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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
4
The Prussian building code has received a remarkable amendment. It requires that laborers connected with building operations be adequately warmed between November 1 and April 1 when outside temperatures reach fourteen degrees, that is eighteen below freezing.
In a Washington Star gag line a girl asks how to distinguish a yacht from a sailboat. Captain Cleet quips that the answer lies in the pantry, noting a yacht carries plenty of refreshments and segari, while a plain inland craft is mostly empty.
An old prose fragment argues an intelligent mind should accept minor bodily discomfort over a perfect body, claiming a bright active brain in good working trim is preferable to bodily health along with suffering, emphasizing mental vigor over physical ease.
The Northern Christina Advocate reports a short domestic tip from Emily on preventing milk from souring. Her concise advice is to leave it in the coy.
A cryptic fragment describes a woman of narrow compass accused of betrayal by competition. Her life is bounded by servants to the north, children to the east, ailments to the south, and cleverness to the west within Durton Kingaland.
The Lovden Spectator notes Andrew Lang often suffered poor health and did much work while tired and sick. The piece labels his crankiness as understandable and forgivable given his condition, offering a blunt portrait of the writer's fatigue and prolific output despite malaise.
Quote attributed to H. W. Reecher urges performing good deeds for intrinsic value, not for personal happiness or external reward. The text advocates sincerity in charity and warns against self serving motives.
A humorous Boston Transcript item reports a doctor claiming to cure insomnia and a patient retorting his wife secretly drains his pocket at night, implying the cure cost him nothing. Neatly captures local wit and wordplay.
A fragment quotes an Arab proverb about wine and fools and contrasts value with activity. The speaker labels it as profitable advertising and notes the measure of worth is present effort over duration.
A judge chastises Tommy saying he is too great an idler and asks what becomes of a person who will not work. Tommy responds that such individuals are supported by the rest of the family.
Fragmented OCR outlines seasons and definitions for game fish and deer. It mentions bass crappie perch and gray squirrel, with hunting seasons north of the thirty fifth parallel from October to November, and eggansea sections. The text is garbled but indicates law effective March 12 1915 and regional hunting dates.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines hunting licenses and bag limits for wildlife in a California area. Mentions limits on quail dove and trout, license types with resident and nonresident fees, and enforcement notes about possession in open fields without a license.
Spare caution by extinguishing all embers and unburned points. Do not leave any fire unattended and keep it small. Clear a bare circle of earth or sand, remove flammable material, and always drown or cover fires with water or dirt. Do not build bonfires or leave stubs near trees or logs.
The notice warns that wind can start fires at any time and may be uncontrollable. It advises immediate action when a fire is spotted and to report it to the nearest U.S. Forest Ranger or State fire Warden as quickly as possible.
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