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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
3
The article extols St. Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism amid severe winter cold. It argues extreme conditions prove its efficacy and promotes the oil as a trusted treatment for rheumatic pain regardless of weather.
Matilda asks Bertie about their father and learns from Bertie's call that the response was cryptic. The line alludes to confusion about identity and a sense that matters are secure or restricted.
The General Land Office chief submits to the Secretary of the Interior a report showing a 3,298 decline in homestead entries totaling 378,625 acres from last year. The note also mentions health declines tied to bowel irregularity and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy. An aside hints at a “smokeless cigarette” cure for consumption by Wm. Bees eebaatan from Provice dated Sept 17, 1895.
Samuel Pitcher M D declares the right to the Castoria name and the Pitcher's Castoria trademark. He notes the original product signature by CHAS H FLETCHER on wrappers and warns that no one else may use his name except The Centaur Company of which Fletcher is president. Dated March 8 1897.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal blood remedy addressing catarrh and mucous surfaces. It claims endorsement by top physicians, lists testimonials, and states the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents. It also mentions Hall's Fly Pills as the best.
Slogan emphasize high quality in tea garden and toboggan maple syrup sold by first class grocers in cans only. Money refunded if not satisfactory. Do not accept imitation. Require manufacturer’s name clearly marked on every can.
A collage of humorous quips and captions from multiple papers features jokey remarks on love, travel, theater salaries, elections, and social quirks. The bits include lines about an elderly coquette, a cross eyed sportsman, a touring journalist, and exchanges on courtship, deer, and stage drivers.
A New York Herald piece riffs on beauty and neck training with prizefighter ideas, and on etiquette argues forks in Chicago dining are misused. It humorously contrasts neck development tips with whimsical public manners and tableware witticisms.
A bygone tale recalls a nobleman who bought a Sardinian title, built an estate, and stored a magic lantern in his hall. He decreed heirs who moved the lantern must forfeit their inheritance, else the hospital would receive it. The relics survived for years.
A cafe keeper condemns a pale young man who called the establishment a beanery. The listener notes the insult, suggesting the offender is a Bostonian, as reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for feet. It cures painful swollen smarting feet and relieves tight footwear. It treats chilblains sweating damp callus and hot tired feet. Over 10 000 testimonials claim cures. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Mail order 25c stamps. Free trial. Allen E Olmstead Roy New York.
A terse cartoon captioned exchange in Harlem Life shows a convict claiming he is jailed for missing a Montreal train. The dialogue mocks punitive parole and highlights a comical misunderstanding amid urban humor. The rest promotes medical cures and patent medicines with promotional lines and addresses.
A light exchange between Jones and a Signal Service man shadows a Chicago Tribune item. The dialog hints at casual chatter rather than formal news.
In Siam a king grants the Italian painter the Grand Cross of the Siamese Crown saying it entitles him to marry twelve wives. The piece satirically contrasts royal pomp with a comic exchange about a misstepped kitchen task. The World notes witty aphorisms on judgment and reason.
A Cleveland pastor recounts agreeing to wed a couple after traveling nearly 200 miles when told he was unavailable on the set date. He spent $8.50 on transport and services and received a $5 tip, saying he lost $3.50 but would not accept future duties, noting the groom's promise to do better next time.
The piece recalls old London omnibuses as new and popular, with small seats, a single end door, a conductor on a leather loop, a sixpence fare, and strict route licensing plus duties. It contrasts their rapid start when full with slow crawling otherwise.
The passage extols style as the noblest tribute to letters, uniting architecture sculpture painting music dance sport and even crime. It argues every art form reveals the gesture of mind and soul and that style is the enduring revelation of personality beyond mortality.
The Naples churches are filled with mice forcing pastors to keep cats inside. The presence of cats in worship spaces risks comic interruptions as scenes resemble theater stages, with fear causing paleness and reduced heart and lung action that impairs circulation.
Mrs B A Lompard of Westdale Mass reports that after consulting doctors with no success she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She claims her fibroid tumor in the womb disappeared and her dull ache vanished after the treatment. She credits the remedy with restoring natural flow and health.
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