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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
3
The column discusses city tax payment conditions, GOP and Democratic candidates, railroad news, market prices for livestock, sugar beet prospects, tariff impacts, and editorials on education. It notes sentiment on Salt River Valley sugar efforts and criticizes a kindergarten schooling stance.
Grateful mother declares her two month old son suffered scrofula sores on the face and arm before Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him within months. The letter from Mrs S Waorex Farming ton Delaware praises the medicine and claims lasting skin health after treatment.
Keefer's Pharmacy invites shoppers to enjoy a festive holiday display with attractive prices. The cheerful atmosphere and gift ideas appeal to both young and old, encouraging customers to visit with friends and browse the selections.
Fragmented ad copy notes a one week sale of children's shoes at several addresses including 7 and 9 Alkir, 3 and 6 East Washington Street, and 13 South Center Street. The rest is garbled market text from a late 19th century financial section discussing demand, textile prices, wages, and assorted commodities with scattered references to cotton, wool, and wheat markets. The readable portion centers on a brief local shoe sale notice amid mixed industry-wide commentary.
Governor McCord and wife returned from Yuma as he announced plans to deploy 100 additional convicts to the canal project next Monday. A large tent will house the workers at night and the governor praised convict labor while noting four days off for every three days worked. The canal progress remains 12 miles from completion with more to follow.
A murderer who killed a family and was sentenced to be hanged on December 10 escaped from jail. Vigilant posses and large crowds spread across counties, hunting the fugitive as authorities intensify efforts to recapture him.
In San Francisco a discussion on the best advertised towns west of Chicago highlights Phoenix as highly promoted by readers of the Oakland Enquirer. The piece asserts Phoenix's superior advertising reach and urges readers to send literature to the right channels. The column ends with a plug for Shaker Digestive Cordial as a digestion aid and a testimonial style claim of restored health.
Death occurred yesterday evening when undertaker A G Randal paused near a grave and collapsed. The 72 year old, born in New York, had heart disease and a history of illness since blood poisoning years earlier. He leaves a wife and three children, with most kin in the east. He had been in Prescott and Phoenix, Arizona, since moving west in recent years.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions renting or sewing fatigue and fetters, unclear context. Includes phrases about examination, Ford Hotel, and disrupted language, suggesting a fragmented historical notice or advertisement with nonsensical pairings and strange terminology.
New York December 1 Martin Thorn awaiting execution after a jury verdict convicting him of murder. Thorn passes a quiet night in jail and shows little appetite while awaiting the electric chair. Mrs Nack, Thorn's former lover, wept upon learning the verdict and expressed remorse though Thorn plans no new trial. Lawyer Howe denies any confession and predicts reversal by the court of appeals. Police Captain Motheven notes discrepancies but confirms Thorn confessed in part to the sheriff.
A party of Texan frontiersmen prepares to thoroughly explore Tibscon Island in hopes of discovering abundant gold. The report appears in the Herald via Phoenix title company.
Inox Mouxraix Michigan reports a voluntary wage hike by five large iron and ore firms affecting about two thousand two hundred workers with winter mining assured. Nearby Yerxastown Ohio notes seven thousand workers in limestone and iron trades gain raises including a 20 percent jump for limestone workers and a general ten percent rise ordered by the Mohoning Valley Iron Manufacturers Association affecting around four thousand employees.
An arctic cold snap drives temperatures to seven degrees below zero at 6 am in Sr. Paut, with Morrheid at 16 below, Winnipeg 26 below, and Haron 14 below. A statewide Kansas snowstorm follows, averaging three to six inches, with Denver area reaching similar snow totals. New Mexico reports four inches along the Santa Fe line as of December 3.
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