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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
7
An advertisement features Fred C. Witten from Newark praising Cascarets as a cure for facial pimples and clogged skin after trying other remedies. The copy promises palatable, potent tablets at 25 cents with a money back guarantee, and notes England has had no recorded hydrophobia deaths since 1902 as a preventive health illustration.
In Valdez a man named Jake ran a boarding house for dogs, hosting prospector teams between sled trips. Favored by locals, he was nicknamed Stop Jake for his anonymous identity. The paper notes his confinement to his home with a severe cold, hoping for his rapid recovery. Also promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a cure-all for female ailments with mail order available.
Mrs Roosevelt appeared in a copper colored satin gown at a Washington levee described as the most elaborate she has worn for a White House function. The outfit featured Bo Peep inspired bodice with gold embroidery, a panier effect, and a yellow lace yoke with gold beads, complemented by a gold leaf hair chaplet and dull gold chain. Smokers are told Lewis' Single Binder Se cigars are better quality at 19 cents.
An article notes that wealthy women including Lady Constance Lytton will endure jail for their suffrage convictions as they protest public order and refuse bail. Prison life is described with plain fare and prison garb as a consequence of their actions.
The piece argues against the position that women cannot bear arms in war citing history of women as private soldiers and a regimental officer among the weaker sex. It references Anatole France Joan of Arc comments and asks if men could be better sent regular or volunteer. It includes a cryptic dialogue about personal matters and a Chicago Tribune attribution.
A promotional note outlines oil as a vast commercial agent covering earth origin occurrence production distribution refining and legislation. It invites readers to learn about the oil industry and reports on oil stocks and companies, with address for more information in Los Angeles.
Professor Max Dessoir introduced Dr. Buckle to a psychology class and praised his memory skills. Buckle memorized 100 digits in minutes, wrote them forward and backward without error, and solved cube and square root problems, interest, and compound interest instantly, all without aids.
The article touts a new treatment promising to cure fits and nervousness, claiming widespread National interest and cures. It invites readers to request free trial bottles, literature, and testimonials from the Dr May Laboratory at 548 Pearl Street, New York City.
The article notes that the so called white rhinoceros is not truly white but yellowish gray with a larger snout and two horns unevenly developed. It discusses disappearance from eastern Africa by 1890 and habits, scent, and speed. It also covers Italy’s new labor law restricting work for children and women, with daily hours limits and required safeguards and rest periods.
An advertising note touts Malthoid roofing as the simplest ready roofing system with no repair or large labor costs. It claims the product is made by the world’s largest smooth surfaced roofers, guarantees rolls, and offers free samples and a free book from the Security Building in Los Angeles for immediate requests.
A dense classified section features patent attorneys G E Harpham and S G Wells with No Patent No Pay terms, plus Brooks & Lidders patent attorneys. Also listings for Nixon Machine Works, Whit ney trunks and bags, second hand tents Swanfeldt, Fern Company real estate brokers, Yuma Imperial Valley lands, Hotel Wilson, government land services, Potter NatureAID, John Herman Assayer, Jehols Opticians, F J Bauer wallpaper, Burton Music Co piano players, Moler Barber College and J R Frier watchmaker.
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