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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1894
Page
1
The establishment announces new neat and fashionable dress goods flannels and ladies and gents furnishing goods all stocked with the choicest goods. Agents for the best brands and lines.
In Albuquerque New Mexico HS WaxSiger stands out as a notable agent with a rising profile within local real estate and commerce circles. The figure is linked to multiple property deals and community initiatives.
The article lauds Frank Murphy and his brother Oakes for backing the S F P P railroad milestone toward Prescott and the Atlantic & Pacific line. It credits their finances and confidence for overcoming mountains and obstacles and notes public optimism despite ongoing delays. It also quotes Prof Blount on irrigation water needs and variability by soil and crop.
A Philadelphia capitalists syndicate has bought American patent rights to a French telephone system. If successful, the system could revolutionize U S telephones by entering hotels, apartments, country houses, and rail service, with railroads possibly abandoning private telegraph lines.
The Silver City Sentinel reports about 20,000 head of cattle from Arizona ranges preparing to drive across New Mexico to Clayton for shipment to Dakota and Montana ranges. Additionally, about 30,000 more cattle are to be driven from Arizona down to the Texas panhandle this season.
An article cites a miner who claims to recover silver from amalgam using a potato and heat to separate the metals. The piece also notes broader Arizona prosperity, rail rates, statehood prospects, and a dramatic Irish tale of a hut dispute with fatalities. It references Miss Nellie Cashman’s arrival in Prescott and a new general land office map detailing surveys, reservations, rail lines, canals, and claims.
O N Woelker the fruit packer ships 32 000 pounds of dried apricots eastward via Santa Fe with plans to move by passenger service to Chicago. The car stalls near Raton as transcontinental train service slows, while Chicago demand weakens from California receipts. Woelker is known for top quality Arizona fruit.
Reports from Duncan in Graham County note cattle thinning with few deaths so far. Water is scarce in the river and several ditches run dry. Crops have not yet suffered, but stand at risk if the dry spell continues.
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