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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1897
Page
3
A fragment discusses uncertainty about winter weather and rheumatic pain, urging preparation. It promotes St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism in various stages, claiming dependable relief. The text also includes a brief diagonal aside about a joint bank account joke between Parke and Lank.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a definitive cure for catarrh, claiming the product cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and Druggists selling at 75 cents.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts states he originated Pitchers Castoria and warns only The Centaur Company with Chas H Fletcher may use his name. The letter notes the wrapper bears Fletcher signature and asserts thirty years of domestic use. Dated March 8 1897.
Rail cars carrying California deciduous fruit reached 4663 through September 30, up 1000 from 1986. Destinations include Chicago 153, New York 314, Boston 114, Philadelphia 30, Minneapolis 53, Baltimore 1, Cincinnati 2, Kansas City 246, Montreal 16, New Orleans 29, Denver 14, St Paul 41, St Louis 23, Omaha 37, Cleveland 6, Pittsburg 8, Buffalo 1, Milwaukee 17.
An old advertisement from Schilling & Company in San Francisco urges readers to start using Schilling's Best tea and baking powder for a chance to win a $2000 prize, claiming sweeter cake and better eating.
A collage of joke snippets and one liners from sources like Life, Truth, Punch, and Boston Herald, featuring witty exchanges about cigars, hammocks, fishing on Sundays, jealous lovers, and social quirks. Notable gags involve a clerk offering a hammock, a wife and husband banter, and misread signals during flirtations.
A survey of scattered claims covers hypnotism legality in Belgium, life spans of Greenland whales, abolition of slavery by Danes, theater subsidies in London, arable land in Russia, vinegar in ancient Egypt, a plant absorbing water, a rapid label pasting device, and wartime death tolls. Also notes giraffe speech limits, Uruguay newspaper density, uphill effort vs level, forest losses for sleepers, Austrian political caution money, Japan’s iron monument plan, quicksilver mirrors, South American grasshoppers, Carmen Sylva’s languages, willow root formation, court smoking in Mexico and Siam, sparrow defenders, coolie term origins, Russian tool-wallet rule, Paris women’s theater, India rubber paving, San Francisco teachers pensions, trunk-packing profession, Gottingen and Jena duel culture, and duels in Gottingen and Jena.
An 90 tree New Canaan orchard yielded 206 barrels in eight years. A 15 year old tree produced 12 barrels of picked apples in the same area. Ontario county New York growers sold 379 barrels from 1.5 acres and had 300 to 400 bushels of paring and cider apples. A Glastonbury Connecticut tree yielded 95 bushels. Hale Bros Connecticut sold about 24000 dollars of peaches from 35 acres in 1891. The remark ends with a proverb about kindness to stepmothers and married men.
A sparrow male forms a unusual bond with a boy named George after he killed a snake that was robbing a sparrow nest. Since then the bird flies to him in the garden and sings gratitude, often perching on his head or shoulder.
Louisv ille Courier Journal recalls birds and friendship in a reflective excerpt. Edward W Bok argues modern mothers should reconnect with daughters, noting mothers of colonial days lived at home and cared for their daughters first, urging a return to traditional ties and lessons from the past.
In a French Africa campaign Trumpeter Escoffier rescued Captain De Cott by handing over his horse amid a cavalry engagement. Captured later, he earned admiration from Arab captors who tested his signals, prompting a dramatic mock charge.
Dr T L Williams reports in the Journal of Botany that bumblebees often become intoxicated from honey produced by capitulate headed compositae and dipsasaetae. Signs include rolling on their backs and wild leg movements, with rapid recovery and eagerness to repeat. One bee showed remorse after confinement with centaurea scabiosa.
A reflection on punctuality and its effects. Being late to church and meetings harms others' happiness and faith, and teaches a selfish habit of mind to be fought. Small delays can reduce daily joy and strain communal trust when ministers and congregations wait.
Mr Dalrymple urges Georgiana to ignore judgment and act independently in daily life. She questions the concern over others opinions while he frets about wardrobe and office norms. He rushes to work after forgetting his necktie leaving her to reflect on the situation.
A tale from the San Francisco Post recounts Jones trying to buy a suit he cannot fully pay for. He experiments with collars two sizes off to test fit, negotiates price with the tailor, and ends up paying to alter the collar and securing the suit with his remaining funds. The piece closes with literary and artistic asides about Johnson and Woolner.
The passage urges women to contact Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for private help with female diseases. It emphasizes that letters are read only by women and claims vast experience and proven relief for numerous cases, inviting all women to seek trusted guidance.
Secretary Fischer reports improved shipments of California dried fruits to Europe. Germany orders are triple last year with steady demand, and Great Britain also buys much more. San Jose notes 1896 exports of 76 cars growing to 300 cars dried fruit and 100 to 150 cars canned fruit to Europe, while Hamburg exposition boosts Los Angeles shipments to eight carloads.
An old advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims prevention for malaria and relief for dyspepsia constipation rheumatism nervousness and kidney complaints. The testimonial mentions Mrs. Lucy Wallace Marquette Kan December 12 1895.
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