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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
3
The article argues that physical trouble from cold or muscle strain presents the same treatment needs and urges prompt attention for back pain. It claims St. Jacob's Oil can settle the question with sure efficacy in either case and implies a cure is certain.
The article explains how English monarchs were styled through history and decodes meanings of royal titles such as king and emperor. It adds a curiosity about a whistling Australian moth whose wing ribs produce a love call, and notes that migrating geese leaders are often relieved by others.
A Glasgow observation notes park chairs and benches marked with Protect your property. The phrase reflects civic duty and that citizens are part owners with stakes in local parks.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the words Castoria and Pitchers Castoria and says the product bears the signature of Chas H Fletcher on wrappers. He states no one has authority to use his name except The Centaur Company and cites a date in 1897.
Column offers pithy maxims urging vigilance and moral reform. It cites warnings at midnight, calls for guidance, and contrasts folly with virtue, noting that workers must act to avoid cold and that genuine faith sustains amid conflict. It also quips about marriage, hobbies, ambition, and the Christian life.
A London Times account describes Samid, a Sudanese jester once with Hicks Pasha’s army, now in Wad el Bishara’s dervish camp. He mimics Emir Yunes, Wad el Bishara, a railway clerk, a bimbashi, an execution scene, and war artists, drawing bursts of laughter from camp crowds.
A Michigan man paid $5.50 to acquire two government islands totaling five acres after lengthy three year negotiations. The item notes government land sale and a modest price amid a broad report.
Notes and Queries cites John Bunyan in the 1686 Book For Boys and Girls, comparing a genuine Christian to a horse that bears the drum. The meditation urges steadfastness under pressure with lines about enduring charges, nose and face opposition, and keeping one’s place.
A Philadelphia Times note explains that atmospheric temperature drops about one degree per 300 feet rise and rises the same amount when descending. It cites near zero at the North Pole and 80 to 90 degrees at the equator, translating to roughly a one degree change per 70 to 80 miles north or south of a given point.
The passage describes chronic liver inactivity causing jaundice foul tongue breath headaches right rib pain constipation and upset stomach. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a proven remedy for these evils and for chills fever nervousness and rheumatism.
A scene shows a test of honesty as a servant reveals a coin found on a desk. The master commends honesty while the servant notes the deliberate placement to test integrity.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured constitutionally. It asserts nine of ten cases come from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars free. Hall's Family Pills also marketed.
An old advertisement fragment touts TEA GARDEN drips and TOBOGGAN MAPLE SYRUP sold by first-class grocers in cans with a money back guarantee. It promotes PELICAN Louisiana Molasses and Piso's Cure for chest diseases, plus Mason Chemical Co products and Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
A Buffalo based Erie Medical Company advertises a trial offer for its appliance and restorative remedies. It claims to restore vigor and energy, with a month of remedies on trial and no payment until results are acknowledged. The notice targets reliable men and warns limited availability.
A column notes that doing, not thinking, drives church work across denominations with quotes from Parish Visitor and Rev John Henry Barrows. It highlights self culture through scripture, biblical study at University of Chicago, and faith’s practical impact from Mount Lebanon to Waterloo Iowa, including a Presbyterian church built from a massive boulder.
A reflective sermon-like exhortation by Reyv. O. Kingsley on using idle time constructively. It argues all knowledge should be useful as study of God's works and laws. Reading wisely prevents gambling and sin, urging children of God to learn in God's world.
A young woman frustrated by household chores learns from her father the value of patience and attitude. He compares duties to vials carrying poison, perfume, or medicine, and notes that meaning lies in the spirit applied to ordinary tasks. A French saying adds that perfection is in extraordinary effort within ordinary acts.
A religious appeal argues that law and learning alone fail to save the nation from vice and infidelity. The author asserts Christian citizenship will preserve the republic and cites history showing the fate of republics tends toward empire.
A far ranging column excerpt covers a racially charged anecdote about evangelist Bradder Jones, notes on Japanese religious growth led by Bishop McKin, a moral reflection on timing of right actions, and a humorous Kansas tale of a toper outwitting a druggist with rock candy gum camphor.
A brief exchange about arranged marriages reveals Mrs. Bridewell objecting to a husband chosen for her and Mrs. Oldham noting the consolation of having someone to blame, with the judge presiding.
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