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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
3
A fragment describes a beef tea soup with mutton broth and sage. It instructs boiling sage in water, heating beef tea, whisking in raw egg yolks, then straining into the soup and heating gently without boiling. It notes the dish is nourishing when beef tea is tired.
A simple recipe uses half a boiled cabbage cut into pieces placed in a buttered baking dish. Add salt and pepper, one cup of white sauce, mix with a fork, then cover with buttered cracker crumbs and bake until browned. Melted butter coats the mix to ensure even coverage.
Herefordshire sugar beet growers report averages near 15 tons per acre with 16 percent sugar. Some farms reach 27 tons per acre with 18 percent sugar and exceptional purity. Also promotes Beaver Board as a strong plaster substitute from Montgomery & Mullen Lumber Co. in Los Angeles.
Italian Chicago editor recounts an elderly potato seller who used a small dog on his shoulders to mismeasure. The dog paddled out a peck of potatoes, letting the vendor shortchange customers. A couple investigated, hid, and confirmed the scam when the dog emerged from the bag. The piece also advertises Allen’s Foot-Bare powder for foot troubles.
A wedding discussion on whether to play The Star Spangled Banner as the organist balks. A bride's father asserts it is appropriate for the ceremony. Also noted is the Persian Shah’s dagger housed in a sandalwood box due to a superstition about its wielder’s doom.
Eye salve advertises Pettit’s Eye Salve as the standard reliable option used by physicians. It claims antiseptic powers, affordability, and broad distribution, and warns against inferior products while noting government Act compliance.
A five year old New York patient Felix Medell leaped from a tenement roof and fell five stories. Beer barrel pyramid in the rear yard broke his fall and he landed safely, sliding down as the barrels rolled away.
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the best value for laundry bluing with large packages and grocery availability. A separate warning discusses tetanine, a potent poison linked to tetanus, noting extreme toxicity and lethal potential from minuscule quantities.
A western magnate described as the pioneer financier of the city promised to retire once he could give each of his six children a million dollars. With six heirs now, the total is said to reach six million, plus a surplus for his own needs. The plan draws praise for restraint yet raises questions about handicapping his offspring. Also notes Lucienne Heuvelmans as the first woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, and a reflection on Sundays becoming a strenuous social day.
The New York World notes Senator Crawford can make more noise than any public figure, pacing the chamber and banging desks until his voice carries a mile. A Penrose associate jokes the government funds the display, drawing laughter from Vice President Sherman and Secretary Bennett in a comic Capitol scene.
Thurlow Leeds of Eyebury reports completion of excavation at Oliver Cromwell's Hill near Peterborough. He found a tall skeleton dated to over 3,000 years ago with no pottery nearby, while earlier work uncovered a hand-made pot, traces of a large fire, and bones possibly from a burial feast or sacrifices. A second discovery notes a district waste of waters.
Read in a clipped, period voice the note on fidgety manners once seen as essential for a well bred woman and the shift to modern impatience. Also mentioned is Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and a discussion on ivory in Siberia from extinct mammoths.
Marine Eye Remedy promotes relief for red eyes and irritated lids with Murine in aseptic tubes sold by druggists. A separate note offers dishwashing tips using sponges, canvas cloths, and soda for sparkling tins and china while describing the Golden Gate's width and depth as a coastal detail.
An old newspaper classifieds snippet runs items for sale and services including California Wallpaper Co at 216 Broadway offering wallpaper and treatments, a hairdressing and manicure note, and Mosher Rubber Vulcanizing. It mentions second hand drains and a cheap drive, with a contact at W. 18th St.
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