Old Southwest Mines Revealed In Historical Sketch
A historical survey traces Arizona and New Mexico mining from Spanish and early American periods to the 19th century. It details Santa Rita and Mowry discoveries, Salero tale, Tombstone origins, Lost Soldier gold springs, and legendary tales of the Silver King and Contention mines with Apaches and prospectors shaping the Southwest mining saga.
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Great Southwest
Southwest
Jeanie M. Frank
el Paso High School
el Paso Herald
Planchas de la Plata
Fr. Kino
Humboldt
Spain
Phillip V
Madrid
Arizona
Santa Rita
Salero
Sonora
Tumacacori
Mowry
Patagonia
Sylvester Mowry
London
Patties
Socorro
New Mexico
Sylvester Pattie
Wickenburg
Wickenburgers
Sullivan
Pinal Mountains
Charles Mason
Mason
Tombstone
Schieffelin
Williams
Robimson
Geo. W. James
Hiram C. Hodge
Anderson
Wallace
Pumpelly
America
Asia
Thwaite
Parish
Europe as Unsettled Name Sparks Child's Nickname
A reader describes a humorous exchange where a child is called Europe, explained by remark that Europe is unsettled and all-powerful unsettled. The dialogue highlights cultural humor and naming quirks in a well named visitor context.
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Rastus
Europe
One in a Million Joke Frames Dental Habits
A father explains to his son that when people say one in a million they mean those who willingly visit a dentist every three months for checkups and tooth work. The quip highlights routine dental care with a humorous twist.
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BO Wilbur
Cotton consumption shows May gain but slower daily rate
Census figures for May show raw cotton consumption rising to 620,965 bales, up 43,569 from April. Despite the gain, average daily output fell versus April due to longer May working time and state-based production shifts, with Southern mills consuming 392,575 bales and Northern reductions offsetting gains. Exports dropped 65 percent from May 1922 to 160,368 bales.
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Census Bureau
Flower Lily Gaffe at Gilded Church Wedding in NYC
A High Society daughter from a prominent New York family married in a lavish city ceremony. As she walked to the altar in a delicate gown the bride nipped her toe on a floor lily and muttered a shocked remark to the astonished preacher.
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New York City
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
New York
How the Steno Got the Job
A job applicant for a stenographer position endures a gruff interview with a powerful boss. He tests her discipline and language, then instructs her to hang her coat and start work, signaling acceptance after a brief exchange about expectations and professionalism.
Smallest book in the world kept at British Museum
The British Museum preserves a tiny 1839 100 page book titled Schloor's English Bijou Almanac. Printed in colors on extremely thin paper the engravings are praised as creditable. The outside dimensions measure 3 4 inch by ½ inch making it 34 years old.
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British Museum
Say, Son and Father Share Quick Car Joke
A humorous exchange features a boy asking what to call a man who drives an automobile and a father delivering a pithy reply about closeness and perception in a brief, light moment.
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Pop
Calomel Warned Against as Dangerous Drug
An old public notice warns that calomel is toxic and may harm the body. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute, claiming it fixes bilious symptoms without causing salivation or sickness. The ad urges returning for a refund if it fails to improve liver function quickly.
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Dodson
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Brocat’s Barber Shop
Brocat
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Hubbs & Palmer
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Piest National Bank Building
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PECO
Biggs
Pecos
Texas
Syndicate
J G. Murray
Pecos Mercantile Company
Mm” Thos. H. Bomar
John F. Grogan
P. O
John Hibdon
Enterprise Office
Ofard
Joseph A. Daniel van Horn
Russell
Firet National Bank
Abner McKeever
Big Bend
Gila
Sgt
Crossthwaite
Pyts
Wormley
Flannigan
THE
Silver King
Financial Review
First National Bank
St. Louis
Wilson
Hayes
Grove
Hayes Healing
Los x
Bayer
John D
Tarrytown
N.Y
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Rockefeller
Standard Oi Co
Sie
Goodyear
Goodveeer
Desiers
Pecos Auto Company
BAR Stern Trade
Uncle Johns Vos
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