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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
3
A wealthy man credits hard work as the key to success, then spends fortunes to regain health after earning dollars and losing it. The advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion by resolving stomach issues at their source.
Advertises a powder for swollen nervous feet and tight shoes. Claims to relieve sore feet blisters corns and chilblains and promises easy walking with a trial pack free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. address Allen S Olmsted Roy N Y.
A local tale reports Magistrate Schneider discharging a prisoner charged with stealing twelve bottles of beer, asserting the act did not prove a crime. The case highlights early 1900s courtroom standards and humor around law and order.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney and Co with endorsements from Toledo wholesalers. Cure taken internally, price 75c per bottle, sold by druggists with testimonials free. Also mentions St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism.
A short quip about Claudia and her suitor elicits a line on industrious intent. The piece also sneaks in promotional blurbs for Jesse Moore Whiskey and church social pie events, noting society interest in domestic rituals and editorials from China.
William H. McGee of St. Louis recalls Gen. Miles leading a daring, exposed charge during the 1877 Nez Perce campaign. Amid heavy fire, Miles rode across open ground to rally troops. the engagement ended with the Indians surrendering and Miles promoted to brigadier general.
The 96 year old Miss Perceval has a direct link to history through her father’s funeral attended by the Earl of Liverpool who later led the government from 1812 to 1827. The same Earl, as Lieut Jenkinson, helped at Burns funeral in Dumfries on July 25 1796 with the Cinque Ports cavalry present.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph exchange asks how the seasons move and notes the quip that at this time of year seasons move automnatically. The dialogue uses playful wordplay to reflect seasonal change.
A witty exchange critiques war stories by Hicks and Wicks, noting his yarns as convincing. The dialogue then pivots to an old fashioned woman scolding her children, asking why she must hush, highlighting a contrast between storytelling and quiet authority.
Letters from Mrs. Lizzim Beverly of Lowell Massachusetts and Mrs. Amos Trombleay of Ellenburgh Center New York describe dramatic recoveries from womb ulcers milk leg and postpartum illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Both women credit the remedy with saving their lives and restoring health.
An old Washington Post piece describes horses' resilience in combat with vivid notes on how they react after being hit. It also includes brief anecdotes from Strathspey sermons, an Irish hotel porter remark, a quip about a man dead before being known, and a dinner party with two rapid talkers from the Spectator.
Commodore John A. Howell, now rear admiral, patents a self propelled torpedo using a heavy flywheel driven by a steam engine independent of the torpedo to replace the Whitehead method of compressed air. The Howell design, patented in 1871, has been widely adopted by the U.S. Navy. Jacobs Oil listed as a universal cure for rheumatic and neuralgic ailments and related pains.
A collage of humorous exchanges from old papers features quick wits and social jabs. A parade of brief lines shows marriage, work, and schoolroom banter with puns and playful misinterpretations. Multiple small vignettes illuminate everyday life and era humor.
Notes and Queries explains gooseberry as a term for a chaperone in courtship. A girl brings a friend to join a walk with a lad to avoid going alone, while the bestie acts as gooseberry. The phrase gooseberry fool refers to a green gooseberry dessert mentioned in the same note.
Ad emphasizes St Jacobs Oil as a cure for sprains by strengthening and soothing the pain. Warns that delaying use worsens healing, urging immediate application.
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows a newsboy recounting a tale of a pocketbook return with a police query about paying for advertising. The passage also includes vintage ads promising money savings on Pacific Coast goods and a San Francisco wholesaler. It mentions medical cures from Dr. Kline and Piso’s Cure, plus a Dutch fisherman’s herring gift to the queen of Holland.
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