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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement asserts that impurities in blood cause many illnesses from scrofula to fatigue and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure by purifying, enriching, and vitalizing the blood. Agnes Gilligan of Oakland California testifies to improved health after using the product.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine money can buy. It emphasizes relief claims and consumer value, reflecting period health marketing language.
Santa Barbara Fish and Game Protective Association reports success in its experiment to stock the county with English ring-necked pheasants. Eggs were hatched into chicks, released at Santa Anita Rancho near Garviota, and a county ordinance protects them from destruction. Observers say the birds appear healthy and hardy, with more expected next year.
A report attributes J H Hale's claim that placing a strong wire around a large branch mid season slows sap flow. This causes buds to form early and fruit to ripen two weeks sooner with brighter color. The treated limb is cut away after fruiting to allow new shoots.
A collage of brief quips and sketches from various 19th and early 20th century periodicals. Jests touch on marriage, society, education, theater, and everyday life with playful exchanges and punchy one liners. Notable gibes about bachelors, stage talent, editors and clergy echo a urban, period voice. The item reads as a humorous sampler rather than a single narrative.
A jury sealed a verdict then slept on it, only to disagree after the rest. The piece advocates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for insomnia and stomach ailments. San Diego distributes about 200 mulberry trees to promote local silk industry. Carter's Ink is claimed exclusive in schools in New York and Boston. A Conejo rancher trapped wild hogs and sold them in Oxnard for 97 dollars.
A rural gardening column discusses how egg yield depends on water content, feed efficiency, and exercise. It cites records of hens laying over 200 eggs yearly, the role of trap nests for tracking individual production, and stresses scrap quarters and active flock management for high output and disease prevention.
An advertisement urges readers to try Cascarets Candy and Adams Sarsaparilla Pills with free trials from Adams Co. in California. A testimonial claims Piso's Cure for Consumption saved a life, dated February 17 1900 from Norwich New York. The San Bernardino Union reports slow voter registration progress with 3700 names entered so far.
An 19th century ad roundup notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet with claims of instant relief and 30,000 testimonials. Fresno frogs in county markets. Mrs Winslow teething syrup as children’s remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as constitutional treatment. F J Cheney & Co Toledo offers and guarantees. Kern Automobile Transportation Co expects a machine in four weeks with engine complete and frame assembled.
The item notes backaches in women as a serious issue and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with helping female health for years. It also mentions Mrs Pinkham offering free counsels by mail from Lynn Massachusetts. Additionally San Jose Mercury reports Oakland contract filings for two Standard Electric buildings and an Oakland University Club formation with a June first meeting.
Practical instructions from the Globe Democrat on handling milk after milking. Keep milk cold and odor free, strain promptly, and use cold water or a separator. Maintain water around 55 deg to let cream rise in 24 hours, churn at 60 deg in summer and 65 deg in winter, ripen with sour skim milk, wash and draw off butter milk, then work salt and market quickly. Consume poor butter promptly.
A California Cultivator note describes red scale detected in foothill nurseries after import from San Bernardino County. Several orchards planted before discovery faced risk, while others refused trees after fumigation. The unnamed nurseryman acted quickly with fumigation and spraying and found mistletoe in a large nearby sycamore aiding scale growth.
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