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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
4
An unnamed man with thin pretensions enters a car and kicks a large yellow bag from a sleeping elderly woman. At Fifty second Street she tries to lift his foot and, in embarrassment, mistakes his bag for her own, exclaiming in German about the likeness.
The piece argues hiccough epidemics arise from hysterical contagion and nervous predisposition. It attributes death struggles and hiccough to a deranged nervous system caused by circulatory slackening, noting its occurrence during periods of heavy hemorrhage.
The text traces Z pronounced zee in American usage, notes the English sed and its Old French and Latin roots, and cites Greek zeta as the sixth letter. It references Shakespeare and Lear line fragments to illustrate the traditional English form zed and includes variant old pronunciations.
An observer in India reports a tiny midge inserting its proboscis into a mosquito’s abdomen to suck blood. The observation suggests a curious predator interaction and prompts speculation about importing midges to control mosquitoes.
M Henry Saussereau long known for destroying snakes in France died in Paris after being bitten while hunting vipers near Bouloire Sarthe. He suffered severe pain for twelve hours before death. He had reportedly killed over 2000 snakes in his career.
A railway magnate comments on a worker ordering sardines and hints at health fears. The employee claims not to eat them and reveals inventive plan to attract more people to a streetcar, suggesting a bold approach to urban transit.
A fragmented note describes Lop Angelon and a questionable claim about a German aerial cruiser intended to carry 300 people with no guaranteed range. The text also contains a derisive remark about French clothing and a stray comment about an Indianapolis college professor and professors in general.
Synopsis details open seasons for game fish including bass speckled trout crappie and ring perch and big game deer tassel-eared gray squirrels wild turkey. It sets date ranges by north and south of the 35th parallel and notes horned deer carcass requirements and regional timing for hunting seasons.
The text lays out hunting and fishing license requirements and bag limits for various species and dates. It lists license prices for residents and nonresidents, and enforcement notes. It also covers fire safety procedures and reporting fires to forest rangers or wardens.
Public warns forest fire danger and urges strict rules for campers and residents. Emphasizes fully extinguishing fires, disposing of ashes properly, keeping camp fires small, clearing surrounding debris, avoiding bonfires, and never leaving fires unattended.
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