Minnesota Winter Song and Silver Trade Notes
A humorous Minnesota winter ode contrasts cold plains and Manitoba winds with a desire to flee to Arizona. The piece shifts to a New York dispatch on Mexico importing silver bars, examining silver prices, currency effects, and trade implications for silver vs gold countries. It ends with a brief note on the Fauvel gold extraction process in Wyoming.
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Mexico
United States
New York Dispatch
Othis
Newcastle
Inas
Wyoming
Iowa elects first female justice of the peace Mrs L E Castle
A clerical ballot error in Iowa led to Mrs L E Castle of Callender being sworn in as justice of the peace. The intent was to nominate her husband, but her initials were used and she won. No legal obstacle prevented her serving in the office.
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Iowa
L. E Castle
Callender
Arizona Schools Biennial Report Highlights Reforms
The biennial report by Superintendent Netherton outlines proposed reforms for Arizona schools including a unified course of study, expanded superintendent duties, separation of probate and county school offices, teacher qualification rules, free textbooks, and longer school age to 21. It notes 16 203 school age children and 293 teachers with 102 male and 191 female, plus rising property valuation and higher expenditures.
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Netherton
Arizona Teachers’ Association
Arizona
Arizona citrus and crops praised amid frost concerns
Mr. R M Woods interviews J P Tait of Arizona Improvement Co about orange growth in Arizona. Tait says oranges mature earlier than elsewhere, frost not yet harmed trees four years old, and climate yields dry conditions with minimal dew or frost. He notes Florida and California growers buy ranches here as it remains a fruit paradise.
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Florida
California
Arizona
R. M. Woods
J. P. Tait
Arizona Improvement Company
Mr. Tait
Bartlett
Pacific Ocean
University of Arizona Plants Placed for Broad Testing
A large number of fruit and ornamental trees are purchased for distribution to several University of Arizona experiment stations. They will be planted to allow thorough testing across stations while beautifying the grounds.
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University of Arizona
Doctor cites inflammation as root of all diseases
A renowned French physician argued every disease stems from inflammation. On examining a patient he found trace inflammation and told students the treatment worked since the patient died cured.
Miscellaneous News Highlights From The Era
A collection of aphorisms and facts notes unusual claims about wealth from toothaches to oceans holding silver. It cites bamboo bikes in England, electric clocks in Los Angeles, taxes on liquor and tobacco, and sea sunk gold. It also mentions Berlin bicycle laws, Oxford Bodleian appeal, tobacco revenue since 1865, New York baths funding, and European bicycle trials as failures.
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New England
Charles Starr
Mesa City
Harlie
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Mesa
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Main Street
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Geliageld
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Phonix
Fashion Stable
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B. F. Johnson, Sons & Co
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Bodleian Library
Oxford
New York
State Department
Sherry
Spain
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