Holbrook News Notes Highlights Local Travel and Prices
Elmer Carrol left for a coast trip with stops in Utah and Kansas City. E B Newman moved a band of sheep to the Kansas City market. Mr and Mrs Dick Grigsby visited from their ranch. The Paulsell children returned from a ranch vacation. Harry Cooper came back from Albuquerque noting heat and dull business. Warren’s cleaning price list corrected pants cleaning to 75c from 50c.
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Elmer Carrol
Coast
Utah
Kansas City
E. B. Newman
Heber
Dick Grigsby
Harry Cooper
Albuquerque
Holbrook
Warren
Adamana Notes Highlight Local People And Incidents
Adamana notes report Veda Hill guest of W O Morgan and J C Hill family ties. Gear shift at Adamana census debate cited. Major George Jensen returns from Gallup trip. Zuni oil well host dinner guests from Adamana. Diner fire on train No 4 delayed between Holbrook and Adamana. local Hose Company 1 aided. Robert Alton expands mens furnishings. Robt Myenberg becomes assistant postmaster. Sunday School visit by J C Potts praised. Boston tourist dissatisfied with Santa Fe forest trees. Amy Wallace returns to Holbrook from visit.
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Adamana
George Jensen
Gallup
New Mexico
Zuni Oil Well Company
W. O. Morgan
A. J. Kosta
Veda Hill
Holbrook and
Col
Nelson
Adamana Hotel
Boston
Forest
Amy Wallace
Holbrook
Orville Martin
Privacy. Living Without Privacy in Shared Housing
An observant woman laments the lack of privacy in apartments and boarding houses. She says close contact with family and neighbors causes nervous strain, prompting people to move from one crowded space to another. She argues for more room to ensure true privacy.
Origin of the Huns in Early Central Asia and Europe
The term Hun was first used for a 4th century horde that entered Europe from Central Asia and, under Attila, challenged Rome. The word likely derives from the Low Latin Hunin denoting the Hiong-nu-Hu people, who Chinese annals place as a powerful empire at the end of the 3rd century B C.
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Europe
Central Asia
Attila
Tehuantepec Women Admired For Beauty And Guarded Travel
The piece notes Tehuantepec women as the region’s beauty exemplars while highlighting the tribe’s protective male guardians. It mentions long journeys, winter travel, and the pre tarious nature of such trips, reflecting a traveler’s observation of the area.
Stone house atop Mount Trainter defies timber custom
Forest rangers on Mount Trainter build a stone house at the summit, instead of the usual wooden structures. The choice stems from the proximity of stone, wood scarcity, and difficulty in obtaining timber from lower levels, explaining the departure from tradition.
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Forest Rangers
Mount Trainter
Scriptural Quotation Cited in July Verse Found
The note points to a misquotation by claiming a line about escaping by the skin of the teeth comes from the twentieth verse of the nineteenth chapter of July. It directs readers to the source line about bone cleaving to skin and flesh to illustrate the claim.
Ponce de Leon and the Florida Discovery Tale
The text recounts the lure of the Fountain of Youth leading to exploration in Florida. It notes Ponce de Leon sighting land on March 27, 1613, Easter Sunday April 8, taking possession as Pascua Florida, his battles with Indigenous peoples, a later voyage in 1521, and his death near Puerto Rico. It blends legend with historical events linking to Spain and early Floridian exploration.
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Ponce de Leon
de Soto
Florida
Spain
Pascua Florida
Porto Rico
Danger in Electric Current In Baths Call Warns Dr Zimmern
A Paris medical study warns that any electric appliance near a person in a bath tub is dangerous even at 110 volts. Examples include deaths from holding a wet electric light, touching a wet appliance, or changing a bulb with wet hands. Wet floors or faulty insulation can cause fatal shocks.
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A. Zimmern
Presse Medicale
Paris
Doctor Zimmera
Measuring Sludge Depth by Hose Method at Fitchburg Works
A Canadian writer describes an inventive way to measure sludge depth in Fitchburg Massachusetts sewerage tanks. A pitcher pump with 28 feet of 1 inch rubber hose is used. The hose is lowered from a plank across a gas vent and moved inch by inch until sludge is drawn up. The length of hose below the chimney top is recorded to estimate sludge depth.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Mexicans Wary of Snow in the Valley of Mexico
The article recalls a rare snow event in Mexico City when snowbanks appeared, surprising residents who rarely see snow. Popocatepetl and Ixtacelhuatl are visible from the capital, about sixty miles away, and many locals endured the cold by staying indoors after the night rain cooled temperatures.
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Mexico City
Valley
Mexico
Popocatepet
Ixtacelhuatl
His Predicament and Riley Rezzldew's Talking Points
A traveling salesman asks what is the matter with Riley Rezzldew. The Petunia tavern landlord explains Riley has ruined the peach crop, moved the League of Nations aside for now, and is out of talking points until new topics arise.
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Riley
Petunia
League of Nations
Mars
Kansas City Star
Packing Gases for Rubber in Burma's War Era
Before the war Japan supplied most packing cases for rubber shipped from Burma. Increased costs and shipping scarcity led the Burma Forest Department to take over the business. New boxes yield fair profit and support a key local industry.
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Japan
Burma
Burma Forest Department
Lost Minutes and the Stamp of Power Quote
Orison Swett Marden advocates time awareness in Chicago Daily News. He argues power grows from promptitude and efficient use of every minute, stating that timely action shapes a person’s lasting influence.
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Orison Swett Marden
Chicago
Daily News
Candidacy Announcements for Navajo County Officials
Wallace E Shumway announces Democratic nomination for Assessor subject to Sept 7 1920 primary. Joan S Quirk also seeks Assessor in Navajo County primary. C W Harp declares candidacy for Sheriff of Navajo County subject to the same primary date. Campaign rates listed for banner display in the column.
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Wallace E. Shumway
Navajo County
Joan 8
Quirk
C. W. Harp
Sherebf
MarGuerite Drumm
Candidate announces bid for State Senator in Navajo County
A candidate declares his intention to run for State Senator in Navajo County and states the nomination is subject to the will of Robert Moore. The terse notice signals a formal political bid within local electoral proceedings.
Sherebf Announces Candidacy for Navajo Recorder
Gargoyle candidate Sherebf enters race for Navajo Recorder. MarGu erite Drumm endorsed by local party committee in a move that could shape county administration.
Democratic Central Committee Meeting Notice in Holbrook
Notice to Democrats from Navajo County Arizona calls a meeting of the Democratic Central Committee at the courthouse in Holbrook on Saturday July 17 at two o clock p m. A full meeting is desired and all Democrats are invited to attend. Signed Gro P Sampson chairman and C H Jordan secretary and treasurer.
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Democratic Central Committee
Navajo County
Arizona
Holbrook
Court House
Gro. P. Sampson
C. H. Jordan
For Sale 1918 Overland five passenger model
Advertisement notes a 1918 Overland five passenger car with new cord tires and a complete overhaul. Owner leaving, call this office for information. Likely a classified sale brief from a 1920s era paper.
Notice to Contractors Shumway Highway Improvement Bids
Sealed proposals for the improvement of the highway in Shumway will be received by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors at Holbrook Arizona until 10 00 A M Monday August 2 1920 The work includes about 1000 cubic yards of grading Blank proposals will be furnished to bidders on request The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Shumway
Board of Supervisors
Navajo County
Holbrook
Arizona
Notice to Contractors for Snowflake to Joppa Road Clearing
Sealed proposals for the clearing of the road from Snowflake to the Joppa road via Cedar Lake will be received by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors at Holbrook Arizona until 10:00 A M on Monday August 2 1920. Blank proposals will be furnished to prospective bidders on request. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. R S Teeple Clerk Board of Supervisors.
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Joppa
Cedar Lake
Board of Supervisors
Navajo County
Holbrook
Arizona
R. S. Teeple
Lost gray mule with Diamond D F mark reward offered
Lost gray mule braided D F. Reward for recovery or information leading to finding it. Address Daniel Flores Holbrook Arizona. Seme a extrabiado una mula parda con esta marca. Dare una buena re-
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Daniel Flores
Holbrook
Arizona
Postal scam claim from Holbrook unsigned rider
A note from Holbrook Arizona names Daniel Flores as the rider in a suspected mail scam. The message requests personal payment and warns of a delivery redeployment. No further verification provided.
Summons in Navajo County Arizona Superior Court
The State of Arizona to Jude Seto and others. A summons issued for Ygnacio Bazan as plaintiff against Florinio Sota Gallena Canute Soto Jalan Th Goto and others. The document warns that failure to appear by thirty days from service will result in default judgment and directs the clerk in Holbrook to proceed.
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State of Arizons
Navajo County
Ygnacio Bazan
Florinio Sota Gallena
Canute Soto
Jalan Th. Goto
State of
Arisona
Senet
State of Arizona
Sete
Jolan B. Seto
Te Tate
Arizona
Holbrook
Eacd
Seman
Mabel Ee Bayer Gr
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J.C. Hill
Arntz
Gulliver Martin
John Flynn
Lou Turberville
Earl Poole
Mrs. Marqueson
Denver
Colorado
R. R. Alton
Robert
Bibo
Carrizo
Robert Alton
Robt. Myenberg
J. C. Potts
The
American Sunday School Union
Prescott
Babbitt Brothers Trading Company
Fountain of Youth
Cpe
Ropert Moore
Pastime Theatre
Mary McLaren
Geraldine Farrar
Bray
Anita Stewart
Mary Regan
Charles Ray
Bill Henry
Billie Rhoades
Harlan & Eddy
L. Cadwell CO
Peenza
Ariz
Su Subidor
Winchester
A. & B. Schuster
Pwinchester Store
Salk
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