03 May 1895
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1895
Page
1
Announcement of stock clearance for relocation. Lists canned fruits and produce with prices such as Assorted Table Fruit at $2 per dozen Tomatoes $1.50 per dozen Corn ditto Sugar 14 lbs for $1 Bacon 15c Salt pork 10c per lb Burbank potatoes $2.25 per sack and remaining items priced proportionally. The note notes move to a new location and urges bargain pricing.
Public notice records indicate timber culture final proof action. The notice references Apr 12 and seeks publication confirmation of the final proof for timber culture entry.
Land Office at Tucson announces that Thomas Anderson of Mesa Maricopa County Arizona has filed for final proof on Lots 1 2 and half NE quarter Sec 6 18 RGB G S RM. Proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Phoenix on May 18 1895. Witnesses: William Irwin James R Wilson Frederick Weeks and Robert G Banta all of Mesa. Protest or cross examination permitted at that time. EuGENE J Trippen Register.
An unsigned editorial condemns money lenders as a class that harms society and calls for driving them from government, arguing a larger money supply and silver coinage are needed to restore confidence and prosperity. It links monetary policy to national welfare, cites scarcity of money, and urges rapid railway expansion to boost regional economies.
The moon gives light far weaker than the sun. Professor Young notes a sky fully covered with moons would provide only one eighth of the sun’s illumination, making it improbable the moon exerts any noticeable meteorological influence.
A San Francisco saloonkeeper petitions the Board of Supervisors to close church side doors remove sofas and license pastors amid a murder case revealing side-gate access to parlors and alleged immorality in several churches. The Los Angeles Times notes the urge as part of reform and criticizes ministers for moral failings.
A New York mining engineer returning from three weeks of exploration from Yuma to Colorado reports unprecedented ore deposits across the western country. He says only cheaper mining methods are needed to unlock vast mineral wealth, claiming discoveries surpass all prior experience. Col. Chas. D. Poston marks his seventieth birthday amid esteem in Arizona. He helped open the territory’s first silver mine and now leads the agricultural experimental station in Phoenix. A Wichita pastor, Rev. L. A. Hall, loses suit to claim church property after failing to influence his congregation with wind pudding diets.
Needles reports lively mining circles while Providencia boasts flattering prospects. Warnicke canyon shows very rich rock and the El Dorado camp is forecast to rise as the desert’s new hub. King Solomon assays near Franconia stay strong in yellow metal with a $10 per ton surface sample. A new law requires butchers to have stock slaughter and hides inspected with fees charged to the vendor.
A lighthearted note praises kissing as a cure for dyspepsia, reflecting an era of cheerful, exaggerated health claims and optimistic social humor.
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