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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
3
A pasted page fragment mixes a Royal Baking Powder advertisement with humorous dialect sketches. The snippets prompt childlike dialogue on insects and pie etiquette, alongside aphoristic quotes about wills, dust dispersal, and wedding proposals.
Agricultural experiments show soil inoculation is a fact. Kansas State Bulletin No 6 reports on soybeans and legumes. Tubercle formations on roots host Bacillus radicicola Beyer which fix atmospheric nitrogen for plant use. Each legume hosts its own bacteria, enabling targeted soil enrichment.
The President of the republic acting with the Board of Health authorized additions to the general sanitary code of Mexico to prevent the production of the bubonic plague.
William C. Endicott longtime public servant and Massachusetts native who served as Secretary of War in Grover Cleveland's first administration has died. Born in Salem November 19 1827 he studied at Harvard and held multiple offices before a Supreme Court bench appointment. He later ran for governor and retired from politics. His daughter Mary Endicott married Joseph Chamberlain, and he is survived by his wife and a son.
A poetic meditation on future projects and schemes from writing poems to printing pictures and staging a drama plus a toy idea. It traces a string of imagined milestones from a week to more than a year ahead with tentative plans and hopeful ambitions.
The piece recalls a child Georgie reciting a prayer and falling asleep as his mother prompts lines. It notes a sleep flutter before finishing with a blessing to “the whole shooting match.” It also discusses the etymology of picka inny traced to Jamaicans via Sir Hans Sloane’s 1707 History of Jamaica and the phrase piganinnes meaning enslaved babies.
A 1839 proclamation warns passengers trunks must be brought to the station at least an hour before train departure. The article notes a Dresden railroad museum display of this rule and other vintage curios.
Dr T C Stanton of Merle sent to the Chamber of Commerce a large box of vegetables to show what fine soil without frost will produce Some samples resemble the fresh varieties The lot includes peppers from a nine year old bush tomatoes from a three year old vine Bermuda sweet potatoes four years producing potatoes cabbage a double header from a stock three years old unfrozen silver squash English marrow bunch figs white persia brown Turkish Logan berries and more
Experiments show vessels with fish fin like propellers gaining power, hinting at a water travel revolution. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters touted as a reliable cure for constipation digestion dyspepsia and biliousness. The Peruvian Cabinet weighs immediate appointment of a minister to the United States yesterday.
A periodical notice notes Adams Sarsaparilla Pills are pure vegetable formula that acts on the liver to increase bile and relieve constipation and indigestion. Also a Hague cablegram reports the first chamber rejecting a government bill to insure workers against accidents by 29 to 20, risking ministry resignation.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant constipation remedy. It markets the product to druggists with price points of 10 cents or 25 cents and promises quick relief without discomfort.
A massive chemical blast at the Eastman Kodak plant near Rochester New York wrecked part of the building. Forman Tracy was killed instantly and several others were injured in the accident.
Menlo Park in San Mateo County presents a newly furnished campus with complete laboratories and attractive surroundings under Dr. Ira G. Hoitt. The school is university accredited and invites applications for its tenth year beginning August 6 1900 with catalogs available.
News from Marietta Ohio reports a nitro glycerine blast at the Kelley well. The corrected tally lists five killed, three fatally injured, and two seriously wounded with details described as horrible.
An old time advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for sore feet. It claims instant relief from sting and swelling, eases tight shoes, cures ingrowing nails and sweating calluses, and offers a trial package free or 25 cents by mail from Allen Olmsted in Roy, New York.
A humorous anecdote from the Philadelphia Record about a father and son, followed by testimonials promoting Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and Piso’s Cure for throat and lung ailments. The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy by F J Cheney & Co with a $100 promise if it fails.
Mary B. Mullett in the Ladies' Home Journal recalls meeting the novelist at Kirriemuir station, describing Mrs Barrie and Miss Barrie, the ministerial brother Dr Ogilvy, Barrie's father, and a thin, dark, haunted face of the writer as the party walked to Thrums.
The article contrasts Hindu child marriage practices with women’s roles and social norms. It includes a critique of women’s limited mobility and education, and a reflection on aging women’s continuing duty in public life. It cites religious and cultural expectations and quotes from Christian Register and Ladies' Home Journal.
A Chicago physician notes tea timing affects digestion with breakfast less favorable and after five o clock more suitable for energy refreshment. A China customs piece says widows over fifty rarely remarry, aided by a government tablet of virtue. The tale closes with a quip about eight-hour laws and live eagles on silver collars.
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifying remedy. It claims germs and impurities cause sickness and that expelling impurities removes disease. The drug allegedly enriches and energizes red blood cells to better feed organs nerves and muscles.
Miss Edna Frederick of Troy Ohio writes of long suffering kidney and bladder trouble with a yellow complexion and amenorrhea and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of illness. Mrs Mary Barshinger of Windsor Pennsylvania also reports remarkable relief after using the remedy.
Bridget explains Willie wanted to go across the street for charades but was kept in. The stage manager notes a duel act with the villain not dying until salary arrears are signaled, reflecting backstage troubles.
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