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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
4
A compact health note from the Family Doctor extols salt as a universal remedy. It suggests rinses for the tongue and throat, salt on the tongue to ease headaches, and salt in water to refresh gums, teeth and breath. It also claims benefits for digestion, fainting, hair and feather preservation, and even quick-drying feathers when salt is shaken over them.
Louis F. Newman, broker at 35 Wall Street, stunned Plaza diners with a purple evening suit and white topped patent leather shoes. He argues color brightens life and predicts more men will wear vivid evening attire, while planning a brown ensemble for future appearances.
The article traces the term mendicant from Chaucer era. It cites the Sompnoure tale where friars are described as mendicants bound to poverty and charity. The piece links the modern sense of a poor wretch to Chaucer where the summoner role appears as a lowly figure, suggesting the origin of the word.
A Chicago Tribune snippet quotes a detective pressing a wife about her husband’s disappearance. She recalls his vague remark that he wanted to get away and did not care where he went. The interview highlights the lack of concrete hints to his destination.
A collection of vintage kitchen instructions describes a prune jelly dessert using stewed prunes filled into a wet mold and topped with a sherry lemon orange gelatin, plus Apple Fritters with apples and batter, Arrowroot Milk a milk based arrowroot drink, Chile Con Carne a pork chili, and Baked Hominy with eggs and custard topped with popcorn and butter.
Classic household tips and recipes including corn muffins with sour milk, pickle for tongues and meats, carrots with onion, Brazilian beef stew, keeping apples, frying bacon without shriveling, and brief kitchen guidance. Contains multiple dated methods and practical notes for sturdy home cooking.
A Metropolitan Museum of Art curator endures daily confusion over a misnamed china statuette in the Prank-Hn collection. Visitors call the piece General Washington, not Benjamin Franklin, causing repeated explanations and mounting strain as the curator handles the error and a steady stream of inquiries.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers includes jokes about camels, fences, marriages, suffrage, and social mishaps. It features snappy exchanges, spoof court remarks, and light banter reflecting era manners and humor through brief, biting lines. The selections showcase character-driven lines by judges, reporters, and witty commentators.
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