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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
2
A comely wife testifies about her life and duties while Saint Peter questions the meaning of wifehood. She admits reliance on others, seeks pleasure, and is ordered to prove usefulness by doing chores, with a six month probation to show improvement.
An impatient man delays business as two attractive women use a public telephone. He notes a crowd gathers whenever a handsome woman speaks on an open line, while a plain woman draws little attention. The companion suggests waiting elsewhere. the man insists on listening.
The prong horned antelope once common on western plains is increasingly endangered. Naturalists warn of possible total extinction without protection. In 1908 the U S Biological Survey estimated about 17 000 remaining in the United States with 10 900 in Montana Wyoming and Yellowstone and 7 000 in 18 other states.
A local reform line shows limited success. A reform constable was elected but faced resistance from the bum element, who fled to a goose pond back of town. Since then the town has continued on the old line, with little real change.
London reports Southwestern cowboys struggle to apply their horse breaking methods to wild Mongolian Gobi horses. A herd of 30 colts captured by Prjevalsky and shipped to Russia and England prove unmanageable, confirming wild horse distinctness and unusual gaits.
An anthropology expedition from the University of California led by Professor Kroeber reports remnants of a Califor nia tribe near the Sacramento headwaters. The Kombos, claimed extinct after a 1870 raid, now number about 20. They are identified by arrow beads but are too wild to approach. The university plans to round them up for ethnological study with U S cavalry. Reports of arrow-killed sheep spurred the search.
A group of Winchester residents led by Mrs. Hermann Dudley Murphy plans a cooking plant allowing members to buy meals without cooking at home. The project would employ many young women to keep homes clean, with Murphy noting it could reduce the number of old maids and divorced women.
The first combined pigeon shoot by Isle of Wight farmers and friends aimed at the pest plague. Nearly 1,000 guns posted across the island despite wet weather. Some sport was poor but many birds were slain.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood outlines defense plans for the Panama Canal Zone centering on coast defenses at Toro Point Limon Bay Battle Point and Culebra Island. Disappearing 14 inch guns and rifled mortars protect the canal while underground magazines and fortified breastworks guard the locks and adjacent camps.
An article surveys historic kitchens from Hurstmonceaux to Penrhyn Old Hall and Battle Abbey. It notes sizes and devices like a 14 foot diameter bakehouse oven, a mestjack with flywheel, a knave's post, and a royal directive of 1206 ordering roofed kitchens at Clarendon and two new kitchens at Marlborough and Ludgershall with large furnaces to roast oxen.
A short vignette notes a man digging five cents worth of potatoes in two rows and then paying ten cents to have his shoes cleaned on his way downtown. It reflects small daily costs and common labor in a rural economy.
A poignant contrast frames a reckless driver who speeds away from injured pedestrians, while another voice mocks his ruthlessness by insisting his kindness would break at the sound of suffering. The exchange exposes the tension between cruelty and compassion in a single scene.
The article argues that while some privileged girls reach society with proper guidance, most require positive instruction from mothers to protect them from temptation. It stresses parental responsibility in shaping girls’ conduct before they venture into social life.
A Benton quote recounts his reply after Calhoun's death. Asked if he would pursue Calhoun beyond the grave, he answered that when God Almighty lays his hand on a man he takes his own off.
A quotation from Mrs. Jones ridicules a male colleague's detention office gag. It reflects witty banter about workplace manners and gendered humor in a historical context.
The Belle Fourche earth embankment dam in South Dakota, authorized May 10 1904 at a cost of 5 million dollars, rises 116 feet high and 6 200 feet long. It will form a 9 000 acre reservoir, the state's largest lake, with a two to one slope and gravel facing.
A humorous domestic quip centers on a kitchen kettle advising a peach about the mistress of the house. The kettle warns the fruit with the line Do not let her jar you, playing on wordplay and misdirection in a light domestic vignette.
A clipped exchange between two aviators unfolds at 3,000 feet as they banter about air daring. The line hints at risk and humor in high altitude flight.
Dr. C. W. Siloeby laments the need for instruction and guidance for girls entering the workforce. He urges loving parents to fulfill their duty to protect daughters, noting the growing number of young women seeking business opportunities.
A college girl involved in Chicago politics campaigns for her former professor Merriam in the mayoral race. An Indiana graduate from the college works to mobilize peers for votes, even winning over her father as devout supporter of the old teacher.
Briggins cheers for the winning side and Miss Cayenne agrees. The village band continues to play Hail to the Chief regardless of who is elected, keeping a steady civic rhythm.
Prisoners in England at Dartmoor reclaim the moorland and work through winter. Agricultural prisons have been established in England New South Wales Prussia Austria Hungary Switzerland France Russia and Belgium.
A reflective line notes that many desire another chance at life though few would choose any notably better path, echoing a sentiment attributed to Babcock about regrets and fresh starts.
After a 13 year pursuit the Danville police chief was unmasked as Edgar Stripling of Harris County Georgia a convict who murdered William Cornett and was given a life sentence. He disclosed his escape aided by friends and a jailor and hoped to return to Danville as a free man.
A missing bride interrupted city business in New Rochelle as Miss Bertha Easton Barber and her fiancé Tyler Connell McNamara sought a marriage license. Judge Powers consented to a private ceremony in the mayor’s reception rooms, amid kisses from the bride and Miss Barber, with officials present.
More than 20,000 king's and queen's South African war medals and clasps await ownership at the medal branch of the royal ordnance stores in Woolwich. Many unclaimed items belong to irregular corps formed during the war. each medal bears the owner’s rank and name on its rim.
Inmates at the Princesa Christian Holiday Homes for Cripples in Englefield Green received two birthday cakes from Prince Christian for his eightieth birthday. The gesture delighted the residents at the home.
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