Arizona News Notes of Pioneers and Projects
George W. Mauk, an Arizona pioneer, dies in Phoenix. Douglas builds street railway for workers at reduction works. Mormons push to build a Clifton church. Ground Hog mine near Tombstone to resume. Arizona Power surveys Fossil Creek for an electric plant with 2000 hp per station to supply camps. Prescott faces a house famine with 5876 people in 1645 houses. A Chinese leper found in El Paso. A daring hold up in Douglas. A man takes $665 from a roulette table in a saloon. Tellurium finds at Johnson mine Weaver Gulch at 500 feet. Manhattan company drilling for oil in Lonesome valley down 200 feet. big gusher hoped at 1000 feet. Clifton Morenci district labor about 300,000 monthly. Phoenix Retail Clerks’ Association shows benefits. Mexico population per square kilometer under seven.
Laxative Bromo Quinne Tab Rete Advertisement
An old drug ad notes Laxative Bromo Quinne Tab rete promises curing effect with refund from druggists if it fails. E W Grove signature appears on each box and price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Restores General Health
The article promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female diseases. It claims female health hinges on local conditions and that curing the local disease restores vigor, beauty, and calm, with testimonials from thousands of cured women.
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Elmer D. Shearer
Mounthope
Lancaster Co
Zoe
A Domestic Experience and a Dissatisfied Cook
A Detroit Free Press tale depicts a young housekeeper recounting how a cook left after six weeks over concerns about entertaining guests. The cook cited a more stylish job, noting the house’s simple amusements and budget as causes for instability in their domestic arrangement.
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Ani
Three Rules for Fishing Told by Old Man
While strolling beside a river Rev. Mark Guy Pearse observes an old man catching trout briskly. The fisher shares three rules for fishing, emphasizing staying out of sight, with the punchline that success hinges on remaining unseen.
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Mark Guy Pearse
London
Miss Blank’s Changed Life After Auction Sale
A conversation notes Miss Blank, once favored, whose family’s estate was sold at auction after her father’s recent death. She now lives in a small suburban house, altered so greatly that even close friends fail to recognize her.
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Elia
Miss Blank
Ptolemy's Nuptial Yacht Described in Old Post Item
A Chicago Post excerpt outlines Ptolemy Philopater's famed Thalamegon, a 312 foot long bridal yacht with a 100 foot mast height. A round gallery, carved columns, and temples to Venus and Bacchus decorated the vessel. sails and cordage bore royal purple hues.
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Ptolemy
Ptolemy Philopater
Venus
Bacchus
Cooking Tip for Mutton Chops to Keep Gravy In
The method says simmer the chop in boiling water for about two minutes. This seals albumen to form a white exterior and prevents gravy from running out during cooking.
Itching Piles Cure Promoted By Dean's Ointment
An advertisement claims itchy piles can be cured with Dean's Ointment offering instant relief and permanent cure. The product is advertised as available at any drug store for 50 cents.
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Dean
Leapfrog Escapade Ends With Bonaparte Anger on Lawn
Isabey while visiting Malmaison joined aides de camp in a game of leapfrog. He jumped over most players until he collided with Napoleon Bonaparte, who furiously drew his sword. Isabey fled through ditches to the Tuileries as Mme Bonaparte advised discretion.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Isabey
Malmaison
Aids de Cap
Bonaparte
Jenping
Tuileries
Isabel
Mme. Bonaparte
Cemeteries as Social Hubs for Moslem Women
A foreign Exchange note describes Moslem women visiting cemeteries on Fridays for mourning and prayer. After paying respects they gather in groups to gossip about the living, turning a day of sorrow into a social occasion that strengthens neighborhood ties.
National character through feet across cultures
The article surveys global foot types, noting the French narrow and long foot, Spanish small and arched feet, Arab high arch, Scottish high and thick, Irish flat, English short and fresh, Greek the most perfectly formed in its era, Swedes Norwegians and Germans with large feet, Americans smallest, Russian toes webbed at the first joint, and Tartarian toes uniformly long.
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Athens
Coronation Day Gift of Five Hundred Horses
The London Chronicle recounts a remarkable coronation gift on Edward's day. Five hundred richly caparisoned horses were released into Westminster afterbanquet crowds, allowing the mob to seize them. the winner claimed the horse and its fittings.
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Edward
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
London Chronicle
Gifted Author’s Poker Endings Story Dilemmas
Chicago Tribune notes a publisher visits a gifted author who reveals a poker game will decide the story’s ending. If he wins, the hero marries and all is well. if he loses, the hero dies, the heroine enters a nunnery, and misery fills the final chapter.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Kindly Old Gentleman Umbrella Exchange
A brief quote from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflects a child’s wry answer about carrying an umbrella in uncertain weather. The exchange notes a practical joke of parent and mother insisting on use, while good weather offers only the chance for the child to borrow it.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dialog on marriage and parental pride
A heated exchange between a couple about seeking parental approval. She warns that the father will accuse her of marrying for his status, while he agrees the father will pride himself more on the union than on him.
Chief end of man quote dialogue prompts student and professor
A student asks what is the chief end of man. The professor replies that the aim depends on purpose. for brain work it is the head, for errands it is the feet.
Marrying For Money and the Divorce Court
A brief Baltimore Herald item notes a quip about marriages for money ending at the divorce court becoming a collection agency, reflecting social attitudes toward marriage and finance.
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Baltimore Herald
Curicura skin cure advertised with ointment and soap
The ad extols Curicura for hands skin care and baby rashes with soap and ointment sets, claiming millions of users and benefits for cleansing, soothing, and beautifying skin. It lists Complete Humour Cure and a British and French depot network. Also notes Tucson Ice and Cold Storage using six new homemade wagons by Fred Ronstadt and local builder activity.
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Tucson Ice and Cold Storage Company
Fred Ronstadt
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Clifton
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Arizona Power Company
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Yavapai County
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Johnson Mine Weaver Gulch
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Lonesome Valley
Clifton-Morenci
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Fieme
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