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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
3
The Doctor Slocum System promises a full treatment for weak lungs coughs bronchitis and consumption. It offers three free bottles to readers and claims to attack every vulnerable point of the disease and cure it forever.
A collection of short gags and quips from various newspapers. Snappy exchanges cover Lent, dating, money woes, and social foibles with playful regional dialects and characters. The bits showcase punchlines on love money and manners with era voice and urban humor.
Frequent rains in Cuba bring malarial fevers similar to parts of the United States. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as a quick remedy for such ailments and as a tonic for pure blood strong nerves muscles and firm flesh. It claims to aid dyspepsia and constipation as well.
The Yonkers Statesman reports a theatergoer, identified as Mr. Crimsonbeak, caused a scene by climbing over a nearby seat to exit during intermission while his companion notes no villain on stage.
An early 20th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen hot tired feet and provide relief from smarting shoes and bunions. It claims ten thousand testimonials and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package by mail from Allen 8 Olmstead Le Roy New York.
A humorous Harlem Life verse exchange where an anxious elderly woman asks about danger and the deck hand quips that fear exists but danger is absent. The dialogue showcases a sailor’s wit and a nautical setting.
Forfeit of 1000 dollars promised if any published testimonial is proven not genuine. Tue Piso Co. Warren Pa.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with $100 reward for uncured cases. Cites endorsements from Toledo firms West & Truax and Kinman Marvin and lists price 75 cents per bottle. Mentions Dr Kline nerve restorer with free trial bottle and literature. Includes scattered remarks on fatigue from muscle chemicals.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pure blood medicine improving health and complexion. The piece includes a San Luis Obispo testimonial and a Chicago Boston market blurb, followed by a New York Weekly exchange about music and social invitation.
The article describes using a brasslike composition metal for ship sheathing, replacing copper on many vessels. Sheets 8 by 1 foot 4 inches are nailed over felt if used, with nails flush to the surface, enabling rapid work. Seventy-five men can sheath an 1800 ton ship in two days at a cost near $4,000, lasting about two long voyages.
The Norfolk Virginian notes a future rival region forming from seven nearby towns in Virginia. The piece recalls a boyhood game where a child’s regiment held firm, hinting at enduring community cohesion as the proposed union grows.
Mrs Mayer Bascock of Grand Rapids Michigan writes that after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she no longer suffers from back and side pains headaches and insomnia connected to ovarian trouble She reports pain free monthly sickness and improved appearance Her letter invites other women to seek advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press quotes McGuffin lamenting bad luck with a counterfeit half dollar that his wife always selects. The note adds a claim that the United Kingdom has about BS dogs per thousand inhabitants.
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