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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
3
A rich woman offers a $20000 reward for the finder of a satchel with jewels valued at $150000. The article notes health is more valuable than riches and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for restoring strength and digestion.
A Chicago visitor notes her family's Mayflower heritage and reflects that their survival came from wheat rather than florist work, prompting a curious reply about their ancestry. The exchange highlights immigrant pride and agrarian roots.
This boastful advertisement claims neglecting rheumatism leads to crutches and lost time. It promotes St Jacobs Oil as a cure-all that will fix the problem immediately, urging readers to buy now for relief and savings.
A fragment from Jewelers' Weekly discusses engagement ring meaning with a playful exchange between Marie and Algernon about kisses and “18k” gold in a lighthearted riddle. The text appears as a brief humorous dialogue on wedding symbolism.
A youthful speaker claims a splendid ear for music while Miss Cayenne counters that singing requires more than just ear, noting the difference between talent and technique in a light exchange from the Washington Star.
A vintage advertisement touts a foot powder to shake into shoes. It claims to soothe swollen nervous feet, ease smarting and tight shoes, cure blisters calluses corns chilblains and sweaty feet and offers a trial package free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with Allen Olmsted Roy New York address.
A four ton gilded coach dating to 1757 carries a yearly upkeep of 625 dollars. The vehicle, built before carriage springs were common, features a body hanger suspended on four straps.
An ad touts Laxation Bromo Quinine tablets with money back if ineffective. Berlin suburb reports 44 percent of children work 2 to 3 hours before school. San Francisco visitors urged to use Brooklyn Hotel on Bush Street with American or European plans. Cod fisheries of Newfoundland highlighted with export about 1,850,000 cwt yearly. Columbus Buggy Company moves to Timothy Hopkins Armory Building on Market and Tenth Streets with Glenn Pacific Coast agents announcing several carloads arriving in February.
An 1886 Toledo advertisement bundle touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases, a notary public oath, and testimonials. Also promotes Dr Kline nerve restorer and Hall’s Family Pills, with disclaimers about testimonials and a Warren Pennsylvania sales note.
A Limerick maid suddenly speaks with a Yankee accent claiming the fairy blast has made her Ellen, not Mary. She expects to return to herself in a few days, then does so, leaving the mistress puzzled by the unusual superstition. London Ireland correspondence New York Journal.
A letter from an American in London complains that the city’s decorum saps his humor. He recalls carefree times in Colorado Springs and recalls a failed attempt to share a joke about a tin-roofed cocktail in a club. The correspondent calls the London mood killjoy and notes pressure against holiday laughter.
The piece contrasts Arab and Turkish customs with Western norms, noting differences in head covering, worship, riding side, writing direction, passing etiquette, table manners, mourning dress, and clothing. It praises Nijni Novgorod as a vast street fair drawing hundreds of thousands of traders, with booths selling items from daggers to steam engines.
The article notes Japan now publishes triple the Italian rate with 25,000 volumes last year in the Land of Flowers. Of these, 5,000 were law books and 1,300 treated of religion. It also remarks how clubs influence marriage and marriage influences clubs.
A famed music critic, newly married, corrects an organist at the wedding after a procession. He cites flaws in Lohengrin’s score during the da capo and andante, then guides a second performance to the critic’s satisfaction in a church ceremony.
A west sider jokes with a post office official about a carrier who works day and night. The citizen asks how much the night mail weighs and quips the carrier will have to stand it. The official grins and says it’s a short route.
A writer recalls a recurring dream of failing to fire a gun after sighting it and wonders if others share the experience. His brother’s memory diverges as he recounts a childhood flintlock that “kicked” him from bed, the gun an idol and terror during New Hampshire hills days, a vivid family scene confirming the dream’s odd force.
Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner planned a burlesque of the modern novel during a walk and later worked on it jointly on their Boston trip. They condensed excess manuscript into a single tale with a chief character named Colonel Eschel Sellers later changed to Mulberry Esohol.
A sudden twist may provoke lumbago but prompt use of St Jacobs Oil eases the strain. The remedy helps relax the muscles, straighten posture, and restore strength. The ad emphasizes rapid action and practical relief for back discomfort.
Mr Pitt speaks of a friend Blinkins after his marriage to Miss Bonds. The dialogue questions sympathy for Pitt’s friend, who supposedly leads a life of ease, likened to a pampered pug. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph presents the exchange as a lighthearted remark on leisure.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from several 1900s era papers. Jests range from playful puns about leghorns to social jabs about work, love, and daily life, featuring farmers, travelers, and a variety of unnamed narrators.
A judge on the South Wales circuit allowed a Welsh language jury address in a simple case. verdicts were swift and acquitting. The tale notes the judge learned from the experiment and did not repeat it. Separately, an advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatic and neuralgic pains, lumbago, sciatica, sprains, bruises and more.
An old school parson in Maine prayed for lawmakers exasperated by stalemate. He urged them to arise from their nests, go home, and let the Lord receive the praise. The remark captures a blunt, humorous charge at stalled representation.
A letter from Mrs Nell Hurst of Deep Water Missouri attests that Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound relieved five years of womb and related health troubles after five bottles. The notice invites all women to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts, emphasizing experienced counsel.
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