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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
5
The ad touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as a scalp cleaner that destroys dandruff and promotes hair growth. It claims the product keeps hair soft and smooth, prevents shedding, does not color hair, and is safe for the scalp.
American Cocoa quality praised for using top class cocoa beans and refined machinery. Imported cocoas accused of insufficient grinding, while American cocoa praised for fine smooth texture aiding dissolution in milk or water. Cork floor slabs trialed on a new steel dining car. Drawn glass in demand for its strength and heat resistance amid growing use.
Goethe credited dreams with fueling his best work and reappearing ideas at night. Thackeray notes how visiting a zoo helps him release cares by recognizing familiar people in the animals and cages.
In a playful exchange, Geraldine explains she will sell kisses at the church fair next week and has vowed not to cheapen the goods by giving away samples in advance. Gerald urges a kiss tonight, but she stands firm.
A dialogue transcript shows a concern about encountering an iceberg while at sea. A cautious exchange between a ship’s figures includes urging the captain to take a foliar to increase vigilance, reflecting maritime superstition and shipboard humor.
Mrs Susis Tem Pleton of Hooper Nebraska credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female troubles. After seven bottles she regained health, could work full time, and plans to share her story to help others.
A colonial era montage notes legends about the Niger River source and a demon believed to guard it. The piece mentions natives covering faces and guiding strangers by pointing away, while other brief items advertise beeching, hat humor, and a coconut culture note. It closes with an ad for Allen's Foot-Ease.
Old texts recount animals facing legal charges with cattle tried for killing a boy. A Duke of Burgundy sentence condemned three cows as the guilty trio while the rest were discharged. The excerpt contrasts curious medieval justice with modern social quips and ads about teething remedies and odd matrimonial wishes.
A windfall man seeks royal lineage from a genealogist. The genealogist replies that many kings are available and asks for any preference, turning the request into a test of claims to nobility and legitimacy.
Emily Brown of Appleton Wisconsin rose from interpreter for Christian missionaries in Seoul to become the empress of Korea. Born 1861 to a Methodist minister and his wife, she refused the emperor at first but later became his wife and mother of the heir apparent. Her title Om meant Dawn of the Morning in Korean.
The article argues that early planting is not always best and that staggered plantings yield better results, especially with vegetables. It notes late and rainy seasons slow early crops and that sweet corn benefits from multiple varieties and successive plantings to balance growth rates.
A southeastern stock farmer compares purebred stallion service to grade sires. He notes higher sale averages for weanlings sired by purebreds, despite higher fees. The piece covers costs, feed, and nutrition strategies to raise strong colts, emphasizing bone and muscle growth with nitrogenous feeds and moderated corn usage.
Incubator makers recommend using the best oil for lamps and trimming the wick. If oil smokes, add a cupful of fine salt per quart of oil, let settle, pour into the lamp, and place a small piece of gum camphor in the lamp. Ensure the wick is properly trimmed and rounded on both sides.
The text notes sheep recognize their master's voice but stresses the need to know how they react to it. Animals are creatures of habit and should be handled by the same attendant who moves among them softly and signals his approach by speaking to the flock.
In Wyoming custom, landowners who lease winter fields to sheepmen require that flocks are not bedded more than two or three nights in one place to spread manure across fields.
In small flocks kept for eggs alone one vigorous male per ten hens suffices for fertility. The text argues excess roosters are unnecessary and may waste resources.
The soil is alive and a matrix for microbes. Recent bacteriological work links nitrifying bacteria in soil samples to crop productivity and field outcomes, noting diagnostic potential for soil fertility insights.
The waste land by Canoe Lake is loaned at a nominal rent by Ryde Corporation for a new miniature nine hole course. Charles Jacobs, Royal Isle of Wight Golf Club professional, will design the layout and, with his sons, will operate the facility.
The piece notes haggis as a dish with English usage since early eighteenth century, then shifts to a dialogue where Gerald expresses sympathy about a marriage request, saying he feels sorry as if the person were already family. The combined items portray language influence and domestic sentiment in a single excerpt.
A divorced wife receives $25 alimony from her ex husband amid court ordered $50 weekly support. He claims he pays half the amount during Christmas and Olympic Week, prompting a court or public response. The remark highlights a dispute over alimony obligations and timing.
A dialogue features an alienist questioning a suspect’s lucidity while noting one strong indicator. The man’s recognition of the value in employing a superiorly attained individual signals a coherent, calculating mindset.
A collage of small ads lists property exchange offers by Chas Glover and patent services by Arden and Seemann along with several merchants selling Kodak enlargements pipes washing machines and musical instruments. The readable items include contact details and brief service notes from multiple local businesses.
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