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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
3
A Ravenswood man recalls a friend of Lis whose travels keep him away, then returns home to stories from neighbors. One neighbor asks about his closeness with family as he jokes that his daughter told her mother the visiting man spanked her that day.
Indications point to great prosperity for the coming year. This is a sign of a healthy nature. The success of a country, as well as of an individual, depends upon health. If you have any stomach trouble try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which cures dyspepsia, indigestion and biliousness.
A compact observation noting a tendency for churches to hire impoverished janitors who lack knowledge of ventilation, implying a disconnect between moral judgment and practical building maintenance. The remark reflects social attitudes toward work and religious life.
Remedy advertised with refund offer if ineffective. Box bears E. W. Grove signature. Priced at 25 cents.
A collage of historic ad snippets and notices including a fall bereavement plea from a grandson, a teething remedy promotion for mothers, a claim that catarrh is constitutional and the Hall’s Catarrh Cure offer, a Peel’s coffee promotion, and a Piso’s Cure testimonial with a Denver address dated November 8, 1895.
A California lawyer arrives with ten thousand dollars to hand to Uncle Jerry Hopefield in Ohio. The old man prefers finishing his rain barrel repair over the transfer, joking that his wife would react wildly if the barrel wasn’t fixed. The scene, narrated with Aunt Mary’s and local humor, hints at caution before a big payout.
Mrs. Gridley, mother of Captain Gridley who commanded Dewey s flagship Olympia at Manila, endorses Peruna as a grand tonic and a woman s friend. She says it helped her feel like a new person and notes catarrh as a cause of many ailments. Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio offers a free book.
Senator Fairbanks introduces a bill granting the widow of General Lawton a $2000 annual pension. Representative Landis of Indiana files a similar House bill. Landis represents the district from which Lawton’s first regiment was recruited.
A compact excerpt traces the buccaneers from their rough apparel and shared hatred of the Spaniard to their rise as marauders nicknamed Brethren of the Coast. It also explains linguistic evolution from Dutch and German roots to filibuster and its later broader use. The text notes the St. Lawrence basin spans 530,000 square miles, with 460,000 in Canada.
A Review of Reviews note recounts Prince George dining on a balcony while Cossacks performed. Crowds gathered to stare as smoke from a bark and leaves fueled stove blew into faces, driving spectators away in a scene imagined as sheep dispersed without a shepherd.
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