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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
3
The article compares neuralgia suffering in China and other countries to Americans, noting damp cold winters worsen nerves. It promotes St Jacobs Oil as a sovereign remedy, claiming warmth and strength it provides cures the pain promptly and surely.
A dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a mother and daughter discussing a fragile plate. The child admits the plate is a weak un and has broken after being dropped four times, highlighting a cautious household moment.
The general appraisers of goods at the Custom House have ruled on several cases, decisions to stand until the Treasury Secretary passes on them. The notice credits Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic aiding malaria, rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation and biliousness.
A fragment shows Lord Hardappe’s castle discussion where Mr Newrocks rejects a wine deal. He claims to source 40 year old bottles directly from vineyards cheaper than the proposed 10 000 bottle purchase at one dollar each.
A collection of humorous vignettes shows clever dialogue and social embarrassment. A haughty secretary threatens breach of promise suing while a boss jokes about a mispelled calling card. Witty quips shift between love, vanity, and everyday misreads in a bustling urban column.
A miner with five years in Alaska shares practical bread and biscuit recipes using Cleveland's baking powder. The method requires flour, baking powder, salt, and water or milk, baked in a pan for about half an hour or a biscuit round for about fifteen minutes. Batches are for Klondike life, with an offer to mail a Klondike circular and a four hundred recipe cook book from Cleveland Baking Powder Co. upon request.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes the picture’s perspective is faulty and the frame showcased for six dollars a dozen is priced too high, suggesting buyers can purchase better frames.
Boil rice until tender and fill dampened small cups with the hot rice. Chill at least three hours, then hollow centers and fill with bright jelly. Turn out onto a platter and pour soft custard around the bases or serve with cream and sugar. An attractive, easy dessert.
Foot powder relieves sore feet and shoe discomfort with claims of instant relief for bunions chilblains and sweat. Over 10 000 testimonials cited. Available at druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25c. Also promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle and pamphlet.
John A. Miller of Au Sable Michigan credits Piso’s Cure for Consumption with saving his life in a testimonial dated April 21 1895. The advertisement sought to showcase cures and experience from readers across the region.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts in court the exclusive trademark rights to the words Pitchers Castoria and Castoria. He states he originated the product and that the wrapper bears the facsimile signature of Chas H Fletcher, president of The Centaur Company.
A sales pitch claims catarrh is a constitutional blood disorder and cannot be cured by local applications. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that purifies blood and soothes mucous surfaces, backed by testimonials and physician endorsement. Sold by druggists for 75 cents plus Hall's Family Pills as the best.
It assures high quality tea garden drips, toboggan maple syrup and Pelican Louisiana measures sold by first class grocers in cans only. Money refunded if not satisfactory and no imitations accepted. Manufacturer name is lithographed on each can. The Pacific Coast Syrup Co.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge recalls Philadelphia in 1774 as the colony’s largest town with about eighty thousand residents. He notes how railroads, telegraphs, quick mail routes, and constant travel reshape modern life, contrasting it with the slower, quieter pace of that era. Emeralds from Mexico and Peru are also mentioned, with a Spanish nobleman reportedly taking three bushels home.
A note comparing alum baking powder to Schilling's Besé finds it nearly as strong while prussic acid is deemed stronger than vinegar. The terse excerpt offers a curious glimpse into old household chemistry and flavoring debates.
A Georgia businessman recounts a backcountry chicken coop built from timber salvaged from a gallows. He notes the eerie appeal and warns that darkies avoid the coop, claiming it protects the flock by fear. The tale ends with a darkly comic proof of the coop’s reputed curse.
Dean Farrar recalls in Men I Have Known the witty exchange sparked by Matthew Arnold and Thomas Henry Huxley. The tale highlights Arnold’s sociable charm and Huxley’s blunt candor as they stroll the grounds near Arnold’s cottage, contrasting their famous personalities.
The piece describes a new bow hat in black velvet with a Parisian milliner tied bow and an aigret. A second style features a high Spanish comb replacing the aigret. It notes the Alsatian bow influence and predicts immense popularity among fashionable women.
The article describes women turning to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ailments labeled as female diseases. It notes many seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and that numerous secretaries handle the daily volume of correspondence.
Miss Meb Culbertson, daughter of Indiana, is celebrated in the Book of English Beauties alongside nobility. Revered for beauty and talent she is praised as a sculptor of note who originated modeling hands and arms of famous people. Socially she is much sought after.
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