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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
3
A collage of quoted witticisms and anecdotes from historical newspapers. It references Mark Twain at a New England society dinner, Evarts, and a lawyer, plus jokes from various columns about romance, mischief, and a rash international incident involving a Santa Monica caretaker smashing windows.
J Mulhall of Sioux Pie reports on payments for yearly port fees and farm shipments. Local authorities note unclear records and urge clarification of accounts with IOA farms and the Ports company.
Citizens from Santa Ana to Redlands and beyond report multiple tooth extractions with no pain using Dr. Schiffman’s painless method. Testimonials from H Farnsworth, Victor Boyd, John Weber, and many others endorse the technique and the doctor’s demeanor as highly effective and humane.
A New York Sun summary of House of Commons returns on unclaimed funds in England and Ireland. It cites 1896 balances in the Supreme Court of Judicature, unclaimed dividends on government stock, intestates estates, army and naval prize money, and waged and effects of seamen, with notable totals and proposed custody shifts.
The English journal Machinery favors a new artificial fuel called eggette or ovoid as a cheaper, highly portable briquette alternative. European efforts focus on easy handling storage and transport with coal prepared by washing and jigging to limit ash content.
Mrs Olie Hamby of Cobb County aunt of Judge B F Cock of Coweta County is noted as the twenty six child of her parents and great aunt to the judge though younger by two years Her seven Baptist preacher brothers and six nephews in the same calling leave a large lineage Her descendants total seventy seven and she has amassed a considerable fortune Her son will receive a comfortable dot when she dies Judge Cook recently visited her for the first time in sixty years.
A town dialogue unfolds as a countryman asks for a man named Adams and a policeman clarifies there are many Adams while the sought person is the one who runs an express office.
An article extols St Jacobs Oil as a general remedy for aches and pains derived from nerves, muscles, and joints. It claims the remedy is curative for many conditions and useful in emergencies for acute attacks. The excerpt ends with a domestic scene of family conversation and knitting.
An advertisement-style passage claims severe child mortality and widespread adult illnesses stem from harsh climate. It promotes Hos te tter s Stomach Bitters as quick relief for stomach, liver and bowel complaints, malaria, rheumatism and kidney trouble, framing the remedy as energizing and restorative.
A Chicago Post quote recalls a shooting during a dispute where a man from the east states the death was an accident. The native explains the killer aimed to wing, but a jolt caused the shot to go awry. The incident centers on Bill and the unintended fatal result.
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease powder, claimed to cure painful swollen feet and bunions, ease tight shoes, and treat chilblains and sweat. The advertisement touts 10,000 testimonials, offers a 25 cent mail option, and a free trial package from Allen S. Olmstead, New York.
A reader questions paying $20 for a parrot claiming it cannot talk yet says it understands speech. The note also cites J B Palmer in Seattle praising Piso's Cure for Consumption as a quick remedy.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists endorsers F. J. Cheney & Co and Toledo wholesalers West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin, claims the cure works systemically, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
Dr Samuel Pitcher asserts exclusive rights to the word CASTORIA and Pitcher’s Castoria with the signature of CHAS H FLETCHER on wrappers. He states The Centaur Company controls use of his name and that the product has a thirty year homes use history.
Noting high quality in TKA Garden Drips and Toboggan Maple Syrup from Pelican Louisiana Moasses. Sold by first class grocers in cans only with money back if unsatisfactory. Do not accept imitations. Manufacturer’s name lithographed on each can. Swindlers warned. send stamp for King Solomon's Treasure modern tonic claim.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers. Jests touch on poetry, insults, manners, and social scenes with quick exchanges among named newspapers and figures. The variety hints at a lively urban wit across Chicago Indianapolis and Washington coverage.
A dialogue featuring Miss Marie Johnson on menstrual irregularity as a health risk and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a regulator. The testimonial by Miss Mane F. Johnson of Centria, Pa, cites relief after using the product and Liver Pills, reflecting era wellness advertising. Also notes fashion trends with evening bodices, lace, and new sleeve styles.
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