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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
3
Ad pricing and contact instructions appear for Holbrook News with six word lines. Navajo County population figures from 1910 list 14 603 for the county and 620 for Holbrook. Supervisors named include J E Richards chairman E T Hatch Barnett Stiles and C M C Houck with clerk.
Regular jury terms announced for Superior Courts in Northern Counties. Monavye lists 1st Monday in Festuary June October. Yavapai sets 1st Tuesday in January May September. Coconino has 2nd Monday in January. Navajo notes 8rd Monday in February.
The Holbrook post office announces daily mail closing times for various routes. Westbound train 9 closes at 7 10 am, eastbound train 2 at 8 am, Snowflake and Ft. Apache deliveries by 10 am, westbound train 3 by 5 45 pm, eastbound train 10 by 9 pm, with Snowflake and Ft. Apache mail arriving by 4 pm and Springerville Ea g ar by 5 pm. Lobby hours are 8 am to 8 pm.
The National Tribune reports that over 80 years ago Uncle Sam received three bags of gold and a bag of silver bullion. The sums remain unclaimed as accounting officers seek congressional action to resolve the matter. Receipts existed for each contributor, with no follow up for several decades.
The first parcel post commemorative loving cup, engraved with its origins, was deposited in the United States National Museum by Postmaster Morgan of New York City. Presented for the opening of the parcel post service, it was mailed by Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock to Morgan at Washington City Post Office just after midnight on January 1, 1913.
The Central hotel lists guests registered during the week including Chas Benson in Phoenix and William Alexander, W L Baynton, R N Wilson in Tempe and City, J B Anderson in Bakersfield, Ed Babbitt in Flagstaff, O L Hart in Flagstaff, L W Light in Sawyer, N M L L Denklin in Winslow, W Miller in New York, W M Howard in Albuquerque, E E Oldeker in Flagstaff, R H Conant and wife in Los Angeles, B G Gonzales in Los Angeles, and Jos Udall in Springerville.
A public notice states no ice will be delivered after 10:00 each morning at Holbrook Meat Market. The directive restricts morning deliveries and informs customers of the new timing.
The Holbrook News notes city price guidance for assorted carbon papers and sizes, signaling market availability and relative value for buyers in the area.
A steeplejack Bill Dodson recalls learning the dangerous trade from his father and facing fear while working on a church roof. He recounts a dramatic incident where his father restrained him to prevent a fall. The entry then shifts to the Theban sphinx legend and the riddle of man. Oedipus solves the riddle, ending the terror in Thebes.
White posts along narrow tracks on the Yorkshire moors are called stoops. They resemble boundary markers but do not denote county or parish lines. When snow hides paths, these posts guide travelers and prevent getting lost.
Legend claimed Napoleon issued a Theater Francais decree during Moscow’s fires. In reality he was in Poland when he received the document ready to sign, and he annotated it to date from Moscow only when the army reached that city.
Satirical note in the text shows a joke about an editor offering a job with a snappy line. The exchange ends with a playful command to shut the door as the speaker leaves.
A collection of witty anecdotes shows royal visits prompting deferential phrasing. A German paper notes a prince born yesterday while Italian coverage claims the king witnessed an eruption. An Spanish army officer fumbles for time, replying with utmost obeisance.
An Irishman enters a shop and asks for a yard of milk after seeing a sign saying sold by the yard. The shopman marks a yard with milk on the counter and declares sixpence. The customer agrees, paying and rolling up the milk.
C. H. Hines of Whitlow Ark spent hundreds on medicine and hospital care in St. Louis and New Orleans without relief. Returning home he used Chamberlain’s Tablets and soon felt improvement. Sold by all dealers. Adv
In the Superior Court of Arizona Navajo County Jno R Hulet petitions for Letters of Administration in the estate of John Hoyle deceased Hearing set for August 25 1913 at 10:00 AM in Holbrook Courtroom Navajo County Interested parties must appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted Date August 6 1913 Clerk W B Woops First publication August 8 last publication August 22
A man recounts a two month battle with dysentery ending in permanent relief after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He cites weight loss from 145 to 125 pounds and says two bottles cured him. Forsale by all dealers.
All professional cards in HOL BROOK News will be charged a rate of 75 cents per month. The notice informs vendors and readers of the new recurring fee and applies to ongoing listings.
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