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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
5
Harper's Weekly notes a new artificial hair from spun crystal, offering near perfect human hair likeness, light weight, and versatile shading. Earlier methods relied on plant fibers or horsehair with limited results and high costs.
An advertisement urges readers to try Ayer's Hair Vigor as a remedy for hair loss. It claims the product keeps hair soft and smooth, promotes growth, and does not color the hair, advising consultation with a doctor.
The discussion cites Professor H. Chattey noting cards likely derive from Tarot used for occult purposes. It argues the four suits predate the card king and that card divination traditions survive in modern practice. The article links card playing for stakes to a ceremony where oracles’ pronouncements determined property disputes.
A fragment discusses palindromes noting an attribution to Bolto about Shakespearean heroes. It cites Italian phrasing linking Drunken Micello and Hamlet, and includes Eve Adam dialogue and a back-and-forth about Madam. The text reflects curiosity about wordplay and literary names.
The quote by Phillips Brooks extols strength gentleness and purity as forces that improve the world by aiding comforting others and elevating humanity through everyday goodness. It frames virtue as a social influence felt by all.
The defendant faces charges over alleged intentional poisoning of a neighbor’s dog. A witness testifies that the defendant admitted feeding a pie to the animal, claiming no intent to harm. The court hears conflicting statements as the case proceeds.
The piece argues that clothing should reflect one’s social station, noting that a man with a low salary should not wear a high hat. It presents a general rule of dress aligned with status, emphasizing modesty in attire for the economically modest.
Ashland Kentucky woman claims restored health after trying Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letter from Mrs May Wyatt cites relief after years of suffering. A second testimonial from Mrs Exis Joanson supports cure of female troubles and urges others to seek advice from the company.
A Parisian tale recounts Greek naval lottery tickets sold in Piraeus. A milk shop hawker taunts an ass with a ticket, a grocer buys it hoping for luck, and the ticket wins thirty thousand francs.
A New York Press excerpt notes high priced potatoes in Auchtermachty at five dollars each with white stems when cooked and saved for weed. The piece also mentions smokers praising LEWIS Singie Binde cigars as higher quality than most ten cigars.
A breezy vignette describes a crowded trolley with a woman burdened by bundles and a sharp remark about a stray above her. It then shifts to a humorous note on Charles Sainsbury Pickwick who advertises in the Times after Dickens popularized his surname, and ends with commentary on cash handling and writing checks amid crowded travel.
A discussion on dairy herd costs compares figures from Robert Edkins j of Westtown Pennsylvania and Professor Fraser of Illinois. The piece argues many farmers overlook ongoing expenses and underestimate gains from improved stock, urging investment in a good registered bull to raise profitable cattle.
Hog feeders burn corn cobs to produce charcoal by digging a five foot deep pit, layering dry cobs, lighting from the bottom, and sealing the edge with dirt. After about twelve hours the pit is opened to remove the finished charcoal for disposal and use.
Guidance on yard and barn manure management. Work and pile manure in angular heaps, rotting it well for early crops. Decomposed manure lightly dressed prevents frost damage to late sown grain and grass. Cart out manure after snow melts, but while the ground remains workable.
A farmer-style remark warns that sheep suffer from poor ventilation and crowding in winter. It argues kept dry, fleece warmth reduces cold risk and questions if sheep ever freeze to death.
A Paris newspaper recounts Goethe’s 1818 Carlsbad cure where he drank wine at two windows on his birthday eve, mistaking the date until his host doctor confirmed it. He quipped about drinking for nothing, while the armada of antics and a playfully recounting Captain Nanty Ewart phrase appear in the tale.
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