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Sierra County Advocate

Location

Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1916

Page

4

Temporarily Postponed in 1900s Humorous Exchange

A fragment from Harper’s Weekly depicts a dialogue where Smithers questions Rastus about a planned marriage that morning, and Rastus explains the ceremony is postponed because the bride ran off with a man named Tham Jonsing, using period dialect.

Rastus Smithers Jonsing Harper's Weekly

Breakfast with Friends Expresses Simple Joys

A cheerful musing reflects on morning meals as revealing true kindness beyond polite social shells. The author values breakfast companionship over formal dinner meetings, noting personal warmth found in shared early hours.

We Favor Stricter State Boards Opinion Note

A fragment from a Honolulu article discusses supporting stricter state boards and the patipate process, noting changes in participants over about two weeks. It reflects on resistance and emphasizes the powers of those involved. The text voice hints at medical or investigative context with references to doctors and groups.

Honolulu Bae Ae

Wealthy heir rejects wealth as cause of departure

In a Boston Transcript snippet, a conversation hints at inherited money and the heir's insistence that wealth did not drive a change in lifestyle or departure, with a focus on personal humility and simplicity. The fragment preserves dialogue between Tallor and Owas, suggesting tensions over wealth and conduct.

Tallor Owas Boston ‘Transcript

Wife Remembers Love Across Time and Foolish Youth

A reflective note on marriage and memory as a wife recalls youth and the foolhardy behavior of her partner. The column muses on how love and sense evolve, suggesting many men once believed themselves wiser than they truly were.

Reformation Habits in Youth and Lifelong Change

A concise quotation on habit formation and reform, noting that directing youth habits shapes life. contrasts with the reformer’s difficult, often hopeful task in guiding older adults. Attributed to Joseph Johnson.

Joseph Johnson

Food for Laying Hens and Rooster Trade

Farmers describe feeding hens with morning mash and Dolled potatoes, using clover bay ensilage and potatoes for greens. Eggs peak in winter months December to March, while roosters are sold in fall and others come for roosters in spring but find them killed. advise buyers to prepare for winter stock.

Am Gadanaw Clover Bay Ensilage Ile

Dead Branches Endanger Tree Health

Extremely damaged notice warns that all dead branches must be immediately cut from a tree to prevent danger to the tree and preserve its life.

Trea

Usefulness of Mule Questioned in Plain Language

A short note discusses a mule's day of usefulness measured by its rough chewing of food, highlighting a simple farmyard yardstick.

Pynepsic of the Game Law March 18 1915

The act defines game fish including bass, speckled trout, crappie and ring perch. Open seasons allow deer with horns north of the 35th parallel from Oct 16 to Nov 5 and south of it from Oct 25 to Nov 25. Gray squirrels run June 1 to Nov 36 each year and wild turkeys are hunted north of the parallel from Nov 1.

Open Season and License Provisions for Hunting and Fishing

The article lists open seasons and bag limits for various game and fish by species and dates, including trout and bass, with quotas such as 20 in possession per day and seasonal ranges from August to December. It also details licensing requirements and fees for residents and non residents, including fishing and big game licenses, with specific amounts and the authority of county clerks and the State Game and Fish Warden.

Messina California Game and Fish

Care With Fire in the Mountains Warns Forest Use

Agriculture Forest Service urges strict fire safety rules to cut annual forest losses. Do not leave matches or cigars lit, extinguish fires with water or earth, avoid large campfires, and keep fires away from trees. Build small fires and clear surrounding debris.

Fire safety guidance for wind sparked blazes prompt action

The notice urges immediate action if a fire starts. If possible, extinguish it. if not, report to the nearest U S Forest Ranger or State fire Warden at once. It emphasizes wind can start fires at any time and stresses rapid reporting.

U. S. Forest Ranger

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