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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
4
In a humorous Puck cartoon exchange, a "Firet Ki Firat" figure questions cooking and manual training in schools. The second hunter retorts that it wastes taxpayer money as his daughter cannot fry a dinosaur, while his aunt, with similar training, crafts a club unfit to defend a mammoth baby.
A dentist tells Mr. Acking that a crown may cause trouble and Mr. Acking laments wishing his tooth had been pulled. The exchange underscores the fragility of crowned teeth and the regret of dental misfortune.
Experiments in Europe test paper as a tire material, claiming it combines metal strength, rubber elasticity, and a lower cost. Early results indicate paper can match key properties of existing tire materials, suggesting a novel, cheaper tire possibility.
In Cotton Wool, W. B. Maxwell remarks that an entirely self-centered man is like one slowly killing himself. He argues bachelors, despite not marrying, still manage self-care, yet this care is what shortens their lives. The piece reflects on personal conduct and longevity.
A judge questions a prisoner who admits stealing a doctor’s watch after a prescription is written. The man explains he was in a hole and had no watch, and the prescription card contained a spoonful of time, leaving him short of timekeeping.
A quotation attributes Ralph Waldo Emerson arguing that if a woman demands votes and political equality with men, age old religious groups like Shakers and Quakers grant equal power. The remark condemns the notion that female suffrage is a cheap joke.
A state veterinarian removed a diseased cow from a New York dairy farm and euthanized it for dissection. In the cow’s stomach a gold watch with a chain was found, last seen months earlier by a farm boarder.
The largest whale ever captured in that vicinity was netted near Santa Cruz by Fred Perez. Five launches towed the monster to the pier but nets and ropes broke and the effort was abandoned. The whale measured fifty feet.
A fragmentary exchange centers on a father asking support for his daughter in the style she has been accustomed to. The Sultor confirms but suggests it differs from the mother's framing over recent months.
A brief gloss explains Rag and Bobtail as terms from a dialect work: rag refers to a herd of a deer at rutting time, bobtail to a fawn after weaning, and Rag and Bobtail as a phrase meaning an indiscriminate collection of sheep or deer, with usage noted in the second year of a dam’s age.
A concise quotation on duty asserts that every person bears responsibility to others for the future, urging reflection on the value of each life and the role individuals play in shaping tomorrow. The text emphasizes moral obligation and the collective trust of humankind.
A boastful man enters a car and seats himself, shoving a large yellow valise from an elderly woman. She, awakened on Fifty second Street, mistakenly touches his left foot and apologizes, confusing it with her own bag.
The article discusses hiccough epidemics arising from hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition. It attributes hiccough to functional derangement of the nervous system caused by slackening of the respirations during severe hemorrhage and death struggles.
The text traces the letter Z pronunciation from zee in American usage to zed in British English. It notes Old French zede and Latin zeta as origins for the Greek letter name, citing King Lear scene 2 where Shakespeare refers to the English zed form.
An observer in India notes a small fly with a proboscis inserted in the abdomen of mesquite as it feeds on mosquito blood. The report ponders why this midge cannot be imported, suggesting mosquitoes might learn from it, at least for curiosity or benefit.
M Henry Sausaserene, a renowned snake hunter who killed over two thousand vipers during his career, died in Paris after a viper bite while hunting near Hovlette Sarthe. He sustained bites to the hand and arm and died twelve hours later from the poisonous attack.
A Jinay magnate frets over a tenth shipment of sardines while an employee conceives a clever plan. He claims he is not eating them and hints at a method to attract more riders to a streetcar, suggesting a novel business angle.
A Parisian Frenchman Charles Monselet dwelling on the Quai Voltaire mockingly condemned the countryside. He declared that Paris is “the place where the birds are raw,” reflecting a sharp urban bias contrasted with rural life once admired by Charles Lamb.
A sponge placed in a porcelain umbrella stand prevents the umbrella from striking the jar bottom and absorbs the wet redn water. A carriage sponge fits the bottom and offers a cheap solution.
Patent leather shoes and slippers last twice as long if wiped occasionally with a soft cloth wrung out of olive oil. Keep the cloth in a small tin box with a cover to preserve the oil longer.
A quatrain decries femininity as a vandal against nature. Each line links a woman's hat metaphor to the stripping of an apple tree or elm by pests. The poem pairs gendered adornment with ecological decay, reflecting critique through striking natural images.
A warm exchange reveals Leura’s resolve. The fond mother questions the repeated visits of a young man, but Leura asserts her own intentions and plans, signaling independence and clear expectations in their unfolding relationship.
A Georgia philosopher urges stepping into the sunlight to greet happiness coming down the road. The Atlanta Constitution frames the call as a simple, joyful moment of shared music and dance for all.
A partial OCR fragment notes a judge sentencing a person to ten months hard labor after a reported grievance. The readable text includes names like Thar rd blees and Mat 4s, with the stated term being ten months of hard labor.
A naturalist describes a large fly trapped in a spider’s web near his workshop. The spider bound the fly’s legs with silk, injected poison, and began to suck the juices as the fly struggled for about an hour before dying. The next morning the fly appeared alive, while the spider continued its meal.
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