Tom Mix to headline Northern Arizona State Fair in Prescott
Special to Holbrook News by G M Sparkes reports Tom Mix arrives with forty artists and horses in Prescott for the Northern Arizona State Fair October 16 17 18. The event features airplane stunts from Rockwell Field Poole Brothers carnival and dances by the American Legion Ernest A Love Post. Also noted are county displays mining agriculture livestock and a Ten Artists Club California painting show plus low excursion rates from northern counties.
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Holbrook News
G. M. Sparkes
Tom Mix
Prescott
Fox
Mile High
Arizona
Lester Ruffner
Tom
Pep
Ginger
Rockwell Field
Poole Brothers Carnival
Ernest A. Love
American Legion
Babbitt Brothers Trading Post
Flagstaff
International Farms
Wheat Always Preferred Food Among Civilized Peoples
A fragment discusses global cereal use noting wheat as the preferred staple of higher civilizations. It mentions growing world reliance on rice for subsistence and cites ancient finds of wheat grains in Egyptian tombs dating to 4000 B C and bread from prehistoric Swiss lake-dwellers.
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Wagner
Rottenhausen
Swiserland
Hall's Lumberyard Telephone Number Listed
The listing provides the telephone number 160 for Hall's Lumberyard, indicating a basic contact detail in a local business notice.
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Hall
Holbrook News Notes Highlight Local Visits and Jobs
Holbrook residents see a flurry of activity with visits from geologist Charles Edward Major and mining men Frank Bushnell and Patt Malley returning to Holbrook. Officials like Jack Marden and Col J C Rankin are active in oil fields, while W B Cross and Allie Shreve travel to Winslow. Local housing, lumberyard ads, and a broken leg case at Cooley are also noted amid property offers in Clark addition and railroad era town life.
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Jack Marden
Holbrook Oil Co
Winslow
Charles Edward Major
Holbrook
Prescott
Major
Yavapai
W. W. Newman
G. C. Hall
Clark Addition
Frank Bushnell
Patt Malley
Tonopah
Ranger
W. R. Black
Florence
Arizona
Black
Salt River Valley
P. L. Coniffe
Cooley
Los Angeles
Whippet Tank Dreaded by the Kaiser's Huns in War Commentary
Henry Seidel Canby hails the whippet tank as a fearsome humane engine of warfare. The piece details its dual engines, erratic motion, and upheaving actions as it crawls, climbs, and topples through trenches. Notes the peril to soldiers and the tank's dangerous, humorous character in combat.
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Henry Seidel Canby
Yale Review
Hithe Amid Snowdrifts Delays Nebraska Train
A Nebraska train stalled in deep snow left passengers stranded for six hours as the conductor hiked four miles to fetch a section crew to free the wheels. A hungry farmer aboard shared opinions on when movement would resume while his brown whiskers fluttered in the wind, and the crowd roared with laughter.
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Nebraska
New Splint Works Well for Arm Injuries
A new mechanical spat device aids treating broken and injured arms. Ready for instant use and adaptable to any arm position, it supports and protects the limb. Widely valuable in war for rapid treatment of many cases.
Autograph Fiends Reflect Celebrity Signatures in Paris Hotels
The visitors' book at the Hotel Majestic or Hotel Astoria in Paris records signatures of well known men. Celebrities from Britain, France, the United States, Italy, Siam, Japan, Russia, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland and others have left their names. It is suggested the books be auctioned after conferences to defray expenses.
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Hotel Majestic
Hotel Astoria
Paris
United States
No Bride No Wedding Delayed Bride Delights Cleric
The bride to be is famously late to every event and teases the minister at rehearsal. She quips that the wedding cannot proceed without her, leaving the clergyman with a wry concession.
Occasional Observance in the City Garden Seasonal Note
A light, period voice recalls the soon to start city observance of spring garden work. It describes Mr City Feller entering his backyard to spade, wearing old shoes and enduring blisters from labor.
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City Feller
Borrowing request in uncertain dialogue exchange
The fragment shows a conversation about lending and borrowing. One speaker asks to borrow a fountain pen to write a check, while the other refuses, reiterating prior refusal. The text centers on a dispute over lending an item and settling a debt.
Ownership and management of Holbrook News 1919
Ownership of the Holbrook News is held by Mrs G M Braxton of Holbrook Arizona. The statement lists editor managing editor business manager publisher and owner as Mrs G M Braxton with no other bondholders mortgagees or security holders owning 1 percent or more. The sworn affidavit is dated October 6 1919 and notarized by Sworn Sippey Sarr notary public with commission expires February 10 1923.
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Holbrook News
Holbrook
Arizona
G. M. Braxton
Mortiajees
For Rent Cottage With Large Screen Porch
For Rent Nice newly built cottage with a large screen porch 20 dollars per month Inquire at Hall's Lumber yard Also mentions sale of a seven passenger automobile cheap for cash or will trade for a good wagon and team Enquire of J G Clayton City Bakery Also notes low overhead expenses rents and insurance Prices given by G C Hall Land scrip offered to secure title to government land without residence payment Also offers seventy thousand acres in San Juan county New Mexico near oil wells drilling five dollars per acre Sold by Hugo Seaberg Raton New Mexico 610 611 Get your garden tools and seeds now at Wetzlers Subscribe for THE NEWS.
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Hall
J. G. Clayton
City Bakery
G. C. Hall
San Juan County
New Mexico
Hugo Seaberg
Raton
N. M
Wetzlers
Origin of Dixie origins linked to New Orleans bank notes
Before the Civil War the old Citi zens' bank of New Orleans issued paper money with the French word Dix on ten dollar bills. The money, popular by this theory, made Louisiana be called the land of the Dixies, a label that later extended to all southern states.
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Dixie
Old Citizens’ Bank of
New Orleans
Louisiana
Territory Taken From Spain After War Ends
At war end the American government obtained possession of Porto Rico Guam and the Philippines agreeing to pay Spain fines for ten years. No citizenship was promised to any of the islands and they are governed as territorial possessions.
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Spain
Porto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Daily Thought He Lives Who Dies to Win a Lasting Name
A reflective line from Drammon on living with purpose and the pursuit of a lasting name.
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Daily Thought
Drammon
High Price Paid for Beefsteak at Circle City
The highest price for beefsteak was paid in Circle City Alaska during the Klondike gold rush. The first beefsteak fetched 482 dollars per pound and tickets to draw a slice were sold from 50 cents to 2.50 dollars, all proceeds benefiting a hospital.
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Circle City
Alaska
Klondike
Sought Trees for Protection in Early Human Habitat
The passage notes tree-dwellers in savannas worldwide. Scientists say early humans first inhabited trees for protection against enemies, with ground life only later becoming viable as humans grew stronger.
Leonardo's Handwriting Mirrors Ancient Script
An account of Leonardo da Vinci describes his left handed writing from right to left. The script resembles Hebrew or Arabic characters and required a mirror to read some letters.
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Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci
Flowers Forecast Rain Through Plant Behavior
The passage explains that clover and its varieties act as barometers. Before rain the leaves close together like oyster shells. A day or two prior, stems swell noticeably and bend leaves upward. This stem swelling before rain is common in many flowering grasses.
Poor Man's Weather Glass Leaves and Flowers Signal Weather
The leaf figures of horse chestnut remain flat in good weather and droop with rain. The scarlet pimpernel, called the poor man's weather sign in England, opens its flowers only during fair weather.
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England
Iodine for Scratches on Dark Oak Furniture
Scratches on dark oak furniture may be greatly improved by carefully painting the scars with iodine, using as many coats as necessary to reach the desired depth of color. When dry, go over the whole piece with a good furniture polish.
The Rattlesnake’s Rattle Development Explained
The rattlesnake rattle forms from the tail scale and epidermal spine. The bone supporting the rattle is the last caudal vertebra, covered by skin beginning the rattle in young snakes.
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Holbrook Oil Company
the Holbrook Oil Company
P. O. Box
Holbrook, Arizona
Prescott Fair
Congress
Ten Artists Club of California
America
Board of Supervisors
Colorado River
Arigona
Holbrook News Notes
C. H. Jordan
John S. Quirk
Gallup
F. Reese
Wickenberg
Frank Reese
W. B. Cross
Allie Shreve
Col
J. C. Rankin
Jack Melvor
Oatman
Mr. Melvor
Babbitt Brothers Trading Co
Guy E. Petty
R. D. McGraw
Mr. Petty
Snowflake
Mr. McGraw
Holbrook Oil Field
Wetzler’s
Whippet Tank
Guy W. Franklin
Franklin Barber Shop
The
Imperial Laundry
Sipxey Sarr
A. & B. Schuster CO
St. Johns
Whiteriver
Sanders
Na-ah-Tee Canyon
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