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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
7
In a reflective conversation, Mr Holden argues civilization gains leisure as work shifts from food gathering to other tasks. He cites animals and primeval humans, claiming hunting and fishing restore the sweat of the brow. Mrs Holden teases about gardening and gendered interest in philosophy.
A defense attorney questions a woman in police court about a woman in a passing car. The witness, recalling only a moment, details a gray fur hat with rhinestone buckle, a long white feather, a gray bird’s wing, and scarlet roses. She describes a mauve tailored suit with intricate braiding and numerous buttons, plus a gray squirrel skin muff and tippet.
Bernard Carter, a Seattle magnate, learned of Boger Williams in Texas prison records and realized Williams was the man who stabbed him years earlier on a Crockett county cattle trail. Carter procured Williams’s pardon and brought him to Seattle where they had once been partners in cattle ventures and bitter rivals over stock. Williams, aged 33 at conviction, now appears aged beyond his years and believed he had killed Carter.
The text cites multiple cases on liability for deaths and injuries caused by railroad and streetcar actions. It covers fright-induced horse death, unregistered auto operation, and passenger conduct excluding rights to protection or refunds, detailing when owners and operators are liable or not.
A San Francisco mother in law returns from the orient with silks and pays duty and a fine. Her son in law faces possible criminal action, arguing that punishment would hit a lady who has already recompensed the government. The customs official says it is under consideration. The son in law quips the case brings the first sunshine in twenty years.
The excerpt echoes Charles Hanson Towne with lines about the city’s voices and gardens that remain green. It contrasts busy city life with enduring nature and the blue sky under a reflective tone.
Browning and Inspector Turnbull investigate the murder of Lord Quinton, using a carved ash tray with a hidden needle to inject poison. The case ties to the secret service agent Kruegel, with clues from a curio sale and Shepherds Bush letters, revealing a complex political motive.
Lord Robert Innes Ker relates a New York wit story at a Plaza dinner. A hunter fires at a rabbit and misses, the retriever retrieves nothing and returns with its own tail in its mouth, a comic rebuke to the missed shot.
A London criminal tale from The Recollections of a K. C. recounts a stout man with Newgate hair asking for a lawyer to defend his young relative Ben after a minor offense. The thief explains he had luck on the way and offers payment, asserting the outcome depended on the counsel.
An article advises avoiding overheating exposure and keeping feet warm and dry to prevent colds and related catarrh. It stresses porous skin fabrics, appropriate dress for weather, and warns that recurring colds can lead to bronchitis and lung issues. Tales and dialogue mix in, illustrating social scenes and historical quips.
An article in a medical journal mocks newspaper mistakes in medical coverage and argues doctors bear more responsibility for confusing language. It cites examples like pleurisy of the brain and petrification of the heart and contends lay readers are harmed more by physician miscommunication than by press errors.
The article recounts a Georgia country scene where a coachwhip snake pursues and traps a lizard, prompting discussion on animal reasoning. It then shifts to an anecdote about art knowledge and misreading dates, ending with a quip about entertainment and human nature.
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