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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
3
The article explains catarrh as a blood disease causing mucous membrane inflammation and stomach disturbance. It argues local treatments fail and cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood cleanser with tonic effects. California Junction resident R Long reports improved appetite sleep and relief after use.
Ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable remedy for illness. It urges immediate purchase, claiming treatment effectiveness and urging customers not to delay.
The brief notes urgent construction of the Chicago post office, warning that work speed could affect descendants for generations. It stresses haste to complete the project and implications for future residents.
An ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as an iron and quinine remedy for malaria with chills and fever. It touts tasteless form, no cure no pay, and price of 50 cents.
In a short exchange a character named Hardup apologizes for not paying immediately citing a visit from the grocer. The butcher cuts in to confirm the grocer’s statement and delivers the bill. The scene centers on debt tension and immediate money obligations.
A ship voyage tale describes how a jealous monkey attacked and threw another overboard after being fed by a stewardess. In a different incident a cook’s absence allowed a monkey to put a jealous kitten into a pot, illustrating cruelty born from rivalry among animals.
An old gentleman asks a street corner newsboy if he fears catching cold in the wet night. The boy replies that selling newspapers keeps up the circulation.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co advertises 5 Drops as a germ killer and disease preventive. It claims rapid blood absorption, lasting relief, and lists numerous ailments from rheumatism to asthma. A testimonial from Elizabeth Finn of Springfield, Missouri praises its effects after two years of pain. Agency calls invite agents and a free sample offer.
A feature on Chinese jade arm rings believed to bring luck and life, tracing the tradition from youth to death. It recounts legends of emperors aided by bracelets, including a signal at tomb readiness, and notes the rings acting as barometers of fortune.
An old country housewife laments poverty to a harsh husband. She lists lacking quilts chairs dress and burial cap while the man retorts why not die when you had a cap. The exchange highlights rural hardship and sharp domestic sarcasm in plain speech.
In Ypsilanti Mrs Harriet Begole describes regaining spoken voice after a long illness and partial paralysis. She attributes the recovery to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, noting five boxes used and renewed vocal control last November. The piece praises the pills as nourishing blood and nerves and cites a sworn statement by notary John P Kirk.
Lively liver pure blood clean skin bright eyes and perfect health promised by Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Easy to obtain from all druggists. Price one dime or twenty five cents for box. Advertises health benefits and availability.
A fragmentary exchange recalls hunting humor in Maine woods. The speaker asks if any moose were found while noting that several animals vanished after a shot.
Allen’s Foot-Ease powder claims to rest and comfort swollen feet, ease tight shoes, cure sweating, blisters, callouses, chilblains and bunions. It cites 30 000 testimonials and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package, sold by druggists and shoe stores.
A quip notes a woman cannot sharpen a pencil with a hairpin, while acknowledging a sharpened pencil by a woman is not convincing evidence of the claim. The line plays on gendered expectations and practical limits of everyday objects.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee signed by E. W. Grove. It also endorses Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio pledges to pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes testimonials, mail order, notary public date December 6 1886. Bold by druggists price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended as best.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a maiden admires a water lily and Archie Sixcap dives after it. He sinks to his waist in mud and cannot reach the bloom, muttering that fools rush in as he backs toward shore.
Curiosities about parsley span English provinces and ancient Rome. Devonshire says transplanting brings bad soil, Suffolk ties parsley to Good Friday sowing, Hampshire forbids giving away parsley. Plutarch cites Timoleon and parsley omens as troops halt then win with parsley crowns. Corithians long viewed parsley wreaths as sacred at isthmian games and victories.
An short advertisement-like item notes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic bottle labels reveal iron and quinine. a testimonial by Mrs. Thomas Robbins claims Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years earlier. Also mentions a calf weighing eleven pounds born at Wallace Gale ranch near Petaluma.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a simple remedy. The ad guarantees no cure no pay and lists a price of 25 cents.
A western church with a minister who had his salary cut by about $100 yearly after his wife wore a costlier gown than other prominent women. The publicly stated reason centered on her apparel and a wealthy aunt donor, which embarrassed the family and led the minister to resign from the ministry.
A Buffalo Commercial note reports a member’s claim that army officers abuse forage allowances by transferring oats and hay to a quartermaster corral. The speaker’s colleague suggests the memorandum could describe routine transfers to the quartermaster’s corral.
Workmen clearing a cellar once used by Dr Thomas S Holmes in Brooklyn found a sealed box containing the petrified head and trunk of a girl about 12. Police believe the skeleton belonged to Holmes who boasted of an embalming process that ossified bodies and said he embalmed soldiers in the Civil War and even President Lincoln.
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