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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
5
An old advertisement for Ayer's Hair Vigor urges readers to consider hair health and recommends consulting a doctor about its ingredients while noting that the product does not color hair. The notice appears to promote the remedy from the Coyner company in Lewist.
A New Jersey man saved his wife by carrying her on his back for six miles after their car burned, never setting her down. The feat underscores the husband’s strength and dedication in protecting his spouse.
The quote frames achievement by obstacles overcome rather than final rank. The article shifts to a local renaming from Portage la Prairie area in Manitoba to Kenora, Canada, noting lumber camp history and a subsequent city identity change reflecting a more euphonious but distinctive name.
A judge, called a modern Solomon, defines affection as a man’s readiness to endure effort and perform small acts for a woman, showing care even when not in love. The piece then discusses the evolution of checks into a legally protected, highly trusted instrument in world commerce.
Ottumwa Iowa resident Mrs Hanmer E Wamecer shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from long standing female troubles. The letter urges others to try the remedy and notes confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Massachusetts.
An almanac from the fifteenth century prescribes when to take medicine by weekday. Monday suited leg ailments, Tuesday head afflictions. It omits guidance for pains on other days. The fragment notes prophecy of war, revolutions, and kings' deaths.
A report notes cotton stalks could yield paper pulp after bark removal. A patented machine separates brown bark from the inner pith, with the pith promising high quality pulp. Bark fibers may substitute for excelsior.
A fragmentary quotation questions whether rights, property, and status define patriotism. It ponders if non combatants or aliens can serve the country as well as soldiers, ending with a garbled line about automobile insurance after sun wind and dust.
A fragmentary historical quote discusses beauty in women as a force shaping nations and art, noting its changing nature like fashion and weather. The lines credit Roger de Chateleux and reflect on beauty’s influence across eras and culture.
A short paragraph praises Lewis Single Binder cigars as superior in quality, claiming many smokers prefer them over ten cent cigars. The fragment suggests market preference and brand recognition without additional context.
The article notes experts expect interest in past manuscripts over current typewritten works. It cites Sir Walter Scott's Life of Jonathan Swift sold for $1,910 as an example of valuable original holograph copies and annotations.
The Navajos, about 80 000 strong, live in northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. They occupy a desert expanse roughly the size of Pennsylvania. For centuries they have sustained themselves by raising sheep and goats, with many women weaving wool into durable Navajo blankets that may rival imported rugs.
A young Montamer of Jassy, Romania, fainted in a cage when a beetle crawled on a bar. She was removed as the animals stayed quiet and, upon revival, declared she would not resume until the beetle was removed.
A discussion notes that ballot and suffrage terms preserve memory of early voting methods. Ballot may relate to ball voting in ancient Greek practice and suffrage to knuckle box or ankle bone tallying, reflecting primitive recording of ballots.
The piece discusses llamas and alpacas, noting their hardworking yet unruly nature. It cites a London Zoo presentation and a Queen essay by Gregoire de Bollvar. It also mentions Hamas miners in Pejos and Augustin de Zarate praising llamas as useful to natives for riding and meat.
The alpaca, prized for meat and wool, is praised as a hardy, low-water animal easy to keep. It resists fatigue by nature, and even when ridden late, may spit in the rider’s face as a display of stubborn independence.
The Hawaiian Star reports a new sanitation feature in a boys school dormitory in Hawaii. A thirty foot long washing trough ten inches deep allows boys to wash their feet before bed, with towels handed to each as they exit. Cement floors ensure clean footpaths to beds.
Judge Frick tells John Brennan he must execute his black and white dog after it bit a woman at a butcher shop. The animal, friendly in court, violated dog law and faces death, while Brennan contemplates telling his children their pet is dead.
A well known Slough resident and smoker tells a story about boarding an omnibus with a boy puffing a cigarette. He warns that smoking prevents growing into a big man, but the boy replies he plans to become a jockey. The anecdote highlights ambition over habit.
A quoted exchange discusses children who spoil others and enjoy making parents obey, highlighting a dark social dynamic about discipline and control.
Purdue bulletin outlines egg grading with extras and firsts seconds and checks. It describes Fresh and Stale indicators, Developed Germ and Dead Germ signs, and testing to determine quality for marketing and incubation. The piece notes laws on selling putrid eggs and advertises PROGRESS journal subscriptions.
A playful exchange shows an aristocratic lady asking about leftovers while Bridget responds with a sly line about a perisceman callin. The dialogue hints at social pecking order and generational contrast in a light domestic moment.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip suggests sparing the cat and offering crumbs to attract birds for the animal, framing the idea as a critique of pauperizing the poor and advocating self-help. The exchange embodies a sharp social commentary on charitable aid.
A fragment notes that World Blue is a weak solution and warns to avoid Red Cross Ball Blue. The speaker tells readers to ask their grocer for guidance on blue dye choices and mentions preference for simple blue products.
A public man argues for simplicity in speech. A debated contrast favors a brief single-letter word as the essence of effective expression. The exchange highlights rhetoric and political style in a terse, quotable moment.
An Indianapolis woman narrowly escapes serious injury when an alarm clock falls from a second-story window and strikes her on the head while she walks along a residential street. Her hair is described as having cushioned the impact, preventing more severe harm.
The text extols sleep as a universal cloak and sustenance, claiming it blankets thoughts and bodies, offers cheap pleasures, and equalizes rulers and commoners. It frames sleep as essential, beneficial to all, and as a natural measure of life’s joys.
A late 17th century anecdote recalls Pope on his deathbed with a friend present. The optimistic doctor notes improving pulse and lower fever as the poet quips that he dies of a hundred favorable symptoms.
Fragmentary OCR listing broad goods and services. Mentions Pettens, Broadway, hair products and transformations, washing machines, musical instruments, and a local music company with scattered addresses and ad-like phrases. No coherent event or narrative.
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