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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
1
Lake Valley branch discontinues Sunday service effective January 1 1900. Daily trains will run except Sundays under agent G A Hartock with Lake Valley Station timetable noting arrivals at 12 05 p m and departures at 12 25 p m.
Local government page lists Junien Dalytinh as County Commissioner Creepin Aragon as district attorney and other posts including sheriff treasurer and superintendent of schools with unspecified terms and roles.
Court dates announced for the Fourth Monday in May and November in the Fourth Judicial District converra County. Judge de handles proceedings in this schedule.
Vintage ad claims a first class bar in town Alwaye offering imported and domestic liquors and inviting patrons to try them to be convinced.
A Chicago Record report exposes grocers weighing sugar to include heavy colored bags in the net weight and charging extra for wrapping. The practice boosts profit as bags weigh more than standard Manila and lighter paper values, with fines and penalties discussed in a German context as a contrast.
Keepers at Hog Island light recall a violent avian assault on February 2. Wild geese and brant blinded by the tower glare blasted the watch room. 64 brant died on the ground, and later a fresh flock forced shelter inside the tower as screens failed and windows were battered. The birds fled after the stormy weather drove them toward the beacon.
Smithsonian study led by G Abbott reviews total solar eclipse observations at Wadeboro North Carolina. Focus on corona structure, color variation, and timing effects with sporadic mentions of Mercury Venus Capella and sparrow behavior during totality. Observers note wind unchanged and shadow bands seen but not measurable.
Members of the Woman's club applaud the appointment of Minx Gail Laughlin by the congressional industrial commission to investigate the servant girl problem. Laughlin, a lawyer living at 10 West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street, 47 Broadway, says the hours question must be resolved so work begins and ends clearly. The eight hour system cited by Mrs. Emanuela Slaine of Chicago is feasible for her household but unlikely for most women who cannot afford multiple servants.
In Parkview New Jersey a school board plans a public spanking for parents of four children caught wrecking the kindergarten department. Officials told parents to bring offerings before the board and administer a severe spanking to the offense.
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