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Newspaper

Sierra County Advocate

Location

Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1915

Page

4

Unclear OCR fragment on power and gun violence incident

Fragmentary OCR text mentions Powen and Baffils with 161 percent, Sharpe and 459 bullets, aiming to kill elites, Savage, Billidrope, Pring Rocka, Lagwih, and a police pursuit. The garbled passage includes references to guards, a confrontation, and ad company signage, but specifics are unreadable.

Sharpe Hydey Savage Pring Rocka Belia Esau Dutta Sanage

Odd street scene at Fifty second street encounter

An unruly man enters a car and takes the only vacant coat adjourning a sleeping woman. He stomps past her, then the owner wakes and groans in embarrassment claiming she looks like her own bag. The incident ends with discomfort and a remark in a foreign phrase.

Swaggs Fifty-second Street

Hiccough Epidemics and Nervous Predisposition

The article discusses hiccough epidemics as likely caused by hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition. It attributes hiccough to a deranged nervous system from circulatory slackening and notes a death warrant period with heavy hemorrhage as a context for the condition.

Pronunciation of Z through history and slang

The article traces the letter Z, from Latin zeta via Greek alphabet to the English name zed. It notes the Eng Teh pronunciation as 20d from Old French gede, leading to the modern Z in American usage and calls Zed an unnecessary letter in some circles.

Midge and Mosquitoes Across the News Page

An observer in Tidla reports on a peculiar midge story referencing a robustly altered mosquito abdomen and attacks on blood. The piece questions why importation of midges is not pursued, suggesting mosquitoes might learn from them, with cited mentions of Faria and Fireside.

Tidla Faria Fireside

Viper Hunter M. Henry Sandewau Dies in Paris

M. Henry Sandewau, famed snake hunter who destroyed over 3,000 vipers in his career, died recently in Paris after a viper bite. He was bitten while hunting snakes in the woods near Be gloined Sidhu and succumbed to the venom twelve hours later.

M. Henry Sandewau Paris

Learning From the Fish

A magnate scolds a sardine worker who claims to be experimenting with cans. The employee insists he is eating them to learn how to increase poison intake into the street, hinting at a risky, inventive plan.

Re A

The Air Sace of Pigeons Explains Flight Design

The article explains pigeon air sacs and their role in flight efficiency. It notes that weight loss and removal of superfluous material enable flying, describing how ancestral reptiles became birds with air-filled spaces and supportive body walls housing movement organs.

Harper'a

Extracts From the Game Law of New Mexico

For sportsmen we publish extracts from the game law of New Mexico that went into effect. The text notes dates such as June 14, 1912 and October 1 and November 15 as key milestones or deadlines for compliance.

New Mexico Hornsmith Gan Oxober

Wildlife Boundary Rules From Historic Ledger

The excerpt lists hunting limits and seasons by year and species, including deer limits per person, turkey, wild turkey varieties, and various game birds. It references possession limits, season dates from November through July, and license fees such as 31.50 for general big game and bird licenses with nonresident charges noted.

California

Forest Fire Prevention Rules for Mountain Camps

Public safety notice urges strict adherence to fire rules in forested areas. Emphasizes extinguishing matches, disposing of ashes properly, keeping camp fires small, never leaving fires unattended, scraping away vegetation, avoiding bonfires, and reporting fires promptly to the nearest U S Forest Ranger or state fire warden.

U.S. Forest Ranger

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