26 Apr 1895
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
1
A local store announces a removal sale as it moves to a new location. The sale offers canned fruits at two dollars per dozen and tomatoes and corn at one fifty per dozen, sugar at fourteen pounds for one dollar, and bacon sixteen to fifteen cents per pound with salt pork at ten cents per pound.
Advertisement notes fruit and vegetables in season with meals for 25c and lunches any hour. Ice cold drinks offered. Private rooms available for ladies.
Ancient medical advert warning against mercury based remedies. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as safe and effective. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Says remedy sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle with testimonials.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages, describing internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F Joheney & Co of Toledo, selling for 75 cents through druggists.
Specimen cases from New Cassle Harrisburg and Catawba show neuralgia rheumatism stomach liver ailments and severe leg sores improved by three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. One case cured completely after one bottle and one box. Sold by JH Barnett's Ping Store.
The piece argues for full silver re enfranchisement amid rising public support. It warns the gold faction may split silver ranks by enticing members to the Populist church, risking a schism that could undermine unity and threaten silver’s victory.
The Concord article quotes the President's letter to a Chicago committee and the New York Herald arguing that free coinage of silver would boost production and undermine gold. It rebuts claims of silver monometallism, noting gold's disappearance already and accusing money interests of shaping policy for syndicates.
The Silver Belt reports Apache residents of San Carlos threaten to obstruct graders tear up rails if railroad lines cross the White Mountain reservation. They plan to buy arms ammunition and corn to fortify themselves and warn settlers to stay vigilant as government rations dwindle.
The Guardian urges Safford to improve the town with new sidewalks and shade trees before spring. It decries dusty streets and praises enterprising business activity, arguing well-kept walks attract residents and commerce.
An illustration from Lynx creek shows how proper mining methods revived a district long hindered by mud and poor ore. Twenty years of stagnation gave way to a busy mining area with new machinery, ore averaging 12 per ton with profits, and 30 concentrates deemed good.
Territorial officials sweep efforts after a Texas fever infected cattle smuggling bid from California into Yuma is exposed. The Coconino Sun lauds strict enforcement to protect Arizona cattle, highlighting strict adherence to quarantine laws to prevent disease spread.
The legendary Blue Beard came from France where a marshal in Brittany was accused of murdering many wives and children. Convicted of sorcery he was burned. His hair and beard earned him the indigo-tinted name that made him immortal.
A reader questions the idea of sound money as a policy to borrow and maintain gold redemption, accusing it of enabling syndicates to obtain large sums with little real value. The note frames sound money as a contentious issue tied to profits and monetary reform.
Nevada Senator Stewart blasts President Cleveland over silver policy urging clear definition of sound money and safe currency. He argues the policy harms prices, labor, and enterprise, urges Democrats to provide persuasive argument or face political consequences. Also notes Verde Valley settlement plans and regional transport updates.
J R Acuff of New England Georgia has formed a group of Jerome residents with a fund of 20000 to build a ditch from Box Canyon to the Verde River. The plan targets 10000 acres of Verde valley land, promising crops of apples pears peaches and grapes. Surveyor Taylor and engineer McCollum are to join Acuff, who is to arrive with associates to locate and move dirt for the project.
In Santa Barbara a lady barber and city matron are described as supporting their husbands by hosting gatherings with cups and social events to spur home-based industry.
An alarm letter box signals post delivery with a house bell. The Bank of England payroll totals 1 509 000 pounds per year with 1100 employees. An English inventor introduces an automatic air brake powered by train weight. Ostrich eggs average three pounds and equal about twenty four hen eggs. The top surnames in England Scotland and Ireland are Smith MacDonald and Murphy.
Harry Hayward, alleged Minneapolis murderer of Miss Ging, receives a new trial as court grants review of his case.
A reflection states no citizen achieves personal best without advancing the community. It urges individuals to act for collective welfare and public good.
A series of aphorisms discusses making a city prominent, the power of lottery tickets, ancient cheating with loaded dice in Herculaneum, early rice cultivation in India, and the average marriage age for women at 23 in civilized societies.
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