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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
2
The Mesa Free Press comments on rising trusts such as snuff and ax manufacturers forecasting public backlash. The piece mocks publicity versus privacy and notes Mr. Frick’s challenge to the idea of getting something for nothing while joking about territory settlement and new town names like Sappho.
The campaign against indecent drama vows to extend to posters, arguing it will not be complete until nuisance posters are removed. It questions the value of preaching for $900 a year while bricklayers earn $4 daily amid competing temptations.
A Chicago society woman aims to electrocute wolf dogs rather than kill them conventionally. The idea would shock the bow-wows. A manufacturers' firm sold over twenty million comic valentines last February, each causing about five minutes of annoyance to recipients, totaling two centuries of discomfort.
Some German manufacturers criticise American locomotives saying they are made by the dozen. The likely reason is that American products were sold in packages of twelve to undercut German rivals.
The report notes Havana's chilly spell with temperatures around fifty three degrees and compares it to a cold wave affecting the Caribbean and a London heat wave, illustrating how different regions react to seasonal temperature shifts.
A Johns Hopkins medical writer notes a case describing a proposed operation hepaticocholecystos tenterostomy as a potential new procedure for colic. The text mocks the notion, labeling it an example of science carrying baggage as Caesar’s impedimenta.
The Duke of the Abruzzi joins a long line of gentlemen venturing north only to be rescued. Nansen will bring him home famed for frostbite and peril, while the prince may publish a book or lecture on surviving on blubber and old boots in the name of science.
A Manila correspondents series outlines lucrative openings for capital and training including American typewriters watches shoes hardware and photography while noting limited prospects for American workers. The piece surveys tropical disease research by Britain Belgium Germany and the United States and argues that scientific progress will boost commerce and safe development in the tropics for the coming century.
The author argues for using corn meal to alleviate European hunger, noting vast starvation in the East and modest diets elsewhere. He urges demonstrating corn’s value at the Paris exposition, promoting cheap imports of Indian corn, and teaching Europeans to cook with it to expand exports and feed hungry millions.
A narrator describes using a simple siphon to drain a flooded cellar after heavy rains. He quotes the practical value of science in daily life and argues for more hands on training in colleges to prepare skilled farmers and craftsmen for the country’s needs.
In several London churches the so called Bibles are hollow boxes filled with wires and discs. Preachers explain the devices are transmitters for an electrophone company used to send sermons to subscribers, masquerading as harmless Bibles.
About 100000 residents in New York City are exempt from jury service by law or circumstance. The figure reflects administrative exemptions and various legal provisions affecting eligibility for service in county and state courts.
A scientist claims the earth is shrinking by about three inches annually. He suggests this could explain why some people feel anxious to secure land before it dwindles away.
A roundup notes pleuro pneumonia affecting Seattle horses and heavy apricot crops in China. Colton Fruit Exchange shipped 120 cars of oranges with about 70 more to go. Del Norte Bank opens with $25 000 capital. Rio Jin Maru arrives in Seattle with 650 Japanese steerage passengers. Earthquake shocks felt at Napa and Petaluma with no damage. Sardines on hospital ship Missouri and crew inspection completed. Nome reports typhoid with 30 deaths. Electricity project shipments total 400 carloads. Rev Loyal Wirt arrives to raise funds for Nome hospital. Sacramento and San Francisco reports on gambling closures. Dr Fewkes in Arizona researching Southwest ethnology. Navigation opening earlier as river thaws. Do|minion and Hunker Creek mines flooded by high water. Strathcona Horse reinforcement for South African service. St Denis sails to Ensenada Cedros Island with mining gear for Cedros. Annie Thomas reinsurers fear hull risk at sea. Fort Yuma Indian School changes control to Spear and team. UC to build premier women gymnasium Hearst Hall moved to campus. Los Angeles entertainment listings and California crop watch note barley yellowing in San Joaquin county.
The Manila port collected 1899 customs receipts of 2 825 150 dollars, higher than 1893 to 1897 figures, with 1898 data not given. Officials forecast a dramatic revenue rise after Luzon stabilizes, enabling self support for the insular government. A report from the transport Tartar notes prospecting in Vigan and quotes miner William Odun on Luzon’s wealth. The Philippine Commission expenditures are itemized, including 10 000 dollar salaries for three commissioners and other costs, with a request to pay naval and military members parity.
After years of breeding White Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks at Edgewood aiming for 200 eggs per hen annually, researchers found vitality losses at higher production. Leghorns showed significant decline after 165 to 170 eggs. Plymouth Rocks less but still at risk. The note suggests the issue may be solvable for heavier birds if they endure the strain.
A mixed dispatch of international events and notable deaths fills the column. Stockholm hosts a royal drive while Amherst Mass mourns Miss Mary Field French. Boers capture Frank Smith near Barkley West as St Simon's Church vault in Toronto is robbed. Dewey reception planned in May with 10 000 schoolchildren. U S political figures ill or resigning. War news from Europe and rail and weather incidents dot the era.
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