Arizona News and Gossip Highlights Across Counties
Three carloads of structural steel arrive for Douglas reduction works. Coconino County likely to be first class for a year by assessment totals. Yavapai board accused of bias in United Verde Copper tax valuation. A pension exam board formed in Kingman by ex Governor Murphy. Coconino Democratic primaries set for September 23, 1902. Wickenburg reports earthquake tremors and a ringing church bell. Naco opens a new depot office for ticketing and business. Douglas progress hindered by cement shortages. South Bisbee suit over treasury stock issued, California courts ruled against the shareholders.
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Board of Supervisors
Yavapai County
Prescott
United Verde Copper Company
Yavapai
South Bisbee Company
Treasury
California
Favorite Prescription Promises Health For Nervous Girls
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as the best remedy for nervous melancholy and irregular appetite in growing girls. It claims the product cures nervousness dizziness and melancoly and asserts it contains no alcohol opium or narcotics. Also mentions Pleasant Pellets for bowel regulation and includes a testimonial from a Washington D C reader about improvements in a child after use.
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M. Carter
4Th Street
Washington, D.C
Gene
Dr. Pierce
Cowboys treed a lion on Perry Lear’s ranch near Verde River
Two cowboys on Perry Lear’s ranch treed a lion that had finished a calf and dragged it to the ranch where men killed it. Engineers plan a contour map of Whipple prior to site improvements. A Yuma citizens committee will travel to Los Angeles to meet four U S Senators. The group includes Colonel Dorrington Senator Ives W F Timmons F J Ewing and R S Patterson with power to add members. In Phoenix a horse race saw Little Joe beat Belladona by two lengths. Jack Gibson owns Belladona and Commodore Passey owns Little Joe. A Cananea railway surveying party departed La Cananea to begin a preliminary coastal survey.
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Perry Lear
Verde River
Yuma
Los Angeles
United State
J. W. Dorrington
Ives
W. F. Timmons
R. S. Patterson
Phoenix
Little Joe
Belladona
Jack Gibson
Commodore Passey
Hawaiian Bugganeers to Grab an Island
Honolulu reports plans to seize Marcus Island during the guano expedition. Captain Roasehil leads the vessel sailing from Honolulu to raise the American flag and hold the island against any Japanese challenge with Mauser rifles aboard.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Marcus Island
Roasehil
FIERGE FOREST FIRES BURN IN WYOMING
Three vast fires rage near Battle Lake Wyoming threatening vast timber losses. Joss forest fires threaten more acres and millions in timber value as winds drive flames toward the town. Rain is hoped to check spread.
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Fierge
Wyoming
Battle Lake
Wyo
Dat at Sagamore Hill Was a Busy One
President Roosevelt spent a busy morning at Sagamore Hill clearing official correspondence before lunch. Attorney General and Mrs Knox arrived from New York and were expected to sail for Europe. In France Knox would focus on the Panama Canal question.
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Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Presint
Roosevelt
Knox
New York
Europe
France
Panama Canal
The Overcheck in Harness Racing
The overcheck bearing relates to controlling the horse’s head to align with the neck, cramping the windpipe if misused. Trotting requires this artificial aid for speed, while running gaits extend naturally. Field and Farn explain overchecks are unnecessary for utility horses.
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Fieid
Farn
Greenland Shark Feasts with Whalers as Century-Old Fear Remains
The Greenland shark is noted for following dead whales to ships and showing no fear of whalers cutting prey. It bites chunks as large as a man's head, yet rarely attacks humans beside the carcass. The shark often endures knife thrusts and remains focused on feeding, while a parasitic worm can blind it partially or wholly.
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Greenland
From Drugstores to Bric a Brac and Beverages
A nostalgic reflection contrasts old apothecary shops with modern drugstores filled with perfumes cigars candy and bric a brac. The piece notes the soda fountain as an early innovation and recalls Latin labeled jars and the distinctive pharmacy atmosphere alongside casual workplace chatter.
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Apothecary
Ame
New York Press
A Party Cork Trick With Waxed Corks
A simple prank explains drawing a cork from a bottle without a corkscrew. Warm sealing wax until soft, drop on the cork, press the waxed stick onto the cork until dry, then pull out the cork with the wax. Ensure the cork dries before wax is applied and avoid tugging the wax away during withdrawal.
Raffle for Black Paddy Urges Prompt Payment
The article warns that tickets must be fully paid to be counted in the raffle for Black Paddy. It urges unsettled buyers to settle now to avoid exclusion. The ad then promotes Dean's Ointment for various skin conditions, claiming instant and permanent relief at any drug store.
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Dean
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement from Bell's Pharmacy touts One Minute Cough Cure as a fast cure for a cold and coughs. It claims to allay inflammation, clear the throat, and strengthen the mucous membranes, also targeting croup and throat and lung troubles.
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Bell's Pharmacy
GOLD DUST cleaner claims ease hard water use
Advertisement claims GOLD DUST softens hard water for cleaning without soap or ammonia. It markets as the best, quickest, and most economical cleaner that protects hands, from The N K Fairbank Company, makers of Fairy Soap, with offices in Chicago New York Boston St Louis.
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N.K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Charterhouse Sg
London
Rue Dela Po Barin
Portree Deve and
Caim
Corr
Conduct of the War Will Be Investigated
Premier A. J. Balfour announced the appointment of a committee to inquire into the conduct of the Boer war in London on August 8. The inquiry aims to review decisions and actions during the conflict and report findings to Parliament.
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London
A. J. Balfour
The Sankero in the Irrigated Valley
Ray Stannard Baker depicts the zanjero, the pivotal water master, as he follows irrigation rules in the arid West. A newcomer learns new farming language and faces the power of head gates, laterals, and canals to pay or withhold life, with the zanjero guiding fate.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
Ray Stannard Baker
Century
Men and Books: Classic Readers Cited Across Figures
A compact survey notes varied reading habits of historical figures. Chopin preferred light French novels. Lord Clive praised Robinson Crusoe. St John Chrysostom revered the Apostle John. James I loved Latin classics. Bunyan read mainly the Bible. Salvator Rosa enjoyed poetry of country themes. Hume admired Tacitus and modeled his style on him. Locke praised Aristotle. the elder Pitt valued Shakespeare and theater for English history.
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Chopin
Lord Clive
Robinson Crusoe
St. John Chrysostom
John
James I
England
Bunyan
Salvator Rosa
Hume
Tacitus
Locke
Pitt
Fatigue as a new philosophy to explain wonder
Ainslee's writer notes a growing view that fatigue alters thought and perception. He cites Iwan's exhaustion slowing intuition and hints at broader ideas from poets and dreamers who link cosmic origins to progressive fatigue of the ether.
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Ainslee
Iwan
Barefoot remark lingers in Warrenton travel tale
A Chicago man recalls an overnight stay in Warrenton North Carolina after the Civil War. He meets a barefoot countryman who explains with a drawl that some people go barefoot while most tend to their own business.
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Chicago
Warrenton
N. C
Ile
Curious Dominos From Bastille Amid Versailles Farewell
A Louis XI relic, a domino set made from Bastille pieces, supposedly given to the dauphin before exile. The queen reportedly exclaimed it a sinister plaything for a child as the item joins other revolutionary artifacts in Hotel Carnavalet.
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Louis MI
Versailles
Criynin
Hotel Carnavalet
London Chronicle
DeWitts Little Early Risers Tonic Liver Health Ad
It claims DeWitts Little Early Risers expel poison from the system and tonify the liver. Testimonial from W. Scott of Milton Pennsylvania praising the product and Bell's Pharmacy as the distributor.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
Bell
Undertaker Sent For Often Comes To Grief
A brief item from the Philadelphia Record notes that when the undertaker is summoned the situation tends to end poorly for those involved, implying frequent trouble or misfortune accompanying such calls.
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Philadelphia Record
Democratic Primary Call and County Convention for Pima
The Pima County Democratic Central Committee calls a county convention in Tucson on August 29 1902 at 2 PM to elect eighteen delegates to the Territorial Democratic convention on September 30 1902. Primaries for delegate elections will be held August 26 1902, with times varying by precinct. credentials must be signed by the local election board inspector.
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Coconino County
Democratic Central Committee
Pima County
Tucson
Arizona
Pima
Marcus A. Smith
Oriorauas
Buibhos Ator
Tuesen
Bk. Okeefe
C. C. Rouse
Pease Novelty Co. promotes freight savings on machines
Pease Novelty Co. advertises freight savings on typewriters slot machines and all kinds of automatic machines for sale or rent at 213 North Meyers street Tucson Arizona Phone 2281.
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Pease Novelty Co
North Meyers Street
Tucson
Ariz
Directory Copies Sold by Charles T Connell
Copies of the Tucson City and Southern Arizona Directory can be obtained from Charles T Connell at 137 West Pennington Street. Sale date noted as 6-16. Price or further details not provided.
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Tucson City
Southern
Sale on Harness and Wagons at 1108 Meyer Street
F J Villaescusa announces a reduction sale on harness sad dies buggies and wagons as they relocate to Congress street. Prices slashed until September 1 with clear emphasis on moving stock and location.
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Congress Street
F. J. Villaescusa
Meyer Street
City Auction Notice for Tucson Lot 1902
J A Legarra applies to buy lot six block 125 in Tucson. Under an August 4 1902 mayor and council order I will sell the described property at public auction in front of City Hall at 11 00 a m on August 18 1972 to the highest cash bidder, subject to council approval. N E Hawke City Recorder. First pub Aug 7 1902.
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J. A. Legarra
Tucson
Comon Council
Common Council
N. E. Hawke
City Recorder
Notice of Pima County Voter Re-registration Order 1902
The Board of Supervisors of Pima County Arizona orders a re registration of voters under the Revised Statutes of Arizona 1902. Clerk C O Rouge certifies the order entered April 7 1902 with seal and signatures dated May 15 1902 first publication May 15 last publication October 11 1902 by C O Rouse.
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Utes
Arizona
Pima County
Territory
Territory of
Pima
I.C. O. Rouge
Board of Supervisors
Arizona Territory
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Arizona News
Douglas Reduction Works
Murphy
Board of Pension Examiners
Kingman
A. E. Ealy
A. M. Corine
John R. Whitetide
Wickenbure
Naco
Douglas
Ely
Whipple
Cananea
la Cananea
Japan
Pacific
Young Graffsky
J. Wise, Jr
Los Angeles Herald
Corkes
Gold Dust Twins
Sankero
Philosophy of
Getyourcoyne Gas Company
San Francisco Chronicle
DE Rgafks
Territorial
All Fury, Ture
Absolute Batory Pioneer Transfer Co
N. Gt Neave
Emma Busch
West
Cormick Street
San Xavier Hotel
P. O
H. L. Hammerstein
Garfield Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Felker & Richey, Opp. P. O
A. T. Morris
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wheeler & Wilson
West Pennington St
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
W. Pennington St
Sase
N. Meyer
R. D. Woodell
Club
Offce
Board of Supervisors of
C. O. Rouse
John D. Burgess
P. O. Box
First
Mey
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