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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
2
A humorous column in the Mesa Free Press notes a horseless dog cart appearance and pokes fun at publicity costs. It quips on Mark Twain and perpetual copyright, asks if Victoria's grandson will be called Patsy, and riffs on other short, witty observations about society, law, and daily life.
A Chicago woman obtained a warrant for her husband’s arrest claiming he intends to marry two other women. The case raises whether a person can be legally restrained from desiring to commit an act not yet carried out and the limits of restraining orders on future intent.
A reflective piece notes humane acts across the South African conflict and jokes about women’s limits, then shifts to Iowa politics where a bill to ban seining failed amid sport and livelihood arguments. It highlights higher appropriations for the game warden and calls for better enforcement to curb off season river slaughter.
The piece contrasts Boer War horse fatalities with shifting global horse markets and then shifts to royal tragedy. It notes 5000 horses a month dying in conflict and a surge of purchases from New Orleans to Buenos Aires. It then profiles Jules Verne and Princess Stephanie amid royal upheaval and a second marriage.
A digest of late items includes incorporation filings by Sigma Chi House Association of Palo Alto with capital stock of 10 000, Oak land Board of Trade banquet praised, Tacoma manufacturers forming to push home made goods, Miss Maud Heath’s stake in St Helena Sentinel, and discoveries of petrified clams near Santa Rosa. Also noted are cherry crop damages in Placer county, Native Sons of the Golden West reorganization in Fresno, Stockton street fair plans, San Francisco health push on disease reporting, the brig Tanner wreck near Point Wilson, and various city notes from Los Angeles Fresno Oakland and San Francisco on schools, fisheries, cannery plans, and local events.
Dorothy and her father discuss wealth in a brief Chicago Record dialogue. Dorothy desires extreme riches to snub others yet remain agreeable. The exchange satirizes social pretensions in a concise two person sketch.
In a concise opinion the speaker notes Jones Brown married a capable woman and acknowledges her ability to support both partners. The dialogue hints at mutual reliance and respect in their union.
The company sells treasury stock at 50 cents per share on a first come first served basis. Sale will be withdrawn and price raised to 1.00 as soon as the stock is sold. Buyers pay one-fourth now and 12% per share, with the rest due within sixty days. money refunded if not accepted.
A prospectus outlines payment of all drafts money orders and related obligations to the California Consolidated Petroleum Co. The document notes how to make payments and the application process for investors or clients.
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