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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
3
A Louisville Times reader quotes a character noting life and language can seem simple yet grow complex as one progresses. The piece reflects on humor around confession and presbyterian identity in a light, anecdotal tone.
The Boston Transcript presents a lyrical meditation on longing for the east wind of the sea. The speaker recalls a coastal life, savoring spray and sea air while lamenting harm to others, hoping the old charm return.
Advertising has transformed commerce by enabling sellers to reach the public instantly through the press. It connects buyers with innovations, broadens markets, and supports global interdependence. The written word in ads delivers knowledge that enriches life and fuels civilization.
The quoted exchange centers on Mr Spiffins and Mrs Spiffins discussing learning from others regardless of knowledge. Mrs Spiffins admits she can occasionally learn from him, reflecting a cordial, modest mood in the chronicle page excerpt.
The article likens England’s armored trains in the Boer War to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming the tonic protects troops by driving dyspepsia from the stomach and prevents its return. It states the Bitters has won over indigestion constipation liver and kidney trouble for fifty years.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Courier notes Mr. Johnson and Jasper discussing rheumatism. Jasper replies he uses crutches and takes no strong remedy, illustrating a stubborn ailment and daily struggle.
A historical column advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets a cure for colds with a money back guarantee and E. W. Grove’s signature. It promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for TEETHING and Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for failure and mailed testimonials. Also touts Velo cro Java Mocha samples via Importers’ Association and Dr Kline’s Invigorating Tonic with a free trial bottle offer.
A bragging local marksman bets on a 1000 yard shot and paints a bullseye after his success. Warnings follow about porous plaster ceilings and gas ventilation in bedrooms with a suggestion to move sleeping areas upstairs. A dentist prank and a pay-day bill shuffle at a clothing store end with a humorous courtroom-like intervention.
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a solution to ill health by maintaining pure blood. The copy asserts nature and blood vitality, urging readers to select Hood's brand to restore vigor.
Judge Albion W. Tourgée, consul at Bordeaux, describes a French invention by Pierre Paul Guibert that extends the block system to engines, automatically cutting steam to halt trains to prevent head-on collisions. He notes American patent opportunity attracts European inventors and warns of higher installation costs.
Barbetta Brown argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that repressing children harms their life and growth. Mothers should cooperate with the inner power guiding each child while protecting their private world and sanctity. God seeks mothers to help but not to replace the child's own path.
The world’s oldest steam engine, built in 1777, has gone off duty after powering for over a century. A beam engine with a wood beam, 32 inch cylinder and eight foot stroke served the Birmingham Canal Navigation Company. Western girls favor yachting and auto fashions hoping for yachts and cars after marriage to princes. Hard luck clings to some men like a grease spot on trousers.
United States Senator W N Roach of North Dakota endorses Peruna in a Washington letter to the Peruna Medicine Company Columbus Ohio. He says it greatly aided strength vigor and appetite and claims it cures catarrh with scientific certainty. He gives Larimore North Dakota as his home and urges readers to obtain a free catarrh book from Dr Hartman.
The text notes that early ages praised dancing as a remedy for illness. Lycurgus imported medical religious dances to Sparta and ordered youths to be raised gracefully and symmetrically. Socrates praised dancing in Greece as a means to educate both mind and body and to promote health.
A comment quoted from the Boston Transcript notes that those who sneer at golf may not understand it, while many who know little about the game can still be most enthusiastic in praising it.
Report of two Englishwomen criticizing American applause after a piano recital. They muttered comments about the performer being made to play again and called American applause vulgar, while the Americans accepted the rebuke with quiet dignity.
Hook Bros of Perris shipped bullion totaling 42 925 during 1899. The figure is notable for the district since shipments from the large mines are reported separately from this list.
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