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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
4
The passage argues that training a child to be self reliant and thoughtful requires patience. Self-control is essential to manhood or womanhood and is not learned in a single day but through years of steady guidance.
A Duc de Raguse remark about serving emperors is recalled amid reflections on loyalty and France. In Cambridge, Lowell jokes about Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and a doorway sign that reads Groceries with letters rearranged to spell bicarre, a pun highlighting Whitman’s plain business inside.
A Cambridge scientist demonstrated that one grain of wheat sown in June yielded 47 pounds 7 ounces. An acre of fairly good land can produce about 30 bushels of wheat or 1,269 pounds of flour.
A description explains the Nicaraguan capote as an impervious, squareish garment with a central hole for the head. It is made by pouring rubber over bleached muslin to create a simple protective rainwear item.
A theatrical man in New York advertises for the most beautiful woman in the world. The notice mirrors typical show press agent allure, implying the seeker's appeal is essential for leading roles.
A motor car carrying six occupants sped to a drawbridge at Haddis goe Norfolk as it began to close and safely leaped a three foot gap between the two waves London Mall.
Observer recalls heated talk about smoking cigars with women and men weighing who could smoke. Meekton voices a stance while others dispute propriety and usage in public spaces.
A Home Companion tip states three tablespoonfuls of baking soda in a quart of water used with a rowed cloth will remove old varnish easily when refinishing furniture. Apply solution to surfaces to prepare for revarnishing.
A five ton whale was washed ashore on the Berwickshire Scotland coast. The creature appeared to have been struck by a steamer and then cast up by the tide.
The War Department ends the practice of sleeveless garments for soldiers and orders sweaters for wear in the field, camps, and on the march when cold weather makes blankets insufficient. Parade dress remains unchanged.
A brief notice describes game definitions under Section 6 of the act including fish species such as small and large mouthed trout and speckled trout, plus ring perch, and outlines seasons for game. The text frames legal definitions for state wildlife management.
The article outlines hunting seasons for deer, gray squirrels, wild turkey, quail, bass, crappie, and perch with specific date ranges north and south of the 35th parallel, plus possession limits. It lists hunting licenses and fees for residents and nonresidents, and emphasizes safe fire practices and reporting forest fires to authorities.
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