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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
3
A cabinet maker shares a polish recipe using Unseed oil turpentine alcohol vinegar and water. The piece then discusses Roman military bridges tested by elephants, a reliance on elephant caution among Indians, and a short quip about inexpensive fun and perpetual complaining.
A collection of brief anecdotes and notes references Maj. Gen. O’Ryan’s return with battlefield tales including a British sentry and a Minnie tale from France. Also mentions tank tonnage, submarine activity, and early medical injections with saccharose, plus Lloyd George’s youth and a joke about Henry VIII.
The piece cites centuries old figures such as Mrs Bourke of Nenagh said to be 121, and earlier records claim ages like 180 in Calcutta, 186 in Reval, 133 in Constantinople, and 160 in Puget Sound. It notes a 1912 European tally of 7,000 living centenarians among 8,888 Bulgarians.
The government weighs a new national crest to symbolize all nine provinces. Current arms honor Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. PEI BC Saskatchewan and Alberta added since 1858. Committee selects design, then crowns royal college approval and royal warrant.
A snippet shows satire through misheard or mismatched lines. Jokes range from romantic boasts to murderous pride and a patient’s snoring, highlighting social pretense and self deception in brief anecdotes.
A Clark Mills resident Mrs. James Brown reports severe lung coughs eased promptly after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The notice notes many others have been similarly pleased with swift relief from this remedy.
The tax roll for 1919 is in my possession. First installment due the first Monday in September and delinquent the following Monday in November. Second installment due the first Monday in March 1920 and delinquent the first Monday in May 1920. Taxes payable at Holbrook County Treasurer’s office. Signed J M Patterson Treasurer.
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