Social happenings at Mrs Jacobs home and local events
One evening last week Mrs B M Jacobs hosted a porty party for the Episcopal choir at her Stone avenue home. Theatrical outings drew Tucson residents to the Opera House to see the play Christian. Mrs and Miss Underwood hosted forty ladies at their North Stone avenue residence with flowers and summer gowns adding festive mood.
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Opera House
Tucson
Miss Underwood
North Stone Avenue
Favorite Prescription praised for stronger healthier children
A testimonial style notice extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe vegetable remedy for women during maternity. It claims the medicine boosts maternal strength, aids in raising healthy babies, contains no alcohol or narcotics, and offers free advice from Dr. Pierce. Correspondence is directed to Buf alo New York.
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Pierce
Etter
R. V. Pierce
Buffo
N. Y
Shirt waist party at Mrs Barron Barnes hosts luncheon
Ladies attended a long running social card event described as a shirt waist party at Mrs Barron Barnes residence. Prizes were won by Mrs E M Bowers Mrs A M Franklin and Miss Taylor with refreshments on the lawn and sweet pea table decorations.
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E. M. Bowers
A. M. Franklin
Barron Barnes
Miss Underwood Leaves for California This Summer
Miss Underwood departs tomorrow for California and will be absent all summer. She is a great favorite among society people and will be missed by many friends.
Stoufe and Howze entertain guests in Birmingham reception
Mrs. Stoufe and sister Mrs Howze hosted friends in Birmingham at a reception last Wednesday from four to six with assistance from Mrs. Martin Mrs Manning Miss Hall and Mrs Ferguson. The event featured punch pastries music from a Sunny South band and evening dancing with elegant gowns and floral decor. The Wagons of club news note a Sweet Sixteen surprise for Eloie Zelleweger and a Womans Club social with new president Mrs J A Black. Burdock Blood Bitters ad ends.
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Martin
Ferness
Eloie Zelleweger
Womans’ Club
Blake
J. A. Black
Origins and obscurity of wife surnames after marriage
The practice that a wife adopts her husband’s name after marriage traces to a Roman custom and later tradition, with examples like Julia of Pompey and Octavia of Cicero. Some cite Scriptural unity of spouses, and Bracton’s law as early support, but sixteenth and seventeenth century practice shows uncertainty and variations.
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Brewer
Julia
Octavia
Pompey
Cicero
Catharine Parr
Jane Grey
Dudley
Arabella Stuart
Seymour
Bracton
Ben
Smith
Elizabeth
Holy Coat of Treves Seeks Truth as Relic Legend
A long description of the Treves seamless garment, said to be Christ’s tunic, with miracles attributed to the relic. Details trace its pre twelfth century obscurity, then 9th century legends, a gift from Empress Helena, and rediscovery in 1196 in the cathedral crypt.
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Treves
Germany
Helena
Jerusalem
The Great Shower That Washed in a Different Speech
Irish agitator Daniel O Connell mocked a London newspaper report he claimed quoted views he had not expressed. The reporter explained his speech notes were washed away by rain, yet O Connell quipped that the downpour may have washed in a separate speech entirely different in character.
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Daniel O'Connell
House of Commons
London
O'Connell
Fleet Street
O’connell
Electric light experiments with solid objects in 1785
Cadogan Morgan first tested electric light in solid materials by inserting two wires into wood, making a spark that lit the stick blood red. He notes ivory ball, orange, apple, and lemon can be lit similarly with wires within half an inch of each other inside the fruit for a bright spheroid glow.
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Cadogan Morgan
Cynical bachelor notes on suffrage anecdote
A Chicago Chronicle item recalls a bachelor hearing women discuss female suffrage. When asked for his view he speaks slowly and tells a parable about a woman answering how she voted: in my plum colored gown. He then bows and departs.
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Chicago Chronicle
Ingenious girl breaks with Horace and sends photograph
The ingenuous heroine declares she will end her relationship with Horace for good. To settle his unwelcome gifts she decides to send him her photograph as a final token, despite his refusal to return the items.
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Horace
New York Press
Music and Passion Exchange Between Neighbors
A humorous aside has Mrs A praising her daughter's perfect passion for music while Mrs B notes the music stirs strong passion in her husband, hinting at romantic tension as two strangers exchange remarks.
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Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Suitor Returns About Bill Cause To Stern Father
A terse scene shows a stern father rebuking a persistent suitor who insists he is not there to see the daughter but to discuss an unpaid bill. The exchange turns terse as the suitor repeats the firm’s claim.
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Stern
Fido Stolen Sparks Engagement Crisi in Exchange
In a brief Exchange item Bertha laments a double blow. Fred ends the engagement but the worse news is that someone has stolen her dog Fido. The item portrays local intrigue as Bertha seeks answers.
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Kate
Bertha
Fred
Fido
Praye at St Preys and the praying mantis
The article describes the praying mantis as studied by the French naturalist Fabre. It notes its nun like appearance with pale green wings and a dangerous, carnivorous nature. In Provence the insect is called prego Dieou meaning pray to God.
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St Preys
M. J. H.’ Fabre
Mr. Fabre
Provence
The Deaf Mute's Story Told by a Student
A famed anecdote about a deaf mute pupil taught by Professor Gallaudet. The boy demonstrates George Washington's cherry tree tale through silent signs, narrating Washington's admission with his left hand and right hand signaling the truth to his father.
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Senator Hoar
Professor Gallaudet
George
Venom and Virus Compared in Effects and Origin
Venom is produced in secreting glands and enters the body via stings or fangs, causing local pain and swelling. A virus arises from disease or putrefaction and typically causes a systemic disturbance with little local reaction.
Rooks Favor Local Marriages Across Generations
The article notes that rooks prefer mates from nearby nests within a rookery. Males select wives from neighboring couples and bring home brides only from local areas. If a rookery pair arrives with a distant mate, other rooks reject them and the couple must relocate far away. Outlying nests form near large rookeries.
Stain Removal Via Rubbing Wool Against Wool
A fresh paint stain on woolen goods can be removed by rubbing the stained item against another woolen garment while the paint is still wet. For example, rub the paint on the sleeve of a coat against the other sleeve to make the stain disappear without turpentine.
Not a Runaway But Follows Horse Says Defendant
The defendant claims he did not flee with the horse and alleges he only followed the animal which led the way. The Prosecuting Attorney argues the act is the same and calls him an accessory after the fact, noting he should know better.
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Boston Transcript
New Discovery Helps Woman Heal After Long Illness
Sr M L Scarbrough of Heborn recounts losing her voice two years ago due to a severe cold and a stubborn cough. After failing remedies from a physician of 85 years, she tried Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds and reports marked relief in ten days. Trial bottles free with purchase.
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Sr M. L. Scarbrough
Heborn
Ubi
Cure the cough and save the life Dr Wood’s Pine Syrup
An advertisement extols Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy for coughs and colds and claims it can prevent consumption by curbing symptoms at the onset. It markets the product as a life saver and health booster with strong language.
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Dr. Wood
Repairing Fine Watches at BE G Capo’s
For repairing of fine watches is jewelery go to BE. G. Capo's. watch is guaranteed. Only first-clse work turned out.
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Cook & CO
Phoenix, Arizona
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Tucson, Arizona
Goodby
Dr. Pierce
Slocan
British Columbia
Common Sense
Leesne
N.Y
Phe
Wen
Ment
Per Roli
North Main Street
Tucson, A. T
Russell
Sheldon
North Church Street
Arizona
Hotel Modesti
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Agua Caliente
Maricopa County
Bath
Wells Fargo and
Stage and Mail
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Sentinel
P.O
Southern
Pecttic
R. R
Sturbide
Josephine
Corraldo Beach
Tent City
Karl Lamb
Macer
F. J. Villaescusa
Tucson, Ariz
de Witt
S. Lb
Bell & Son
Yuma County
THE
Rockland Canal CO
R. 8. Patterson
Yuma, Ariz
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