Arizona Details from Governor Brodie Report and Western Mining News
The annual Brodie report filed with the Secretary of the Interior notes Arizona's total taxable property at 39 083 178 dollars. Reports on water works in Tempe, mining progress in Yuma Pima Pinal and Cochise counties, Santa Fe freight cuts, Troy smelter activity, and new bonds for Bull Pup mine. Also mentions OsTrich farm with 1000 birds and jaguar sightings in Skull Valley.
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Brodie
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Cramer
el Paso
Yuma
Pima
Pinal
Cochise
Arizona
Troy
Buckeye
Troy Company
Casa Grande
Pinal County
Whipp and Curtis
Bull Pup
Crippling Springs
Rostler Carter
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Digestive Healing
A promotional passage argues bonds and torture symbolize disease tied to the stomach and claims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures stomach related ailments and related organs. A testimonial from Andrew J Jennings of Tucker Co West Virginia cites kidney trouble improvement after using the remedy and Pleasant Pellets.
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Pierce
Andrew J. Jennings
Tucker Co
W. Va
Dr. Pierce
Boy 12 Tries Suicide by Drowning in Ohio River
In Wheeling on November 7, John Stewart twelve years old attempted to drown himself after grazing by cigarettes he jumped into the Ohio river but was saved by Wharfmaster Frame. His father had previously died by his own hand in Wheeling Creek several years ago.
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Clay McGonigle
Cochise County
New Mexico
Texas
Albuquerque
San Antonio
Wheeling
W. Va
John Stewart
Ohio River
Frame
Wheeling Creek
Swimmers Cramp Not So Dangerous If Calm
A discussion from Outing explains that cramps cause drownings when swimmers panic. Stay calm, float on your back with chest inflated, and the cramped limb may relax, allowing you to regain footing without excessive effort.
Saxon Dinners Use Bread as Plates and Gracious Banquetware
At Saxon dinners bread slices served as plates and later went to the solms basket. Grandees received a silver platter under the bread, a practice that faded as metal and pewter proved more practical and preferred over time.
Flying fish with wings and beaks intrigue voyagers
Naturalists describe exocaetus or flying fish common in tropical seas and a related half flying fish with a beaklike jaw. A specimen named Hemiexocetus candimaculatus links flying fish and halfbeak, found off western Mexico. A Paris painting anecdote ends with a wife profiting from a priced work.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
Hemlexoccetus
Mexico
Gulf & California
Philadelphia
Lessons In Good Manners From University Chaff
A London Spectator excerpt argues that school chaff serves good purpose by shaping behavior. It notes quiet readers avoid contact unless desired while outspoken or offensive individuals are usually chaffed. Rudeness, while harsh, is presented as an effective, salutary tool for teaching politeness over time.
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London Spectator
Donkey Cart Toll Trickin Irishman tale
An Irishman with a donkey cart cannot pay a bridge toll. He unbridles the donkey and drives the cart with the animal standing inside, then claims the toll is for the driver. The toll collector asks for the toll and the man replies in a bid for humor that the toll should be asked of the driver.
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Begorra
Playful Monkeys, Apes and Gorillas Described
The text contrasts playful monkeys with trickster traits in wild and domestic states. It notes monkeys swinging by tails and chattering with delight. Mc Wurm boldt mentions seeing over a hundred eighty employed in a South American forest.
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Mc Wumboldt
Miller Bros Palace of Delicatessen Menu Ad
A vintage advertisement for Miller Bros Palace of Delicatessen lists roasts beef corned beef roast pork boiled ham fried spring chicken and various sausages. It also markets olives pickles cheeses wafers and creams with phone 261 and address 66 E Congress.
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Miller Bros. & &Co
Palace of Delicatessen
Fromage de Brie
Camenbert
Schloss
Neufchatel
MacLaren’s
Parmason
New York
Congress
Miller Bros. & Co
Luck in Thirteen and Bright Remedies Ad
Walton Furnace resident William Spirey reportedly healed a severe fever sore on his leg after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad touts arnica salve, DeWit's Listrin Early Risers, Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, and Bell's Pharmacy cures with a salesy mix of products and claims.
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William Spirey
Walton Furnace
Vermont
Wagons Call for Quality Service and Fair Wages
The ad proclaims first class work with prices tied to quality and invites skilled workers, noting good pay and the need to cover costs. It includes a contact phone number 1071 for inquiries.
Thanksgiving Dinner and Digestion Remedy Ad
Thanksgiving dinner notes heavy eating causes indigestion. Kodol cures digestion by cleansing and sweetening the glands of the stomach as advertised by Bells Pharmacy.
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Stomach Bells
Laundry Motto and Carnival Flower Parade Details
The piece notes a Troy Laundry Co phone line 1071 and mentions the Congregational church election dinner from 11 to 2 beside the post office. It also describes 30 31 samples of artificial flowers on display at 156 Congress street for the grand flower parade during the carnival with the queen riding a grand float and the queen’s dress funded by the Eagles.
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Troy Laundry Co
The
Congregational Church
Congress Street
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E.B. Stapleton Arcadian Pharmacy
Cook & CO
Phoenix, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona
Cucson
American Brewing Co
St. Louis
Arizona News
Fempe
John Sobeski
Good Templars
Mr. Sobeski
Kingman
Flagstaff
Williams
Santa Fe
Atlantic Coast
Southern Pacific
Phoenix
Skull Valley
Graham County
Cyrano de Bergerac
Paris
Abydos
France
East
Julius Goldbaum
Congress St
DeWit
Bell’s Pharmacy
Faust
Gold Dust Twins
Cor. Broadway
Sixth Ave
Alturniture
Absolute Safety Pioneer Transfer Co
Stone Ave
Emma Busch
West McCormick Street
San Francisco
Citizen Office
Alameda Street
M. E
Care Citizen
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
C. F. Ackley
Tucson
North 3Rd Avenue
East 2Nd Street
McMillan
Dale & Campbell’s
East Pennington St
South Fifth Street
University Heights
Willsett
South Stone Ave
E. Congress
North Sixth Avenue
Third Street
Plumer & Steward
North Stone Avenue
Louise Brink
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