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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
1
The advertisement highlights a Mesa store praised as the finest line opened in town. It promotes dress goods, flannels, ladies and gents furnishings, hardware and grocery departments, and noted agents for Myers Pumps Fatherbone Buggy Whips Canton Clipper Plows.
The Arizola Oasis notes a 194 degree reading at Arizola and a 1.5 degree lower frost reading at Riverside, California, with orange groves in Riverside hit hard. The piece argues Southern Arizona is safer for citrus due to its dry climate and forecasts growth, citing the Salt River valley and Casa Grande valley as opportunities. It urges windbreaks, climate-adapted trees, and learning from Sonora practices.
Mr Armeny plans to resume work at turquoise mines in the turquoise district Cochise county. He owns turquoise mines in the Burro mountains New Mexico and reports rough turquoise sells for 350 to 500 dollars per pound. Output averages about two pounds weekly from five workers, a better yield than territory gold mines. Some fine turquoise found but little development done.
Chief Day of the Geological Survey notes 1892 as the high water mark in mineral productions across major metals. Total mineral value reached 184,787,768 dollars, with gains in pig iron copper coal and silver, while petroleum declined sharply and gold dipped slightly.
The description compares bee stings to sharpened spears with nine barbs and a poison channel. It notes the flawless polish of the sting, the sequential piercing by two spears, and how venom is driven to the spear tips, likening it to snake venom delivery.
In Mohave County a Sandy justice of the peace officiated a wedding with a line about anyone objecting and keeping silent. Guests reacted by laughing instead of voicing objections, highlighting the ceremony’s humorous moment.
The Globe Danc erat reports a Washington dispatch alleging multiple accusations against Gov. Hughes from claims about his wife to disbarment. The piece labels most charges false, defends Mrs Hughes, and notes the governor’s travels while Mrs Hughes knits at home. It also gives banking statistics and praises Arizona’s Territorial University as a source of pride and progress.
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