Arizona Mining, Rail Plans and Court News
Arizona reports progress on the Copper Queen road from Calumet and Pittsburg Junction to Bisbee easing district business. Tombstone mines run four hoists, while Graham County sees 1600 registrations this year versus 2300 last year. Apache tensions near McDowell threaten whites defending themselves as Indians roam and steal. A Phoenix boy confessed to burning the First Baptist church. he vanished. Methodists assign ministers across Arizona including Globe, Flagstaff, and Tombstone. Eastern financiers seek a 25 year Phoenix to Mesa electric street railway, 18 miles. Cave Creek’s Ben Hur mine stirs renewed interest as Grand Canyon Electric Power surveys Bright Angel Creek for a plant.
Crisis at Camel back Oil stockholders urged to act by Tuesday
A stake in Camel back Oil faces a crisis as stockholders must carry on the work by next Tuesday night or the drill will be halted and the venture declared a failure. Water wells for Tempe water works reach 200 feet with a rock layer at 170 feet but good water found above. Sunset Telephone completes Phoenix to Prescott line via Octave and Wickenburg and will open for service today with Congress line due in about two weeks. Sulphur Spring valley roundup near Cienage employs about 150 men as cattle are branded and in fair condition. Bisbee spray hoist shows two 5 inch flat cable spools ready for business. Burdock Blood Bitters promoted as a blood tonic.
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Camelback Oil Company
Tempe
Sunset Telephone Company
Phoenix
Prescott
Octave
Wickenburg
Congress
Bisbee
The Challenge of Beginning an Article
The piece muses on writer’s start up to full speed noting timidity and the brake valve. It cites Thackeray and argues that preparation means gaining full subject immersion and letting ideas flow, with style shaped by dominant idea rather than rigid rules.
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Thackeray
National Magazine
Remarkable Long Live Heat From Historic Eruptions
Historic volcano reports show Vesuvius in 1858 releasing steam from cracks twelve years later while Etna lava beds from 1787 remained steaming near the surface in 1840. Jorullo in Mexico erupted in 1759 and scientists later found lava still igniting a stick, with steam vents observed decades after.
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Vesuvius
Etna
Jorullo
Mexico
Tennyson Declines Horace and Keats as Masters
A reader asked if Tennyson drew inspiration from Horace and Keats. He answered no, noting they were great masters but not his masters.
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Tennyson
Horace
Keats
The Aggravation of It Exchange Line
A brief dialogue features a philosophic man and an excitable person debating temper. The philosopher suggests not getting mad while the other counters that such restraint fuels his own anger, illustrating contrasting approaches to irritability in a concise, wry exchange.
Charley Described By Mrs Torkins As A Pleasant Lamb
In a Washington Star snippet, Mrs. Torkins notes Charley has a lovely disposition, despite at home showing less. She cites Wall Street friends who call him a perfect lamb, illustrating public persona versus private behavior.
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Charley
Complete Treatment for every Humour Ad
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products including CUTICURA SOAP, OINTMENT, and RESOLVENT PILLS with prices 25c and 50c. It introduces Cuticura Resolvent Pints as a new tasteless chocolate coated substitute available in 60 doses for 25c. Names of depots in London Paris and Boston are listed.
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Charterhouse Sq
London
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Worrkr Dive and Cue
Corr
Sole
Boston
Iree
Sources of Knowledge and the Habit of Learning Everywhere
A reflective piece stresses learning from every person and experience. Notable examples include Daniel Webster and Charles Dickens, plus Orison S. Marine and a French inventor who patented a sardine processing method in 1878. The tone urges active engagement and purposeful study.
Sweden Taverns Closed Saturdays to Boost Savings
Taverns in Sweden close on Saturdays, the payday, while savings banks stay open until midnight. The plan aims to push workers to invest funds where they earn interest instead of spending on alcohol.
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Sweden
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