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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
3
Railroad officials say express trains are expensive to operate and may slow speed. The article blames rising costs on the strain of current business and suggests the system is strained. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is mentioned as the proper remedy for healthy digestion during tough times.
A classroom exchange prompts a student to name the morning meal. The teacher asks what it is and the pupil answers oatmeal, reflecting a simple breakfast discussion.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake in shoes. It claims to soothe swollen nervous feet, ease tight footwear, cure corns bunions blisters chilblains and sweating. The remedy is sold in drug stores for 25 cents and touted after thirty thousand tests.
A Yonkers Statesman note describes a home scene with a nurse remarking on an expectant couple and a humorous misstatement about a “little pair.” The brief item centers on the humorous domestic moment and local commentary.
An assorted advertisement fragment cites Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back claim, notes Santo Domingo and Yucatan discoveries, touts the King Hotel in San Francisco with room rates, quotes brewers tax impact on beer and a merchants claim of saving money for Pacific Coast buyers, listing Gilbert Clements & Sons as wholesalers and retailers in California Street.
An old cultural note recalls the psaltery of Spain said to be brought by the Moors and still common among peasants. An advertisement promotes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cure for fits and nervousness after one day of use with a free trial offer.
An 1895 advertisement lists a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure claims and promotes Cheney and Co Toledo as suppliers. It includes testimonials for Piso's Cure for Consumption and St Jacobs Oil with various endorsements and pricing details for Cure products.
Fragmentary report notes a man grabbing someone by mistake at a crowded corner and prompts mention of a king worth noting. The exchange ends with a terse remark, “That’s all.”
Through rural England the author notes footpaths crossing fields and thorn hedges to deter poachers, marking a contrast with American farming. He observes allotments around Midlands towns where workers garden after work, giving scenes of twilight labor and social life near railway centers.
The note urges not to let rheumatism linger and promises relief from St Jacobs Oil. It warns of unpredictable pain and misery if untreated and suggests timely use of the remedy.
A humorous exchange unfolds between a New Yorker and a Chicago man about city prestige and social snobbery. The dialogue references Lannon and New Yorksia while touting Jesse Moore Whiskey as a social staple. The piece also notes President McKinley supporting a naval expansion in line with czar interests.
The Burlingame project moves to its elegant new home in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, and will reopen on January 16, 1898. Ira G. Heitt PhD, of Menlo Park, California, is connected with the development.
The Washington Star notes that wedding announcements should credit both spouses equally. It cites Rev Dr Sunderland's view that a marriage names the man and the woman together, not a man married to a woman. The piece discusses avoiding parent issued cards that say a daughter is married.
John Bright and George Peabody encountered a boatman on an Irish riverbank as the pair negotiated ferry fees. Bright asked for the price, the constable named seven shillings sixpence or more, and Peabody supplied three half crowns to cover the fare. The boatman quipped that they call Peabody Paybody, while he called them Pay nobody.
The New York World notes how today’s medicines avoid the grim taste of powders and castor oil. Capsules and wafer paper allow pills and powders to be swallowed easily, sometimes even emptied and resealed, masking the drug’s flavor or taste.
The term protocol comes from Greek protos meaning first and kollan glue. It originally referred to a sheet glued on a manuscript bearing the writer’s name. Romans used protocolium for a rough draft. In modern use it means a preliminary document or minute of proceeding signed to secure peaceful diplomatic ends.
A collage of gag lines and mock dialogues from Household Words to Boston Hor iga, featuring quips about war marriages the Isle of Man music lessons and a pious brother remark. Notable slips include a tea party memory a man beaten carpet by war news and a storekeeper debating strawberry signs.
A Cleveland Leader tale recalls General Shafter recounting a schoolroom arithmetic moment. He recalls a rival pupil shouting 29, 30, and his own pride in trusting his answer 29. The episode inspires him to rely on personal judgment despite criticism.
Two humorous telegraph stories from the Pittsburg Dispatch recount errors from Albany and New York addresses including Dr A Wing and James W Giles. The notices note misread room car agent titles and Brooklyn navy yard corrections. An accompanying ad promotes St Jacobs Oil for yard work soreness and stiffness with a claim of relief after several applications.
In Social Hours With Celebrities Mrs Byrne relates George IV quip about a nobleman famed for stupidity. When asked to award the vacant Thistle, the king blurts Give the Thistle to him, adding that the man would eat it.
A promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints. It cites the blues as a disease of generation, praises Mrs. Pinkham’s advice from Lynn Massachusetts, and tells of Mrs. F S Bennett who claims relief from uterine issues after using the remedy.
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