Arizona News Briefs Highlight Copper Mine Growth and Valley Irrigation
Reports from Phoenix note Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting expanding staff and rising production reaching 1.5 million pounds monthly with earnings near 460000 yearly. A planned 2000 acre irrigation survey aims to map underground water and support 180000 acres of storage in the Tonto Basin. Guggenheim Exploration Co purchased mines and smelters at Valardena Mexico for about 5 million.
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Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting Company
Old Dominion
Mesa Wells
Phoenix
Tonto Basin
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Valardena
Durango
Mexico
E. W. Nash
American Smelting and Refining Company
Guy C. Barton
Omaha
Guggenheim
Wainicona
Brandy Drops Sold to Brooklyn Schoolchildren
The New York Department of Health faces renewed calls to curb brandy drops sold to children in Brooklyn. Investigations show new sales by confectioners after prior bans, with shops near public schools widely offering the candies to both young and older kids.
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New York
Brooklyn
Department of Health
The
Health Board
Love Letters Pour In For Chicago Prize
Chicago November 12 Bachelor offering cash prize for best love-letter reports avalanche of submissions from young women naming themselves with romantic epithets such as Birdile Evangeline Patuline Virginia and others. Readers comment on the quirky notes while some criticize the contest.
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Chicago
Birdile
Evangeline
Patuline
Virginia
Matilda
Polly Picket
Monterey Cantonment Budget Sets Cavalry Quarters
Quarters Master Plumer at Monterey has been advised by the War Secretary that $50,000 is allotted to build a cantonment for one cavalry squadron. Construction of quarters for two batteries of field artillery will start within sixty days.
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Monterey
Calif
Plumer
Secretary of War
Ventriloquist and Dog Tale Sparked $50 Loan Incident
A famed ventriloquist on a Philadelphia foot tour once offered to leave his talking dog with a German saloon keeper for $50 until he could repay. The dog quipped it would take a ham sandwich, and the ventriloquist promised return. The dog swore never to speak again if sold. The tale appears in the Philadelphia Times.
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Philadelphia
Hans
Jack
Moses
Philadelphia Times
Sothern
John T. Raymond
New York
Bill Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Bill
Every Convenience
Glasgow dock laborer Pat jokes about conveniences in his single apartment as a missionary wonders if he should rent a room and kitchen. He quips about needing a drawing room dining room and conservatory and the idea amuses him in this humorous anecdote from London Answers.
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Glasgow
Pat
Prisint
Drawin
Begorra
London
Not an Occasion For Haste
During the Sikh war Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain then colonel ordered volunteers to help place a mine. As the fuse lit the men tried to run to safety but he called them back noting there would be no indecent haste and they would walk. The fuse burned slowly as they approached British lines.
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Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Jekyll and Hyde Indians Use Civilized Masks
The Seri Indians are described as Jekyll and Hyde figures. They spend part of the year near the boundary of northern and Lower California living peacefully and working as farm hands. When harvest ends they supposedly seek a savage life, migrating to Tiburon Island and allegedly engaging in cannibalism.
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Lower
California
Tiburon Island
Tucson Steam Laundry Promises Fast Carpet Cleaning
The Tucson Steam Laundry advertises a carpet cleaning process using cold blast to remove dust followed by steam and disinfectant, claiming germs and moths are eliminated. They advertise a 250 yard per hour capacity and an up to date collar and cuff shaper in the steam laundry, inviting all customers with telephone contact 1631.
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Tucson
R. E. Stephens
The Cat, the Vote, and a Cheap Kitten Tale
An old Scots tale recalls a parliamentary candidate courting a couple. He offers five pounds for a kitten to gain influence over a husband’s vote, while the wife notes her husband acts independently. A rival claimed his opponent paid sixteen pounds for the same cat’s brither, revealing campaign wiles.
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M. P
John
London
Illusion and Delusion Through Eve Life Quote
A Life magazine style line contrasts illusion and delusion. It defines illusion as the lovely fancies we have about ourselves and delusion as the foolish fancies others have about themselves.
Uncertain Footing
A pithy quote about dignity and caution appears in the St. Louis Republic, noting that standing on pride can slip like a banana skin and lead to a fall.
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St. Louis Republic
Diphtheria relief and stove shopping urged in brief
Diphtheria relief touted as miraculous with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Tucson Hardware Co promotes the Acorn stove line as the best heating and cooking option, inviting buyers to compare price and quality and patronize the store. 21
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Thomas
Tucson Hardware Co
Thanksgiving Dinner Cure Ad From Bells Pharmacy
An advertisement for Kodol digestion aid from Bells Pharmacy promises relief after heavy meals. It claims to cleanse and sweeten the stomach glands and cure indigestion.
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Stomach Bells
Walton man cured by Bucklen Arnica Salve
William Spirey of Walton Furnace Vermont traveled thirteen miles to obtain Bucklen Arnica Salve which wholly cured a severe fever sore on his leg. The ad claims it also heals bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles and is sold for 25 cents with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction.
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William Spirey
Walton Furnace
Vermont
Corner residence lot for sale near military plaza
For sale cheap. One of the choicest corner lots in the city with east and north exposure. Located two blocks south of military plaza. Haynes & Connell. 10-12.
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North Sixth Ave
Military Plaza
Haynes & Connell
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