Old Dominion directors to leave for mine around October
President Smith and several Old Dominion directors plan to depart for the mine about October 1. The move may precede a thorough overhaul and potential resumption of work, revitalizing the camp once Globe shuts down. In Riverside, drilling by Pinal Paraffine Oil reaches 500 feet, deepest in Territory, with Parker and Leighton hoping for softer rock soon and continued oil prospects. Clifton hospital is crowded with typhoid patients, and private homes report numerous cases amid absent sanitary regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston News Bureau
Smith
The
Old Dominion
Globe
Riverside
Pinal Paraffine Oil Company
Parker
Leighton
Clifton
Railway gambit and county seat clash dominate Graham county
Rumors say Rock Island offers 3 million cash above inventory for El Paso and Southwestern with Alamogordo lines excluded. Naco sees many escaped Cananea citizens. Plans emerge for a racetrack east of town within Phoenix circuit. Graham county debates moving the county seat with mass meetings in Safford backing division to favor Solomonville. Yavapai Republicans nominate candidate slate led by J. B. Tomlinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rock Island Railway
Eddy
el Paso & Southwestern
Alamogordo & Sacramento Mountain Railway
Alamogordo Lumber Company
Pougins
Graham County
Safford
Clifford and
Morenci
Solomonville
Copper rush in Sonora sparks mining boom says Colonel Greene
Colonel W C Greene backed a new Sonora mining discovery claimed to contain at least 20 million dollars in value. The purchase cost 250000 dollars in cash. Analysts note the Lake Superior copper region declines while Arizona gains rapidly, potentially becoming the world's leading copper area ahead of Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Greene
Sonora
Colonel Greene
Lake Superior
Arizona
Montana
Local business and professional notices in Tucson
Pease Novelty Co offers freight savings on typewriters and machines for sale or rent at 42 Court Street Tucson. EB G Capo’s Jeweler advertises custom wedding and birthday rings at 89 West Congress. A Stevens returns to lead the People’s Store express service. Dr H E Crepin resumes practice at the AOUYW building after vacation in California mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease Novelty Co
Court Street
Tucson
Ariz
EB. G. Capo’s
the Jeweler
West
Congress Street
Co. A. Stevens
Reliabe
People
H. E. Crepin
California
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promise Gentle Liver Relief
A promotional note touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as an effective liver medicine that cleanses poisons and putrid matter gently. The ad, from Bell's pharmacy, frames the product as a gentle tonic for the liver and promises pleasant effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Bell’s Pharmacy
Carriage Stand Change at Congress and Stone
D S Valencia moves his carriage stand from West Congress Street to the corner of Congress and Stone Avenue, at Alex Rossi's saloon. He is available at all hours or by phone at 661. 1 mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Valencia
Weat
Congress Strees
Congress and
Stone Avenue
Alex Rossi
Stock Reduction Sale Ahead of Move to Congress Street
Owing to preparations for a move to Congress street the firm will sell all harness saddles buggies and wagons at greatly reduced prices until September 1. F. J. Villaescusa at 110 S Meyer Street conducts the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Street
F. J. Villaescusa
S. Meyer Street
Parson Praises Electric Bitters Cure for Jaundice
Rev C J Budlong of Ashway Rhode Island proclaims Electric Bitters cured his long standing jaundice and liver troubles. The advertisement claims the tonic heals liver kidney and stomach issues and offers a 60 cent price with guaranteed satisfaction from all druggists. Also notes sheet music at Brown's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
C. J. Budlong
Ashway, R. I
The Early English Navy and Its Merchants
The London Globe notes that in early England there was little distinction between merchant ships and warships. Pirates and privateers often operated with royal support, and ships moved between trading and fighting roles, a practice that persisted until the Spanish Armada’s defeat when warships became separate from traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Henry II
London Globe
Meanings of the Word Stove in Historic Usage
The term stove linked to room heaters shares age with the article’s period. Early English usage named houses or hothouses warmed artificially. Bacon and Woodward used it for warming rooms, while Pepys cited a nautical sense for pliability. Obsolescence follows Franklin’s later discoveries.
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Lord Bacon
Woodward
Bacon
Pepys
Dr. Franklin
The Heathen Chipee Picket Fences Pocket Thief Incident
A theatergoer on a tram narrowly escapes a pickpocket as her purse is lifted by a quick thief. She clutched her purse and felt a prick like a pin before losing the bag in seconds, despite an attempted rebound.
Naughty Boy Tries Dinner Diplomacy With Mother
A Pittsburg Dispatch note recalls Bobby and his mother planning to tell his father about mischief. She fears punishment while Bobby asks for mercy through a better dinner as a strategic remedy.
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Bobby
Pittsburg Dispatch
A Short Cut to Sleep Joke
A patient complains of insomnia and sensitivity to noise. The doctor prescribes a powder to affect the cat, advising to give it to the cat in milk rather than taking it himself. The exchange ends with a humorous note about quiet sleep.
Proposal Fails as Bride Suspects Father’s Death
A young man proposed after church to a woman who was eager to marry yet claimed she needed her father’s consent. She agreed then revealed the father had been dead for years, leaving the groom astonished by the prior family circumstance.
Excursion Ticket Good For Ten Days
A brief exchange notes the ticket’s ten day validity with a husband claiming it’s a better guarantee than he can offer, while the wife defends the deal as reasonable as described in a Richmond Dispatch item.
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Richmond Dispatch
Whyte Browne Known for Frugal Ingenuity
The remark portrays Browne as very economical, joking that when he needs an awl he would instead fashion one from a corkscrew, highlighting his thrifty, self reliant mindset.
Early English Echoes In A Baby’s Speech
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the infant’s garbled talk sounds like an early English dialect. The brief exchange highlights playful language observation and regional newspaper humor about language evolution.
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Philadelphia Press
Her Reason and the Chicago Post on Encouragement
A Chicago Post remark questions motive behind urging a proposal. The exchange cites lack of alternate supporters at that moment, framing the reason as practical rather than romantic.
Man Journeys Far Distances and Feasts Across Years
A 50 year old man has walked 12 000 miles and consumed nine and a half tons of meat fish eggs and vegetables while drinking 7000 gallons of fluid. This concise record notes extraordinary endurance and diet without additional context.
Head Hunters Across Pacific Isles Preserve Grim Traditions
The article depicts head hunting on New Guinea Borneo Ceram Gilolo and other isles. It describes trophies displayed on poles signaling manhood and prowess. Attacks are swift by ambush with kris arrows or poison, provoking cycles of vendetta and raids despite deterrents. It notes Papuan and Dayak weapons and the SaIi eras in Malaya.
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New Guinea
Borneo
Ceram
Gilolo
Coas
Fly River
Torres Strait
Thursday Island
Malay Peninsula
Malacca
Dinaings
Hegri Sembilan
The Zanjero and the Irrigated Valley Life
A Ray Stannard Baker description from Century explains the zanjero or water master as the pivotal figure in arid valley life. The eastern farmer adapts to new irrigation terms and rules while the zanjero controls water distribution, facing trust, temptations, and community respect as a near omnipresent authority.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
Ray Stannard Baker
Century
Widow Green's Daughter Proposal Sparks Pearl of a Pearl Joke
Dialogue shows Jack and Charley debating marriage to Widow Green's daughter noted as rich and the pearl of her sex. Charley resists marrying into the family, joking about the mother of pearl while critiquing the match.
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Jack
Charley
Art Not Nature Madge Faces Image in Glass
The exchange centers on Madge who paints her face and then studies herself in the mirror while Marjorie notes the line about not holding the mirror up to nature. The dialogue plays with artistic self perception.
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Nature
Madge
Marjorie
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Reilly & Edwards Undertaking CO
Arizona News
Naco
Cananea
Teachers’ Institute
Bentley Rinehart
Phoenix
Yavapai
Councilman
J. B. Tomlin
Assembly
H. E. Armitage
John Dennett
F. A. Tritle, Jr
J. A. Yaeger
J. Roberts
E. W. Brietzel
W. A. Jordan
Daniel Campbell
BE. E. Kirkland
C. W. Platt
E. S. Clark
G. W. Conger
J. M. Piper
Brown's
Pacific Coast
Grocker Building
San Francisco
Cal
Chicago Post
Polynesia
Sankero
Drs. Whomes
Pennington
Tucson, Ariz
S. Spring St
Los Angeles
Dodge Block
Church Street
H. B. Dodge
la Cananea, Son
Gardiner, Worthen & Goss Co
Ziegler
Vicente Portonondo
United States
Crescent Cigar CO
West Congress St
Steve Ochoa
Prop
Sts
Fleishman’s
George Martin
Cor Church
AEGER
Southern Pacific
Yuma
San Xavier
Bowie Railroad
Bowie Station
Ariz Montezuma Hotel
Nogales
Kansas City
L. J. F. Laeger Proprietor
E. A. James
Will Mason Touch
Techuio Lebert
Stark
Council St. Tuceon, Ariz
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