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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
2
A column of brief observations covers topics from American promoters in China to poker legality, war ships, and vaudeville ideas. It notes magazine trends, political conjecture about Congress, and a quip about Jay Gould and his heirs without graphic details.
A biting comparison notes that 200 Spaniards once did Manila post work now done by twenty Americans. It observes continued demand for 25 million paper collars annually in the United States and claims the collar is the link between collarless barbarism and proper civility.
The report notes a substantial decline in cigarette manufacture with 336 million fewer cigarettes produced last year than the year before. Analysts suggest the trend may continue toward further reductions.
The speaker notes 1330 unions and 12807 branches in Britain and asks if superior learning of trades in older countries explains their strength, implying a comparison of union density and educational emphasis.
John Bull shows strong enthusiasm for the Nicaraguan canal project taking practical steps and offering help. His readiness signals cross Atlantic diplomacy will be needed to align American and British perspectives on the undertaking.
A visitor might wonder at crowds before the polls and the quiet acceptance after. The nation holds that the honestly ascertained will of the majority shall prevail, returning to ordinary duties with calm after the election.
An English traveler in Spain reports no unfriendly feeling toward Americans and notes Spaniards hold a favorable view of returning soldiers. He says Americans would be well received in Spain and that the public feels relief at the end of the war and release from colonial burdens. He adds Spanish politics and press would better reflect public opinion with less illiteracy.
Reports describe the Canet quick firing field gun as a revolutionary French artillery weapon with 22 shots per minute and a target destroyed by 200 soldiers in 1 minute 45 seconds at 2.5 miles. British tests show extraordinary accuracy with shells hitting the telescope focus point repeatedly. The remarks accompany news of nations invited to the Czar's peace congress.
The article emphasizes profitable farming through well directed effort crop rotation and smart product marketing. It stresses attentive management and prudent decision making as keys to success.
The text argues farming depends on the farmer, not just methods. A farmer with the right mix of intellect and stamina can make farming pay. It insists on balanced brains and muscle and emphasizes using the farmer fully to achieve success.
A Boston letter reflects on Civil War era promotions from a clerk to a general and notes Col. Wright reports on how machinery boosts labor demand. It explains how industrialization expands jobs, lowers costs, and reshapes wages, with railroads as a key example, alongside Pacific Coast news items and postmaster nominations.
The observance starts in England on St. Thomas' Day with queer customs such as going a gooding. Women go about in Kent presenting evergreen sprigs and Christmas flowers and beg for money in return. The term simply means going about to wish good evening.
The article explains a church bell tolling tradition for distinguished individuals, rooted in the passing bell that summoned prayers for the departed and driven away wicked spirits unable to bear the sound.
A short, period curious piece notes lazy Spaniards avoiding corn cutting while crowds of Portuguese cross the border to harvest. It remarks that every woman was once called a bud, and ages seem different for each speaker.
A mixed dispatch reports Kipling sailing from Liverpool to New York aboard the Ma jestic, Sagasta on a February convocation, and Madrid plans to trim the military leadership. Colima volcano erupts with lava and smoke after an earthquake. Indians flee. Berlin hosts royalty as King Albert marks William’s birthday. Oscar health improves but rests. Extradition treaty lapses prompt new talks, while Vienna doctors experiment on patients with bacilli. Filipino anxieties rise in London as Otis-led arrests and escapes draw attention. Cairo faces a judge’s abrupt scheduling and Turkish-Egyptian rights policy shifts.
The New York Evening Journal reports a private letter box in H C Barnet's name and a similar box for H Cornish. A sample package of pills and a poisoned medicine suspect were mailed to the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, with handwriting matching both names. The killer used victims’ names to shield himself and planned years ago to poison Barnet and Cornish by slipping poison into medicinal powders or pills. A San Diego periodical titled Love clashes with the proverb that true love’s course runs smooth.
A compendium of war updates and society items includes regiments recalled, naval heroes hailed, political maneuvering in Kansas City and Guthrie, and press notices on bonds, voting machines, and suffrage petitions. Also reported are a bank closure in Kansas City, Vanderbilt wedding plans, and Hobson’s celebrity kissing tours.
Five sailors from the halibut schooner St. Lawrence wrecked off Piper Bay Alaska tell of freezing seas and hunger after the vessel drove ashore on a small island. They endured ten days with scant provisions until the Nord spotted their signals and a rescue arrived.
Manila reports the Malolos congress adopted the Philippine constitution and granted Aguinaldo power to declare war on the Americans. A Ca vite women’s meeting urged arming for independence, and Paterno was granted a leading battle role. An American sentry killed a Filipino artillery captain at a frontier post, provoking native press outrage.
A provincial proposal in British Columbia considers prohibiting employment of Japanese nationals in the province’s collieries. The measure aims to reduce Japanese labor in coal mines, reflecting discriminatory policy debates of the era.
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