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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
4
Baker's Weekly notes a plan to feed New York City’s nearly 169000 public school children with a wholesome cracker lunch in a paper box containing six crackers with marmalade and space for fruit. The cheaper option would be accessible to poorer families.
The air space of the pigeon forms a system of interstices indicating weight reduction and movement efficiency. Flying requires a body with high mechanical efficiency devoid of superfluous material. Early reptiles evolved into birds, shedding extra mass, with hollow bones and air cavities aiding movement in air.
The new amendment requires huts used by laborers in building operations to be suitably warmed from November 1 to April 1 whenever outside temperatures reach fourteen degrees, effectively below freezing. This provision aims to protect workers from cold exposure during inclement weather.
In a Washington Star quip a girl asks how to distinguish yachts from sailboats. Captain Cleet answers with a pantry based test noting that a yacht has plenty of refreshments and sugars, while a sailboat carries mostly plain victuals.
A fragment argues that preferred is a bright active brain over perfect health with sluggish mental function, suggesting Fate favors mental sharpness amid discomfort. The text presents a ponderous notion on brain merit and bodily health without concrete events or names.
The Northern Christian Advocate recounts a domestic scene where Emily answers how to keep milk from souring with a humorous line. Her brief remark suggests leaving it in the cow, delivering a light moment from a domestic economy season.
A compact caricature notes a woman whose talk betrays a narrow mind. Her influence is confined by servants, children, possessions, and fashion, painting a satirical portrait of restraint and social pretensions.
The London Spectator notes Andrew Lang’s chronically poor health and argues most of his work came when he was tired and sick. It says this explains and excuses his frequent crankiness.
A paraphrased moral urging that one should perform good deeds for their own sake rather than for personal happiness or reward, attributed to H W Beecher.
A columnist questions rising divorce rates citing statistics that 12 couples divorce while 88 stay married. The piece argues against the label of marriage failure and urges reevaluation of how data is interpreted.
The piece notes praise for genealogy and nobility without a clear reason and contrasts it with Pope’s line that “His ancient but ignoble blood has crept through scoundrels.” It suggests commentators overlook this blunt couplet while discussing noble lineage.
War department orders replace service coats with a light sweater for field wear including while on the march and camping. The garment is to supplement the blanket for sleeping but parading dress remains.
A Boston mother asks her seven year old son what ails him after a heavy frown. The child replies slowly that nothing is wrong and questions whether a wrinkled brow means trouble, revealing a priggish attitude and calm insistence on his own interpretation.
A Chicago priest-cleaning employee amassed millions in mining and speculation, married a duchess, and died by his own hand with no remaining dollars, a life described by the New York World as stranger than fiction.
A poet recalls the all consuming effort of composing a poem and the shared fatigue felt by a reader. The dialogue highlights the intense immersion in literary creation and response, illustrating the bond between author and audience.
A compact reflection notes that a man with half volition wavers and gains no progress on the smoothest road, while a man with full volition advances on the roughest path and will reach his purpose if there is some wisdom involved.
A judge asked a policeman why he did not assist the defendant during the fight. The officer replied that he did not know which person would end up being the defendant. The exchange reflects tense courtroom dynamics over duty and identification.
A New York Herald quote notes a scientist declaring that speed mania has turned many motorists into nervous wrecks. The author expresses interest in having him diagnose the case of the man who must dodge them on the road.
Charcoal Eph jokes about others seeking trouble and mentions his friend Rastus marrying a widow with five children. He invites Mistah Jackson to try olives, reflecting a Baltimore Sun style line with dialect and humor.
A city man asks about local investment odds and a Native responds that opportunity has never been stronger. He notes land bought by his father at three dollars an acre thirty years ago can now be bought for two dollars an acre, signaling appealing prices and rising prospects.
A comic quip contrasts a sleptomaniac with a garden variety robber. Mrs Jax asks the difference, and Jax replies that the distinction lies in the price of their law yore.
A frog claimed to be 100 years old is donated to the New York aquarium and is expected to live out its days there until it croaks. An unrelated anecdote about Henry Clay depicts a Kentucky mountaineer challenging his vote on a bank bill and Clay’s humorous retort about handling a misfired vote like a gun.
A well bred would be patron demanded an orchestra seat, was refused, and when asked why, Manager Henderson said the man was drunk. The patron loudly confirmed his inebriation and questioned the decision.
Milwaukee physician Dr. John E Worden advocates a strenuous regimen to toughen infants for life. An article in Good Health October notes Shirley and Jane Worden, eight and three, as examples of robust health. They play in snow barefoot and lightly clad, with no goose skin garments.
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