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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
3
The ad proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla uses the purest ingredients selected and examined by experts. It claims a unique preparation process preserves medicinal power, promises cures when possible, and urges buyers to choose Hood's as the best medicine money can buy.
An assailant broke through police lines as the Shah of Persia left his apartment, attempted to mount the royal carriage, and drew a revolver. He was quickly seized and disarmed before firing. No harm came to His Majesty.
Appears as two old ads promoting Allen's Foot Ease powder for foot relief with 30 000 testimonials and a 25 cent price plus a free trial package. Also mentions Adams Sarsa parilla Pills 10 cent trial and 25 cent boxes for constipation headaches and digestion.
Vineyards around Oleander in Fresno County report widespread red spider damage in recent weeks impacting grape crops and wine production. Growers caution that pest outbreaks threaten yields and require management efforts.
The notice promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for children during teething period, urging mothers to use it for relief and comfort.
One hundred dollars reward offered for a case of catarrh cured by Hells Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo proprietors endorse Cheney after 15 years of business. West Truax and Walping Keenan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, 75 cents per bottle, testimonials free, Hall's Family Pills advertised.
The secretary of the navy ordered bids for six armored cruisers. Three ships are authorized by the March 3, 1899 act and three by the June 7, 1900 act. Bids due December 7 with plans available November 8. Ships must meet tonnage, speed, bunker capacity and maximum 36 months to complete.
An An Instructive column humorously surveys everyday truths about marriage social foibles and human quirks. It notes that luck patience and management impact relationships and that small social irritations reveal larger character, with wry observations on wives husbands and neighbors.
An 80 year old bill for mahogany furniture shows current reproductions priced slightly higher with $21 chairs now $25. Raw materials costs rose modestly while factory produced goods limit price increases, and wages and profits shift with modern machinery. England uses Sikh and native troops to police and guard empire postings in Asia.
A column contrasts the American and Chinese working man’s endurance, likening Americans to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters in superiority. It cites the Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, and malaria. The piece includes a Philadelphia Press remark on fate and marriage, with a comic exchange about knowing one’s wife.
A prominent actress offers to stake $10,000 on the presidential outcome and agrees to let newspapers publish her bid and use her name, highlighting influence and publicity in the election landscape.
Science retires the pill as a toothsome medicated tablet fills the need of Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Drugstores sell the product for 10 25 and 50 cents. A cargo sent to Nome included lumber at 100 dollars per thousand feet and coal at 60 dollars per ton.
Menlo Park in San Mateo County showcases new buildings, furnished laboratories, and a pleasant campus under Dr. Ira G. Hoitt. Accredited by universities, the school invites catalogs as its tenth year opens August 6, 1900. Piso’s Cure for Consumption advertised by N W Samuel of Ocean Grove.
Three people died after eating toadstools they mistook for mushrooms at J. A. Norris’s residence near Harvey Illinois. The deceased are Edith Norris Maud Norris and Thomas Norris. Thomas Norris 138 years old reportedly saved others by riding to Homewood three miles away before collapsing.
Long Beach adds summer colonists. Farragut torpedo boat due to visit Catalina. Corona Belgian hare fanciers suffer heat losses. Pomona cannery receiving peaches from San Joaquin Valley. 400 employed, payroll about $3000 weekly. August Sanborn drove Redlands to Los Angeles in five hours, 75 miles via Claremont Pomona. Chaffey college to offer free tuition to eighth grade finishers in Ontario and San Antonio districts. Morosco's Burbank Theatre presents Aristocracy by Bronson Howard. Neill Company acclaimed. Chinese shrimp fishers seek peace terms at Point San Pedro. rites performed. a celebration ends in a fight. War believed renewed.
In a North frontier clash at Topkuk near Nome, over 100 prospectors were arrested after returning to work on a rich pay streak. Ten prisoners were released on bonds. Soldiers guarded the beach while disputes over tundra claims and initial monuments fueled the confrontation.
Fourteen thousand dollars worth of evaporated eggs in one Springfield Missouri carload headed to San Francisco for the Klondike and gold regions. The one pound cans with screw tops require about eight hours to evaporate and a Springfield factory can produce about twelve thousand eggs daily. The cargo, packed sixty cans per case, is shipped to Cape Nome on a steamer and has reached English hospital supplies and European markets.
A royal address laments the death of Humbert of Savoy and calls on subjects to share in the sorrow as a nation. The king vows that unified resolve and steadfast affection will uphold his realm and its unity. He frames personal grief as common to all citizens and pledges continuity of reign.
Reports show Parker Oil Company’s last finished well active. Water hits southern McKittrick fields as several firms strike salt water. La Jolla Oil plans first well about 1.5 miles south of La Jolla. Northern Consolidated leases 3000 acres of Fithian ranch at Carpinteria. Yukon Crude reports 14 wells pumping with No 15 near. Jewett Blodgett Beal files Kern county incorporation capital 500000. Covina residents form oil group on Rowland tract near Puente.
Reports from Oaxaca state continued fighting between Maya Indians and government troops near Santa Cruz in Yucatan for five days. About two thousand troops commanded by Gen. Bravo struck the Maya right flank, forcing a retreat then a stubborn stand. English-speaking officers reportedly led Maya forces. Santa Ana tax rate noted at $2.05 per hundred dollars.
An advertisement touts a wide vestibuled train running daily with electro lighting and an observation car for 2000 miles. It boasts Ladies Parlor Writing Room Observation Platform Gentlemen's Smoking Card Bath facilities and a barber shop plus bath, with no extra charge.
Two letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and abdominal relief. One writer with abdominal swelling avoided surgery after one bottle, another reports two years of illness resolved after six bottles, returning to health.
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