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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
7
Youthful eyes brighten at gifts girdles with gay ribbons and corsage flowers on the Christmas tree. Girdles in three colors braided with picot edges and two color versions appear. A shower corsage of violets and a rose in millinery foliage adds charm. New Christmas tree ornaments include small paper or tin horns wound with bright crepe paper and tassels of tinsel.
Work baskets of figured cretonne or silk are crafted from two circular pieces with a flattened square cardboard foundation. A pocket with elastic edge and an oblong pin cushion are sewn to one circle, then the pieces are pasted together with the flattened box inside. Eyelet holes and a small cord shape the basket as shown.
A homemade tin baking pan painted gray serves as a decorative tea tray. Circular figures on the bottom create colorful backgrounds resembling sun moon and stars. The tray is described as a vivid cheerful item likely useful to the housewife.
A cre tonne and chambray pocket folds into a suitcase. Measuring 18 inches by 11 inches, it uses a jointed metal hanger with safety pins at each end. The plain side features a small pocket with snap fasteners to secure contents.
A black sateen card table cover with two Hitle pockets of figured cretenne at each corner promises charm as a hostess gift. It provides spots for handkerchiefs, score cards, pencils and similar items. Ties in black ribbon or braid secure the cover to the table.
A vintage kitchen note outlines sea-foam fudge with light brown sugar water and vinegar boiled to a hard ball, folded into whipped egg whites, vanilla, and assorted nut kernels. It praises sorghum molasses as a wholesome holiday sweet ingredient with low overeating risk.
Edward Hatch Jr., prominent New York retiree, has donated the Lake Champlain islands known as the Four Brothers along with stories of their Arctic seagulls and other legends. The society plans to study local bird and fish life, focusing on giant Arctic gulls that summer on the islands, a unique U.S. population. A planned expedition may seek the legendary Lake Champlain serpent rumored to inhabit submerged caverns near Thompson’s Point, a tale long told by summer visitors.
Bee Park, III. Bob o Link Country club votes to exclude women and keep club as golf oriented. President Karlstrom says policy improves play time and reduces dress codes. membership reaches 255 with long waiting list and lower expenses.
Mrs. Harriett Travis of Chicago pursued her husband Mack and the Penson woman who abducted her two year old daughter Helen. After weeks of tracking through wild Florida swamps she located the child in a remote Everglades shack cared for by an elderly Black couple, ending a months long ordeal.
ANSAS CITY MO A federation movement forms Christian business men clubs across the United States. A two day conference drew leaders from over fifteen cities with aims to organize about one hundred clubs in a year. Detroit invites a 1928 convention. Speakers included Francis J Gable Robert L Cross Albert Wood and others. The goal is applying the laws of God in all commercial dealings and making the golden rule central with Jesus Christ as guiding head.
The Berrangs of New Britain Connecticut travel with three oxen Jack Fawn and Jerry totaling 5280 pounds and four oxen carting 4560 pounds plus an iron bonded cart. They pace about three miles per hour and cover 10 to 18 miles daily on their overland trek from December 1 1920 toward Medford Oregon with a planned book of memoirs after completion.
A tale of a married couple gossiping about a homely acquaintance at a cafe. The husband, deaf to their remarks, finally blurts out that the acquaintance resembles his wife, prompting an awkward realization and social embarrassment.
An advertisement promotes Nujol as a non laxative remedy for constipation. It contrasts pills and salts with a natural lubricant approach and argues Nujol mimics nature without causing griping. It emphasizes physician endorsement and hospital use and urges readers to buy it from their druggist.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a husband frantically asks where his cap is while the wife calmly points to the gas jet and suggests his head as the likely resting place. The skit ends with her icy quip.
A timeless adage asserts that true justice lies in forgiveness. The piece argues relinquishing grudges offers inner peace and better futures than retaliation, urging readers to choose mercy over revenge in personal disputes.
A Life magazine style skit contrasts old and new views on marriage with Adelbert as ideal husband. An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing a baby’s itchy skin with soap ointment and talcum, priced at 25 cents each.
A columnist traces the idea that belief or suggestion can alter perception and even physical sensation. Referencing Epictetus Marcus Aurelius Bishop Berkeley and Emile Coué the piece notes everyday examples. Two men argue about the cold in an elevator one claiming 36 degrees and joking about needing an overcoat.
A terse warning about handling a man of high wordiness and a preference for cash. The speaker advises doubt about character and urges skipping risky ventures if the bottom is not visible, using a proverb about prudent measures.
A woman, amid a crowded Saturday railway station ticket line, protests that men receive preferential treatment while she endures abuse. The scene centers on her rebuke to a man named Jim as she demands fair treatment for herself and other women.
A reader recalls succotash traditions from New England and other regions noting that beans and corn define the dish, while warning that many places substitute lima beans. The letter also mentions johnnycake hoecake apple turnovers frizzled beef and a quip about long credits.
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