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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
3
An advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest spring medicine. It claims the tonic sharpens appetite, vitalizes blood, and overcomes fatigue, urging readers to visit a druggist for a bottle today.
An exchange at Pumpkinville over registering for the election ends with a young lawyer, O Tolliver Johnson Esquire, and a citizen, Tom Phillips Esquad, debating proper signatures. The tax collector notes the formality of a legal signature.
A collage of humorous exchanges drawn from various newspapers. Quips range from domestic foibles to field notes on journalism and fortune tellers. The snippets showcase social wit, mistaken plans, and light satire across cities like Cleveland Chicago Indianapolis Philadelphia Detroit and Boston.
The article extols vigorous outdoor exercise for men as a relaxation and tonic but warns injuries can occur. It urges carrying St Jacobs Oil as the prompt and best cure for bruises, useful to athletes, sportsmen, and outdoor enthusiasts.
The exchange notes that ancient burnings of heretics were barbaric, while modern punishment appears as a toned down roast in religious journals, illustrating a shift from physical to rhetorical sanction.
The Philadelphia North American notes the tonic as a cure for dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation nervousness and kidney trouble when begun after first symptoms. It frames the new century as 1901 and humorously mentions a bicycle joke about century runs.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful feet, reduce sting from coins and bunions, ease tight shoes, treat chilblains and sweating, and relieve tired feet. It claims 10,000 testimonials, offers a 25 cent mail option, and a free trial pack with address in Roy, New York.
A dramatic exchange shows an ardent lover pledging to fight and die for his beloved while the Sweet Girl urges him to quit smoking, sparking a sharp retort about what is asked. The dialogue captures a clash between romantic sacrifice and practical health restraint.
Advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and urge sending for testimonials. Hall's Family Pills also marketed.
An old advertisement page touts TEA GARDEN Drips and PELICAN Syrup with claims of high quality, refund guarantee, and lithographed manufacturer names. It also features a pitch for THE PACIFIC COAST SYRUP CO and Mason Chemical Co. along with a testimonial for Piso’s Cure for Consumption dated December 11, 1895.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts the sole use of the word CASTORIA and the PITCHER'S CASTORIA trademark. He states the original product bears CHAS H FLETCHER signature and the Centaur Company control, with March 8 1897 as the date of declaration. He warns others not to use his name without authorization.
M D Fowler offers tracing and locating services for gold or silver ore and buried treasures. Contact Box 337 Southington Connecticut for inquiries.
W S Harwood notes the Lakes commerce is vast with new locks enabling 21 foot draft, expanding through American and Canadian works. Lake Superior basin yields iron ore and coal while west to east trade grows. S Soo route carries millions of tons yearly. regional flow includes wheat flour lumber iron ore and manufactured goods.
The article warns that weighting silks with tin salts tannin extracts and other substances degrades fabric quality. It notes real silk content often as low as 10 12 percent and ash as high as 48 percent after burning. Weighted silks smolder and can spontaneously ignite, especially black silks stored warm and dry. It contrasts breakfast cereals endorsing whole grains for nourishment and digestion.
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