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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1916
Page
2
Pearson's Weekly reports a large Aberdeen firm fired up over an office boy who tended a telephone. The boy nodded to every call and finally yelled a blunt insult after four prompts, prompting stern rebuke of the youth and discussion of conduct in the office.
Market brief shows cattle quotes for steers and cows with pulp and grain fed grades, veal calves, and stockers. Hay and grain prices list Colorado Nebraska oats and barley per ton, eggs and poultry prices, and vegetables with local homegrown asparagus and cabbage notes. Industry terms and prices reflect midwestern market conditions and packing rates for January.
A Chicago market page notes that the famed Jolly Millers have been replaced by women in many mill tasks, performing light duties from dawn with heavy lifting still done by men. The piece contrasts old song and story with modern labor shifts, while also listing miscellaneous market quotes, cattle and grain prices, and war-era transport notes.
A brief note from Columbus Ohio Citizen about a small boy’s idea of leaving footprints on a cement walk as a playful, possibly symbolic act. The item reads like a light local snippet illustrating everyday city life and a child’s mischief.
Arab brickmakers and Arab laborers operate two American brickmaking machines at the Garden of Eden site. Initial Turkish contract favored concrete, then bricks made by locals proved costly. Imported machines from Europe were intricate, but American plants proved simple enough for local workers, encouraging further shipments to the Tigra Euphrates irrigation project.
An illustrated feature by William A. Radford on two story or multi story bungalow style homes. Describes a eight room family house with a front living room and library den, large fireplace, bright light from windows, and a usable garage workshop space.
The shown plan outlines bungalow de Mons possibilities for houses with more than one story, highlighting rustic beauty with shakes or the other exterior finishes and lattice porch details. Interior features include two bedrooms on the first floor, two large closets per bedroom, an additional hall closet, a basement with headroom for heating, and a convenient basement entry door.
In Earnens. a serious offhand philosopher notes women acquire golf, ball, tennis, bathing, and riding outfits without intent to engage in those activities, but when a wedding dress appears it signals business. The auburn whiskered man agrees, suggesting wedding attire marks purpose.
Garth Kiser, a Muncie printer, reportedly spoke of killing a black cat to cure his luck. Friends published a want ad with his address drawing crowds of black cats to his home. He ended up with 25 cats confined in a smokehouse as neighbors worry about cruelty and authorities watch for action.
A woman describes suffering headaches nervousness and flashes of heat spending $1900 on doctors before trying Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports relief after using the product and credits it with saving her from insanity. She invites others with complications to write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A fragmentary dialogue captures a playful exchange between characters with remarks about a big mouth and setting someone right. The text notes a transcript style and includes stray phrases about safety, war, and household odor, ending with a scene about two lovers on a streetcar.
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