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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
1
WM. PASSEY, UNDERTAKER offers imported coffins and caskets on hand and made to order on short notice. Coffins and caskets supplied with live and let live prices. furniture repaired and job work also available.
A long reflective essay traces a single water drop’s journey through oceans skies and landscapes, illustrating interconnectedness and the cycle of electricity and life. It argues steady, quiet labor outpaces bursts of pace and critiques eastern heat stereotypes about Arizona. The piece cites a Silver Belt attribution and contrasts heat impacts across regions including New York.
Efforts surge to persuade Governor Franklin to commute the death sentence of Oscar Rogers, jailed for train robbery. Proponents cite Rogers as a model prisoner and note no life was taken. The Tribune endorses clemency to satisfy justice.
Ethel replies that the supply is not equal to the demand for marriage, reflecting a humorous exchange about an eager suitor and Mabel’s reaction.
The Congress mine shaft reaches 1800 feet with 350 underground workers. A cyanide plant of 100 ton capacity, a 40 stamp mill operating continuously, and plans to add forty more stamps are in place. About four miles of tunnels and two additional shafts at 700 and 100 feet have been sunk. Cross cutting to the second vein has begun. Current monthly output stands at 80000.
Solomonville Bulletin notes Clifton Arizona and Detroit Morenci plants have added machinery this year to lower ore costs. Mines display plentiful ore and richer yields. Experts expect no ore scarcity in Clifton district for twenty five to fifty years.
The Williams News notes more Southern Arizona visitors flock to Flagstaff and northern resorts, signaling growing appreciation of the region’s scenery and climate. Officials expect patronage to increase as attractions become better known.
A piece extols the importance of subscribing to local papers as a measure of a town’s vitality. It argues newspapers reflect moral standing, intelligence, and prosperity, urging residents to support home journalism to boost civic pride, commercial success, and community growth.
The August Cosmopolitan issue includes a Progress of Science feature on the St. Louis Tornado of May 27 with illustrations. It notes the Weather Bureau forecast severe local storms that morning and advised dangerous conditions by telegrams. Also features on Recent Art and The World of Art and Letters. 10 cents a copy or $1 a year.
Frank Ives asserts his right arm can drive a billiard ball around a table hitting eleven cushions in a single blow. Fitzsimmons reaches nine cushions, Corbett nine or ten. Ives attributes the feat to an unusual arm construction.
An Oklahoma editor jokes about marriage upheavals in his column while a San Diego World reports residents’ resolve to build a direct east railroad to Yuma, noting delays and declaring determination to proceed with the project. The piece blends humor with civic ambition and calls for swift action.
The piece argues women marry later as civilization rises, praising the thirty plus age as ideal feminine type. It notes men seek experienced partners, replacing the former adoration of sixteen year olds, citing Balzac and Emile de Girardin. It shifts to Australia battling a rabbit plague with vast land abandonment and wire netting as the remedy.
William J. Benning of Boone Inc unveils a contrivance that uses undershot wheels to capture stream current without damming. The system develops full stream force to generate electrical power.
A reflective note suggests that heavy fatherly pressure at the grindstone steers many boys toward marketing or advertising careers as a path shaped by tough training and discipline.
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