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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
1
Nevada Senator Stewart, a long time miner and dealer, urges youths to go to the Klondike citing vast yet challenging Alaska gold deposits. He notes harsh climates, short seasons, and snowbound terrain but predicts persistent miners will endure and seek wealth despite barriers.
The Mining and Scientific Press notes Alaska and Yukon rushes will bring prominence and map clarity while causing suffering for some as new mining fields open. In Toronto an odd three year election grants Sunday streetcar service for three years after a vote of 479 to 38,000, ending six years of sabbath restrictions despite church opposition and merchant support.
The Verde valley youth McDonald who died in Flagstaff from a skunk bite did not go to Pasteur Institute in Chicago for treatment. He traveled to Kansas City where he tried the mad stone. He was away from there about a month before hydrophobia symptoms appeared.
A German newspaper urges the government to prohibit emigration from Germany to the southern states of the American Union. The piece argues for restricting departure and cautions about potential consequences of continued migration.
The Western Mining World notes that abandoned mines can regain value with new methods and machinery. History looms when a mine is closed due to poor facilities or owner disputes, but renewed technology offers chances for profitable revival amid renewed interest nationwide.
An experienced Alaska miner warns hopeful rushers that starting in March 1898 makes little difference by April while current start incurs high living costs and harsh conditions. Those delaying to March next year can endure winter at $30 a month, whereas starting now risks $5 daily for poor food, cold, and storms.
The Hassayamper on the Corner watches modern trends with skepticism as the Grand Lodge of Good Templars gathers in Prescott. He resists the Salvation Army, Eastern fashions, evolution of the new woman, and the crusade against traditional morning rituals, remaining wary of delegates.
A St Paul woman, praised for her past trustworthiness, faces an embezzlement accusation for misappropriating several thousand dollars from a society where she served as treasurer. She admits the theft, blaming hard times and household expenses for the motive, a defense that contrasts with Chicago defaulters' excuses.
The St Louis discovery of a mummified corpse that perspires could influence believers who insist that punishment after death manifests as heat.
A new New Jersey rule requiring detailed mutual disclosures before marriage becomes effective. Prospective out of state couples must answer nine questions, provide witnesses for ten more, and prove good character. The aim is to prevent irregular marriages and ensure both parties disclose prior marital history.
The text argues that listening skill is essential for learning and that culture should precede other aims. It notes that without acute attentive listening the teacher's instructions lose value and that many school difficulties arise from poor training in looking and listening.
Prof Schmieder berg of Strasburg notes dogs require iron in food. He tells of a strong dog nearly starved by pure milk, saved by one grain of ferratin added to daily milk. The dog refused milk before, but devoured the ferratin and recovered health in two weeks. Albany Argus.
Workmen start dismantling the Lambs prison, a historic Egyptian style landmark in New York noted for housing many famous criminals over the years. The massive walls are said to hold stories of crime and misery if they could speak.
Execution by electricity has led to a 200 percent rise in New York. Juries appear more willing to sentence to death by electric chair than by hanging. The law does not deter criminals, as homicide rates remain unchanged.
An American explorer claims to have rediscovered the Inca gold mines in Peru. The announcement highlights the site’s historic wealth and potential significance for archaeology and tourism.
A visitor to Ouba reports Spanish officers pursue endless conflict to extract money and plunder. He says they pretend to fight but remain mainly defensive, using hospital killings and attacks on civilians as the only bloodshed, driven by self interest rather than sincerity.
A Missouri wife seeks divorce from Rouse claiming the marriage was announced as Nixcom Rouse and assignment of a son name Nixcora A. Rouse is unbearable. The suit reflects a heated family dispute with public sensationalism noted.
Earl de Gray, now 35, has reportedly averaged 25,000 head of game per year over two decades. He once felled 50 pheasants in three minutes, killing all but one, and is said to have killed 11 tigers along with elephants rhinoceros bears and lions.
Under the new post office registry the sender of registered letters is indemnified up to ten dollars per letter. A Bristol burglar failed to open a safe, brewed tea, opened cigars, and spent New Year's Eve in conviviality, then wrote a polite note of thanks to the proprietor.
A report notes that walking on the third rail of an electric transit system is dangerous and may be fatal if touching any other rail simultaneously, implying such action is reckless and potentially deadly.
A steam threshing machine from Mesa, also a road motor, is doing considerable work in the valley. When it passed down Main Street on Wednesday many residents mistook it for a railroad train.
A fragment notes that distance adds allure to distant places and new discoveries, suggesting that remoter locales appear more enchanting in print and report. The idea contrasts exploration with travel, hinting at journalistic fascination with distant regions.
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