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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
3
An advertisement extols St. Jacobs Oil as a reliable remedy that always works and acts quickly for rheumatism in any form. It argues delays ruin opportunities and claims the product cures at any stage, presenting a conversational style and a testimonial hint.
A fragmentary note touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health franchise for digestion and relief from dyspepsia and constipation. It mentions various ailments and hints at a distracted dialog about a child and a shoe clerk, with unclear context and garbled text.
A Toledo advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hapier aan Cheney & Co offering one dollar reward for cures. It promotes product use, testimonials, and internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also cites wholesale druggists West Truax Watopine Kilnan Maryr and claims family pills as best.
Dr Samuel Pitcher asserts exclusive rights to the words Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria in a public notice from Hyannis Massachusetts. He states he originated Pitcher s Castoria and that the wrapper bears the signature of Chas H Fletcher, with authority limited to The Centaur Company led by Fletcher, dated March 8 1897.
The Ingleside race course opens a two week meet from November 29 to December life with top U S horses. F H Green is secretary of the association overseeing catering and sports. Visitors to San Francisco are urged to attend at the famed grounds.
A vintage advertisement promotes TEA GARDEN Drips TopecGaN Maple Syrup and PELICAN Louisiana Molasses sold by first class grocers in cans. Money refunds offered if unsatisfactory and buyers urged to verify the manufacturer's lithograph on each can.
Mining News from Randsburg reports abundant high quality water at Squaw Springs. Local residents plan to pipe it to town before Johannesburg neighbors monopolize the resource. Riverside starts a new charity for the Children’s Home Society of California raising fruit from local orchards to fund support and invites donors to participate without feeling a direct loss.
A roundup of jokes and witticisms from multiple papers, featuring marriage quips, social mishaps, and light satire. Dialogues cover brides attire, courting, job hunts, etiquette, and humorous miscommunications. The snippets showcase era humor and dialect contrasts across Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Detroit, Boston, and Washington venues.
A long column blends aphorisms on virtue with a tribute to David the poet king. It links character and godly leadership to enduring verse, praising his psalms, songs, and influence on civilization, while urging active faith and compassion in daily life.
The Cleveland Leader notes that Governor Thomas Worthington’s brief arrest around 1815 16 over timber taken from the present state house site marks a unique event in state history. Worthington, then living in Chillicothe, faced a capias issued by Judge Jarvis Pike, but the matter was settled amicably without imprisonment.
A humorous note on misguiding southern directions. A tourist asks how far to Brushburg and learns distances depend on the chosen route. The old man’s rural explanation oscillates between near and far, ending with a playful description of the jaunt regardless of path.
Dialogue on government counterfeiting and passing bad bills is satirized as a warning. A wife is urged to insure her husband’s life before cutting costs. The tone mocks political corruption and domestic prudence.
In a Jersey City waiting room a nervous man is accused of smuggling opium by a startled detective. The man’s wife reveals the bottles are medicine for consumption, shielding him from disgrace as sorrowful bystanders witness the scene before the couple flees by ferry and Ninth Avenue elevated rail.
A humorous letter exchange notes 15 cent stamps on violet paper and the decor of stamps versus stationery. Swiss savings banks report over one million depositors with $275 average per family. Prescott to gain a $15,000 smelting plant from Pacific Smelter and Mining. options include cash and stock payments with manager salary terms or a $5,000 bonus.
A cheerful woman falls into deep melancholy as untreated health problems worsen. Doctors misdiagnose as dyspepsia while symptoms escalate into severe blues. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a cure with letters of gratitude on file.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a quick cure for kidney and bladder issues. It describes symptoms such as back ache frequent urination and swelling and claims the remedy offers rapid relief. The ad invites readers to request a free sample bottle and information by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton N Y.
The London Truth recounts Napier's 19 interviews with Mehemet Ali before he signed a pivotal treaty after being told England is governed by a lucky woman. It links Gordon’s Chinese campaigns to belief in luck and a magic talisman cane, then questions whether educated minds rely less on unseen power. The piece ends noting the lion’s roar travels farther than other sounds.
Postmaster General Gary issues his first annual report advocating the establishment of postal savings banks as a key financial service. He outlines potential benefits for rural and underserved communities and calls for legislative action to implement the program.
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