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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1883
Page
4
Public notice published in the county official paper dated May 1985. Information appears limited to a formal notice style typical of official government or civic communications. No specific actions, deadlines, or parties clearly readable from the fragment.
A collage of shop signs and notices lists merchants and goods from Goldman's to Osborne & Co, with mentions of mowers, watches, furniture, cigars, sewing machines, and a new hotel bath. brief notes cover labor needs, dental and medical services, and a military orders. Also references to Crook, Apex term, and regional travel.
Telegraphic summary reports a teamster named Bingham crushed beneath his wagon while delivering freight to Bisbee, found after the accident a few miles south of Charleston A. T. sent his body to St. Dario for his family. The item also covers miner strikes in St Clair County with casualties, militia protection at Retache mine, and a wide mix of brief dispatches on various topics.
A reflective piece argues that society overvalues wealth and judges worth by money while ignoring how it is earned. It warns children absorb the ardor for riches and condemns pay unfair means, urging a balanced pursuit of wealth with scruples and moderation. It mentions envy and public morals and promotes subscribing to the county official paper.
A chaotic, heavily misspelled piece argues the country, climate, and people are ruined by monopolies, Prohibition, and urban decay. It warns of railroads, electric companies, and flood of vice, urging mass emigration to Mexico to escape tyranny and corruption.
The text argues for Bengow as the outlet for valley produce, advocating diverse markets beyond one railroad, and suggests a new line from the valley via Florence to Benson. It calls for public-spirited leadership to approach the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe for support and funding to hire a capable advocate.
Ex-Suenaton Wrouanp of Ali Lama reports iron industry interests in his state. Charcoal furnaces are shipping to Cincinnati and Chicago at 7 to 39 per ton. All coal must be coked before use. Charcoal hot blue iron costs $15 per ton. He cites wage differences with Britain as the protection issue. A Southern Coke Association forms to unify coke and iron furnaces across Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia to maintain uniform prices.
A local note describes a renewed push to bring a railroad to a valley, with a committee seeking contacts in the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line. The plan involves publishing a pamphlet of Kansas editorials about a trip to Mexico and evaluating which company would construct the road based on offered inducements.
Army officers dismiss Cryook’s defeat account and express full confidence in his judgment and ability to finish the undertaking with a successful termination.
In the Southern State the business of building cotton mills is rapidly extending and experts predict that within a few years several states will become largely manufacturing centers, shifting economic focus from agriculture to industry.
Smelting men chase near Silver City New Mexico offer 94 cents per cent rack price. Thermometers rise as ore yields progress. Tombstone fire department welcomes Mayer Strauss of Tucson. Colonel James Tucson dies after years in mining. Gold bar valued at 600 dollars received from Pichapo. Reliance mill operates well with Picacho shipments. Black Cloud trotting stallion sold to Mayor W V Wagg of Marshall Michigan. Electric Belts and medical devices featured in local ads.
News of the Week from Prescott reports ground breaking for a new courthouse next week and progress on local improvements. It notes residents like Wood building on Washington Street and Mr. Mink securing a stone pipe fronting W B Mupper & Co. The piece mentions the upcoming courthouse, repairs, local accidents, and harvest updates while highlighting civic discussions and rough weather impacts.
A crowded clipping reports a fire at the Tabor stamp mill in Leadville Colorado with losses around sixty thousand dollars. It notes a Tucson railroad party leaving for Prescott area soon and mentions various travelers, prison escapes near Gila City, and a local death by suicide tied to a German jeweler Gustav Kaucher whose inquest reveals poisoning via strychnine, with a somber pension context and a contested verdict printed by the coroner and jury.
An article notes Ex Chief Justice George F. Marp will be featured on a Philadelphia program. Details describe the appearance and broadcaster involved, highlighting the former justice and his topics of discussion.
A fragmented historical clipping offers a garbled mix of a self help cure promotion by Rev. Joseph T. A station D New York City and a veteran’s grave decoration poem referencing the Blue and the Gray. The jumbled text blends sham remedies with Civil War era imagery and wartime memorial lines.
An eclectic 19th century ad mentions Damiana Bitters as a digestive remedy and promotes a range of products and brands. It lists agents Hooper & Co for Damiana Bitters, cigarettes Eight Acts and Variety Pack, and a carload of Studebaker wagons at Goldmans. Also notes low milk prices and other beverages with local distribution mentions at Rosenthal & Kutner and Phoenix Cash Store.
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