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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
7
The British North Borneo Herald reports a full-sized python in Sandakan swallowing a goat after immobilizing it with coils. The event spanned about 16 minutes in two efforts, leaving a four-foot bulge later observed. The four orangutans and other creatures belong to Dr. Herzel, who plans to take them to Europe.
A reader describes Sir Tom the cat who adores eggs. He watches an unopened bag in the kitchen, tears it with care, retrieves an egg, toys with it on the floor, then bumps it against a table leg to crack it and feast. The owner notes the cat’s unusual appetite despite generations of city breeding.
An odd desktop of allegorical animal roles assigns each creature a vocation such as bees as geometers and eels as electricians. The piece blends fable with quirky labels and ends with a fragmented remark about discipline and a boy named Willie.
A outdoor school game for recess lets up to twenty five students form a circle while a fox inside the ring and a dog outside play chase. The farmer calls Bruno the dog who must imitate the fox’s moves as the fox evades capture. If the dog fails he joins the ring and a new fox is chosen. Two foxes and two dogs may appear when the circle is large.
In a crowd contest described by the New York Sun a man claimed top honors by strapping a large roller skate to an orange crate and filling it with wood. He rolled away on the skate’s four wheels while others ferried smaller loads.
Spectators at a recent flower show were amazed by oddly colored blooms. The phenomenon resulted from simple dyeing by immersing stems in aniline solutions, turning lily of the valley pink or blue, white narcissi deep scarlet, and yellow daffodils striped with crimson within hours.
Frances, four, accompanied by her mother, attempted to sing the hymn Drops of Mercy after church. She misheard touching lines and paused, then hesitated explaining she forgets whether it was a gate left ajar or just a jar.
A tenuous, garbled excerpt shows a boy named Williams and Arlene discussing a brother nicknamed bouncing baby. The lines suggest a casual morning porch scene but lack clear actions, identities, or context for a full news item.
A traveling inventor named Dr Ulysses G. Zirgstauk tells of his failed hair grower scheme. He describes patent fights, a dream to grow six foot wigs in Puoroa and a runaway tonic that caused hairy chaos among the islanders before he fled to Melbourne.
The Paris Rothschild lineage shown at the funeral of Baron Gustave de Rothschild included descendants such as Rothschilds Lamberts Leonies Ephrussis Sterns Sassoons and Bubbays with ties to finance across Paris Brussels Genoa Milan Odessa Bombay and Calcutta. Baron Henri son of the second Baron James pursued medicine dramatic literature and autograph collection of famed writers.
The state water analyst in Kansas City keeps a brindle bulldog that helps label bottles by licking labels when signaled. The dog’s licking habit led to a near-tragic incident as glue stuck in its throat after ingesting glucose and cow’s hooves on a label. The dog rests on a couch with a bandage and cooling treatment.
The article outlines several ways to cook fish for appealing aromas. It covers making fish rings by removing bones and eyes, baking or frying in milk and bread crumbs, and frying in deep fat. It also notes broiled smelts with hotel sauce seasoned with nutmeg and lemon parsley, and suggests marinating flounder fillets with parsley thyme onion and lemon juice before frying to mimic French chef flavors.
An electrically heated ironing roller designed for laces and delicate fabrics is described. The polished steel roller houses heating elements and is controlled by a handle. The roller reportedly presses lace without snagging or tearing, offering superiority over flatirons in delicate work.
A puff omelet made with hot boiled rice eggs and cheese sauce. Separate and beat yolks then fold in whites. Cook in butter until firm then layer half with cheese sauce, fold, and serve with remaining sauce. Cheese sauce uses butter flour milk and grated cheese melted off heat.
A simple, humorous guide for young artists to draw grotesque faces. Crumple a sheet to cast sharp shadows from a gas lamp or candle, then trace and shape pencil marks into amusing human faces. The method promises varied, entertaining results with basic materials.
Cleaning tips advise moistening a soft cloth in lemon juice to brighten piano keys and using whiting briskly on ivory. White paint responds to hot water and bran rubbed on for cleaning and restoration, while verdigris on metal is removed by polishing with a cloth dipped in ammonia.
Slice a country cured ham into six half inch thick pieces. Dredge with flour and pepper then bake in a roaster for 30 minutes in a moderate oven. Remove half drippings and add four tablespoons of sweet cream and one of coffee. Boil briefly and pour over hot ham slices on a platter.
A short, old fashioned recipe describes a light egg biscuit. It lists one cup sugar a pinch of salt baking powder sifted twice lard one egg milk to three quarters full and a rolling method on a board for a second biscuit. The note encourages trying the recipe.
The note advises thorough washing of silverware before polishing to ease the task and achieve a cleaner result. It claims the polish will go on more smoothly and the work will be infinitely cleaner.
Minced green peppers elevate dishes by substituting parsley in stews and potatoes. The pepper pairs well with bolted rice and stewed tomatoes, praised as an addition par excellence in traditional cooking.
A reading of a parlor game where players sit in a circle and alternate answering with two syllables. For each extra syllable a forfeit is incurred, and repeated questions or answers trigger another penalty. The dialogue includes queries about music wood chairs romance and wine. A fringe anecdote follows about soldiers marching and a child asking about their purpose.
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