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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
3
Chas H Fletcher of New York City publishes The New York Almanac for 1901 noted for high quality and free distribution. The volume features artistic cover colors accurate calendars and a Baby's Record page. It aims to aid mothers with child care tips and can be obtained at drug stores or by request at no cost.
The advertisement asserts Garfield Tea purifies blood and cures all forms of indigestion. It promises a clear complexion and good health from its herbal formula. The copy emphasizes natural healing from herbs.
Reports from Carnarvon dated January 28 indicate Boer forces have entrenched at Calvania as a base. The district supplies abundant food and remounts, strengthening their position.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The ad promotes a 25 cent price and emphasizes fast relief from coughs and colds.
Berlin heraldist Professor von Stradowitz asserts Emperor William’s paternal line traces to Mary Queen of Scots via Sophia Dorothea who died in 1757 and Prince Augustus William who died in 1758.
A Grove's ChilTonic bottle markets as a tasteless quinine remedy for malaria with a no cure no pay claim and price Loc noted. The copy emphasizes irony and the tasteless formula as a convenient treatment.
Cartoon caption notes Harduppe boasts he does his hardest work before breakfast, while Borrowell asks what that is and Harduppe replies that the work is getting it. Published in the Philadelphia Record in a quip about ambition.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers features a tramp’s grateful moment for a shilling, parlor barbs about Parisian French, a restaurant of late dinners, a scolding neighbor, and patched cartoons of family life. The wit pivots on misunderstandings, social pretenses, and sharp one liners.
An old advertisement touts bowel training with Cascarets C and Cathartic. It claims the bowel can be trained like muscles or the brain and lists drugstore prices 10c 25c 50c.
A visitor finds a gravestone inscription in South Vernon New Hampshire lamenting a departed woman with quirky lines. The piece blends the epitaph with advertising for Carter’s Ink and a couple of surnamed anecdotes about color and a boy’s eyes and a fighter.
Advertisers claim Garfield Tea cures obstinate stomach and bowel derangements. The brief note emphasizes relief from many complicated diseases and suffering associated with constipation.
Exchange quips that a nurse is needed for the baby while the father favors a night watchman. The brief cartoon style item highlights family roles and practical care in a humorous note.
Claim that a cold can be cured in one day by Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. Advertises E. W. Grove as the signature on each box and offers a 26 cent price.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood remedy for catarrh and mucous surfaces, claiming internal action and physician endorsement. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills and Pisos Cure, plus a testimonial from J W O'Brien and a teething remedy from Mrs Winslow's Syrup.
A London Lancet note discusses how toxins from early decay can make game flesh tender yet potentially hazardous. It links sulfur compounds and fatigue products from overhunted or exhausted animals to headaches, stupor, and digestive pains, urging humane slaughter for safety.
A Shanghai resident, Miss Kit-Sen, is noted as the first Chinese girl to cycle in China. Despite traditional prejudice and small feet, she and a few others from wealthy families partake in wheeling on Shanghai roads. The piece highlights rising interest in biking among Chinese youths and merchants.
A moral reflection states knowledge comes with effort and pleasure requires toil. It asserts toil is law and self indulgence leads to ruin. The message praises loving work as the path to a happy life.
Complete life of Queen Victoria offered by C. Miller & Co. Portland Oregon. Free outfit with mailed order.
It is stated Harriman interests have secured control of Huntington and Speyer stock in the Southern Pacific railroad. No plan for consolidation or changes in officers is contemplated. The aim is to have the lines work in harmony and halt rate cutting.
Ezra Edwards of Webster City Iowa testifies he suffered swollen ankles and pain for years until taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He says the pills improved his health from the first box and after five months he was restored to health. Notary public confirms sworn statement dated November 23 1900. Available at druggists or from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
The article notes James Buchanan born April 23 1790 in a log hut three miles from Mercersburg Franklin County Pa. The hut later moved to near Mercersburg and is now occupied by a colored family.
Russian photographers unable to settle with sitters hang portraits of debtors upside down in storefront showcases. The action signals to the public, and observers say debtors quickly restore their standing with neighbors.
A King of Siam commands a 500 elephants army corps trained for war under a general. Some people waste effort on trivial tasks while grave Digger Indians seldom smile according to the fragment.
A dated advertisement extols Peruna as a universal remedy for la grippe and lingering catarrh. It quotes testimonials from figures in Washington and Illinois highlighting relief, restored hearing, and renewed vigor after taking Peruna.
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