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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
5
A centenarian California woman celebrated her 103rd birthday by baking a cake. Her eyesight at that age is fading, and she may have used some rheumatiz medicine for flavoring, raising questions about the taste and safety of the treat.
A man with a lighted cigar enters a closed New York Mall area drawing sharp reactions. Critics question his stance while supporters defend personal expression amid evolving political discourse.
An unsigned fragment mentions an eye remedy and care for eyes. It references something about Marine or Sara, with unclear phrasing and no verifiable details.
Two cows being moved along Causewayend Aberdeen entered Charles Street house smashing furniture and breaking the floor. The mistress inside suffered a severe shock from the unexpected intrusion.
The passage discusses how certain words were deemed too rare for inclusion in the Oxford Dictionary. It notes misalignments in word relations such as appendicitis, scullery versus scullion, sentinel versus sentry, cipher with zero, and silt with Juliet, and classifies bunkum and spruce as geographic names while brazil wood is described as a composite.
A hatpin caused a death in Paris near the Alma Bridge when a young woman alighted from a tramcar and slipped. The hatpin was dislodged and driven through her scalp, causing instantaneous death.
A Rochester mother shares relief for her 13 year old daughter after使用 Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports dizziness cramps and relief after two bottles and urges mothers to read her account. A Ohio teen also notes headaches backache and improving health after using the compound with gratitude.
Reading the Book of Nether at Purim, children whip rattles every time Hamans name is read. The quaint custom, noted by the London Evening Standard, recalls Ahasuerus of ancient Persia and endures from time immemorial.
A Castleford man claimed an old age pension by presenting a prayer book bearing his name and a birth year of 1829. The ink proved to be a dye invented in 1867, exposing the attempt as fraudulent and earning him 14 days in custody.
The Pushkin Park, the sole children field, was closed by administrative order as the children's laughter and shouting disrupted police work in their chancellery.
A grainy Punch fragment shows a father scolding Margery to run when asked while she reveals leg pains. Margery retorts that words like ache have no use, highlighting a tense family dynamic. The dialogue hints at underlying fatigue and resistance within domestic life.
A fraud scheme nets 160000 for Bank of Naples Southern Italy via altered genuine checks. Perpetrator unknown, checks cashed at Turin Florence and Naples branches using chemical alteration and perforating tools. Red Cross Ball Blue ad appears amid the report.
Advice from a Housekeeper on discipline through personal space. It suggests giving a boy a private locker for his baseball gear and sporting items to foster pride and order. The piece reflects early 20th century ideas on child management and personal responsibility.
Exchange quotes nature drawing a line between what is appropriate for men and what is for women. It states there is no question of superiority or subordination.
In a brief exchange noted by the judge a guest remarks on the meal and a quip about not forgetting ten, capturing a light note amid proceedings. The moment centers on a dining remark linked to a Walter named party and the courtroom dialogue.
A Chicago university professor, after exhaustive research, identifies ten kinds of lies. The taxonomy includes the fantasy Me boasting lie defensive lie heroic lie white or permissible lie society lie business lie art lie and adulterative lie. Each category reflects different social or personal contexts.
An eagle killed near Edgewood California carried on a foot a field trap learned to have been set at Plymouth about 300 miles away.
A rare albino muskrat, described as white as snow, was trapped and is noted as the first of its kind ever caught in the state. The discovery highlights unusual wildlife in the region and may prompt further observation by local naturalists and authorities.
A vintage recipe describes using leftover steak to form the dish motif. It instructs trimming, storing, simmering into gravy, skimming fat, then adding cubed meat to a squid sauce with onion juice, alongside lamb kidneys and a squab joint prepared as for fricassee.
Household hints cover using sour milk with baking soda for griddle cakes and avoiding baking powder. They advise collar care on white cloth, starch optional, and pie crust technique to prevent sticking. Dye restoration with vinegar works on faded blue shawls. bran wash cleans straw matting with salt for white and vinegar for red.
The wash bench allows full washing without lifting or wringing. It fits over a high crosspiece so tubs slide under. Each tub has a plug for draining into a pail, enabling easier water flow.
A brief note states Lewis' Single Binder costs more than other cigars of the era, claiming it is made from higher quality tobacco and uses exits quality leaves.
In West Medway, Norfolk County, Virginia, residents found small paper scraps in the fireplace and saw a squirrel climb the roof and enter the chimney. Authorities concluded messages had been dropped through the chimney by the animal. The item sits among brief quotes and ads from the era, including a Los Angeles trade note and reflections on virtue and daily heroism.
A traditional confection instructs to shell and chop 20 ounces walnuts and 2 ounces Brazil nuts, mix with 1 pound icing sugar and part of an egg white with water, then fold in toasted almonds. Form a dry paste, roll to 3 inches thick on a sugared slab, and let dry 24 hours before cutting into slices.
A recipe instructs to simmer celery, strain to a pint of pulp, fold in white sauce and grated cheese, then mix in squid aspic jelly and whipped cream. Season with cayenne and celery salt, pour into molds, chill in a cool place or ice until firm for several hours.
Grind lean ham. pass through chopper several times with cayenne. Blend in sweet cream to soften, then add lemon juice. Ideal as a spread for graham or rye bread.
Roll sweet potatoes in thick slices in a baking dish with sugar and lemon juice. Add a half cup of cold water and bake until absorbed and browned on top.
A Boston Transcript quip frames a mother daughter exchange about marriage and money. The mother urges happiness with a man of less wealth, and the daughter replies he will have less soon, in a tart retort reflecting social class humor.
Aipa reports unusual black snow in an Alpine valley, noting rain is not always sparkling water and snow is not always white. The rare meteorological phenomenon is described as a freak occurrence with implications for local weather observations.
A bottle-nosed whale about 45 feet long and estimated 80 tons was found cast up by the sea near Hauxley Point on the Berwick coast.
A brief quotation attributed to Father Edward Taylor asserts that the world is only large enough for the people and rejects the idea of a partition wall, highlighting a sentiment of unity and inclusion.
The text compares Christian and Mohammedan pilgrimage traditions noting Christians visit the Holy Land in Syria far less often than Muslims who make a lifelong duty to visit Mecca and Medina, the Prophet’s birthplace and burial place.
Residents of Arizona have discovered that cactus needles or thorns are admirable for use as graphophone reproducing points, and a big export trade is anticipated.
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