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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
2
In a Mesa Free Press item from Arizona publisher Morton & Shewman, a tongue in cheek note on stamp licking during wartime Spain drawn alongside a bizarre claim about Italy calling it the worst town on earth where two percent of deaths are murders.
A witty column mocks public apathy toward a new Spanish explosive named toxpyre. It jokes that gendered ships merit armor, notes a man who amputated a thumb to dodge war, and observes many people only talk without acting.
In a quirky athletic metaphor the Vesuvius behaves like lightning but avoids striking twice in the same spot because that spot did not exist for a second time.
Bjorne Bjornson, son of Bjornstjerne Bjornson, is appointed director of a newly established theater in Christiania. The move signals a cultural development as local authorities back the arts project.
The first troops landed in Cuba with band music playing There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight. The bandmaster clearly understood the moment and set the tone for the arrival.
A Chicago woman patents a hairbrush that conveys a strong electric shock. The item aims to deter youthful wrongdoing and sparks debate on its shock value and utility as a personal grooming tool.
An Oklahoma minister weds twelve couples within an hour. The event is framed as a swift matrimonial spree on a choppy social sea, highlighting remarkable speed in a single hour.
The passage argues that quality outweighs quantity in persuasion. It notes talkative groups may overwhelm, but a single well reasoned voice in good temper can carry the meeting. It cites fair-minded judges who value strong argument over volume.
The passage explains that after care arose from the International Conference of Charities to monitor people discharged from hospitals for the insane. It notes similar needs for convalescents and others such as reformed persons and prisoners, suggesting ongoing support to prevent relapse.
The report praises Consul Williams on Spanish taxes and contrasts a proposed American tax plan with Spain’s former heavy levies. It notes a Washington feminist boycott of French millinery and cites the Globe-Democrat on American volunteers and a lean standing army discussion.
A digest of notable events includes the Klondike output at about 5 million dollars, salmon packs down 75k cases, and the collapse of the Occidental Colony in Nevada. Labor, legal, and military moves span San Francisco to Alaska, with arrests, commutations, ship duties, and planned military posts for winter.
From Lasalle dispatches: former congressman Alexander Campbell, called the father of the greenbackers, is dead. The item notes other brief world and national developments, including health reports, financial news, and military measures abroad.
A royal decree by Louis XI excludes the extravagant hat of fair faddists from church and court, noting women's headgear as a potent symbol of human ingenuity. The piece is framed as a demonstration of bonnet versus bullet influence, appealing to liberty-loving ladies.
Five years after Lord Rowton opened Rowton House to house the homeless at sixpence daily, profits rose to 50 percent and more houses followed. In London the scheme reduced saloon use and improved neighborhoods while giving men a sense of home and dignity. New York financier D Ogden Mills adopted the plan, with similar gains. Two thousand directly and thousands indirectly benefited as the model spread, urging investors to seek future social returns.
The article describes Easter bullfights in Seville with pomp and ceremony. It notes the heavy costs to stage the event and mentions rich and poor alike funding the spectacle, even as Nev ille struggles to buy bread. It comments that many Sevillans attend the bull-ring, sometimes pawning household gods to do so.
Tax rules in Great Britain exempt dogs used for guiding the blind or tending livestock on farms from taxation. The remark notes the difficulty for a man with no credit to avoid debt, reflecting a social concern of the era.
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