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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
3
A Spanish steamer crew spotted flames in the hold and fought them for ten days. The article uses the episode to praise persistence and recommends Hostetters Stomach Bitters as the best weapon against stomach disorders.
A humorous quip from the New York World about a wife reading the paper and a husband reacting to a giraffe with an unusually long tongue. The exchange plays on jealousy and comic misperception.
An 19th century style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen nervous feet, sore heels, blisters, corns, bunions, chilblains and foot dampness. Claims 30 thousand testimonials and sells for 25 cents with a free trial package, from Allen B. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
Two columnists from the New York Tribune union discuss parental pride and humor noting one child described as a peach and a second as a pair.
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise cure for colds with no nervousness after first day. Dr R H King Ltd of Philadelphia offers free $2 trial bottle and treatise. All druggists refund if it fails. AIS claim of permanent cure.
An 19th century style advertisement offers a reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by F J Cheney Co Toledo partners West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and lists price of 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered free.
Two former schoolmates reconnect after years and wonder about the auburn haired Jones girl once the top tennis player in their circle. One replies I married her and asks if she still plays. No she does not, but she remains the boss. A Chicago News item notes the shift with a hint of sadness in the return meeting.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from The Chicago Evening Post Chicago Tribune Boston Traveler Cleveland Plain Dealer Leslie’s Weekly and other papers. Jokes about marriage engagement deals fashion and airmarked remarks reflect early 20th century society wit and daily life.
A historical description explains how a horse is broken for combat by progressive exposure to firing near the animal, carbine and pistol handling, and saber drills. It notes the animal learns to endure gunpowder odors and fear, then stands ground with riders. Also a brief origin tale of the week’s names linked to ancient gods.
A collage of quoted sayings and advertisements noting diverse topics from Chinese imperial pride and nail art to medical cures, seeds by Ferry Co, hotel rates in San Francisco, and a claim of savings by Gilberts Clements’ Sons. Also mentions Japanese teaching of ambidextrous writing and a broad range of consumer tips and partisan opinions.
An American woman in China recounts a custom where butlers borrow items from neighbors to fill shortages at dinner. She recalls receiving knives and tableware with monograms and a later roasted leg of mutton that appeared as a borrowed dish, exchanged across the garden wall with hosts joking about the improvised supply.
A story from the early navy days recounts Lieutenant Sampson’s hobby of building an anemometer. Standing on a cabin roof a gust sends the device overboard, prompting orders to inform the commander and break the news gently.
A Boston mamma teaches her daughter to take food at luncheons in three steps and then, failing guidance, blurts out a profane finish. The tale, attributed to the Boston Herald, ends with the child saying a crude expletive after a fourth request.
A Paris tale recounts Napoleon visiting a veteran missing an arm. Asked if he curses his fate, the man says he would sacrifice his other arm for the Emperor and country. He then cuts off his remaining arm with a saber, while a listener calls it sublime, forgetting the absurdity.
The Tibet sacred tree once valued for its supposed leaves etched with images and hieroglyphs was exposed as a trick. Investigators showed a lama stamped leaves and bark with Buddhist symbols, notably Om mane padone om, to sell to visitors near Lipnsar temple.
An advertisement claims cold and heat worsen neuraglia yet St Jacob s Oil treats the condition promptly. The piece also notes Moki Indians in Arizona practicing a sun dance during Christmas and recalls Hessian prisoners settling in Virginia after the Revolutionary War.
Notice mentions Burlingame moving to a new home at Menlo Park San Mateo County and reopening January 16 1898 with Ira G Heitt Ph D listed. Randsburg Miner reports Frederick Goodman of New York arriving at Copper City Camp thirty miles east of Randsburg with a substantial camp and large crew at work. Also notes Piso s Cure for Consumption ad and Senator Mitchell s bill to amend veterans homes law affecting about 2000 Spanish American War volunteers.
Mrs Patrick Daneehy of West Winsted Connecticut writes of relief from female weakness and womb displacement after using Mrs Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She details insomnia pain bloating and fatigue before finding improved health and sleep thanks to the remedy.
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