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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1895
Page
4
The Guardian notes that every pound of hay grain and fruit produced in the Gila valley sold well. Wheat was milled into superior flour, barley sold early in the season, and the fruit crop commanded high prices in a year of strong demand.
The text cites Oliver Wendell Holmes on how controversy sorts fools and wise, then reports a Utah constitutional convention clause endorsing woman suffrage. It states both men and women shall enjoy equal civil political and religious rights and privileges and that voting and office holding shall not be denied on account of sex.
The World warns a new menace to the US financial system as silver surges 138 cents per ounce after London rise. Hoarding grows ahead of Japan demanded war indemnity of 250 to 300 million dollars from China, risking currency shocks and a treasury drain if gold is sought.
A promotional note highlights The Atlantic and Pacific lines presenting the Great Middle Route linking the American continent via the Santa Fe Route railways. The emphasis is on a coordinated railway network offering through connections and regional accessibility.
The notice advertises travel along a line to see the Grand Canon of the Colorado and Natural Bridge of Arizona with sites like Montezuma’s Well Avolla the City of the Sky Petrified Forest near Carrizo and the San Francisco Mountains. It mentions the longest cantilever bridge across the Colorado River and lists officials in Los Angeles San Francisco and Albuquerque.
Tables supplied with the best the market affords. Fruit and vegetables in season. Meals, 25c. Lunches at all hours.
Park Remedy Co announces fat reducing pills that allegedly shed 12 to 15 pounds monthly with no starvation or injury. Claims include improved health, beautified complexion, and relief from stout abdomens and breathing difficulty. Package price two dollars postpaid. testimonials and particulars sealed. correspondence confidential from Boston.
United States Land Office Tucson Arizona announces William Barnett of Mesa Maricopa County Arizona has filed to prove desert land claim No 1626 for Section 11 Township 2S Range 56E GS RM before the District Court Clerk in Phoenix on April 26 1895 Witnesses are Samuel Barnett Charles Lewis Charles Barnett and Hyrum Peterson all of Mesa Arizona First publication March 22.
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