Pioneer Dead Died Alone in Squalid Arizona Rooms
Colonel Charles Debhille Poston, Arizona's first congressional delegate, died alone in his Phoenix rooms amid dirt and filth. He was found by Samuel Steele after a noon to 4 pm gap, had long served as a lawyer, irrigation promoter, and civil war era official, and faced decline due to drink.
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Samuel Steele
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United States
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Ross Browne
China
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Postoin
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Clear Skin and Blood Cleansing
An advertising column touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for pimples boils eczema and other skin diseases by cleansing the blood of impurities. It cites a testimonial from Wm. D. Shamblin of Cherokee Nation Territory and warns against substitutes for profit. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are praised to cleanse bowels and stimulate sluggish liver.
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Pierce
Wm. D. Shamblin
Remy
Cherokee Nation
Ind
Hotel Arrivals Names From Various Cities In Notice
A list of guests arriving at a hotel includes H. Jones of San Francisco N C Simkins of Los Angeles J T Hood of Bisbee and other travelers such as J J Driscoll of Prescott D C Isman of Denver and F W Bargo of Los Angeles Also noted are Mrs P W Olivell Miss Julia Olivell and Ruth Bennet among several others from cities like New York Boston Detroit Tucson and Galveston.
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San Augustine
H. 8. Jones
San Francisco
N. C. Simkins
Los Angeles
J. T. Hood
Bisbee
Simon Levy
Orndorff
W. B. Thornton
Dallas
J. A. Dunlap
Gloversville
N. Y
van Culin
Denver
John R. Forrest
New York
Frank Evans
E. B. Knapp
Boston
Wm. Buckingham
San Xavier
P. W. Olivell
Julia Olivell
Oregon
R. Penqueira
Heermosillo
James L. Bennet
Ruth Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet
Anna Boddecker
Detroit
C. J. Beson
Sacaton
J. H. Simons
Tucson
H. R. Logan
Galveston
C. F. Morgan
Brownsberger
Florida Brownsberger
Seventh St
Cal
Honeymoon misadventure and scattered funnies mix
A humorous mix of quick wedding day missteps and light anecdotes. A newlywed jokes about forgetting his wife on a train after a rushed noon wedding. The page reproduces quips from various non fiction pieces about birds, childhood arithmetic, hats in church, and a doctor’s blunt lung assessment.
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London Chronicle
Pepys
Savoy
Saved From An Awful Fate With Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pa credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with her recovery after six months of severe hay fever and asthma. The product is advertised as a safe cure for throat and lung diseases, with guaranteed bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 and free trial bottles at druggists.
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A. M. Shields
Chambersburg
Doan's Ointment Promoted For Piles And Skin Ailments
A period promotion extols Doan's Ointment as a cure for hemorrhoids eczema and skin diseases. It cites a Denver man’s 1883 relief from chilblains after a 50 cent box and invites inquiries via George Martin the Denver druggist. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo is listed as sale agent for the United States.
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Tucson
Dean
C. L. Kline
Champa Street
Denver
Colorado
Minneapolis
Doan
George Martin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Weather Take Its Toll on Your Wardrobe
If this weather persists you may need to fetch last spring salt and have it cleaned or purchase a new one from Smith the leading tailor.
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Smith
Jookin Purty Bad This Mornin Then Happy Cassidy Inklade
A garbled joke exchange from Philadelphia Press and New York Times quotable lines shows rural dialect cues and wordplay about weight loss and milking a sow. The fragments reflect early 20th century newspaper humor and dialogue snippets.
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Casey
Cassidy
Bekase
Philadelphia Press
Gas heat quip underscores tense exchange at home
Detroit Press reports a heated exchange as one person jokes about turning the gas down last night and another asks if it is time to go home, highlighting domestic friction and its casual phrasing.
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Detroit
Ree Press
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Kansas City Independent
Robin
Ernest Harold Baynes
New England
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Second St
Los Angeles, Cal
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Horse Shoe
Spearmead
Standard Navy
West Congress St
Drew
Pants Electrica
Russell
N. Church St
Brown’s Art Store
North Stone Aver
HOTEL
Nadeau
Pop
New York Times
Sei
Mt. Low
Ticket Ofice
Yuma County
Homeseeker and Investor
THE
Rockland Canal CO
R. S. Patterson
Yuma, Ariz
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