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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1882
Page
1
The item lists publication details for the Daily Herald and Weekly Herald with pricing and agency notices, followed by a San Francisco era news snippet. It notes Morford publishers, subscription rates, and a change of newspaper agent. Then a brief political tally reports Republicans leading in several states and likely control of New York Assembly.
The passage argues the national Republican party embodies enduring liberty driven by national, nonpartisan principles. It claims Republicans and Democrats share core ideals and rejects sectional divisions, asserting the party guards a redeemed people and remains a guiding national force.
Across Pennsylvania New York and Indiana Republicans lose seats while California and Kansas see shifts. Democrats gain in several states, with battles over bossism and temperance influencing outcomes. Missouri Wisconsin New Hampshire and other states report mixed results, as statewide tickets and local races fluctuate.
California voters shift to Democrats with wins in the 1st 3rd and 4th districts and Page in the 2nd. The next Legislature will likely include about 25 Senators and 50 Assemblymen for Democrats and 15 Senators and 30 Assemblymen for Republicans. In Yavapai County Precincts Porter leads by 85 while Davis trails by 139 with 18 precincts left. Precinct returns show Tombstone 183 votes Potter 744, Hart 69, Davis 165 giving Davis a small statewide majority. Cochise reports 9,700 votes cast with only a small number over 300 majority for any candidate. Porter appears to hold a very small countywide edge.
Capt Hancock tours McDowell while town chatter centers on state elections. Candidates Agan Caliente and Webb still unheard. Judge Tweed ill. County races may require official counts to decide between Stinson and Webb. Copper district prospects rise as R E H Robert reports Castle Creek optimism. Latourette from Wurde notes standstill except for Certer, Kirk, and three votes. Six votes cast.
A. A. P. Fite issues a challenge to Mr McGinn under Marquis of Salisbury rules offering five hundred dollars or stake equal from both sides. The challenger announces plans to meet in Cave Creek in a twenty four foot Ting and asks McGinn to choose the meeting place.
A reader notes Hindon baptismal words and wonders if local Hinton residents should trade religious tracts for their beliefs. The letter cites a case of a Christian jailed for kicking a child and questions use of faith in business.
A tense political scene is described as surgeons may crop limbs and declare deaths, with warnings to voters about dishonesty. The piece urges citizens to consider family, business, and state welfare, claiming betrayal follows a vote for untrustworthy candidates. It calls for reform and condemns corrupt leaders across parties.
In Castle Creek a copper mine sale to an eastern capitalist prompts plans for a smelter once water reach is assured. locals push for a road to Phoenix to boost trade, with potential Copper Companies action and a line toward Maricopa. A new railway may reach Phoenix within six months, shaping the town’s future transport link.
A historical ad claims Parker's Gin Ger Tonic strengthens the liver and kidneys to fight malaria poisons and improve vitality and nervous exhaustion. It presents a tonic remedy amid health concerns and public fear of malarial influences.
An advertised remedy claims to cure epileptic fits convulsions St Vitus dance vertigo hysteria insanity apoplexy paralysis rheumatism neuralgia and all nervous disorders. It asserts the potion eradicates hereditary disease drives disease from the system and cures deafness and muteness. Evidence is anecdotal with a testimonial of a child cured to speak and hear.
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