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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
1
A historical notice highlights door openers as a grueling occupation during holiday crowds. Workers, often boys and men, stand from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in changing temperatures, guarding heavy doors and guiding entry. The role demands neat uniforms, but frequent absences due to illness like pneumonia show the harsh, exposure filled daily routine.
The New York Sun notes slender iron ladders are often attached to large smokestacks and twin chimneys. A light spiral stair between chimneys may serve as a ladder, offering low cost access for inspection, painting, and repairs, with ladders common on iron chimneys for easy top access.
At a national guard officers convention at the Palmer house, several officers wore overcoats with bright shoulder straps and hooded backs, drawing chuckles as a breach of dress norms. A closer look showed the sailors were naval inflittsmen on shore duty, adhering to rules requiring shoulder straps on outer garments, provoking mixed reactions.
Soldiers who landed on a Teverinfected Cuban island report strange climate effects including sudden downpours of rain followed by blistering heat. The Chicago troops describe unusual conditions and their impact on morale and endurance during the campaign.
The Chicago Chronicle notes strange weather related changes among soldiers returning from Cuba. Gold fillings loosened or fell out, teeth possibly expanding or shrinking, while a Chicago resident reports corroded keys and an aluminum tag that rusted despite staying dry. The cause remains undetermined.
The piece traces ancient art’s aim to beautify the earth, likening the world to a vast garden. It compares eastern and western landscapes, cites Eden as the first garden, and describes monumental sights like the tower of Thibel and Pike Peak as universal landmarks guiding wanderers.
Harms family from Bulls on sails to Klondike era with a large dog named Jim who idolized their baby. After the baby’s death the dog guarded the cradle and carried away a tiny Indian baby. Separate notes describe San Juan hotels and a curious February 1866 full moon anomaly with no full moon that month.
A French soldier, Private R-, was punished after insulting the flag. General Coronnat and colonelreported the incident to troops, proposing a ritual reparation where the company would form in the square and Private R- would express his regrets before a mock execution, to honor the flag.
In a noted New York bar case James T Brady defended a young woman accused of attempting to break a will. Her beauty drew jurors, but Brady invoked a paralysed optic nerve, explaining there was no vision in her eyes, yet she remained in court reflecting a touching plea on sight and sympathy.
A Chicago Chronicle report tells of a church baptism mishap where a nervous sponsor, asked for her name, replied Mary and watched the minister note it for the infant instead. The sponsor soon learned the cleric intended the baby's name, not hers, creating a comic moment.
A curious Paris service now offers a fourteenth guest for dinners. Parisians, wary of a 13 guest supper, can hire this agency to provide an extra participant when desired.
Articles of Incorporation filed for Oro Mining and Development Company to operate in Cima Grande Arizona. Capital stock $100,000, 10,000 shares at $10 each, five directors named B H Gaylord S B Fox D H Osborn W M Gibson and others. Commencement set December 1, 1908 with shares subscribed by six individuals.
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