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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
3
Fragments report a mix of small town news. Notices reference Danvers, Mass residents, a Garibaldi Saloon, and local businesses. The piece mentions weddings, birthdays, ordination tales, weather, crops, and social events with scattered names and places including Phoenix and Tasmanidia, plus a humorous domestic anecdote.
The illumination for Moscow's coronation used 4,500 Edison lamps powered by eighteen portable engines. Numerous electric machines were moved across the river, with seventy overhead wires linking sheds to the tower. Eight large and small electric suns lit the Kremlin ramparts along the river, while 200,000 lamps, 20,000 glass globes, 30,000 Venetian lanterns, 6,000 taper candles, and 10,800 pounds of fireworks completed the spectacle.
Tucsox hosts Keicits Templar during a busy journey toward San Francisco. The event features cultural exchange and public engagement as the pair travel through multiple stops.
The notice states the city's old water has been removed from the swimming baths and replaced with fresh supplies. Residents are informed that the baths are ready for use and being kept clean.
A fragmented report notes a figure from the Port of the Sierras altering his attire and appearance, shifting from a read shirt to voiled linen, leather boots to French calf polish, and reflecting on the success of Songs of the Sierras. He is connected to a hotel family and writes for a New York daily, balancing poetry and prose as he ages.
Eastern dispatches recount the Blair family, led by Francis P. Blair and his sons Francis P. Blair Jr and Montgomery Blair, as enduring national figures who for years held major offices and shaped national politics across Jacksonian and later eras.
The Commercial situation grows tense as rumors of yellow fever rise. Ships at multiple ports may carry the disease, testing quarantine rules and raising fears for the Otslo valley during spring floods. Dr Cutter’s Vera Cruz claim is echoed by the Alexandria’s captain, urging strict interdiction with the Mexican coast.
A mysterious intruder seized control of a sanctum while absent patrons returned to find a hodgepodge sale in progress. The vendor offered titles from Mark Twain to How to Be Rich, with odd commentary and a dubious book of Common Prayers, amid a chaotic scene and questionable deliveries.
The Tribune reports rising tension between the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande over the California passenger business with expectations of an open rate war. In other items, the Atlantic club of Kuichis Templars from Baltimore and Washington arrive in Cincinnati and plan to resume travel. Madrid notes suggest a vast stock manipulation program behind Sadajose’s outbreak, while August 4 sees seven cholera deaths in Anzantnona.
A Chicago News interview with Dr. Filmore Mennett of Richmond reveals the authorship of the hymn The Sweet By and By. He recalls living in Elkhart Wisconsin from 1861 to 1871 with music teacher Joseph Webster, writing and publishing early works, and composing the hymn for The Signet Ring around fall 1864. He details Webster’s melancholy, their quick collaboration, and the moment they sang the complete words and tune in his store.
The text describes a scene from the Signet Ring where the narrator and others sing to Uncle Grosby in a store. He is deeply moved and declares the piece immortal, signaling a prophetic moment amid a late evening gathering.
Miss William, head of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, energized the temperance cause on the Pacific Coast with rare eloquence. The event drew wide acclaim for the first time delivering a powerful address from a woman on the public platform.
The advertisement touts Dr Henley Oregon Wild Grape Bitters as a remedy for acute dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It claims physicians recommend it and urges take half wineglass twice daily. Also notes clothing offered at cost and invites readers to visit and be convinced by the prices.
A garbled 19th century ad style notice touts Damiana Bitters as a cure-all for youth sins and nervous disorders, offering free cure recipe from Rev. Joseph T. Inman. It promotes Eclipse Extra Dry Champagne substitute, Studebaker wagons, Home sewing machines, and Boca beer, urging readers to buy Damiana Bitters for health and vigor.
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