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Newspaper

Mesa Free Press

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1901

Page

3

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Iron and Quinine

An advertisement notes the tonic's formula is simply iron and quinine and promises cure or pay if not effective. The copy emphasizes the tasteless nature of the tonic and asserts no cure, no pay.

Grove

The Worm Turned in Chicago News Dialogue

A brief Chicago News dialogue shows Mrs. Enpeck urging Henry Enpeck to assert boundaries and say no sometimes. He agrees, noting a past occasion where he should have spoken up.

Mrs. Enpeck Henry Mr. Enpeck Chicago News

Garfield Tea Prescribed After Lagrippe Attack

Advertisement urges Garfield Tea for lagrippe recovery claiming it purges impurities and cleanses the system with several doses cited as beneficial.

Hall's Cat Cure and Santa Monica Line Work Start

Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal remedies like Hall's Cat Cure purify blood and heal mucous surfaces. The Santa Monica electric line southern extension will run parallel to the beach for 1.5 miles, with a new powerhouse to prevent traffic failures.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Props Toledo Santa Monica Ocean Park Sherman

Cox Seed Company Publishes Illustrated Seed Catalogue

The Cox Seed Company at 411 413 416 Sansome Street issues its annual illustrated catalogue with complete price lists of seeds and plants grown on the Pacific Coast. It cites growing popularity of native overEastern seeds and invites requests for a free mailed copy from its San Francisco headquarters.

Cox Seed Company Sansome Street Pacific Coast San Fran

A Kall and Kipling Medley at Waterloo Station

Barrie rushed from a bookstall at Waterloo to catch a train when he bumped into Rudyard Kipling. They exchanged glances, smiled, and Kipling playfully grabbed Barrie’s papers and money before dashing off. Barrie quips about the encounter and the torn exchange.

Kall Kipling Mr. Barrie Waterloo Station Rudyard Kipling Barrie Ally St. James Gazette

Joy Crowns Her Life. Metuchen Inquirer account of a cure

Mrs. J. E. Jewett of New York City and Metuchen New Jersey suffered rheumatic pain for nearly fifty years. After failing standard treatments she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and reports marked improvement after the first box. She credits the pills with restoring mobility and eventual full recovery after thirty six boxes. She welcomes inquiries about her case. Pills sold by druggists or from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.

J. E. Jewett 77 Bible House New York City New York Philadelphia Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N. Y

Remarkable Mule Jump Through Stable Window Scene

Maj. B. R. Selden and several reliable workers corroborate a tale from Manchester stables where two full grown mules named Bet and Maggie sprang through a small window into the ground outside without injury. The event, measured by window size and stable features, drew noted attention from the Richmond Times report.

Maj B. R. Selden Manchester Maj. Selden Henry Dandridge Dandridge Bet Maggie Richmond Times

Inventions Spotlight New Methods And Devices

A summary of recent innovations includes a fruit jar sealing machine with dual levers and adjustable collars, a compact nine-bar typewriter, an improved eye hook and eye design, a detachable tie retainer for collars, a streamlined water cycle by a Canadian designer, a simple freefing device for shrinking canoe sails, and a footoperated switch mechanism. The piece also comments on social observations about Porto Rican labor and American influence, noting shifts in work effort and economic behavior.

Connecticut

Carnegie's Scotch Manager Becomes Telegraph Tutor

Andrew Carnegie's manager on his Scotch estates is credited with teaching him to operate a telegraph instrument. A quip notes that a husband who forgets to ask his wife for money hints the honeymoon may be ending. A ship is likely called she due to rigging costs and its perpetual lookout pose.

Carnegie Andrew Carnegie

Do Not Suffer Carcarets Candy Cathartic Ad

A vintage advertisement touts Carcarets Candy Cathartic as a cure all for disease germs and general suffering. It claims to cleanse the body and remove first causes of suffering with a price of 10 to 50 cents at druggists.

Bridal Presents as Revenge Lamp Burns Vast Coal Oil

A humorous ballad-like line contrasts a rival’s petty trick with a lamp said to burn four half-gallon of coal oil nightly as a quip about domestic life. The exchange frames a playful feud over a practical joke.

The Best Prescription for Malaria Tonic Mentioned

A taste free Grove’s ChilTonic bottle marketed as a malarial remedy with chills and fever symptoms described as irony and quinine in tasteless form. Advertising note says no cure no pay and price five cents.

Grove

What is this social struggle we hear so much about

Quote from Chicago Record defines the struggle as partly self transformation and partly excluding others. An advertisement cites Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments, endorsed by WM C Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10, 1900.

Chicago WM. C. Endsley Vanburen, Ind

Verdi Dies in Milan at 88

Milan January 25 news reports the death of composer Giuseppe Verdi at age 88. He leaves a lasting musical legacy and a blameless character to be remembered as a monument to his career.

Verdi Milan Guissepi Verdi

Prevent an Attack of Lagrippe with Garfield Tea

Prevent lagrippe with Garfield Tea the herbal medicine for cleansing the system. Mothers will find Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup best for teething children though noting the exception of her tongue.

Mrs. Winslow

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Cure a Cold in One Day

Claims the tablets stop the cough and work off the cold in a day with no pay needed. Advertises a 26 cent price. Then a separate line notes a proverb about a woman and admiration, ending with a humorous aside.

Custom Tailoring Co. Ad in Chicago Bank Building

Good, hustling men capable of taking orders for custom tailoring. The finest line in the country. Address Commercial Tailoring Co room 512 Commercial Bank Building Chicago NI. One way to make a tall man appear short is by trying to borrow money of him.

Commercial Tailoring Co Commercial Bank Building Chicago For Watch Co Central Bank

To Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine

An advertisement promising a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money back refund if ineffective and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.

E. W. Grove

Sudden Death of Domestic in Los Angeles

A young domestic in the home of Dr. W. W. Hitchcock of Los Angeles died suddenly last Friday. She had been in good health an hour before her death. Authorities consider poisoning as the suspected cause.

King’s blank speech triggers chancellor’s resignation on stage

In a Italian theater a king finds the royal roll blank so the chancellor must read it. The chancellor discovers the king’s pleasantry and, unable to read, offers his resignation, walking off as the throne scene ends.

Instant Death Concepts in Physiology and Notable Cases

The Indian Lancet discusses death as a physiological process, noting the vague instant of death and the requirement that disintegration reach a point where life cannot be revived. It cites a caustic potash vat incident and electric shocks as near instantaneous deaths, while noting cells can be revived after preservation if treated properly.

Vagrant Silenced by Kitchen Lady in Leslie’s Weekly

A large, hungry man of around one hundred stone knocks on a kitchen door and begs as a woman severs his claim to kindness. He protests being a woman, she rebukes him, and he leaves with a resigned sigh recalling a bicycle on the stoop.

Stoop Leslie

Archbishops Declining Days Told By Pearsons Remark

An honored Dublin archbishop, partly paralyzed, would creep from his door to Stephen's Green. After a heavy fall a bright girl helped him up and offered to show him home. He doubted her claim until she said My father's the same every day confirming her father’s routine.

Dublin Stephen Pearson

Prizefighter Reaches Prime Between Ages Twenty and Twenty-Six

Historical note states a prizefighter is in his prime during ages from twenty to twenty six. The claim frames peak athletic performance within this age span, emphasizing youth and vigor in the sport.

Provisional Civil War Claim Note from Washington

Fragmentary text mentions Nathan Pension Bickford in Washington D C and references military units such as B 5th N H vols and 20th corps with notes about prosecuting claims since 187. The legibility is limited but indicates a pension or claim record connected to Civil War service.

Nathan Pension Bickford Washington, D. C N. H

Anecdote Echoes Lincoln Lesson of Facing Foe

A tale from Irving Bachellor's Eben Holden recounts a president advising, You do it easy if you have to. It contrasts bravery with fear showing a bully bested by a lame man and a man who runs and fights when pressed.

Mary Lincoln Irving Bachellor Eben Holden Sangamon County Ills Waal

The Hot Water Cure at a Boarding House

A London Tit-Bits excerpt humorously portrays boarders embracing a new fad the “hot water cure” by drinking hot water three times daily. The keeper jokes about its mysteriously universal healing while the cook jokes about adding more hot water to meals.

Maria London

Also Mentioned on This Page

Seeds and Plants The Metuchen Inquirer Metuchen, N. Y Gunn Bosankoco Philadelpha Druggiata Inter Ocean Heft Biaa Saiser Joan A. Salzer Latreses Wis AdamsCo Henry N. Copp Ora J. Tower Co Boston Cutler Beilats W. H. Smith & CO Buffalo, N. Y Prop’s San Francisco Cal United States Health Reports Allimail Grip Howard Alabama White North Carolina Francis M. Anderson Judge Anderson Virginia Harriette A. 8. Marsh Woman’s’ Benevolent Association St. Jacobs Oil Lonsumption D. M. Ferry & CO Detroit Mich F.N.U Cy Carnarric Trade Mar Dr Healen Sterling Remedy Company Montreal Masonic Temple First Street Belmont Avenue Los Angeles Lake Shore Avenue Colton Street M. A. MacCrone Hawley Rochester la Stamp P. Snyder Masonic Temple Falt Hercules Es Prancigco
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