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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
3
Despatches from Washington note important developments in Japanese relations with the Hawaiian government. The unrest is described as potentially chronic, with commentary on the situation and its possible impact on policy and regional stability. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is recommended as a stomachic relief for gastric trouble and bowel irregularity.
A brief dated quip features a girl and the man who had proposed trading playful misunderstandings as they debate the nature of a new drift. The exchange reads like a light caption from a Cincinnati Enquirer page.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous remedy. It asserts internal action, cites a physician prescription, and promises testimonials. It includes claims of tonics and blood purifiers and promotes Hall's Family Pills as the best.
The text promotes high quality TEA GARden DRips TOPPECGAAN Maple Syrup and PELICAN Louisiana Manasses sold by first class grocers in cans only. Money refunded if unsatisfactory. Do not accept imitation. Manufacturer listed as PACIFIC COAST SYRUP CO.
Pearson notes a statement by Mrs. Lucy Wallace of Marquette Kansas dated December 12, 1895 praising Piso’s Cure as a preventive. The quotation cites a patronage claim and references a supposed physician’s endorsement.
A collage of joke snippets and quips from editorials and humor pages including lines about cameras and a silver moon, a question about Santa, raises and quarantines, bath jokes, baths and quarters, and a mix of light witticisms from Chicago News Cleveland Plain Dealer and other papers.
In Guinda, California, Peter Rhoads a veteran of Mexican and Civil wars returns to find his wife thought dead has lived apart for 46 years. The two reunited in Capay Canyon five years ago and chose not to remarry. Rhoads died after a brush fire while tending a homestead. Their two sons may be in Oregon. The surviving Mrs. Rhoads had remarried twice and raised a daughter, now Mrs. Arnold of Capay.
A dialogue reveals a famed artist Mr Uppton painting cobwebs on his ceiling to mislead a servant girl who faints, while Mrs Uppton denies any truth in the article and questions the servant's existence. The exchange mocks sensational reports and public curiosity about art and household life.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Hunter exhausted after a downtown shopping spree while Mr Hunter notes her shop worn appearance. The light dialogue captures a domestic moment amid a day of bargain hunting.
An advertisement urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for advice on female illnesses. It claims women can confide freely to a female expert and promises personal replies based on extensive experience. The piece emphasizes confidentiality and widespread relief for thousands of women.
Dr. Samuel Pitcher from Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the word Castoria and the phrase Pitchers Castoria claiming origin of the product with Fletcher signature on wrappers. He warns that only The Centaur Company with Charles H. Fletcher as president may use his name and signature on the label with date March 8 1897.
James Payn recalls noble dining costs where guests tipped cooks heavily. Lords such as Lord Poor and Lord Taafe confronted the practice, while Sir Timothy Waldo finally stopped the system after the Duke of Newcastle dinner. The crown and coin exchange sparked a shift away from vails to cooks.
A physician touring the high lands asks a village how they cope without a doctor. An old woman replies they use whisky for the man on tar for the sheep, escalating to more glasses if needed, implying fatal outcomes. The tale closes with a note about Hortensius’s memory on a wager at an auction.
A man tries to pay for a newspaper ad that invites burglars to visit Mr and Mrs Erastus Brown in Ashcourt. The tale revolves around legacy fears and a lavish, doomed inheritance including silver, a silver punch bowl, and diamonds, as a couple contemplates their plight.
A young man questions a caller about her father whose chief weakness is staying up late. She explains he retires at ten and requires the house to be closed within half an hour. The detail emphasizes his retiring disposition.
A brief Brooklyn Life quip plays on a caddie and tea pun, suggesting the caddie is always found at the tee rather than elsewhere. The line evokes playful newspaper humor without attribution.
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