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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
3
A millionaire declares his success came from hard work and now vows to spend to regain health. He touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the remedy for dispepsia and indigestion, claiming it restores health after years of profit and strain.
A humorous quip from the Indianapolis Journal about a doctor recommending water crackers to stave off insomnia, followed by the sharp joke that the only similar item in the house is an ice pick.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a remedy to “kill disease germs” and “clean out the body” with prices listed as 10c 25c and 50c for various sizes.
A clipped humorous montage cites old newspaper quips about impossible people with lines about ancestry war courage and a Lenore youth. It references Jesse Moore and a Utica Toilet Compound for skin issues and baths.
A historic advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the cure for painful swollen nervous feet and ingrown nails. It claims instant relief from sting and bunions, makes new shoes feel easy, and offers a trial package free with 25 cent mail option from Allen E. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
A reverent tourist remarks that Benjamin Franklin sleeps in Philadelphia and a New York salesman with plaid clothes responds on what a man may do in Philadelphia. Washington Star notes Utica Cleaning Compound for washing clothes and general household use.
Menlo Park California announces Hoitt's School for boys will reopen in a new building on August 15 under Ira G. Hoitt Ph D principal. The program emphasizes location climate and careful attention to mental moral and physical training, aiming to be among the foremost Pacific Coast schools.
Chicago Record notes crops suffer from rain as it reports the Columbus Buggy Company urges dealers to stock its vehicles or contact A. G. and J. Q. Glenn at Columbus Repository in San Francisco for catalogs and latest styles.
A collection of old advertisements and notices including Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims cure for teething, Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer trial offers, Utica Compound products, California Orange Syrup Co recruitment, Franklin Cheney catarrh cure oath, Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion, Piso's Cure for Consumption testimonial, Kleene Washing Powder, and Lloyd's war risks rate note.
The United States mint and assay offices earned a net of 3 432 664 dollars last year with gross receipts of 4 495 000 dollars and various expenses including salaries, chemicals, fuels, and sewing for coin bags. The report notes complex operations across mints in Philadelphia San Francisco Carson City New Orleans and assay offices in Denver Boise Helena Charlotte St Louis Deadwood and New York.
Professor James Bryce urged Liverpool students at University College to pursue systematic training in what he called the art and mystery of advertising in a recent address.
A brief item from Jewelers' Weekly features a grieving girl whose uncle planned to buy her a bracelet before his death, illustrating a delicate moment of commerce and loss.
Mrs William C Whitney long a prominent New York social figure dies at her Long Island home after a life linked to Baltimore ancestry and New York society. Her marriage to Whitney connected the Kanes Winthrops and Oelrichses. A later rescue tale recalls eight year old Theodore Steiner saving a baby from a San Francisco hotel fire.
Paper mills in Bavaria protest a Sunday work ban claiming unreliable water power forces them to use strong currents when available. They warn that avoiding Sunday operation could waste time and frustrate production. Authorities weigh suspending the law to ease the issue.
The saying is linked to the whistle tankard of early times. When the tankard was emptied the whistle signaled the waiter that more liquor was needed.
Eight of Indiana's twenty four former governors lie in unmarked graves while in office they were prominent figures. The piece highlights the contrast between their public status and private memorials.
In a dialogue the man asks what proves the girl’s love and the woman answers by noting the girl belittles others. The scene shifts to a social pattern where many neighbors borrow excessively and become the subject of talk in every neighborhood.
A collage of jokes and quips from old papers includes exchanges on honest politics and dead notables, barber banter, circus talk, church doings, classroom gags, and a nurse’s triplets joke, showcasing early 20th century humor and social satire.
A glance at the English royal marriage act shows its 1772 origins under George III to curb marriages outside the royal line. The statute restricts descendants of George II from marrying without crown consent, with limited exceptions for princesses abroad, while a second provision allows marriages over 25 against the crown under specific conditions.
In the early northwest days the Hudson Bay Company built fortunes through trade with natives. A gun paid for with beaver pelts supposedly lengthened each year, until the owner had to file off a foot of barrel metal after the peltry was exchanged for the firearm.
An endorsement extols staying power as key to success and health. It praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best friend of the blood, claimed to cleanse impurities and restore vigor and strength.
A lament from the Kalamazoo Telegraph recounts the tale of Kahla and Mahzoo, dusky lover and Indian maid, who wander by the river. She waits for him by the stream, he is slain, and she drowns seeking him, leaving echoes heard in the river’s name and the town’s lore.
Mrs. Mayer Bascock of Grand Rapids Michigan says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her ovarian trouble back pains headaches and sleepless nights. She reports improved color and energy and invites others to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The king of Sweden visited Paris incognito and saw Sevres porcelain. He learns the blue celeste set is scarce, while in Sweden he claims two hundred fourteen pieces are preserved because there were no revolutions.
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