20 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
1
A roving figure described as a tramp arrives in Macon with a small tent gear and a rifle. He calls himself Robert Glas, 50, from Dakota aiming for Florida, asserts self reliance and jokes about thieves while debating the deputy. The tale blends comic bravado with a glimpse of frontier tramp life.
The article reviews the origins and evolution of Prussia’s Order of the Red Eagle established in 1705, its five classes, and the Royal Crown order founded in 1861, detailing insignia, class distinctions, and historical changes under successive rulers. It also notes Harvard’s first woman student, Clementina M. Leroy, and mentions other short anecdotes.
An experiment at St Paul Minnesota reports brick solid pig iron produced from ordinary cupola melted ore, rivaling steel in polish and strength with only one third the weight. Frank Johnson of PanI claims further results from northern Minnesota deposits rich in titanium.
A leper artillery enlisted man in South Carolina awaits pay receipt. The War Department may allow payment by power of attorney after physician and nurse attendance, avoiding direct handling of rolls by the patient.
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