Personal Mention highlights in city society chatter
Judge Thomas Mitchell returns from coast outing. Shirley Christy of Mutual Life in city with Maricopa delegation. Byron L. Moffit and wife back from California trip. D. C. Kirkpatrick to New Orleans on leave. Mrs O C Barker and two daughters back from San Francisco. Lena M. Post of Mesa visiting Mrs A C Malin’s family for carnival. C L Knestrick family to visit Los Angeles. John Campbell of Greene Consolidated meets family returning from coast. Charles Blenman back from east tour. A L Caruthers of Los Angeles visiting Mrs J T Stevens. G W Martin leaves Bisbee two months ago to resume practice. H P Elliot family back from coast. C E Mills of Detroit Copper in town on business. Morenci HQ. George Meek renewing Tucson ties at Douglas International. Colonel J Frank Wilson back home in Prescott after delegate race. J Zimmerman of Cananea seen in town. Alex Carrillo of Hermosillo in city for carnival. C M Burkhalter heads to El Paso for road business. D A Murphy family of San Jose considering permanent relocation. Enzenberg family from Greaterville arrives. plan to rent in town for winter. Carl Enzenberg, teen broncho buster, notable talent. Capos jewelers offer wedding and birthday rings at 83 West Congress. Philosophy of Fatigue notes in Ainslee’s with speculative theories on fatigue reshaping thought from ancient creation to cosmic gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Christy
Arizona
Mutual Life
Maricopa
Byron L. Moffit
California
Moffit
8. P
D. C. Kirkpatrick
5. P
New Orleans
John Campbell
Greene Consolidated
Charles Blenman
A. L. Caruthers
Los Angeles
J.T. Stevens
Third Avenue
G. W. Martin Chas
Bisbee
H. P. Elliot
Cc. E. Mills
Detroit Copper Company
Morenci
George Meek
Arizona Ice
The
Douglas International
Tucson
J. Frank Wilson
Congress
Prescott
Evehning
J. Zimmerman
Cananea
Old Pueblo
Alex Carrillo
Hermosillo
Barefoot in Warrenton An Anecdote From a Postwar Trip
A Chicago man recalls stopping in Warrenton North Carolina after the Civil War. He notes a local barefoot countryman who explains some men go without shoes while others mind their own business in a drawn out Southern voice.
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Chicago
Warrenton
N. C
Sinister domino relic from Bastille given to Louis XVII
The box of Bastille pieces once given to the dauphin Louis XVII is described as a sinister plaything. Queen Marie Antoinette allegedly remarked to Mme Campan that it was a sinister toy for a child. The object joins other revolutionary items at Hotel Carnavalet in Paris.
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Pierce
Versailles
Mme. Campan
Hotel Carnavalet
London Chronicle
Celt Refuses Shelter at Church Door in Rain
A Methodist minister in the city offers shelter to a Celt near the church wall during a rainstorm. The Celt declines, citing family loyalty and quoting a quip about Jesus and enemies, prompting the priest to remark on Christian example. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Times.
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Philadelphia Times
Charles Matthews Recalls Charles Reade Moment at Queen's Theater
A reminiscence from Charles Matthews about the curtain falling on a London production titled A White Lie at the Queen's theater. The author faced an empty call and the curtain split the crowd from the playwright as he stood on stage, shaking his fist yet smiling and delivering a mellifluous reprimand to the audience.
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Charles Matthews
Charles Reade
Politeness Rules Spark Quiet Strife in Parley
Mrs. Gadsby notes a man who has not spoken to his wife in three years. Gadsby replies that it shows rigid politeness. Mrs. Gadsby retorts that the rule is extreme and mocks the notion of never interrupting a lady.
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Mrs. Gadsby
Gadsby
The Meadow Orchid A Legend of the Czars
Isabel Hapgood recounts a Baltic legend where Fresya, an orphaned village girl, marries the czar of the waters after a gossiping scene by the river. Seven years pass in a crystal undersea palace before jealousy erupts. the lovers are doomed, with a curse turning Fresya into a cuckoo and her daughter into a nettle, while the son remains the eternal nightingale. The tale explains why the meadow orchid is called cuckoo's tears.
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Frosya
Frosinga
Adder
Fresya
Czar
Waters
Palace of
Crystal
St. Peter's Day
Isabel * Hapgood
New York Post
GOLD DUST cleans hard water brightens windows and mirrors
A silver bullet cleaning ad proclaims GOLD DUST softens hard water on contact and leaves dishes glassware and surfaces gleaming. Made by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY with Fairy Soap as a related brand.
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N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
New York
Boston
Postponed Cabinet Council Story Sparks Stage Rumor
A London Chronicle tale recounts a Beaconsfield era postponement after a lord in waiting sought a weather diviner. Disraeli amused by the tale delays a cabinet meeting as rumors of a second council stir headlines and stage ladies impact markets.
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England
Lord Beaconsfield
Queen Victoria
mid-Atlantic
Lowise
Gladstone
Disraeli
Cairns
Town Offset Fable Ends With Modest Settlement
A drummer in a Kansas town sues for damages after falling into an open sewer missing railing and light. He settles for 125 dollars, with sewer collapse details and a hospital stay cited as reasons. The judge rules damages at 5.66 dollars offset from the payout.
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Kansas
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Says Pueblo Barber
A Tucson reader advert shows Doan's Kidney Pills curing chronic backache. William Gower of Pueblo Colorado claims the remedy relieved his back pain after years of trouble and kidney discomfort. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. price 25 cents. ask George Martins drug store for reports.
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Dean
William Gower
Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo
Colorado
Caion Street
Tucson
George Martin
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Men and books through history’s reading tastes
Lord Clive praised Robinson Crusoe as unmatched. St John Chrysostom praised the apostle John. James I loved Latin writers. Bunyan read only the Bible. Salvator Rosa favored poetry about country life. Hume admired Tacitus and modeled on him. Locke admired Aristotle. the elder Pitt preferred hearing Shakespeare to reading plays.
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Chopin
Lord Clive
Robinson Crusoe
St. John Chrysostom
John
James I
England
Bunyan
Salvator Rosa
Hume
Tacitus
Locke
Pitt
Dentists Charge for Tooth Extraction in San Francisco
A San Francisco Chronicle item notes a scene where a patient complains about a $3 fee to pull one tooth. The dentist explains a $1 charge for the extraction and the rest for gas at regular rates.
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Getyourcoyne Gas Company
San Francisco Chronicle
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H. Cook & CO
Phoenix, Arizona
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Tucson, Arizona
Congress Street
Judge Thomas Mitchell
O. ‘C. Barker
San Francisco
Lena M. Post
Mesa
A. C. Malin
C. L. Knestrick
Darrter
C. M. Burkhalter
el Paso
D. A. Murphy
San Jose
Said Aer
Max Enzenberg
Carl
Enzenberg Ranch
Greaterville
Capo’s
West
Philosophy of
Ainslee
Gold Dust Twins
East Congress
Goldbaum’s Trtcarssenry
Sohemian
St. Louis
Julius Goldbaum, Inc
Dallas
Grand Band
Oberon Gardens
Tucson City
Pedro Fernandez
al Furniture
Absolute Safety Pioneer Transfer Co
Stone Ave
Emma Busch
West McCormick Street
South Fourth Avenue
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
W. Pennington St
Military Plaza
N. Church St
W. McCormick
Stone Avenue
Citizen Office
F. J. Villaescusa
S. Meyer Street
Co. A. Stevens
Reliabe Expressman
People
Tucson Steam Laundry
Ss. P. Restaurant
Toole Avenue
Cook
Leong Tomfun
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