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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
4
A Highland girl recalls a cherished blessing her former Dundee mistress heard years ago. The master asks for the grace, and the girl notes, You maun ha'e a gran memory. The anecdote appears in the London Telegraph. The ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with “No Cure, No Pay” and a labeled bottle.
A half acre spot about a mile from the Michigan line near Cedar Lake Indiana shows vegetation failure on soil that otherwise appears identical. The tiny circle less than 20 feet wide sits in a grove long claimed by locals to be the torture ground of the Bawbeese Indians.
An advertisement asserts chronic sores and ulcers arise from bad blood and that S.S. purifies blood, heals ulcers, and restores health. It cites a testimonial from J. B. Talbert of Mississippi and urges readers to request a free book from SPECIFIC CO. in Atlanta, GA.
A Cambridge woman renovates a top floor bedroom into a bright study nook for her 16 or 17 year old daughter. For ten dollars a decorator rewallpapers and repaints, then the room is furnished with white enamel furniture, a cream and pink curtain, and simple handmade touches. The result is a pretty, functional space combining dress, study, and rest.
A young married woman in Capitol Hill has her photographs arranged, notably a framed James Whitcomb Riley portrait drawn curiosity from a chamber maid who asks who the figure is. The maid learns the writer’s explanation and notes the likeness to an old sweetheart.
George Enness Jr recalls an evening among notable guests in The Home Journal. He sat beside a charming woman who revealed she was the widow of General Custer after he offered horse and army life stories.
Dr Westermark reports Moroccan belief that the ginn are pre Adams beings with no fixed form, able to assume many shapes like Proteus. Bad ginns attack men and are repelled by salt or steel and Quran verses. He cautions that this belief predates Islam but was shaped by it.
Ellen Parce of Binghamton New York describes years of severe nervous exhaustion insomnia dizziness and indigestion. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with permanent relief after ineffective prior treatments. She urges others to use the remedy and keeps boxes at home.
An advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy for Consumption as giving immediate relief and a permanent cure for coughs lung and bronchial trouble. It cites a Springfield Ohio testimonial from N H Andrews and offers testimonials free illustrated book and money back guarantee with bottle prices 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by W H Hooker Co Buffalo NY Proprs.
Two young women on St Paul street are locked out after theater and cannot wake their father. A neighbor, waking in his window, calls the father via telephone. The father wakes, asks what is wanted, and is told his daughters are at the front door. He opens the door and the matter ends.
Pitch for Grove's Tasteless ChillTonic as a malaria remedy. Claims to be iron and quinine in a tasteless, no cure no pay offer. Priced at 50 cents.
A British pharmacist in China address by Frank Browne recounts a Chinese tale of filial piety. A man and wife punish the wife’s mother for her daughter’s crime. the couple’s house is dug up, scholars are barred from exams, and even magistrates lose office to enforce reverence for parents.
An old advertisement promises one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes refunds if not effective and that W. Grove's signature appears on each box, priced at 26 cents.
Loren P. Merrill of Paris recounts a Livermore resident who, solitary and fretful, keeps a single unlit match in a small outskirt home. She lies awake fearing the night and finally lights the match to check if it will light her kindlings.
Co T Hatfield of Winona Stark Co Ind recalls winter la grippe outbreak in his village. He and his six family members recovered quickly after taking six bottles of Peruna per label instructions, while many others died or suffered longer illness under regular doctors. He urges others to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice if results are not prompt and satisfactory.
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