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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
2
A rambling compilation from the Mesa Free Press edition includes playful observations on potatoes rain and prices. It references a Missouri hog sold for 5100 dollars and a quip about women beauty and Alaska gold. It closes with a pointed remark on war and national debt.
The passage contrasts a woman's sorrow for a friend's death with a judgmental view of a doctor. It notes a German claim of murdering fourteen wives as possibly false and suggests hanging him a few times. It mentions Princeton abolishing hazing and hints at manipulating freshmen into football. It questions cracker trusts and Alaska whisky imports implying many men head to the Yukon on a skate.
Boston professor Bridges asserts kissing cures dyspepsia and expresses hope it will prompt young wives to learn to cook well. He frames affection as remedy and domestic instruction as outcome.
A witty aside imagines an Alaska based newspaper named the Klondike Constitution. The speaker jokes that the publication would need a strong constitution to endure the harsh Arctic climate and harsh journalism.
In the Klondike eggs sell for 17 dollars a dozen and no American barnstormer should fear the region’s dangers in pursuit of fame and fortune.
Dickens left 500000 to his children yet all descendants are said to be poor. No writer of first class ability has appeared among them. These facts interfere with some theories of heredity.
California's crop value is estimated at 20 million dollars this year, a figure larger than the total output of the state's gold mines, highlighting prunes as a major economic product.
Oil, once a comfort for waters, now clears dust on railway tracks and soothes all conditions. The text portrays oil as versatile and dominant, a universal remedy in different weather.
A brief exhortation argues that life is brief and progress hinges on steady study. It recommends two hours each morning and two in the evening, daily, to yield a wide difference over a single season.
Since 1842 Queen Victoria has logged about two million miles by railway, surpassing the Prince of Wales by roughly five hundred thousand miles and the Duke of Cambridge by nearly one million miles.
Mark Twain mourns at Adam and Pittsburg plans a Tubal Cain monument signaling a shift in acknowledging the antediluvians. The remark After us the deluge is tied to a growing recognition of ancient origin myths.
A St. Louis vagrant inherits 670000 marks from German relatives. The tale notes that hundreds of thousands may follow similar fortunes instead of seeking work, a claim presented as surprisingly true.
Those who think earnestly for themselves find happiness that is theirs alone. They may share it and gain it through sympathy, yet it cannot be taken away. This inner strength offers a refuge from troubles and aids in bearing burdens.
A commentator suggests the term Anglicander for inhabitants of the British Isles and colonies. The idea meets skepticism as many Englishmen and Australians are unlikely to adopt the label.
The article notes Japan's good rice harvest reduces its obligation to purchase American wheat. Rice is a staple in Japan and China, more so than flour is in the United States, and this likely lowers rice market prices domestically.
The piece notes a push to expand upland rice farming while critiquing British public fascination with nobility. It jabs at John Churchill as a major traitor in European history, then notes the Marquis of Blandford enjoys immunity from his ancestors' faults, despite the Marlborough-Vanderbilt baby controversy.
W T Stead asserts English women are treated better by men than American women and cites Thomas Carlyle as an example. The piece notes Americans know Jane Carlyle and doubt that Thomas showed any stately courtesy toward her, suggesting Americans prefer the more common American man.
An epidemic of death by self harm haunts large cities as poisons like morphine and carbolic acid are easily bought despite laws. The author urges stricter enforcement and broader restrictions including Paris green and other harmful substances, arguing poisons should not be sold to children or the public without safeguards.
The article notes autumn fires abroad and rising concerns over pine lands in the northwest. It cites resolutions from the national irrigation congress endorsing forest reservation and President Harrison and President Cleveland orders. It argues for a system of forest police, severe penalties for careless burning, and active patrols to curb timber theft and prevent conflagrations.
Mrs. Lyman Abbott portrays Peaceful Valley as an ideal winter retreat where city cousins and summer boarders retreat to economize and enjoy simple comforts. The sketch contrasts town luxury with rustic life and notes that some men gain courage only when they lose their tempers.
California gears for a six day golden jubilee starting January 24 with events across the state. The article notes railway progress, banking shifts, mining exhibits, and a planned Chinese education project in San Francisco as part of broader celebratory actions.
The secretary of the navy accepts the warships Iowa and Foote. Senator Hanna is ill and cannot travel to Washington. Six hundred depredation claims totaling over 1000000 are filed against the Indians. President McKinley’s mother is paralyzed and near death at 86. Ex Secretary Carlisle rents a Manhattan house at 4 Washington Square. Internal revenue for five months exceeds last year by about 8000000. A Mannlicher pistol with smokeless powder to be shown to the War Department. Secretary Alger signals a court martial will be understood and a sensational army move expected. Gen Scott humane treatment rules may be revived. Post Office fights missing letter contests used to boost subs. Lottery law bans mail to schemes tied to chance prizes. newspapers with such ads are forbidden in the mails.
The wire nail trust forms with 60 million capital. Hotel Balmoral burns at Mt. McGregor. Henry George Jr and Marie Hitch wed in Chicago. Chicago banker Spalding jailed for embezzlement. Codfish runs thrive on New Jersey coast with plummeting prices. Texas frontiersmen depart for Tiburon Island expedition. Thorne case ends in guilty verdict. death sentence for some. Mrs Nack may plead to avoid capital punishment. Chicago reports fifteen female policemen patrolling for truants. Interior secretary seeks surveys for Hualpi Reservation. Colorado river not surveyed. Indian complaints allege cattle trespass amid unsettled reservation lines. Squaw Springs mill to be built near Randsburg. A massive ore-hauler engine to replace mule transport. a San Jose capitalist aids. Johannesburg Townsite builds steam pump. water for 10,000. Tombstone district ore body uncovered near Pearce mine. George Fitts reports a rich gold ledge. exploration proves permanence. Dry diggings bloom in Randsburg. hundreds use dry-washing methods daily. Steamer Mohave returns from Mexican Mining Co. with sabpur samples for U S. markets. shipments aim to boost sulphur supply. Northern North America hosts an enormous sulphur deposit in the region.
The Higgins group of mines near Bisbee is bonded to a New York syndicate for a large sum. Randsburg railway ballast at St. Elmo contains gold. Kanowna near Kalgoorlie reports rich ore and a swift prospect rush with 1000 men locating claims. Rademacher mine shaft yields ore near $1000 per ton. district named for it. Placers in Goler Gulch reveal ancient picks and shovels. Construction train reaches St. Elmo six miles from Randsburg. track-laying advances at a mile per day. Redlands mill nears sale to Ashford Mining with ten stamps planned.
Widespread dispatches note wrecks from a great Atlantic storm and upheavals across Europe. Humbert contemplates abdication. Japan orders fifteen locomotives to Jersey City. Dreyfus era tensions rise. Montevideo foiled an assassination. Pando reported killed near Matanzas. Chinese cession talks with England surface. Krupp arms order. drought devastates Valencia. Sven Hedin’s Arctic African journey reveals lost civilization and 22 lakes. Toronto elects George Bertram over Oliver Howland in a Liberal win showing stronger Liberal hold.
The New York Journal of Commerce notes French speculators aiming to corner walnuts while California lemons gain New York footholds. Pampas plumes ship to London, and prune shipments from Idaho show mixed profitability. California citrus tree cleaning reaches 325 000 trees near Arcadia Pomona, with broader work east of Pomona. A Colorado Experiment Station bulletin finds alfalfa feeding value improves with age, with seventeen trials showing more protein in older hay in all but one case.
A Los Angeles resident, J A Murrietta of College street, proves the Alligator pear can be grown profitably in the county. His six year old tree yielded nearly 300 pears this season valued at about 135 dollars in San Francisco and Los Angeles markets. Hawaiian and Mexican varieties show strong climate adaptation and demand. H Miller of Cahuenga also cultivates Alligator pear trees with promising early growth and hardiness.
A London fruit dealer reports California pears and plums arrive under unfamiliar names. He cites Fox pear as a misnamed case later identified as Marie Louise, notes Bartlett pear renamed Williams in England and Bon Chretien in France, and predicts broader reclassification as imports carried their own names.
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