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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
7
A fragmentary OCR reads like a quirky ad mix about Cascarets a medicine with bold claims and a joke about a meek man shown a grill room where his wife lectures him on smoking cigars after ten. Names and places appear garbled, suggesting a disorganized historical page item.
An electric light trap to curb a caterpillar plague by destroying brown nun moths has been set up at Littau Germany. The device uses two large reflectors over a deep receptacle with exhaust fans drawing in moths. On the first night the trap captured three tons of moths.
Physicians at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital in New York report a puzzling case of a young athlete who can see normally only in a recumbent position. Since a football injury months ago he cannot see while standing or sitting, but sight returns when lying down, leaving doctors mystified by the rare condition.
A brief glance at early orange introduction to Europe notes Carthaginian grafting creating the blood orange and Jean de Castro bringing the fruit to Portugal while Francis I and Louis XIV are linked to early ornamental uses. Also mentions medieval dishes and metheglin as a potent drink, with a travelogue tone on 13th century tastes and a quirky ad for Allen's Foot-Ease.
A compact prospectus-like note promotes The Oil Industry addressing oil origin locations production distribution refining stations and stock reports. It presents oil as a historic industry supplanting coal in navy use and major commercial contracts and invites readers to learn more at The Oil Industry 520 Citizens National Bank Building Los Angeles Cal.
The rising statesman revisits his childhood scenes with his bride Myrtilla at the old homestead. He points to the ancient log cabin and reflects on the emotions it stirs, noting he was not born there.
An advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as the standard remedy for aches and pains with emphasis on public confidence and popularity built over more than fifty years. The pitch stresses a single merit as the reason for its standing.
A discussion of spun glass work by ancient Egyptians and a mid nineteenth century French effort, recently revived in Germany. It describes glass drawn into thin threads for clothing that would be fireproof non conductors and acid resistant. Glass wool offers insulation potential and could be used as heat packing material.
William Scott, a yard foreman on the Canadian Pacific in Montreal, risked his life to avert a wreck when a crewman sent a parlor car speeding toward parked cars. He stood on the track to reach the angle cock and trigger the air brake, leaping onto the platform but falling between car walls. The car ran over him yet the old car’s high running gear spared him, a rare incident noted by an officer and later described by Collier’s.
A teacher asks children to draw their future selves. Anna chews her pencil and says she wants to be married but does not know how to draw it. Also, a Success Magazine note praises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants.
At a dinner with electricians Nicola Tesla dismisses an electrical cure for old age as pseudoscience. He cites his joke of Herbert Heavey using a wire coil and telephone to lose weight, ending with a prank call about frying scrapple and fat from Curroffee.
Heald's Southern California Business College at 614 S Grand Ave Los Angeles releases a new 1908 College paper described as the most interesting business training journal. It highlights the magnificent work and offers a free copy upon request to J W Lackey manager at the address.
A dense OCR of a Los Angeles classified section lists various ads. Items include patent attorneys Brooks & Lidders, purse trips and goods like trunks and awnings, real estate brokers The Fern Company, machinery by Dixon Machine Works, Yuma Imperial Valley lands, Duracar automobiles, Holmes Book Co buying books, Dr Petterat health, John Herman assayer, opticians Dr Nichols, wallpaper sales by Fg Bauer, piano players by Burton Music Co, watchmaker services, Moler Barber College, and more. The page compiles a broad mix of products, services, and real estate opportunities amid a bustling early commerce scene.
The advertisement promotes Malthoid roofing as easy to apply with no repair or large labor costs. It claims durability and guarantees, offering a free booklet about roofing and free samples from factory representative E. G. Judah in Los Angeles.
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