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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
3
A narrative depicts a man reacting with Gee whiz to every movement as he overreacts to heat and a cold draft after removing his coat at the wrong moment. The piece suggests using St Jacobs Oil nightly to ease soreness and stiffness, promising a wakeful morning.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a speaker contrasting rapid spending with slower debt payments. The dialogue implies a judgment about a person’s money habits and financial responsibility.
Dr Samuel Pitcher asserts exclusive rights to Castoria and Pitchers Castoria with Fletcher signature on wrappers. He states the product originated in Hyannis Massachusetts and has been in homes for over thirty years. The Centaur Company is identified as the authorized holder. March 8, 1897.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips featuring doctors, brides, editors, and everyday people. Jokes range from medical misperceptions to misunderstandings about manners, money, and manners in various cities. Interactions involve Dr Jones, Punch, Puck, Chicago Record, Detroit Journal, and others.
A man steps from his usual rut and encounters a series of avoidable shocks and misadventures as he tests new paths. The piece tracks his cautious optimism against a background of surprising twists and minor setbacks.
Destructive storms along the coast bring maritime hazards and disaster reports. The piece includes an aside promoting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for seasickness and digestive ailments. It closes with a humorous exchange between Helen and Mattie about personal boundaries.
An old advertisement touts TEA GARDEN Drips and TOBOGGAN MAPLE SYRUP sold in cans by first class grocers with money back if unsatisfied. It stresses authentic branding from THE PACIFIC COAST SYRUP CO Toledo and carries a Hall's Catarrh Cure promise by F J Cheney offering $100 for each case not cured.
A humorous tale contrasts bachelor and married life as a benedict boasts his home and children while the bachelor questions true comfort. A chaotic dinner scene follows with kids, cups, and cigars, ending with the line that there is nothing homelike about a bachelor’s quarters. In a separate column, brief notes recount a baby elephant in Ceylon learning to drink milk, the feeding challenge, and a short humor item about horseshoes patents and a boy wishing to be a girl.
A fragment discussing family skeletons as private embarrassments and social pretenses, with examples of concealed inheritances of poverty and questionable habits. It moves to medical notices about ovaritis and a testimonial endorsing Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies.
A young botanist guides a party of visitors through a conservatory when a boastful middle aged woman claims her home cactus is larger. The exchange, noted by Pearson's Weekly, ends with the guest slipping away to the back while the guide remarks the specimen here is 63 years old.
A dialogue between Tom and Alice reveals differing views on a new book with Alice having read only the first chapter in which the heroine dies. The exchange underscores expectations about the story and its introduction.
A dated advertising plea claims a swindle by rivals and asks readers to send a stamp for the so called King Solomon's Treasure. The note cites Mason Chemical Co of Philadelphia and a P O Box 747 as the renewer of manly honor.
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