Arizona News Views and Gossip
A collection of notes reports and rumors from Arizona including a forest fire on Pinal Mountain near Globe alarming Graham county cattle ranges and possible losses. Oil excitement in Phoenix with a discovered well and tainted water. Alaska asks about territorial government costs and a $36000 sanitarium plan near Phoenix. A pine tree pest near Williams and an expected resignation of N G Layton as probate judge. I L Qualey of New York sentenced for mine fraud was pardoned on payment of a fine.
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I. L. Qualey
New York
Graham County
Stoddard
Clifton to Build Stock Pens Ahead of Fall Shipping Season
Stock pens will be constructed at Clifton to serve cattle owners on the Blue River who previously shipped cattle from Magdalena New Mexico. Nearly every town in the Territory plans Fourth of July celebrations. Bisbee leads with a large celebration.
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Clifton
Blue River
Magdalena
New Mexico
Bisbee
Pride of the West Mine Expands in Patagonia District
The Pride of the West in the Patagonia district staffs about 200 men and handles around 100 tons of ore daily with a Corliss engine two new boilers and a converter being installed. In Minnesota mine at Chloride a large body of native and ruby silver was struck over a month ago and continues.
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Patagonia
Corliss
Minnesota
Chloride
New Political Party Forming in Maricopa County
A new party modeled after the Union Labor party in San Francisco and Denver is forming in Maricopa County. Observers say it could play a significant role in the fall campaign.
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Union Labor Party
San Francisco
Denver
Maricopa County
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription touted for womanly health
The advertisement praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable cure for female ailments including irregularities and weakness. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Armintie Watkins of Acme Kanawha Co West Virginia who reports long illness relief after using Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets and notes the Common Sense Medical Adviser is available free with payment of mailing expenses.
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Armintie Watkins
Acme
Kanawha Co
W. Va
Trains and Town Life on the Gossip Depot
Mr. L. J. Flager spends days in Yuma attending hotel real estate and cattle interests while Mrs. Jaeger manages the San Xavier hotel. A thrilling locomotive ride from Benson to Bowie includes a cow chase and a perilous trestle crossing near Sybil. Evening San Xavier grounds lure social crowds as electric lights glitter and the arriving train sparks activity.
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Sybil
Scarre
San Xavier
Mother and Son Return From Bisbee Amputee Trip
A mother and her eighteen year old son arrive from Bisbee where the son underwent Teg amputation. It is his first trip since the operation. They face the world anew and share a day of bitter tears over the loss.
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Bisbee
Bisbee Hospital
Bennet Family Arrives in Town for Week Long Stay
Mr and Mrs J L Bennet and family from Detroit arrive for a week then plan to settle in the former residence of Mr Leonard on Stone Avenue. Mrs Bennet is on the invalid list and cared for by her family, with Ruth, their eldest daughter, described as promising and beautiful.
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J. L. Bennet
Detroit
Michigan
Leonard
Stone Avenue
Bennet
Miss Ruth
Miss Mamie Donohue Recovers From Serious Illness
Miss Mamie Donohue formerly of Bowie has lived here for six months and is convalescing after a long illness. Friends are glad to hear of her recovery. Her recovery was aided by Dr Wilson and Mrs Jaeger after fears she might not survive.
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Mamie Donohue
Bowie
Mamie
Health and travel notes from the region
Mr. J. B. Knox is rapidly regaining his health. Mr. and Mrs. Harris of Waco are here en route for the coast. Mr. James Devlin of Naco, who came here so ill with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. J. B. Knox
Mrs. Harris
Waco
James Devlin
Naco
Man Returns to Naco Railroad Office After Recovery
A man has fully recovered and returned to his railroad office at Naco. His wife and sons will spend the summer in Seattle. Mr and Mrs M Bren and wife have arrived from San Francisco seeking a dry climate.
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Naco
Seattle
Mrs. M. Bren
San Francisco
Blushing as a Mark of Youthful Vitality in Artful Thought
The piece argues blush marks vitality and cerebral sensitivity not emotion, noting it in some tribes and in certain circumstances can spread body wide. It cites Darwin and La Claviere to claim blushing reveals the mind asserting precedence over the body.
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Darwin
Viush
la Claviere
Stockton recounts chairside admission to killing a baby
Frank R Stockton recalls a dentist visit in Philadelphia while planning Pomona's travels. He admits to considering killing a baby and answers positively when asked if he had decided to do so. The waiting room, filled with women, reacts as he exits in disbelief.
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Frank R. Stockton
Philadelphia
Beck
Milnes Breakfasts Draws Lion Hosts From Diverse Ranks
W Gordon McCabe recalls Monckton Milnes hosting breakfasts in Fall Mall London where guests included Count d Orsay the elegant dandy, Thomas Carlyle, Sydney Smith, Connop Thirlwall and Buffalo Bill, all invited for their distinct personalities and fame.
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W. Gordon McCabe
Monckton Milnes
Rogers
Fall Mall
London
Count d'Orsay
Thomas Carlyle
Sydney Smith
Connop Thirlwall
Buffalo Bill
Widow in a Sunday school lesson
A Sunday school class teacher tests understanding by asking what a widow is. A small boy, whose mother is a widow, answers plainly that a widow is a lady who takes in washing, revealing a simple family perspective on the term.
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Hag
Roast Peacock on the Christmas Board
An old description details a roast peacock dressed with skins feathers and plumage kept intact. The bird was stuffed roasted and sewn into its skin with gilded beak and trumpets heralding its presentation to revelers.
Idolatrous Worship of Fine Clothes Sermon Highlighted
Mrs De Style laments church sermon on the idolatry of fashion while Mr De Style jokes about money after paying for Sunday wardrobe. The exchange reveals social concerns over vanity and attire in a New York Weekly feature.
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Mrs. de Style
Mr. de Style
The Jailer Jeats
A temperance advocate questions a prisoner about his reason for being in the jail. Convict No. 41144 bluntly claims he is a wife beater, prompting the jailer to quip that it is another case of lick er with ironic humor.
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Philadelphia
What the Baby Needed
A brief dialogue shows a playful plan to mark the birth of a week-old baby. Tommy asks if his little brother is almost a week old and suggests giving a present. They decide to buy him a wig instead of a hat, noting the baby’s needs in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mle
How Egyptians Used to Shave
The article notes a historical custom in which Egyptians shaved every forty eight hours. Unlike later Romans, shaving was not limited to free citizens but slaves were also required to shave face and head.
Final Verdict on Marriage From Miss Haggins
A Chicago Tribune brief records Miss Haggins declaring she will not marry Blagston. The lawyer, pale yet composed, confirms the exchange as a decisive moment in a social matter.
Baby Margaret and the bird tale and the blamed office boy
A Boston Tribune script recalls a little girl noting a bird taking a stick and predicting it will whip the baby bird. A Washington Star blames a cynical office boy who admits he is always to blame yet cannot name the responsible party.
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Baby Margaret
Boston Transcript
Washington
Tar
Paraguay River Length and Width Report
The Paraguay river stretches about 1,800 miles along Paraguay and neighboring lands. In its lower reaches the river’s width ranges from five to fifteen miles, reflecting its broad floodplain and regional hydrology.
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Paraguay River
Republic of the Same Name
Russian discipline and a doomed vow in Vilna mustering
A tale recounts a Russian army drill in Vilna where a veteran commander tests a new recruit by asking for the meaning of discipline. The soldier vows obedience even unto death and rushes toward a lake before a sergeant stops him, highlighting coercive military culture.
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Vilna
Stary
Pie for Dinner Mentioned in Family Dialogue
Bobby tells a minister they will have pie for dinner and describes a new kind. The clergyman laughs at the boy's bluntness as he recalls his parents and a plan for dinner and bumble pie.
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Bobby
Housewife Carpet Cleaning Recipe From Druggists' Circular
A household carpet cleaning method is detailed: create a suds with white soap and hot water, add fuller’s earth to a creamy consistency, then scrub small carpet sections with a brush, rinse with cold water using a sponge, blot dry with a sponge and cloths, and repeat until the carpet dries.
Justice of the peace Judgments Speech in Civil Suits
A Mohawk valley justice of the peace invariably gave judgment for the plain tiff in civil suits before him without hearing the defendant. He lambasted the defendant by asking what the plaintiff was suing for if the defendant owed nothing. The Rochester Democrat reports the harsh court practice.
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Mohawk Valley
Arnica Salve Cures Scald Head in Old Town
In Old Town Virginia R N Bevill reports Buck Jen s Arnica Salve fully cured their daughter of a bad scald head and praises its use for cuts burns and eruptions. The salve is sold for 25 cents at druggists and touted as infallible for piles.
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R. N. Bevill
Old Town
Buck- Jen
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