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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
3
A vivid fragment depicts a pretty young woman expressing ardent admiration for the navy when meeting a young officer. The scene shifts to scientific memory as the text recalls Keeler’s leadership at Lick Observatory and his ashes sealed by Brashear in the 30 Inch reflector pillar, a memorial in Allegheny.
A distressed woman testifies after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for years of female illness. The ad claims many women were cured of inflammation ulcers fibroid issues irregularities backache and nervous exhaustion, with testimonials on file at the Lynn Massachusetts lab.
Two or more women work as hostesses for wholesale dress goods and millinery houses in New York to entertain out-of-town buyers. They host dinners and theater visits, with expenses charged to the employing houses, and individual fees typically totaling about a quarter of those costs.
A writer recalls purchasing two dollars worth of stamps and sealing an envelope with a verse for an editor. He forgot the stamps, mailed the letter, and the verse returned with regrets. A postscript advised not to send stamps with future manuscripts, noting credit would be good.
An early 20th century column extols barbers with biblical roots while detailing a Chinese barber’s ritual. It describes face washing, shaving around the crown, ear care, facial and neck shaving, washing and rubbing to a healthy skin, head and neck manipulation, and braiding the queue, ending with joint cracking for distinguished patrons.
A Swiss engineer's invention coats surfaces by forcing pulverized molten metals such as tin zinc copper lead aluminum or alloys against the substrate. The metal is reduced to a fine state by inert gas pressure and delivered from a flexible tube with a large vaporizer like tip for spray application.
About fifty thousand visitors packed the Coliseum to celebrate California Day at the National Land and Irrigation Exposition. The Golden State showcased fruits flowers wines nuts and literature while Southern Pacific provided free transport distribution of goods and lectures. J H ONeill and W H Smith supervised the giveaways and publicity as California Day was hailed as a Pacific Coast highlight.
A New Zealand debate over Chinese workers in laundries led a lawmaker to draft an amendment to the Factories Act. The proposed wording would deem a Chinaman to be a girl under 18 for purposes of the act, amid tensions over Chinese competition and local employment. The draft was sent to the crown law office for consideration.
An old advertorial note claims distemper prevention for horses and dogs, noting many bottles sold last year and urging readers to obtain the cure from druggists. It mentions a book and CoaBpec Contagious Diseases as sources, with figures around $60,000 in bottles sold and a $1.00 price reference.
An aged iceberg reveals yearly growth layers traced by General A W Greely. He measured them to date oldest ice to Solomon's temple era, arguing ice endures in perpetual cold storage despite sea temperatures around 28 degrees. The speaker also quotes George Eliot on pity.
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