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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
6
Suggests buying Chamberlains Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy before leaving home as it may be unavailable on trips or while traveling. Advises carrying it for safety. Also advertises latest sheet music selections by Delia Moore near the old adobe school house with phone number.
Rev Harold Brewister will hold services here next Sunday evening at seven o'clock with special music and good singing.
Holbrook items report Fred C Crain returning from Ross May funeral in San Bernardino Regina Wetzler to visit Winslow friends Mrs Adolf Schuster back in Los Angeles after visit here Leo Krouskop involved in Holbrook Field business Tom Smart and others from Jerome in Holbrook projects D W Griffiths The Greatest Question to play at the Pastime May 30 Two shows 7 and 9 pm Admission 25 and 50c Mrs Harry Cooper returns from Fresno mother ill Delia Moore visiting Camp Verde and Kingman The Pest at the Pastime May 24 Mable Normand film sold here featuring overalls and antics Mrs Essie Lancaster Winslow visits Holbrook and Mrs Henning Irene Whetstone returns to teach summer Miss Adventure and Miss Fortune arrives May 26 George Walsh comedy Never Say Quit at the Pastime Misc notices on local people and events Pastime program and local ads including Vulcanizing services and a one-horse sale listing.
A large group of friends gathered at the bride’s mother Mrs. R. C. Smith’s home last Friday night for a surprise miscellaneous gift shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Howard whose marriage occurred recently. Music and readings highlighted the evening followed by refreshments.
A congenial party of friends motored to St Johns last Saturday and camped for several days. Included were Mr and Mrs W W Badwell, Mrs Zack and daughter Mary, Misses Lou Cross and Mabel Richards, M I Mott and young Eddie, and Thomas Evans.
Liberty Chapter No. 28 QO E8 hosted Miss Danitza Anguis grand matron and Mrs. Fionna Parr grand lecturer. A banquet followed a team work approval. Mrs. Ethel Newman presented boquets of hot horse flowers. Visitors included W W Parr Essie Lancaster O M Andrews James Donohoe Missal Bower from nearby towns.
Motivational ad urges readers to keep physically fit to support families. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion with plain directions to restore daily work capacity.
Phoenix Arizona May 19 Further consideration was given today by a committee of the Arizona Good Roads association to two proposed initiative measures One would increase the present limitation on bonded debt for highway construction The other provides for creation of a state highway commission The bills were considered at the meeting indicating support for larger bond issues and state oversight of highway projects.
Two meetings yesterday ended without a decision and were carried over to today as the committee conferred this afternoon with Governor Campbell, state engineer Maddock, and the Maricopa county highway commission and board of supervisors. If approved, petitions will prepare to bring measures before state voters in the fall election with nine counties represented by delegates.
Special from G. M. Sparkes Prescott Frontier Days runs July 2 3 4 5 with con tests and $10 000 in cash prizes atop a full program of bronco riding bulldogging bareback bronco events calf tying relay races and pony express contests daily purses and no entry fees announced World championship broncho riding pays $1500 total with prizes across many events. Brownie Gentry to manage accommodations and Prescott promises band concerts baseball games cowboys dances and a bustling Mile High City atmosphere.
Uncalled for mail at Holbrook Arizona on May 15 1920 includes Mrs Louis E Disque L E Disque Ben Johnston Jack Lee Parker Theo Spurlock J K Hudson Steve Faust Senorita Elenita Sifuentes Felix Bezmartea2 Luciano Cervantes TG Martinez Carlos Albert F Potter HE Tiffeney J W Rogers T Rios A Roberton Frank J Hughes Albert Dietzman JR Dunken F A Laslie CH Dell San Antonio Crespin B Garcia Cas Osborne Postmaster.
In a bustling theater scene a fitness soaked joke unfolds about shipboard life and a doughboy. A comical comparison highlights feats of strength as a strong acrobat claims to balance five men on his stomach for 15 minutes while a sailor boasts lasting power for three hours during a voyage.
An aged epitome of novelty resuscitated as a feature in the New York Tribune. The piece recalls a celluloid collar relic, noting its restoration and display with period details such as sleeve garters, a moustache coffee cup, a cigar cutter, and a gilded shaving mug inscription.
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