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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
2
Remodeled. Ailing Friend Recovers After Long Illness
After a painful period with a bull of irate temper John Esson Wassine sought medical care for a long illness. A returning old friend visited and congratulated him on his recovery despite the heavy medical bills incurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnesson
Looking Well After Repairs Spent 150 Dollars
John proclaims he has spent 150 dollars on repairs and expects more work ahead, asserting his condition will improve. The remark signals ongoing maintenance efforts and a forward gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Squall of a Singing Gentleman Stirs Social Evening
A young man with an off key chorus tries to sing at a social gathering. A guest mocks his effort asking what he calls that. An old sea captain calm lydeclares it a mere squall and it will pass quickly. The remark defuses the moment though the scene reveals social nerves.
Proper Securities and the Jinks Johnson Request
A London Mail item questions Jinks Johnson borrowing £10, suggesting securities like a chain padlock handcuffs and a dog. The light note contrasts with a quirky pair of additional headlines from Gerald-People and Geraldine-Then why not cheer ups.
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Jinks—Johnson
London Mail
Gerald
Geraldine
New York Press
500 Head of Cattle From Arizona at San Jacinto
The Stock raising industry in the valley grows profitable as Pico Bros. buy large herds. Last week they brought five hundred head of beef cattle from Seligman Arizona to the Pico ranch near San Jacinto for pasture and eventual sale to Los Angeles packing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
Pico Bros
California
Casa Loma
Seligman
Arizona
Pico Ranch
Los Angeles
Tribune
Local Meat Prices At Champion Market
Prices listed for Champion Market cuts: porterhouse, sirloin and rib roasts at 1.50 per pound. Soup bones offered at 0.50 per pound. Total sales reflect standard meat pricing for the period.
Old Cattleman Fights Sheepmen Civil War Heats Up
Aged rancher Watkins has long clashed with sheepmen and his son returns from college facing threats over a disputed skin. The Republican notes the ongoing family feud reflecting frontier tensions and local power struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Plum
Sheepsskin
Sonora Cattle Export Business Grows Noted in Six Month Totals
Mexican cattlemen report about 15 000 head of Sonora steers valued at roughly 270 000 dollars sold and exported to the United States in the past six months. They say the trade has expanded to a highly important industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
United States
Railroads Granted Temporary Exemption From Three Cent Fare Law
Arizona corporation commission issues a general order granting all railroads in the state exemption from the three cent fare law until a thorough investigation determines if the proposed rate is just and reasonable. Railroads must file affidavits and evidence showing hardship and lack of just compensation. Arizona Eastern and Bay and Gila Valley had previously sought exemption.
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Corporation Commission
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Eastern
Bay and Gila Valley
Commission
Arizona Republican
Cattle Bring Fancy Prices in Tucson Sale
Bayless & Berkalew of Tucson sold a good batch of cattle at high prices. One year to three year olds brought $25, $30, and $35, with earlier sales at $20 to $28 and later deals at $22 to $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayless & Berkalew
Tucson
Grazing by the Pound Prompts New Kansas Pasture Contract
A Greenwood county landowner implements a four cent per pound grazing contract for five hundred Texas cattle next season in the Kansas Flint Hills. Livestock officials say the scheme is a novelty, replacing the usual $1.25 per acre leases or flat head rents of $6.50 to $8.00, and could yield landowners ten to twelve dollars per head in a typical season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Flint Hills
Greenwood County
Texas
J. H. Mercer
State Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Beef price shock as steer sells for high value in Chicago
In Chicago a prize steer named Glen Carnock weighed 1600 pounds and sold on the hoof for 50 cents a pound, illustrating the high cost of exceptional beef and its appeal to the affluent.
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Chicago
Glen Carnock
Spider Web Elasticity Expected to Aid Survival
A reader reflects on how a spider’s web adapts to wind and swaying twigs. The silk’s elasticity prevents breakage and preserves material, while its stickiness traps insects efficiently, illustrating the spider’s apparent smartness in securing prey.
Quarrel Sparks Wife and Husband Exchange
A wife scorns her husband during a quarrel claiming others admire his faults. The husband retorts they all managed to escape blame, illustrating a sharp domestic exchange cited in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Peanut Foods and Nut Delights for Thrifty Living
A vintage guide extols peanuts as a value food for cooks and vegetarians. It offers recipes and serving ideas from fresh shelled peanuts to peanut butter dressings soups puddings and sandwiches aimed at economical meals and child friendly options.
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Celey
Boll
Net serial to run in Weekly Kansas City Star
The Net a $15000 serial by a popular novelist will appear first in the Weekly Kansas City Star before book publication. It features a tragic yet lively love story with humor and action and will be serialized in weekly installments with fifteen illustrations by Howard Giles. Subscriptions are 25 cents per week or a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Cit Star
Howard Giles
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Death and Benefit Plan Offered by American Registry Company
A notice from the American Registry Company in Erie Pa outlines a life and accident policy offering 2000 death benefit 15 weekly for accident or sickness 1000 for loss of limb or eyesight and 1000 emergency relief. Cost six dollars yearly. Open to men and women ages 16 to 65. State deposit of 100000 insured. For details send age sex occupation to Dept 8 441.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable Company
American Registry Company
Erie
Cosmopolitan firm seeks Holbrook agent for subscriptions
The Cosmopolitan group seeks a representative in Holbrook and nearby areas to manage subscriptions and rentals or to extend circulation using methods that have proved successful. Salary and commission offered. Previous experience preferred but not required. Apply with references to Charles C. Schwer The Titan Group 381 Front Ave New City.
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Holbrook
Charles C. Schwer
Titan Group
Fronth Ave
New City
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H. H. Scorse
Robert Scott
Arizona Co-operative Institution
Springerville
Studebaker Wagons
McCormick
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Case
Temple
el Toro Cement
Black Leaf
Remington- U. M. C. Arms and Ammunition
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the Old Cattleman
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Micasa Hengpies
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