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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
3
The article explains how California lemon growers improved sourness by using a sweating process learned from Italy and Spain. Lemons are picked before color change and cured at 50 degrees for 20 days, then kept at a higher temperature for 60 days to maximize acid and juice, while thinning the rind.
A Detroit Journal item notes a refined girl asking to view music rolls as a clerk boasts a fine display. The clerk promises a roll that won’t stain, joking that butter won’t soak through to show outside. The bit humorously comments on appetite causing awkward situations.
A San Francisco writer recalls Patti's dramatic entrances at two cities, praising her stage joy while noting the diva’s practiced, warm reception that wins over crowds and journalists alike. The piece touts Patti’s radiant footlights moment and the audience's eager response to her gesture.
The article notes that 11 of 85 flags shown in a London weekly supplement from 1858 have disappeared. Flags once represented include the East India Company, the Ionian Islands, Tuscany, Naples, the States of the Church, the Russian American Company, and Sardinia. It also explains word origins for Muslin and Tuile.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers including the Boston Globe Chicago Times Herald Yonkers Statesman Punch and Philadelphia Bulletin. Snatches cover quips about teachers verses burglars flirting with fate and playful banter on hats strikes and yawning at shows.
The Secret Service uncovers another group of counterfeiters and seizes a quantity of forged currency. Authorities note that high value items are commonly imitated, including Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, famed for indigestion and dyspepsia relief, while a humorous unrelated quote from the Chicago Tribune about a chick in an incubator appears in the source.
Clear complexion promotion notes Cascarets Candy Carthartic as a foundation of beauty. Claims skin becomes soft and velvety with use. Available at all druggists priced 10 25 or 50 cents.
A collection of old quips and verses noting a contrarian old man named Bill Gadgett and a Lenore youth who went to war, with a note on a bridegroom asking for specials and a hotel clerk revealing double rates in a lighthearted snippet from 19th century humor pages.
A vintage advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to loosen tight shoes and ease coins and bunions. It claims instant relief, cures for swelling, blisters, calluses, and ingrown nails, with 20,000 testimonials. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial by mail.
The Chicago Tribune notes that many policemen grown tall due to city life hailed from Chicago-born backgrounds, highlighting how locals rise to authority in law enforcement.
Menlo Park in San Mateo County reopens in a new building August 15 under Ira G. Hoitt Ph D principal. The notice highlights location climate and focus on mental moral and physical training at one of the Pacific Coast’s foremost boys schools. Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething. Utica Toilet Compound and baths are promoted for hands skin and minor ailments.
A public health warning cautions against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. It notes to ensure genuineness, claims the product works on blood and mucous surfaces, and mentions 75 cent price with druggist availability.
An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cure with quick effects and offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr R H Kling Ltd based in Philadelphia. It also features a testimonial for Piso's Cure and urges Utica Cleansing Compound for household washing needs.
The account outlines Charles Haddon Spurgeon's courtship of Susannah Thompson, their engagement, and marriage on January 8, 1856 at New Park Street Chapel. It notes his direct, affectionate approach, gifts including Proverbial Philosophy and other books, and a Bible inscription marking their union.
A condemned man walks to the scaffold after killing a jeering neighbor. At the last moment he pauses to hear a tune from his mother but rejects it. The warden recalls a softer moment as the mournful creak of an un oiled lawn mower plays. The man resigns, saying he is ready to die.
A Skegby vicar marries a couple with long church attendance and a memory test tale. The bride, famed for reciting the entire Church of England catechism, freezes at the altar and answers a misquoted vow with a mistaken blessing. World geography figures follow with vast unexplored territories listed for Africa Arctic Antarctica America Australia and Asia.
A playful exchange shows a father quizzing his son about night-time activity. The son replies with a witty line about sowing wild oats, and the parent responds with a sharp retort, hinting at hard work or mischief ahead.
A quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer about medical misdirection. A patient asks where the pain is and the physician notes the difficulty of locating it while drawing from a vial, adding a pun about wisdom and ache.
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