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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
3
Advertising alone cannot sustain demand. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has solid worth. Women know its value, evidenced by the world’s largest and lasting sales for female ills, built on Mrs Pinkham’s twenty years of experience and worldwide medical respect.
In letters from Mrs. W. M. Butz of New Palestine Missouri and Lupia E Bovener of Etna Pennsylvania the women describe long battles with uterine illness and post partum fever. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving pain restoring strength and saving lives.
Mrs G A Winter of Indiana reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills along with Sanative Wash for womb pain leucorrhea and backache. Mrs Rose of ? tests shows severe menstrual pain and headache eased by the same remedies. both note dramatic improvement after treatment.
Readers describe relief from long standing female health issues including womb falling and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs Magnus of Welaka and Mrs Walker of Depot share improved energy and ability to work at home after treatment.
The piece outlines a "science of hair reading" linking hair texture and color to personality traits. Fine hair signals gentle birth and potential intellect while straight hair suggests practical disposition. Black hair is warned as treacherous, lighter hair implies sensitivity, brown denotes common sense, and red hair indicates honesty and cleverness.
A humorous exchange between two women unfolds as they recount a child’s blunt praise. The child praises a visitor as quiet and pretty, then the women note the misperception and the playful correction that follows.
The Columbia Oil company shows progress in Fullerton district with No. 7 down nearly 200 feet while No. 6 is being drilled out and set to work again. No. 5 continues to yield large quantities of high grade oil. In Santa Clara county Belleview residents request a sanitary cattle test by an inspector.
Rival colleges push for the ideal man through health and intellect. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters advertised to regulate bowels and stomach, prevent malaria and fever. A large bell gift to Sherman Heights School in San Diego by Mrs. Matthew Sherman honoring Capt. M. Sherman was accepted by the school and Board of Education.
The ad suggests Adam’s Sarsaparilla Stomach Liver and Kidney Pills as cheap Spring medicine priced 10c 25c and available at druggists. The Ventura Signal reports Dixie Thompson will abandon ranch work after hiring twenty five men to prep for rain as the region is too far advanced for a crop.
An 19th century ad copy extols Carter's Ink as essential for good writing and claims it is superior to poor ink. It then recommends Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best teething remedy for children.
An 1900 advertisement touts Hall's Family Pills and Hall's Cure for catarrh and consumption like products. It lists Toledo wholesalers Westwood, Rainey & Marvin and endorsers such as John F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana. It asserts blood and mucous surface action with a 75 cent bottle price and offers testimonials.
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It relieves swollen nervous feet tight shoes ingrown nails sweating callouses and tired aching feet. Over 30,000 testimonials. Sold at druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free by mail for 25 cents stamps. Allen S Olmsted Roy N Y.
A collage of lighthearted exchanges and anecdotes from various readers and captions. Jokes range from family banter about bells and meals to satirical quips on art, travel, manners, and everyday misunderstandings. The snippets showcase wit across magazines like Collier’s Weekly, Chicago Record, and Detroit Free Press.
A concise aphorism stressing the virtue of generosity preceding self interest. The message frames charity as foundational to moral action and social duty.
The Salt Lake City tabernacle, famed for its acoustic prowess, seats 25,000 yet allows a person at one end to clearly hear a pin drop at the opposite end. This sonic marvel is demonstrated to visitors during tours of the building.
A playful exchange notes Willie Washington proposing to Miss De Vere with her friend quoting a seasonal test of proposals. The Erie Canal in New York runs 381 miles from Albany to Buffalo, with construction cost listed as $52,540,800.
Mrs. Nettie Chase recalls her 16 month old son’s rash and neck swelling first mistaken for measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors and unsuccessful treatments, Hood's Sarsaparilla helped the boy recover, with the sore healing and health restoring after repeated use.
The Weather Bureau report says a cool cloudy week with fog and uneven rain showers turning to mountain snow. Frost occurred in places and apricots froze Sunday night while winds dried ground and harmed young beets and grain. oranges set well and fruit crops dropped. Gen. G. M. Randall traveled to Alaska to select a site for an army post and to inspect troops, predicting a future telegraph link from Port Valdes to Nome via the Yukon line.
Thomas W. Page, a professor of history at the University of California, visits Fresno High School to inspect and discuss the history department.
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