Late Dispatches Recall War News And Prohibition Moves
Western Newspaper reports the Dalbeath sinking with two Americans aboard, releases of merchants seized by Germany, British actions near Armenieres, and Vienna Berlin tensions over submarine warfare. It lists January 1917 German casualties, battles around Naroce and Dorbawatra, and notes U S consuls fleeing Germany. Also covers New Mexico Governor De Baca death, MP sale totals, Funston funeral, dry laws in Washington and Kansas, plus federal probes led by Wilson.
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Dalbeath
Glasgow
Gibraltar
Germany
Yarrowdale
Berlin
Armen Aeres
Verden
Cote du Poivre
Austria
United States
Lake Naroce
Russia
Zlochoff
Carpathians
Petrograd
Dorbawatra
de Baca
New Mexico
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Gen. Funston
National Cemetery
Presidio
San Francisco
Mia
EH Funston
Emporia
Kaw
Las Vegas
Fusaca
McAdoo
Nona Hazelhurst McAdoo
Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt
Rusaland
Harry McKinley
President McKinley
Chicago
Birmingham
Ala
Corner Ranch
el Paso
Tex
Burton Jengen
Mining and Oil News Highlights Across the West
Prices for metals hold steady as Nevada and Arizona mines surge in activity. Jerome Daisy Copper and Gadsden Copper shipments back on ground, Parker district bustle matches prior peaks, and Yeager shaft at Shannon Copper develops. Verde Squaw scale plans near Jerome advance, Pittsburg Jerome shaft shows white iron at 86 feet, suggesting copper prospects. Telluride district mines ship three to five cars daily. Ophir area sees Silver Bell expansion. Mogollon and Socorro report dividends and bullion, New Mexico diversifies with meerschaum potential. Dry Creek runs four strings in Wyoming as drilling deepens at Hailstone and Silver Tip. Elk Basin oil activity rises near Douglas.
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Arizona
Jerome Daisy Copper Company
Gadsden Copper Company
Clarkdale
Parker
Yeager Cafon
Shannon Copper Company
Verde Squaw Copper Mining Company
Jerome
Pittsburg Jerome
Cobrita
Salome
Wyoming
A. M. Barringer
Hailstone Basin
Broadview
Shepard Bros
Prudential Ol Company
Silver Tip
Ohio Ol Company
Elk Basin
Douglas
Late Market Quotations From Denver Markets
Denver market notes show varied prices for cattle hogs and calves with ranges from fair to good quality. Grain and forage items list per ton prices for Colorado and Nebraska upland, second bottom, timothy and alfalfa, along with per 100 pound and per hundredweight figures for wheat rye oats corn and bran. Local vegetable fruit listings include apples pears beets carrots and onions with tentative per ewt and per doz figures.
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Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Miscellaneous Markets and Metal Prices
Metal values show bar silver at 77 percent and various ores and concentrates traded in New York St Louis and Boulder Colorado. Copper at 31.62 per unit, tungsten concentrates at 60 percent and crude ores priced from 8.70 to 15.00 per unit. Chicago hogs and cattle markets list prices for bulk hogs, light, mixed and heavy weights, beef cattle categories, calves, and sheep with multiple price points.
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New York
St. Loui
Boulder
Colo
Chicago
Lewes
Chicago Produce Butter Creamery Prices and Wheat Details
Chicago Produce reports butter creamery prices and firsts with varied quotes. Includes regional listings for Idaho Colorado Washington Oregon and Michigan, with totals around 26 and 27 dollars and notes on linseed, Duluth delivery, and May to July price ranges.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Idaho
Colorado
Ington
Oreon
Springs
Duluth
Minn
Arizona State News highlights in flagged reports
Western Newspaper Union notes Hayden's new Y M C A nearing completion. Buckeye Baptists plan a new church. Prescott seeks cement paving. elk nuisance in northern Arizona. Carmelita mines at Salome start development. Little Jessie gold nut Bear Prescott to renew ops. Shipping of high grade ore from Greaterville eyed. Smallpox in Douglas and Benson. meningitis in Bisbee. Two arrests at Globe with road department irregularity warrants. House committee reports $6,522,900 general appropriation. ~300 mining properties active in Yavapai County. Mandan dams at Ajo sold to miners for immediate development. Parker material used for Planet J and Copper Zone camps. Flagstaff Elk lodge to celebrate July 4. Chloride X-Ray vein shows promising value. 81 stock homestead filings in Phoenix land office. Paradise Valley school lands sale yields $12,059. most land sold at $20-$50/acre. 200 hollow-tile dwellings to be built near Jerome. Chandler cotton lands strike dispute seeks higher wages. Former Nogales official Ralph Nelson indicted for embezzlement. Steven Hughes disappearance investigated near Tempe. Senate bill to loan money for improving unimproved land valued >$10/acre. Calumet and Arizona Co machinery for Gadsden group installed. 20% copper ore found at Jerome Wenden Copper Co south of Wenden. Mrs. Marsh proposes Public Welfare Board replacing State Board of Control. Final payment made on Home stead mine. production satisfactory. Arizona Masonic grand lodge officers elected at Phoenix. Supreme Court ruling on county classification prompts new five-class tax bill. Leon Watson shoots at Rex Meyers home in Douglas. no injuries reported. Jerome to vote March 20 on $40,000 sewer bond.
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Union News Service
Hayden
Baptists
Buckeye
Prescott
Arizona
Carmelita
Salome
Greaterville
Douglas
Benson
Bisbee
Globe An & Warrant
House Committee
Yavapal County
Mandan
Ajo
Parker
Flagstaff
Elkets
United States Land Office
Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Jerome City
Chandler
Ralph Nelson
Nogales
Tucson
United States
Steven Hughes
Tempe
Senator Winsor
Calumet and Arizona Company
Gadsden Group
Jerome Wenden Copper Company
Wenden
Harcivars
Board of Public Welfare
Wealth of Western Canada Promises Prosperity and Opportunity
A promotional advertisement extols Western Canada, citing 1915-1916 crop winds and Saskatchewan maturity. It highlights Johnston’s success story from Kansas to Saskatchewan, emphasizes simple taxation on land, encourages land cultivation, livestock, and infrastructure, and praises climate, schools, banks, and lawfulness as reasons for lucrative settlement.
Fixing the Time. A Dialog of Fragments and Doubt
A fragmentary dialogue between Bill and William explores memory and perception. The exchange centers on time past and present, with playful nudges about duration and a puzzling white on the air interpreted as snow or daisies.
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Bill
William Wil
Bull Bill
William
A Minister's Confession About Kidney Pills
Rev. W. H. Warner of Myersville Maryland credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after sciatica back pain neuralgia cramps and kidney issues. He urges readers to get DODD'S exactly as he did and notes he is not entirely out of the woods yet.
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W. H. Warner
Myersville
Dodd
Rev. Warner
California Syrup of Figs Ad Teaches Gentle Laxative Use
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It describes how a teaspoonful can cleanse the stomach and bowels without griping, helping fevers, sour stomachs, and various stomach ailments, and notes a 50 cent bottle with directions is sold in stores. The piece ends with a humorous male stereotype exchange about gossip versus investigation.
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California
Danderine Hair Product Promises Quick Beauty Boost
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming hair becomes light and wavy after a simple scalp cleanse. It promises immediate shine and lasting scalp invigoration, with claims of stopping itching and encouraging new hair growth within weeks. The copy ends with stray humor about a character in a brown study.
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Knowlton
Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti Ad Claims Great Nutrition
An old advertisement extols Skinner Mfg Co macaroni and spaghetti as nutritious for hungry children. It promises strong bones and muscles, calm nerves, and economical value, claiming the product is made from Anest Duram wheat and offering a free cookbook from Omaha Nebraska to mothers.
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Ner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Mothera
Adv
Pasteurized Milk Promise From City Board
A city board official claims exclusive use of pasteurized milk, asserting suppliers can meet demand. Respondent confirms, noting cows stay in pasture all summer, underscoring assurances of safe dairy supply.
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The
Christian Herald
Cascarets Ad Promotes Digestive Cleanse and Liver Aid
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, claiming to remove sour foods and foul gases while eliminating excess bile. The text contrasts Cascarets with harsher laxatives and includes quirky dialogue between Agnes and Grace about domestic life.
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Leon Watson
Tenth Cavalry
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St Moore's Spur
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Bradsworth, Sask
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