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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
2
Witty miscellany and quips from a newspaper page
A collection of satirical snippets and quips on topics from Congress to warships, booze, and famous names. Notes on Mrs Lease, Klondike versus Cuba, a Texas penitentiary sentence, a medical journal claim about smoking, and a joke about Oissy Fitzgerald revealing Marie Kate Tipping.
Art of Dying finds niche in living concerns
A magazine article titled Story: Art of Dying explores how contemplation of mortality resonates with those focused on practical living. It notes that the topic may not appeal to everyone but engages readers seeking meaningful perspective on life and death.
Ace Gift Sparks War Spirit Debate in North Carolina
Mrs Ace of North Carolina presented her husband with Your sons in a wartime spirit moment. The remark prompts discussion on morale and national resolve amid the war.
Denver Invents Spanking Machine for Schools
An inventor in Denver proposes a spanking machine for use in schools and reformatories arguing it replaces manual punishment. The remark questions the need for machinery to perform a task that could be done by hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Death by own action habit condemned in Boston paper
The Boston paper states that the growing death by own action habit cannot be too strongly condemned. It argues that anyone who contracts the deadly habit seldom amounts to much later and that death by own action is the last thing one should consider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Stockton
California
Manila
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
CH. Emory Smith
Rainy Day Society Warns Over Woman's Wear Policy
New York's Rainy Day Society issues an ultimatum about women's apparel. Its president declares women are a bifurcated animal and questions why women's legs should be in one bag and men's in two. He suggests arbitration as a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arkansas exchange jokes over near sighted Major mix up
The Atlanta Constitution recalls Maj. Williams who did not intend to shoot Col. Scott but mistook him for another man. The incident reveals the Colonel as the target of the joke, highlighting the misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Constitution
Arkansas
Maj. Williams
Col. Scott
Swiss Council Rejects Mediation Proposal in U S Spain Rift
The Swiss National Council unanimously rejected a proposal for government mediation between the United States and Spain. The piece notes Switzerland’s reputation for wealth and discretion as a result of citizens minding their own business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss National Council
United States
Spain
Switzerland
Berlin professor avoids duel with student in exam dispute
Berlin papers debate a professor who declined a student's challenge after failing the exam. Students call him a coward, while German papers say expecting professors to engage in mortal combat with all students they could not aid is unrealistic.
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Berlin
Image of Spanish misrule in Puerto Rico described
A sharp portrayal of Puerto Rico under Spanish rule notes the island pays Spain 4 874 874 in taxes this year with only 650 000 used for natives. It states 96 867 literate of 489 267 whites, and at least 35 000 supported by Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Spain
Porto Rico
Rome
Santiago
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
United States
Foreign Office
Pedro
New York
Reading Romans on a Danube Bridge Ethics
An editor cites a new Danube bridge built with Roman pillars from Trajan s era. The piece praises engineers who guarantee strength under an ancient emperor s reign begun 1800 years ago, warning against dishonesty while urging noble integrity in construction and character.
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Danube
Trajan
Chinese writer calls Americans barbarians in memoir tour
A Chinese writer touring the United States declares Americans barbarous in a critique that scorns hunger, meat habits, bathing, dancing, and disrespect for ancestors. He claims Americans eat meat with knives and prongs, leap about on graves, and walk in public with women, portraying a stark cultural clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The Brakeman’s Lot Hardest and Health via Cycling
The article cites railway statistics showing brakemen suffer the most accidents, with a high injury rate in early years. It notes two fatal bicycle overexertion cases as warnings, advocates rational exercise, and discusses property rights as a trusteeship balancing private wealth with public welfare. It ends with stamp-savings societies in New England and New York boosting small deposits and savings habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
New England
New York
Boston
Stamp Saving Societies
Assorted Newsy Occurrences From California Readers
A wide array of curious notes from California shows: Fr Marques dies after a spider bite near Lemon, Frisco volunteers train at Chickamauga, Indians arrested in San Bernardino for robbery, a tuna over 180 pounds caught near Santa Catalina, and new oil wells near Puente yielding about ninety barrels daily. The drought drives Santa Barbara exodus and Republican losses, while the coast patrol forms and labor councils unite in Los Angeles.
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Santa Barbara
Marques
San Bernardino
Fred D. Grant
Chickamauga
San Diego
Company B
San Francisco
Halder
Carl Kurtz
Sisters’ Hospital
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Wilson
Regiment of California Volunteers
H. P. Woodward
Prof
C. F. Holder
Pasadena
Santa Catalina
Southern Pacific
Honolulu
Islands
California
Kay
W. L. Morgan
Mazatlan
Mexico
Republic
South
United States
Madrid
Mathews
War News Sparks Mass Munitions and Troop Moves
War Department massing rations at Jacksonville while Pennsylvania volunteers in San Francisco suffer shoe shortages. Spain's status in Cuba and the Philippines draws world comment as 75,000 troops plan to rendezvous at Chickamauga. Debates over autonomy and port cities mirror a widening global crisis.
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War Department
Jacksonville
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Pyrenees
Spain
West India and Panama Cable Company
Santiago de Cuba
Chickamauga
Washington
New York
Havana
Paris
France
Europe
United States
Miles
Cuba
Tampa
Key West
Domingo Mendez Capote
Palma
Navy Department
McKinley
Cervera
Porto Rico
Philippines
Perkins
Far West
Wolcott
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Col. J. McCook
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Robert Anderson
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Russia
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Marshal Rivera
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Garcia
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