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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
2
A collection of fragmented phrases mentions the Kearsarge, Bible chapters, longevity, China, self mockery, the Prince of Wales, marksmanship society, burglaries tied to American principles in Cuba, and discussion of the open door policy.
A compact survey notes morals in ancient stories like Achilles wounds and the meaning of curfew. It references a demand for half cents and a minimal impact from a Turkish embargo on American pork, citing export averages of thirteen dollars per year.
An Ohio man in good health purchases a grave and a coffin for himself, hoping to avoid being deprived by trusts that may restrict access for late-arriving heirs.
An American palmist has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment in England for stealing. He failed to read his lines clearly enough to foresee the police waiting.
A Chicago man attempts to break a will that leaves a $500000 legacy to him. The article notes that many Chicago men would be satisfied with such provisions, implying broad interest or contention surrounding the will.
R. D. Blackmore, the novelist, left a will forbidding any biography or memoir of him. The note implies he may have produced popular songs or engaged in some life conduct he wished hidden.
Arbor Day is praised as a future voice yet hints at a past. The article notes that eighteen years ago during the first forestry congress in the United States Cincinnati children planted a tree for each President at Eden Park, honoring Washington and Jackson with specific tree imagery.
The War Department lists officers and men awarded medals for gallantry in the past two and a half years. Among fifty officers, two are colored, and among thirty three enlisted men, colored personnel appear. The piece notes pride in the achievement and remarks the color line does not stop at the firing line.
The article argues that excessive muscular development harms health and that moderate outdoor exercise yields lasting benefits. It notes a shift away from extremes in the athletic movement and warns that overexertion strains bodies and minds, while insurance losses rise from large fires reflecting broader economic pressures.
The article notes that 1899 showed extreme losses and expenses for insurers. Losses near 93 percent and expenses around 33.33 percent pushed total costs to over 126 percent, with 168 New York insurers seeing a net excess over premiums exceeding five million dollars. Higher rates and halted rate cutting are anticipated as a result.
An opinion piece argues against using birds for adornment, praising their ecological role in pest control and sanitation. It condemns fashion-driven slaughter of gulls, links public morality to press denunciation of sensational plays, and critiques bans that spark wider interest in vice. PAGIEIG GOAST NEWS
A compilation of late items notes Stockton street fairs Oakland letter registration, county fairs and races. It covers oil burning engines Fresno hospital rooms Stanford professors Big Basin trees Chabot hall plans and San Francisco civic issues.
Bubonic plague cases and a death reported at Suakim. Austrian emperor appoints William field marshal general. Cuban tariff to start June 15. German American cable laid from Berkum Island. Yukon census totals listed. Gates case hearing resumes in New York. Accra rumors of Kumassie fall and Ashanti fighting. Cholera deaths on Virangon famine works. Crown Prince Yoshihito wedding scheduled May 10. Pennsylvania buys Long Island Railroad, official notice pending. Hawaii debt bill advances via Senate committee. Chicago strikers clash with police. one picket shot. Hawaii officials appointed. Honolulu postmaster named. Ship William H Macy ashore but floated. Braddock plant resumes work. 800 workers. Ashanti siege reports and white officers killed or wounded. Wall Street rumors on Gates resignation. Bubonic plague spreads from Red Sea to Hong Kong and Australia. Kingston officers ordered to Cape Coast Castle. National Asphalt Company formed in Trenton. Lima discusses 2000 tons flour shipment to Lopez Molando. Dewey arch funds struggle to raise. Major Chicago strikes over wage increases. B'nai B'rith to meet in New Orleans 1905. Great Northern to gift stock to employees. Charles Morton found dead in St. Louis hotel. Menominee forest fires hit land and timber losses. German knitters contracted by Fort Wayne firm causing tension. Vesuvius shows intensified activity. eruptions suspend Mt. Vesuvius cable-car.</S>
The Imperial eagle is the largest eagle and native to South America. It soars between 10 000 and 15 000 feet, among the Andes mountains, with altitude records rivaling balloon heights. Its ascent reaches three to five miles and vanishes from view after about three minutes.
Blind horses gallop about a field without hitting fences as their sense of smell indicates the distance to barriers. The animals browse guided entirely by their nostrils in selecting proper food and never misjudge their diet.
The text advises early lime treatment of ground for young chicks to prevent gapes. Plow or spade soil after frost ends, then scatter air-stacked lime on the surface and turn soil, repeating lime applications. Salt may be added in small quantities. Lime destroys eggs and gape worm sources, reducing disease and filth in poultry locations.
The Consul of Norway and Sweden in St Johns offers reward for articles connected with Herr Andree the aeronauts polar voyage. Whalers leaving port bound for Davis Straits and fishermen heading to North Labrador coast next month are especially urged to search and return any relics possibly obtained from Esquimaux.
The article urges ground nests with dry earth and hay, dusting with insect powder, adding tobacco refuse, and thorough cleaning. Nests should be moveable, accessible, not high, placed in dark areas to deter egg eating, and four nests suit a dozen hens. It notes a warm winter, cool summer, and cautions against high or barrel nests. It ends with Oakland school census showing a gain of about eight hundred.
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