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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1897
Page
2
A fragmented snapshot reports on a vaudeville manager negotiating with the Count of Turin, a dismissed Afghanistan uprising rumor, Dawson’s northern place nicknamed a hot town, rising wheat and bakeries shorting loaves, and renewed Greek Turkish tensions.
An editorial quip notes that crowded conditions of the world depend on Wey Ler's presence. The comment playfully questions population density and names Wey Ler as the factor in the crowding.
A Kansas man proposes trading a guitar for a baby carriage as a humorous aside. The piece mentions vocal music, Prince Henri, and Frenchmen planning a duel with accident policies. It notes the Prince of Wales owns many gloves and observes gender-linked crime trends.
The Washington Star notes police continue to search for murderer Faultz, remaining on his trail as investigations persist.
A man named Hamburger serves on the American commission to the Paris exposition. It is hoped he will not set his steak too high.
The Mullah of Hudah has laid down his arms and scattered in disgust over the way the names of his people were spelled in the cablegrams.
Women who went to Klondike for husband or fortune return home empty handed. A Massachusetts man set out to walk to the Klondike and plans to bring snowshoes but would do better with wooden legs.
A St. Louis girl, 18, married and divorced twice in three months, won $5,000 from a railway for damages. A Sedgwick Kansas wife sues for divorce claiming undisclosed epilepsy in her husband. Ella Wheeler Wilcox calls for a bachelor tax and says marriages bring more monthly happiness than bachelors’ lifetimes.
A New Jersey boy astonishes doctors by constantly spinning like a top and is believed to be the first state resident to outwit mosquitoes, prompting medical curiosity about his unusual behavior.
A saying notes that a cash purchaser should pay less than a credit buyer but in normal dealings both pay the same price, effectively covering the interest paid by others who use credit.
The speaker asserts that a well delivered punch can incapacitate a person faster than a bullet or knife. He argues that he is highly qualified to discuss the effectiveness of a good punch and its impact compared with other weapons.
A young man in Atlantic Iowa took his girl to the theater and her ticket won a bicycle. He seized the bicycle after buying the ticket. The piece notes exceptions to rules and calls the boy cot an unholy weapon.
An advertisement urges Mary Anderson Navarro to submit a testimonial claiming her rose-bud complexion. The copy suggests her input will aid the manufacturer and promote a rose-tinted hue for consumers.
A reviewer notes a man always preaching has little time for acts of faith. He overlooks the idea that faith without works is void while his followers insist on seeing practical deeds to match his sermons.
A burglar in Hancock New York attempted a night theft as two girls overheard the incident. The two women confronted him with a revolver and pursued him as he fled dropping his bag of silver at a stone wall. He escaped with no further pursuit.
A column notes Russell Sage pushed Manhattan stock seven points after a long pos sum. It questions the elevated railway monopoly and dismisses rivals’ claims of improvements. A St Louis address by Bishop Vincent urges respectful treatment of servants and teaching housework to all boys as a civic duty.
A correspondent questions catbird plumage restrictions while bobolinks are eaten in restaurants. Chicago Times-Herald lauds the state board of pharmacy for cracking down on adulterated drugs amid arrests. It notes plaster of Paris found in so called tasteless quinine and warns against misuse in medicine and even body decoration.
A report on hereditary drunkenness tracing descendants of a German drunkard from 1740 to 1800. Frau Ida Jurka's lineage includes 709 descendants documented in local records, with 181 women leading disreputable lives and 76 convicts. Almshouses, prisons, and correctional costs totaled about 5,000,000 marks.
Several jugglers will sit before a curtain and, as tobacco smoke exits their mouths, create a sequence of readable letters.
A long items list notes San Francisco mail to New York gold, Dyea renamed Tana, Yuma receives sulphur from Lower California, whale oil extraction at Avalon, and Pacific coast defense sessions in San Diego. It covers stamps, floods, rail and road projects, legal notices, weather, and local industry from Arizona to California with multiple named places and entities.
Yellow fever deaths total 120 in New Orleans including Edward Bellamy's sister in Mobile. A fatal New York Central rail disaster killed 28. Admiral Worden and Zeb Rudolph die. Garfield's father-in-law dies at 94. Pullman stockholders declare a 2 percent dividend. Baca grant invalidated in New Mexico. Ben Bryan and gold Democrats energize Nebraska campaign. Indiana arrest tests compulsory education law. Georgia to try nearly 10,000 moonshiners this fall.
San Luis Obispo debates a sugar factory plan while Pasadena pupils start a weekly The Item. A new Escondido Ramona mail route opens November 1 as Commander Ballington Booth tours the region. A Pasadena electric road fatality prompts safety concerns and a Temple Street cable road receiver seeks sale to cover bonds.
A. Benziger to paint a McKinley portrait. Post office deficits for year end June 30 1897 total 11 411 779. Morgan and Whitney travel to Europe. Navy seeks 8 million for ordnance and equipment. Tom Moore’s peers roll omission reversed. Knights amalgamation abandoned. Col Thos Scharf resigns. Chinese exclusion act deemed a farce with reports of $15 000 yearly per employee. Silver dollars missing from treasury vaults and investigation planned. Gas industry speculation linked to Standard Oil. Postal service report shows 51 041 238 in appropriations with 500 000 deficiency. 1898 estimate 53 337 260.
The article argues against using stable manure to fertilize grapes, noting it does not cause rot but increases nitrogenous food that supports rot spores. It warns that grape rot spores are now widespread, making manure application unsafe in vineyards.
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