13 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1914
Page
1
A fragmented note from Las Cruces lists the Percha Lodge No 9 I C C F of Hillsboro New Mexico slated to attend all courts in Bi e tra County and the Phird Judicial District. Names and exact locales are unclear due to OCR gaps.
Armijo Building Office 26 in Albuquerque offers legal representation for mining property deals in New Mexico. ELFEGO BACA attorney will practice in supreme courts of New Mexico and Texas, handling matters across Bernalillo Valencia Socorro and Bernal.
The Sierna County Advocate offers to publish legal proof notices reliably and affordably, continuing a thirty year tradition of handling such notices accurately and at low cost for local readers and authorities.
The piece debates rising divorce concerns noting that 12 of every 100 marriages end in divorce within twenty years while eight couples stay married. It argues the data should not define marriage as a failure despite alarming statistics.
The passage discusses cheerful remarks about heredity and nobility, noting commentators have not quoted Pope’s couplet about ancient yet ignoble blood. It reflects on how ancestry is treated in relation to women and life in what is called the nobility.
A garbled OCR fragment presents dialogue about prehistoric use, cooking in schools, and taxpayer waste. The antiquated voice references a "First Prehistoric Man" and a sarcastic exchange about skills like frying and carving, with unclear names and punctuation.
A dentist jokes about crowns causing trouble as Mr. Ackins laments the crown in his tooth. The patient wishes the tooth had been pulled, noting the pain and regret of wearing a crowned tooth.
Experiments in Europe test paper tires claiming strength like metal, elasticity akin to rubber, and brightness not found in either material. Researchers report promising results in use and potential for tire manufacture.
A quotation from In Cotton Wool by W. I. Maxwell contrasts self-centered men with bachelors, arguing bachelors do not neglect self-care yet still face shorter lifespans. The piece notes bachelors are always taking care of themselves, but their habits paradoxically hasten death.
A prisoner pleads in court that he stole a doctor’s watch from a patient at a free dispensary because he lacked one after following a prescription for a spoonful every hour. He explains he was in a hole and needed the time.
A brief quotation argues that if women demand votes and political equality with men it should not be refused, comparing to Shaker and Quaker practices where elders hold equal power and noting the ease of dismissing women’s voting rights is mere wit.
State veterinarian removed a diseased cow from a New York dairy farm and had it killed and dissected. Inside the animal’s stomach lay a gold watch with chain, lost months earlier by a farm boarder.
A three year old friend asks Mrs. C about the raspberry pie on Bobby’s cheeks. The scene portrays gentle curiosity as the child seeks a taste or copy of the marks, reflecting a quaint domestic moment.
The largest whale ever caught in the vicinity, about fifty feet long, was struck in Fred Peyex nets near Santa Crus. Five launches attempted towing the giant to the pier but nets and ropes failed and the effort was abandoned.
A dispute unfolds between a father and his butler about how the daughter should be raised. The father asks to support the daughter in the style she was accustomed to, while the butler counters that the style differs from what her mother and he have been shaping for six months.
Tag Rag and Gobtail describe terms from the verse about a deer herd during rutting and a fawn after weaning. The passage explains rag as a herd of deer, bobtail as a young fawn, and the phrase denotes an indiscriminate objection to sheep or other livestock.
Washington reports the 16 inch rifle, the largest navy gun built, completed at the Washington navy yard and now undergoing tests at the Indian Head proving grounds. If trials succeed it may be adopted for main batteries on three new dreadnoughts with heavier guns and greater range against fortifications. The piece weighs about 20 percent more than current 14 inch guns and is expected to reach 15 miles, surpassing German howitzers.
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