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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
3
A young physician recalls a patient story about Mrs Cash who hid her mother’s fatal illness to avoid distressing her daughters. The mother died soon after and a planned dance party was recalled as a reaction to the tragedy. The tale underscores the clash between social appearances and harsh realities in society.
The early wedding ring history centers on the betrothal ring once the main ceremony. Betrothal signified a future union, protected by church law against breach, with espousal celebrated as a sacred contract of eternal love.
An inventor announces a perfected electrical device that he says will enable the blind to see, bringing happiness to those with defective eyesight. He also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for indigestion dyspepsia malaria fever and ague.
A playful overheard exchange ponders why many women favor ribbons. Mr. Dash quips that the first woman was a ribon herself, a punny line printed in the Syracuse Herald.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee signed by E. W. Grove. Also promotes Mrs. Winslow's Toothing Syrup as the preferred teething remedy for children.
A page promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer for cures fails. It also advertises plant seeds and bulbs from F A Miller, a Puck joke, Adam’s Sarsaparilla Pills, a publisher’s testimonial honesty pledge, and Dr Kline’s Invigorating Tonic with a free trial bottle.
Read the Importers' and Planters' Association ad in today’s issue touting Velocros Java and Mocha coffee. It targets buyers tired of inferior brews and willing to pay 35 cents per pound for first class quality.
A German accented depositor tries to steal the signature book after paying $500 while a woman’s attempt to sign ends with an “X” in the bank. The tale shifts to an amusing anecdote about Sam Houston granting a pardon to a penitentiary agent who boasted of years of service.
Uncle Eben and Mariel flee a streetcar as they lament Chicago life. The tale recounts how city excitement allegedly dulls and browns hair, citing stories of women changing shade after summer in the country and theater work. The piece preserves a folkish caution about urban temptations.
A man who found steel combs in a sidewalk showcase traced their use to furriers who comb fur pelts. The items include mixed toothed designs and a handle ending piece. Similar tools exist for dogs, notably a larger dog comb with one side toothed and coarser teeth.
A young man from Frankfurt asked to be taken as an apprentice in the Rothschild house, claiming the cooper trade bored him and promising diligence to learn the business as an apprentice millionaire. The head of the firm gave consideration to the unusual plea.
Mrs Plump pleads over a shrinking No 5 foot trying to squeeze into a No 3 shoe while Mr Plump counsels courage. Ohio State Journal captions the humorous scene as a playful domestic vignette.
A college professor notes typical bread weight and ingredients. He estimates a one pound loaf uses about three quarters of a pound of flour and 23 percent water, with 2 cents per pound for flour cost and a half cent for shortening and yeast. Water absorption varies by flour, changing loaf weight, while dry matter loss in breadmaking runs about 2 percent, potentially up to 8 percent with extended fermentation.
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