City of Mexico seen by a Cochise County Gringo
The writer recalls entering Mexico City by night, passing police and busy depots, then describes streets, pavement, and a cosmopolitan scene. He notes tipping waiters, grand Paseo drives, and the Chapultepec castle and observatory with a palace once Montezuma’s. Statues of Charles IV and Columbus feature, along with a casino culture and lottery solicitations. The city sits on a subterranean lake with damp foundations and open sewers breeding filth.
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City of Mexico
City of
Mexico
Sandie Saxprowsente Gad
Chapulte~pec
Scott
Montezuma
Charlies IV
Spain
Columbus
America
Tam
Stench of Ammonia Roils Bisbee Area Lifts Health Alarm
Thursday's Daily A. O. U. W. meet notes James Reilly returning from Bisbee. Ammoniac odor rises from cess pools causing typhoid fever and other diseases. City beauty contrasts with foul deposits as Judge Barnes aids disease relief and Tucson Health Goddess beckons. McLane and Moore seen in town. Bisbee visitors, Phenix seeks military company. Mrs Boyle travels to Bisbee.
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Judge Barnes
Tusson
G. W. McLane
Mormon Colonies in Chihuahua Adapt to Free Land Ownership
Elder A J Stewart reports five thousand settlers in the Mormon colonies of Chihuahua. Colonies own land individually, recently expanded by purchasing 100000 acres near the Concho and San Pedro rivers. The organizing company has 1 million dollars capital and welcomes people of all faiths to cultivate and prosper within Mexican law. The colonies avoid politics and focus on land development and prosperity for the republic.
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A. J. Stewart
Mormon Church of Utah
Mexico
Chihuahua
Mormon Church
Concho
San Pedro
Commonwealth
Crank Like Nerves and Hoarsely Aided Digestion
A satirical take on the nervously ill person labeled a crank with lighthearted pity. It notes imperfect digestion and nervous debility as linked to chronic illness and urges Ho Bt Stomach Bitters to improve digestion and soothe nervous symptoms while warning that grippe can devastate the weak. It claims the remedy cures grippe and helps prevent malaria rheumatism and kidney complaints.
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Hoatetter
la Grippe
Hostetter
Train wreck near Finley kills engineer Nichols
At about 2 o clock yesterday morning the El Paso Herald reports engine 208 derailed two miles east of Finley after a ten degree curve. Five cars left the track and three were badly damaged. Engineer W. W. Nichols was killed when a reversing lever pierced him while he was operating. Fireman was ejected from the cab via a cat window. The cause cited is a broken wheel truck and a damaged loop of the engine.
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el Paso Herald
Finley
W. W. Nichols
Sant Wuburt
Creede and Cripple Creek Witness Heavy Mining Travel
Globe-Democrat reports growing travel to Creede as miners rush to new strikes. Holy Moses mine ships about 3000 dollars of ore daily on a lower level while other mines ship their usual tonnage though verifications lag due to distant camps and poor roads. Denver judge grants injunction over Last Chance ore claims amid a flurry of litigation and Bachelor town site surveys advance.
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Creede
Globe-Democrat
Cripple Creek
Holy Moses
Halliet
Denver
New York
Bachelor
Bed Accident Details and Drummond Remedy Pitch
A misfortune strikes Mr Hernan Prowid when a bed or cart track injures his foot near Willcox. Amputation was considered to save his life, with sympathy pouring from Yowberowe. The ad touts Drummond’s Lightning Remedy at $5, available via druggists or mail order.
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Om Sunany
T. F. Hudis
Willcox
Hernan
Yowberowe
Dr. Drummond
Drummond Medicine Co
Maiden Lane
New York
Bird bites blossom claim damage to Prospector fruit crop
A branch of peach blossoms at the Prospector office shows birds piercing calyxes to extract honey, risking extensive fruit damage. The note hints at pruning by hungry birds if many blossoms are fed on, while other brief items advertise employment services and scientific notes on astronomy and watches.
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Prospector Office
Swayne’s Oil Stops Itching and Bleeding Piles
Swayne’s Oil claims to cure piles by stopping itching and bleeding, healing ulceration, and removing tumors in most cases. Sold by mail for 50 cents from Dr Swayne & Son of Philadelphia.
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Swayne
Olsen
Heale
Swayne & Son
Philadel
A New School and Curious Tombstone Tale
A Dutch doctor based in Mexico visits Tombstone to replenish his home pharmacy with pills and nostrums carried in grimy bags. Gov Townes is praised in Lower California while earthquakes spark a volcano rumor near Cocopah geysers. Papago burial customs near Tucson revealed as a curious cemetery with earthly goods stacked around the body.
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Tombstone
Mexico
Tucson
San Xavier Mission
Priest Banished To Cloister For Desertion And Penitence
Father Doxagny who left the Catholic church to wed a pretty Los Angeles wife faces permanent banishment to a cloister. He must sleep nightly in his coffin and dig a grave plot daily as penance. Critics urge a practical path to support his wife and educate their child. Pereva cence Steve Aguirre is in town.
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Doxagny
Los Angeles
Bisbee Column highlights local moves and events
March 7 notes Jim Hart boards to Willcox, Bert Whittan returns after a year away, and Ed ward s is fined nine dollars for obscene language. Fire and Literary Society meetings proceed, capital punishment debate looming, saw mills wake, and local figures seen about town. A newborn in Bisbee and a court hearing over a skull fracture draw attention amid street disorder complaints.
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Jim Hart
Willcox
Jim
Bibert Whittan
Plant used by Aztecs for leather still in use today
The El Paso Bullion notes cavaigre plant long employed by Aztec and southwestern tribes for leather tanning, adopted by conquestadores and their descendants. Vast fields of cavaigre foliage seen in Mexico and the southwest hint at extensive cultivation. Research at Tucson University explores optimal curing, while an English firm considers sourcing roots for shipment.
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el Paso
New Mexico
Southwest
Mexico
Gulley
University At
Tucson
The
Republican
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