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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
4
A Chicago Record report notes grocers pad prices by charging for heavy colored bags used in weighing sugar and other goods. Tables compare bag weights, showing profit from wrapping materials and heavier bags. The piece cites durability tests and mentions penalties for improper bag weighing under law.
Preliminary report from Wadesboro on the recent eclipse under Smithonian direction. Abbot notes corona structure and photographic study, plus a bylon method to test energy curve. Eclipse was not dark. Venus, Mercury and Capella visible. Temperature fall and wind effects observed. Birds quiet during totality. sparrows first stirred after light returned.
Government contracts for torpedo boats and destroyers suffer extended delays due to steel shortages and contractor hesitancy. Navy had extended deadlines by 12 months but many vessels remain incomplete, with funds at risk for nonperformance while crews complete critical hull work and machinery installations.
Attendees at the National Household Economy convention in Toronto discussed the servant girl problem. Helen Campbell urged progress and domestic education, noting 100 typewriter girls per cook and advocating domestic work as a trade. Florence Kelley cited Chicago Hall house experience showing the issue was home life separation.
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