and a three year old friend asking his mother for some of what Hobbie has on his face. The exchange captures playful domestic humor.
The largest whale caught in the area, about fifty feet long, was netted near Santa Cruz by Fred Perez. Five launches attempted to tow it to the pier but gear failed and the effort was abandoned.
A historical note explains rag as a herd of deer in rutting time and bobtail as a fawn just after weaning, with tegg or teg-a dog used in the second year of its age and the phrase indicating an indiscriminate collection or gathering in local dialect.
A mirror about three feet high has been placed on a sign post at the junction of four roads in Beckenham Kent to show approaching traffic as reported by the London Mail.
A brief reflection from the Christian Endeavor World on distinguishing between a sinner and his sin, urging faithful love for the person while rejecting the wrongdoing.
A new London club for animal lovers is forming under patronage of well known figures. The plan includes a dogs boarding area and attendants, transforming premises for members dogs, and a catering section where dogs can be served meals.
The North Side scene described by the Holton Signal recalls a boy at a shop who chose lemon drops but asked for something the teacher cannot hear. The Kansas City Star quotes the girl’s remark about eating loudly so the teacher cannot hear him across the room.
The article outlines several hiccup forms including nervous, emotional, irritation induced, and hysterical hiccough. It notes the hysterical type as especially noisy with rough barking sounds that can last minutes or hours.
Jorrocks recalls a quarrel with Dubbielgh who rejects Binks after a failed car rescue. Dubbielgh claims Binks offered a corkscrew to pull out a stuck car last Sunday, prompting a sharp reaction.
Judge Lumley Smith told at the Old Batley court that checks for eight pounds were often forged as part of a wide illicit operation. A typical alteration used a single letter to turn eight into eighty and the £8 148 check was altered to £80 148 in the case before him.
A reflective snippet highlights a man who brings vigor to others in any weather. It contrasts the “ginger” given by one to many with the solitary figure who energizes his circle, praising the communal boost under all conditions.
A wife frets about her husband near a live electrical wire at the shop while he jokes the real fear is an accumulating charged account at the store, revealing a domestic tension over danger and finances.
A Pennsylvania woman died from a headwear incident as fashion trends shift from hobble skirts. The case underscores lingering fashion risks and designers reassess accessory safety.
A South Carolina prophet announces the world will end next year, with no sign it will come early enough to spare us a long winter.
A capitalist recently traveled to New York and disposed of 10 million dollars in three months. The speaker notes that with truly competent New Yorkers the sum could have been cleared in under three days.
In Cleveland a grocery store is offered for sale with the stated reason that the present owner is dead. The note challenges the idea that you can't take it with you.
A fragment notes that fibereal asphyxia describes drowsiness among aviators but will not aid the high rollers of a grill room who cannot pronounce it at home.
An Ohio convict contracted tuberculosis after clipping tainted money bills to his mouth. The incident serves as a warning that others may take similar risks with currency, exposing themselves to germs.
A medical journal declares it is a woman's duty to be pretty and praises swidly to this effect. It argues the average woman striving to fulfill duty needs swift stimulation to maintain appearance and virtue.
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