Personal Briefities and Curious Anecdotes From a Historic Page
A collage of quirky notes mentions Parsce Riswanck and plovers, the Eiffel Tower’s railroad origin in Switzerland, Victoria’s yacht Osborne priced at 745000 in seventeen years, and Sir Richard Sutton’s Genesis estate valued over 7,000,000. It also cites Metropolitan Michael of Servia, a marriage consent for ex-king Milan, and miscellaneous portraits of eccentric figures, aging artists, and social musings of a frivolous era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsce Riswanck
Oye
Switzerland
Que Victoria
Osborne
Richard Sutton
Genesis
Michael
Servia
Milan
Sin Jonny Macpoxaup
Bishop Crowther
Africa
Guinea
Faav
Biswanox
Janausciscle
Thas
Paris
Nature's Strange Breaks Across America Storms and Wonders
A stormy note recounts a lightning strike in Indiana killing a man and burning a bird’s body near Crawfords ville. Bear valley Pa reports a spring bubbling sand and air while an Albert Lea Minn artesian well spouts oil and fish. A severe Anna Illinois storm paralyzes a girl, with a waking difficulty described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Turtle
Lane
Crawfordsville
Bear Valley
Chambersburg
Albert Lea
Minn
Anna, C
E. Philp Bursa
Sapa Hiss
Storms and social quips drift through old notes in billings
A scattered page blends weather forecasts from May to July with local gossip and notices. It cites storm waves likely to heat the summer, school appointments, railroad changes, a police mockery of a naked reprobate, a Madrid report on Chilean mediation, arrests and court notes, and a sword duel near Mexico City, all dated across several towns and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Foster
Pacific Coast
Allegheny Valley
Atlantic
Piedad
City of
Mexico
Francisco Neuoa
Manuel Blanco
Blanco
Nevoa
Quotable Wit and Wry Lines From Early Newspapers
A compact collection of clipped quips and proverbs from Atchison Globe Dallas News Texas Siftings and other papers. The jokes touch on marriage trust leisure and gender norms with a humorous bite. The pieces illustrate the era's light commentary and social observations through short wry maxims.
Hinton Reports Arizona Irrigation Observations
Col Hinton returns to Washington with preliminary findings on arid land water supply. In Arizona from Tucson to the Gila River efforts to reclaim water and locate the Santa Cruz river are noted. Salt River Valley irrigation covers at least 130,000 acres with 14,000 irrigated in 1890 and testimonies from Phoenix indicate up to 114,000 acres cultivated. Reports discuss canal measurements and water supply capable of reclaiming 26,000 acres. Other items include a San Francisco judge’s death, French champagne phylloxera, earthquakes in Monterey, and rising Salton Lake connected to Colorado River dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.J. Hinton
United States
Washington
Globe Democrat
Arizona
Tucson
Gila River
Santa Cruz
Salt River
Ima
Phoenix
United States Geological Survey
Yuma
Salton Lake
Colorado
Gulf of California
O. Home
Elone Wild Man
St Clair & Pratt
Yu~ We County
Phenix Gazette
Oon
Colorado River
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted For Teething Pain
An old remedy used for over fifty years by millions of mothers to ease teething discomfort. It soothes crying, softens gums, relieves wind colic, and is advertised as the best remedy for distress. Sold by druggists worldwide in a twenty five cent bottle. Seek Mrs Winslow's and avoid other brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Divorce Suit Filed in Cochise District Court Arizona
Edna Leap sues George K Leap in Cochise County district court for divorce and costs. Plaintiff seeks recovery of costs. summons requires appearance within ten to thirty days depending on service. Court seal dated August 5, 1891, with clerk Allie Emaxcert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
First Judicial District of the
Territory of Arizona
County of
Cochise
Edna Leap
First Judicial District
Retir
George K. Leap, Lefendant
District Court of
Territory of
Arizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billings
George
Harvard Lampoon
Brux
Maud
N. Y
Jacques
Millicent
Boston Courier
Supt
Nangie
The
San Francisco
John Dunbar
May Ellsworth
Fairbank School
W. H. Stilwell
San Diego
San Bernardino County
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Huachuca
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Southern Pacific
Marcelens Lopes
U.S
Shillian
Madrid
Balmaceda
Richard Gied
James Cadella
California Oil Company
Ventura County
Cal
Noble Sons of Rent
T. Joerger
Ramey Canyon
Mountain
Tombstone Police
London Times
Blaine
Harrison
Charles J. Stephens
Dr. Stephens
Central America
F. M de Prez
Nogales
Me. C. Elliot
Atchison Globe
Rostan Courier
Troy Press
Boston
Texas Siftings
Dallas News
Binghamton Republican
Col. Hinton
Columbus Globe Bank
C. P. Huntington
Texas Trunk Railroad
Champagne
France
Monterey
Hollister
Emperor
Germany
Hoffman
Rio Grande
Lausaune
Catchmire
Marseilles
New York
Kansas Alliance
Congress
Bsalsamen
George K. Leap
Ezaks
Wolcott
Tombstone, A. T
Catalo Atlas Engine Works
Indianapolit. Int
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