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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1899
Page
2
A collection of satirical notes and aphorisms on Cuba Cuba canal Nicaragua Meritt annexation and other topics. It mentions General Merritt deprecating views on annexation and a Canadian claiming profit from sawdust. The column also jokes about cycling lunacy football clocks Brussels and Chinese hair norms.
The Baltimore Herald calls saving the oyster the great problem of the future. It notes church fair managers solved this long ago and jokes that the Prince of Wales approves toothpick use, affecting only the refined and the unfined.
An Italian count is jailed for the fatal duel with a man named in the report. The incident illustrates the peril and honor code of dueling in that era and reflects on consequences for lethal code violations.
Magazine correspondents describe the alleged unfav orable position of our troops at Santi ago while noting Spanish forces did not recline on beds of roses.
A neighboring city critic quips that Admiral Dewey lacks the fighting blue eye and instead has the fighting black eye. The remark notes that in Dewey’s cases it is usually the other fellow who takes the blow.
Congressman Lovering argues that law making often involves compromise though he insists there is a clear line: vote Yes for the right and No for the wrong. He warns against misreading compromise as acceptable when right and wrong are distinct.
The church aims to discourage divorce to promote discretion in choosing spouses and faithfulness to vows. It argues that strict divorce limits may improve marital stability and remarriage limits may reinforce this effect. The topic reflects a broader sentiment beyond denominational lines.
Postwar conference of foreign missionary secretaries from Protestant boards seeks efficient division of labor in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine and Caroline Islands. They aim to establish information bureaus to share conditions and needs and assign responsibilities to seven boards in Cuba three in Porto Rico three in the Philippines and one board the American Board to participate.
The piece notes that Presbyterians Baptists and Methodists along with Congregationalists United Brethren Episcopalians and Friends support resumed work in the Caroline Islands. It argues religious liberty will be guaranteed under any new government previously under Spanish sovereignty and that the Gospel of peace will spread quickly after the war’s devastation.
In France the Salpetriere and Nancy schools study hypnotism. Dr Rene Potelet argues unwilling subjects cannot be hypnotized and women are more suggestible due to hysteria or neurasthenia while men show lower rates. He notes patients may develop liking for their hypnotist and obey, or be led to harmful acts like writing wills or murder. Lawmakers may soon debate the practice.
The article advocates broad adoption of scientific forestry, noting the national forestry bureau offers free instruction books to timber land owners and will provide working plans for tract harvesting. Gifford Pinchot directs outreach, inviting owners to apply and promising government aid for small tracts while sharing costs on larger, complex tracts. The piece highlights a growing shift toward forestry as a respected profession driven by educated youth.
The note outlines the next W C T U annual meeting set for Seattle October 20 to 25, 1899. It also reports on a Chilcoot Pass slide killing six with five bodies recovered, and various California and western region updates including appointments, court decisions, large blasting powder orders, and western rail and shipping developments.
Summary of diverse 19th century items: Heine jailed six months for caricaturing Emperor William. rising French divorces since 1884, 294 granted in a Seine tribunal session. U S Mexico extradition treaty talks advance. Olympian Games Paris 1900 rumor denial by Baron Coubertin. Prince of Wales income and expenses. Pope urged Don Carlos to stop Carlist revolt. George I pledges fair Cretan governance. Galileo manuscript found in Vatican Library. Percival Spencer steers a balloon England to France, 56 000 cubic feet, 1050 pounds, 3.25 hours, links to Andree fate.
A London stamp dealer J W Palmer houses a room filled with seventy thousand counterfeit and reprint stamps worth millions if genuine. A New York woman decorates a bedroom set with glued stamps covering bedstead dresser and chairs, a project dating back years. The chair originated with a Virginia family in the mid 18th century and now the collection grows toward nearly two million stamps in value.
Benedick muses on marriage as a failure after his wife suspends payment. The dialogue from the scene hints at a satirical view of marital burdens and financial entanglements within a high society pairing.
A Washington report states Secretary Long will issue advertisements for proposals to raise the Maine and the Cristobal Colon as ordered by the board of construction. The board has reviewed schemes from engineers and wrecking firms to lift and deliver the ships to New York or Norfolk yards with no government expense unless successful. Because many trustworthy contractors offered proposals, the board opts for an open competition and will award to the bidder accepting its most reasonable plan. Bidders must provide bonds protecting the government against loss from incompetence or carelessness.
The Yellow Aster Mining Company of Randsburg California announces a November dividend of ten thousand dollars. This brings total dividends paid by the company to date to one hundred ninety eight thousand dollars.
Continental Hall in Paterson is a total loss by fire causing $75 000 damage. National bank deposits rose by 12 190 000 while U S circulation stood at 1 886 879 504. Reina Mercedes project and other war news are noted along with political comments and industry data including Carnegie Steel expansion and Cadillac.
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