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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
6
A Holbrook News item recounts amusing stage quips from Paris actors. A sword accident toppled thunder plates prompting the king to question a graceful page who quipped about deafmutes below. The theater audience roared at a jester’s demand for three clean lords to join two already present.
A diminutive red dish like sundew plant in England lures insects with sticky glands on its leaf. When a fly alights the leaf snaps shut slowly and dissolves the prey with digestive juice, turning the target into nourishment.
A Massachusetts woman argues that athletics promote healthier, more normal lives for both sexes. Exercise through golf, tennis, swimming, baseball, or rowing reduces divorce risk and fosters clean minds. Colleges urge gymnasiums and teams, while city recreation centers and beaches aid the coming generation’s bodies and minds.
A young politician explains his wife’s outfit dilemma for the mayor’s reception. He recounted different dress choices she mentioned from white to rose colored gowns with a gray option and black lace, noting how her hair hook hindered full disclosure. The anecdote carries a light, humorous tone from Youth’s Companion.
The excerpt from Delineator describes a family in a small town with a cow grazing in an adjacent lot. Sammy is urged by his mother to observe, and he finds Daisy chewing her kidney, a detail framed in a simple, domestic moment.
A humorous set of guest rules printed by Mrs Lysander Appleton collects etiquette quirks. It lists eight directives about meals, hosting, personal behavior, and timely payments, noting parlor visits, toothbrush leftovers, and private prayers with the pastor. The piece cites the Atchison Globe as the source.
A discussion of phantom visions arising from morbid senses and delirium. It argues that mental images vary with emotional violence, linking hallucinations to nervous system sensitivity and neuropathic tendencies of genius. Examples include Mahomet, Joan of Arc, Luther, Lucretius, Hawthorne, and Emily Bronte.
A Philadelphia attorney recalls returning to Tennessee where an old acquaintance asks about the Blank family. The lawyer’s brother Tom stayed behind. the elder reveals Jim Blank made money as a lawyer while Tom would not take a dishonest penny, highlighting contrasting reputations.
A visiting cookery instructor argues that a kitchen microscope is essential for health, yet wives resist, claiming no time or trouble to borrow. She urges placing the device on a shelf above the sink to inspect meat fruit and vegetables, hoping for higher standards of provision despite habitual neglect and skepticism about microbes.
In a case before Mr Justice Scruton counsel noted permission to serve short notice by telegram. The judge recalled the application was made after he had made a very excellent shot from tee and granted it before he took his putt.
A brief item from Harper's Bazaar notes a character with reckless life views and a quip that a fyedollar bill was made to be changed, reflecting a witty cultural aside in a periodical. The remark showcases satirical social commentary typical of the era’s fashion and society pages.
Details of a proposed 14.1 million defense budget for Panama Canal fortifications expand to include land defenses and fort sites on Pacific and Atlantic sides. Fort Amador on Sosa Hill and forts on Ancon and Perico are noted, with plans to mine channels and defend approaches. The article also covers pay department reforms to boost clerk pay, permanency for ranks above captain, and improved retention, with statistics on deposits totaling 34.78 million and yearly deposits of 1.88 million by 66,423 soldiers.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Whipple, pay master general, argues for increased pay and retired pay for army clerks, presenting a strong and consistent advocacy for better compensation to support personnel in clerical roles.
The 1910 census shows cities expanding faster than rural regions with Detroit up 63 percent to 465,766 and Houston up 76 percent. The urban share of the population is rising, with cities expected to hold about 35 percent or more of total inhabitants, while rural areas lag behind. Overall U S population grows about 21 percent in the decade, with cities gaining well above that mark.
A woman described as a careful borrower dodges a five dollar loan request by fabricating a tale about a dressmaker. She feigns heeding repayment while her husband, observing, notes she took cash from her purse and leaves only coins, then laments a missing sum and excuses for not lending.
A man advises against boasting about age. He notes mature men preserving age, youth seeking recognition, and warns both extremes harm reputation. Letting work speak, he says, is the wiser path regardless of age.
A Sunday reflection quotes Napoleon Bonaparte on suicide noting a man who kills himself cannot guarantee future happiness, arguing life spans past present and future and one day’s evils do not justify sacrificing what lies ahead. The piece contrasts present burden with potential for change through time and circumstances.
The address extols Chinese traits as orderly, law abiding, and just, praising reliability in commerce and punctuality in returning favors. It asserts respect for elders, devotion to parents, fondness for children, and a merit focus over wealth. It argues China already possesses key qualities for national greatness and welfare.
A rich banker confronts his daughter's suitor accusing him of being drawn by the 80,000 marks dowry. The suitor questions the amount, prompting a tense exchange that reveals motives behind the match.
Briggins displays evident self confidence. He has purchased an encyclopedia and asserts he can always know more than others if he chooses. The remark highlights his inflated sense of status and reliance on the new reference to elevate his standing.
Arnold Martin, a Nebraska farmer born in Switzerland, transformed 20 hillside acres into a productive unit using intensive methods. He bought land for 250 dollars, earned 600 the first year, and now makes about 2000 annually plus fair winnings. He irrigates, terraces, and uses manure, with rotations short but soils improving yearly. Martin advocates 20 to 40 acres as a practical, scalable starting range and warns that 640 acres becomes a calamity.
Richard Wightman argues self as both problem and treasure, urging self analysis to discover values and purpose. He cautions against relying on fashion or sages, noting wisdom matures slowly and mood shifts with life’s opposing forces. Metropolitan Magazine contemplation on self discipline and inner riches.
A short dialogue features a seaside return after three months with playful confessions. She greets John, noting his good looks while he jokes about a past stenographer who left him for marriage, then returned. The piece reads like a witty courtroom quip.
A dialogue from Tit Bits shows a She Father and She daughter debating mutual promises. He claims anticipation brings happiness by promising future rewards like a sealskin coat in exchange for giving up seaside visits, or vice versa, creating a cycle of perpetual contentment.
Mrs Bildoffer asks to try the new hobble skirt before purchase. A firm saleswoman refuses, stating the item is a strictly pay-as-you-enter model and cannot be tried on.
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