Wise Men Of Old Pueblo To Meet On City Council Agenda
City council in Tucson plans its regular evening session at city hall. Key items include a proposed city tax ordinance, water provision for the University, and Bartlett sewer petition on Messilla street. The finance committee expects a favorable tax report while officials debate University water cooperation and share assessments.
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E.C. Bartlett
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Homer Santee
Iowa farmer weds long lost first sweetheart now housekeeper
In Iowa, Jerman Hoeppner, a wealthy stockman, married Anna E. Hale, widow of Soroma, California, whom he had courted years before in Pennsylvania. The couple, who had both become widowed separately, met again after an accidental discovery and wed by a justice of the peace following her arrival to care for his children.
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Soroma
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Ellison
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Sleight of Hand Poisoning In Toxic Lore
Acurious tale in toxicology recalls a poison blade used to kill a jealous rival. A man served half a peach tainted with poison to a lady at dessert while he ate the other half, then was exposed and punished. The vignette ends with a grim note on being found out.
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George Augustus Sala
Austrian Bulls in Parliament Echo Agricultural Struggle
In the Austro-Hungarian assembly, representatives debate the agricultural question. Speakers stress horse breed preservation, duty to constituents, and the impact of press laws. Critics deride reform as a recurring hobbyhorse and accuse opponents of chronic taunts.
Mystery Summit Oath Tied to Vice President King
A traveler recalls El Cumbre, near Matanzas, where William Rufus King was sworn in as U.S. vice president on March 24 1853 under a special congressional act. The incident, little known to Americans, links the site to a historic oath during Franklin Pierce's era.
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el Cumbre
United States
Congress
William Rufus King
Franklin Pierce
Do Your Work Well and Feel Better At Work
The Atchison Globe notes that finishing tasks properly yields personal satisfaction and higher regard from employers. It contrasts slipshod effort with steady, quality work, urging workers to avoid slacking and to take pride in their performance.
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Tricks of the Trade Warning on Adulterated Foods
The article cautions about maple products with twig fragments and leaf bits, noting pure butter comes clean, strained honey should be free of comb, and tomato figs with leaf toppers signal adulteration. It urges consumers to trust products sent to market in proper condition.
Widow Rakeleigh Discusses Minister's Sermon on John
In Philadelphia Press prose, the widow remarks she did not like the minister's sermon about John. Her friend counters that she found it sympathetic, while noting the minister's pronouncement about John going to that undiscovered country from whose burn no traveler returns.
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Rakeleigh
John
Philadelphia Press
Proof Presumptive in Mohawk Valley Justice Court
A Mohawk Valley justice of the peace habitually ruled for the plaintiff in civil cases without hearing the defendant, silencing the unfortunate litigant with the remark Well, he thinks he sued you if you don t owe him. This Rochester Democrat snippet critiques the biased practice.
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Mohawk Valley
No Joy at Mother’s Arrival in Quip from New York Herald
Mrs Benham questions Benham’s mood as mother arrives. Benham retorts with a sharp quip about not dying of joy. The exchange captures a brisk, humorous edge typical of the era’s social dialogue.
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Mother
Benjam
New York Herald
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