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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
2
Quirky items note a pedestrain gong joke, a deceased epicure’s fifty soup recipes, a Methodist minister’s wife tale, two Texas cowboys fled arres t but coroner ruled, Pennsylvania oil wells profit, two vaudeville companies sail for Manila with vintage songs, and a gender progress quip about hats becoming millinery.
The fragment suggests a rider will always have a bit for his horse, indicating preparedness and reliance on equestrian equipment. It points to a scene where automobiles and bicycles appear inconsequential to the horse's presence and routine.
The passage links Venus, born of waves, to sea power governing the world, portraying the goddess as an emblem of influence and control over global affairs. It frames the summer girl’s effectiveness as secondary to this maritime authority.
An Italian scientist announces that dreams are inherited and suggests that those who suffer nightmares may trace ancestral roles as hostlers or jockeys. The claim links dream content to heritage and past occupations.
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court rules that despite a jury verdict six cents cannot be accepted as the value of a life or a boy killed by a trolley car. The decision underscores the legal principle that life cannot be assigned such a nominal amount.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Harvard College alumnus, spoke in Boston asserting that for half a century the college favored teaching facts over broader inquiry. The remark highlighted a shift in academic emphasis during his era in the city.
The piece notes officers appointed for civil influence in the Philippines now admit those with less clout and no overseas posting were luckier. It recalls two men firing pistols in Chicago without injuring bystanders, who instead fled at the onset.
Subscriptions are urged to house sick and indigent actors near the country's geographic center to equalize access. The piece criticizes British self image amid South African War coverage and questions immigration, noting ten thousand Japanese arrived on the Pacific coast in April and many may be deported.
The Financial Chronicle reports passenger cars are being reinforced to be collision proof, focusing on end resistance to minimize damage and prevent telescoping, suggesting cars may survive collisions better than locomotives. The piece notes an Indiana clergyman's suit as part of the surrounding discussion.
The Rev. Williams sues Indiana church trustees over unpaid salary after a year of service begun December 1898. He preached twice weekly and consoled parishioners while trustees claim funds cannot cover the stipend. The case raises broader questions about ministry pay and religious duty.
Yale's Sheffield Scientific School jubilee speech cites five intellectual triumphs of the last fifty years: evolution principles, energy conservation, advances in mathematical science with physics and astronomy, spectrum analysis revealing light and electricity, and bacteriology and its impact on living organisms.
The world’s sugar crop in a normal year totals about 8,000,000 tons. Beets supply roughly 4,500,000 tons while sugar cane yields about 3,500,000 tons. The majority of cane sugar comes from the West Indies with a substantial portion from the Island of Java.
Reports describe towering seas with 46 foot waves off Cape Horn reaching 765 feet crest to crest. North Atlantic waves reach 43 feet, while the German Ocean and the Mediterranean show markedly smaller heights.
A neat rubber device slips over the umbrella tip forming a cone shaped cup to catch dripping water and prevent floor wetting when the umbrella is inverted.
Various notes from the region report the Stockton Street Carnival lauded as a grand success. Other items note the Visalia Tulare railway soon to operate and 400 cannery workers earning about 2000 dollars in wages for four days of work.
Apricot drying is now in force at Pomona with a reasonably good crop. Riverside voters will decide July 20 on issuing 40 000 dollars in bonds for school purposes. Pasadena Lemon Growers shipped seven cars in June. John Olsen of San Bernardino Electric Light Co. died after contact with live wires. Chanslor and Canfield sold their oil interests in Coalinga to an English syndicate for 3 000 000 dollars. LA Times received a new Hoe press weighing 60 tons costing 45 000 dollars. LA Chamber of Commerce hosted Senator Bard and Congressman Waters. Bard was absent. Efforts to establish a scholarship fund at Los Angeles State Normal School have yielded 950 dollars, likely to grow. Orpheum week opens Monday.
New returns confirm a major beach strike at Topkuk about 55 miles below Nome with fortunes up to 25000 dollars and daily take of 1000 dollars per two to three men. A 600 by 90 foot beach stretch reportedly produced 475000 dollars in recent weeks as others rush twenty miles south toward Nome.
An abstract from British Consul Manila to the U.S. State Department notes post insurrection recovery in the Philippines. Ports opened, confidence returning, but large territory and leaders hinder surrender. Hemp and tobacco industries in Manila may suffer. Chinese labor and competition in trade cited as major factors.
Telegraphs from South Africa show continued Boer activity in the Senekal district as final operations of the war are hoped. A Boer attempt to blow up Pretoria artilley barracks ended with an artilleryman killed after a timer fuse was lit and soldiers faced lynching. Hollanders are being deported to Holland for neutrality violations while President Steyn meets with Gen. Dewet and Kruger remains at Machadodorp amid mined bridges.
In Ottawa the House of Commons reports a bill to raise the poll tax on Chinese immigrants from 50 to 100 dollars and to bar foreign countries from sending more immigrants than their regulations permit. The measure also caps Japanese immigration at twelve per month, provoking strong protests from British Columbia.
The California Consolidated Petroleum Company offers full cash stock refunds on demand within 30 days, and installment refunds from the date of first payment. It cites plans to raise stock to 1 dollar per share, with gold redemption floor at 50 cents, backed by extensive oil acreage and royalties. The firm claims to own 10,000 acres of prime oil fields near Oakland to San Diego and 2,500,009 shares in 50 companies, plus a hydraulic rotary drill with a 1200 foot in 30 hours record.
The text contrasts wealthier investors diversifying by holding stock in many oil companies to spread risk with poorer investors who buy only one company and face higher loss potential.
An oil stock sales pitch touts California Consolidated Petroleum as a gateway to vast riches. It claims one fifty share interest spreads risk across fifty firms and 10 000 acres plus royalties, with safety for small investors. It lists prominent backers and offers stock at fifty cents, with rapid potential rises and no liability for holders.
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