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Newspaper

Mesa Free Press

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1896

Page

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Shoes Shoes Shoes Smore Shoes

Shoes text advertises a shoe shop with a bold offer claiming the best selection from 0s to 2s and urging customers to buy now to avoid missing out. The tone is promotional and persuasive with multiple exclamations.

How Russia pays for the coronation discussed by Ingersoll

The speaker denounces the Russian coronation as a lie hidden behind pomp and religious sanction. He contrasts imperial pageantry with misery in Siberia and peasant oppression, urging the people to resist tyranny and celebrate the Russian populace.

Fourth of July camp grows as travelers arrive

L F Brace and Dave Teeter arrived from the Reavis place to join twenty five persons in camp with more expected from Florence. A patriotic Fourth of July was celebrated and a later ball stirred local nerves. Good rains reached the San Pedro and upper Gila, canals in Safford overflowed, Florence canal released water signaling end of drought.

L. F. Brace Dave Teeter Reavis Place Florence Tempe San Pedro Gila Safford Florence Canal Tribune

When God Calls Heroes From Humble Homes

A collection of wry quips and quotes notes how wealth, beauty, and clever devices draw attention or trade while a Ohio woman suffers jaw injuries from talking and explaining. It recalls Lincoln Garfield and Grant found in humble places and God choosing a carpenter for mankind’s savior. It closes with a note on lilies of the valley in France said to rise as virgin’s tears after the crucifixion.

Ohio Saint Louis Republic Lincoln Garfield Grant France Calvary Jerusalem

Nightly Cold-Water Eye Bath Advice

The recommendation urges washing the eyes with cold water before retiring each night to improve daytime performance. It emphasizes routine care for better eye function and comfort.

Paderewski Faces Temptation and Fame

A reflective line notes that even the famed pianist Paderewski, sweet in music, cannot soothe himself with performance alone as the world offers constant temptations and open hands.

Paderewski

Crittenden Robinson and the Coast’s Best Trained Pigeon Dog

An account describes wing shooter Crittenden Robinson with a remarkable black pointer that sleeps when not on point and springs instantly on cue. A lawyer’s lost gloves prompt a story of scent training as the dog retrieves a ribbon worn by the attorney wearing a typewriter ribbon.

Crittenden Robinson Robinson

Abolished Customs Office Closes in Yuma Frontier

The Customs Collector at this place is abolished and the Custom House closed. A Customs Inspector was told to prepare for removal after orders from headquarters. The Sentinel notes the unusual demand for a Custom House at Yuma and warns of possible smuggling opportunities along the Mexico United States boundary.

United States Mexico Yuma Sentinel

Phosphorescent Tea Party Shines In Paris

Seekers after new fads imitate a Paris phosphorescent tea party at 8 o'clock where ceiling, chairs, pictures, teacups, and flowers glowed with starch newly devised by M. Henry. The luminous material may be used as a face powder and makes faces and dresses shine.

Paris M. Henry Academy of Sciences

Prisoners Refuse Work at Yuma Starve Claims

A Yuma Star correspondent reports that forty prisoners refused to work claiming starvation and reduced rations. They allege smaller rations for 220 inmates than 175 previously, saying they are too weak to work. All were placed in close confinement, with most still confined.

The Star Yuma

Insult Sparks a Feud Over Reach and Ego

A terse remark about height triggers a clash as one person insults another, prompting a confrontational exchange. The dispute centers on who can reach higher or overpower the other, revealing egos and lingering tension.

Senorita Teresa Healer Draws Mexican Visitors in El Paso

The El Paso Herald reports a morning scene at Santa Teresa rooms where about a hundred people wait for the healer Teresa to cure their ailments. Most visitors are Mexican, drawn from afar by faith she is heaven sent, while Don Urrea praises the press for fairness toward himself and his daughter. Doctors of divinity and medicine oppose the healer.

Hells Siberia Moscow Czarina Santa Teresa el Paso Herald Don Urrea Teresa

Magnetic Bullets From Telegraph Wires Change Shooting Outcome

At a Swiss rifle meeting, steel clad bullets became magnetic near telegraph cables, causing wide divergence of fire. Experiments with artillery at 8 000 yards showed at least 14 degree deflection. The finding suggests armies using steel missiles on their flanks could be vulnerable.

Lonely Pa in Saloon Trials with Horse at Supper

A Cleveland family tale unfolds in court as a daughter testifies about her father who kept a lonely mood. He supposedly brought a horse inside for supper, lifted its legs on the table, sparking chaos when the mug struck the animal and the stove toppled. The incident ends with a lamp thrown and the father jailed after many prior arrests.

Cleveland

River Frontier Promises Rich Gold Strikes Across Colorado

Prospectors report abundant ore and placer finds along the Colorado river with new mills lowering costs. If trends continue, the river country may yield millions of dollars in gold and silver annually.

Colorado River

Queen Victoria Confined to Room For Mobility

Queen Victoria can no longer walk to see her old friends the cottagers or engage in walking exercise. She requires assistance to move across a room with a stick and an attendant enabling limited mobility.

Vitoria

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B. M. Johnson & Bros Ancil Martin Phoenix, A Soorgen Reterranerts To J. E. Drane Ponteroy Webster Street Frazie Been & Frazier Flem— Bick Phoenix Arizona J. L. Patterson Mesa, A. T H. ¢. Longmore Phydidibh ‘K’ Suigebh Mesa Q. Z. Zuck W. L. van Horn Vanhorn ZUCK Law Vineman & G Blk Trupt, A T Jak. D. Morton A. P.shewman Morton & Shewman Attorneys at-Law Mesa City Pensions Applie Orma Arhigten Wm’ Passey Undertaker Ted WM Passey Mesa City Bank Nprgiae Farm Products al Jines Rita ALAR Mirs E.J. Long Prop Russia R. J. Ingersoll China
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