Viewing the Changes Old-Timers Observations
Mr. O. L. Sues returns to the old pueblo after fourteen years away. He notes Tucson has changed, with many stores and people and a loss of old quaintness. He recalls Fort Lowell days, Geronimo campaigns, and Rough Riders, now a pension examiner for the region. Dr. H. A. Schell will tour the Territory May 15 offering free eye tests before new glasses.
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O. L. Sues
Old Pueblo
Tucson
Mr. Sues
Mr. Sims
Old Fort Lowell
Rascal Geronimo
United States
Crook
Miles
Dare Devil
Geronimo
Guadalupe Canon
Mexico
Buckboard
Cananea
Sues
Rough Riders
Grigsby
Bisbee
H. A. Schell
Eli Field's Crasy Joke Awakens Chicago
Slason Thompson notes that Eugene Field arrived in Chicago and decided the town should know a stranger is in town. He dressed in a linen duster and straw hat, walked Clark Street to The Daily News, drew a crowd, then recounted his success to the editorial staff with boyish glee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field
Eugene Field
Slason Thompson
Chicago
Clark Street
Daily News
Nicholas Kooran
Antony van Corlear
Commencement Praise and Employee Loyalty Discussed
The article argues that praise boosts loyal, unstinted service from workers. It contrasts employers who value staff as family with those who fear indulgent recognition. The text emphasizes appreciation as a key to sustained energy and commitment.
Pelts as Currency in Franklin Era Tennessee Origins
The Arkansas Gazette notes that Tennessee began as the state of Franklin with salaries paid in pelts in 1788. It recalls the 1796 transition to Tennessee, Memphis as a trading post, and Louisiana lands east of the Mississippi, with pelts abundant as pennies for pioneers.
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State of
Tennessee
Franklin
Commonwealth
General Assembly
House of Commons
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Memphis
Arkansas Gazette
The Promoters Capital Scheme Mocked in Dialogue
A Baltimore American quip mocks promoters proposing a vast capital stock of 1 billion dollars. The exchange jokes that increasing capital is trivial by simply hitting the zero key on a typewriter prospectus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
A Devoted Parent
A Cleveland Plain Dealer profile highlights Dawson as a deeply devoted father. The article notes his pride in his children and describes him as someone who stays awake at night crafting clever things to attribute to his kids.
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Dawson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Willie the bad boys joke sparks in Chicago Post
A brief quip from The Juvenile Idea features a child asking Willie what happens to bad boys and the reply that they have more fun than the good boys, reflecting a cheeky, period voice in the Chicago Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Chicago Post
Ancient Egyptian warship of colossal proportions reported
A historic account describes Ptolemy IV Philopator or another ancient king building a massive vessel. The ship is said to measure 420 feet long and 56 feet wide with 72 feet from keel to prow top and 50 feet to the poop. It reportedly carried four bells of feet, 56-foot oars with leaden bands, two prows and two sterns, seven rostra, and figures 18 feet high on both poop and prow. The crew included 4,000 rowers, 400 cabin boys, 2,820 marines, and vast stores of arms and provisions.
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Ptolemmus Philopater
Egypt
Practical kitchen tips from a historic cookery text
Advice on wholesome bread without lard or sugar and best potatoes for creamed dishes. If salad dressing curdles, add cold water and stir to smooth. Coffee like tea doubles by grinding before boiling water. Veal gains flavor from onion carrot cooking and tomato sauce with cutlets. Overnight oil and vinegar bath flavors steak. whipped cream improves flat pea soup.
Name Change Confusion Over Boy’s Given Title
A story from the Detroit Free Press recounts a mixed story of naming a boy by a enslaved mother in the south. Relatives urged traditional names but all were rejected. The mother proposed Delicious to honor Mr Grant believing the hero was Ulysses. The name Ulysses proved unsuitable, so the child bore the name Egbert Eugene.
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Mary
Mr. Grant
Ulysses
Egbert Eugene
Detroit
Serene Superiority Exchange Sparks Wry Remark
Miss Cayenne comments on Mr Loftibrow’s self importance. He asks if happiness depends on his presence. The exchange reveals social tensions and witty interplay in a refined setting.
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Brady-Schneider Commission CO
Stone Avenue
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Gardiner, Worthen @ Goss
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Yume Sy Pa Real Estate
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Poe Perp
Geo. C. Williams
Central Park Floral Company
Spring Street
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Windsor Hotel
M. Roberts
Yuma Bakery
W.H. Prop
Madam LA Moss
West Broadway
the Brownsberger
Machine At Home
Florida
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Seventh St
Zeigler’s
Podd Coee
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White
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Geo. Martin
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