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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
3
The St. Paul Globe notes urban statistics reveal higher infant mortality for boys under six months than girls, larger families in cities, higher marriage and divorce rates, and a shrinking foreign population, predicting American cities will dominate in 20 years.
The passage suggests a prosperous year linked to health. It urges readers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to cure stomach trouble, dyspepsia, indigestion, and biliousness as a sign of a healthy nation.
A historical dispatch notes that British forces, urged by Ladysmith’s sign for help, pledge to fight with renewed vigor. The exchange highlights the morale impact of the beacon for relief and the resolve to press on against the siege.
A collage of patent remedies promises quick cures for colds and consumption. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets pledge refunds if ineffective, Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a constitutional approach with a money reward offer, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup recommended for teething, Piso's Cure for Consumption cited by a user, and Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic advertised with a free trial. Also mentioned are coffee samples and general medical advertorials.
A collage of witty exchanges and cartoon quips from urban columns circulates, featuring banter on theater, romance, politics, and daily life. Snappy lines reveal social swings from Chicago to Detroit, Indianapolis, and beyond, with playful barbs and sober jests.
The article cites estimates of Polaris distance from Earth and contrasts them with the Sun's 93 million mile distance. It notes light takes eight minutes from the Sun to Earth and explains parallax estimates, referencing Pritchard's revised figures and a New York Tribune calculation of miles between Earth and Polaris.
The article traces the role of military bounty lands in settling 32 states, detailing acres awarded to Revolutionary War heroes, War of 1812 veterans, and Mexican War survivors. It notes 600 million acres nationwide remain unappropriated, with major tracts in Montana Nevada New Mexico Arizona Wyoming Idaho Utah California Colorado Oregon and others. It also mentions 2.5 million acres of abandoned Western reservations and a shift toward selling small lots. A digression discusses marital harmony and the value of kindness, followed by news of a Valley Forge tree initiative and Emerson Thoreau connections.
The passage notes that ancient Roman women shaved chins and oiled them to imitate beards, and that Cicero mentions a law restricting this feminine trend. It also states Chili will outfit a vessel with national products for exhibition at Pacific ports.
A report notes thunder echoing over the landscape with sound detected up to fourteen miles away, indicating a strong atmospheric or storm event in the region.
A Philadelphia Record report condemns fiddle butt thefts in Adirondack spruce forests. Trees are cut for base logs to supply mills while the remainder is left to fuel fires. Jurors in the area allegedly include fiddle butt stealers, hindering prosecution.
A London Post item recounts a Scots debt case where a chimney sweep testifying as Jamie Gregory LL D claims a degree from an American university. The sheriff questions the title and the sweep jokes that the degree came from paying three chimney sweeps to grant it.
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