05 Oct 1917
Page 1
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
1
A brief notice lists an attorney operating in the supreme courts of New Mexico and Texas. It notes practice in both jurisdictions and references ongoing professional activity in the legal field.
Mrs. Williams widow of Rev Samuel Williams long pastor of Cripplestyle Congregational church has died at eighty six in the house where she was born and lived most of her life. She rarely slept away from home. The obituary notes her long residence and single location.
A shopper in a butcher shop asks for alligator meat claiming it keeps one in style. A separate note on Japanese stage tradition describes the onagata era ending as modern actresses rise, threatening longstanding customs and wardrobe shifts toward rest wearers ofpetticoats.
A paraphrase of Carlyle on workers who sing while they work. The quote claims singing enhances effort and endurance, making the worker equal to any silent colleague and able to do more and better in the same time as they march to music. It references stars forming harmony as they revolve.
An introspective note by Ralph Waldo Emerson discusses personal restraint and the dangers of extending control to others. He warns that trying to direct others leads to false relations and loses truth, urging adherence to self discipline.
Clarence T Burr, formerly of Kingston now Sawtelle California, sends a dated Sep 21 letter that charms Sierra County oldtimers. It recalls Kingston, Colorado, and New Mexico meeting in Los Angeles with Billy Boyle, Luke, Frank Lyons, James Conley, Adam Clark, Mrs John Boret, Mrs Bam Jackson, Wm Worden, and others, noting aging locals and San Pedro and Long Beach connections as tales unfold.
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