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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
3
A period piece advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for nervous irritability. It claims digestion improvement eases dyspepsia biliousness rheumatism and speeds nerve quietude. The tone resembles early 20th century medicine advertising.
An advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It asserts the medicine treats blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for any failing case, and lists supporting testimonials along with Druggists selling for 75 cents.
An 1895 advertisement promotes Toboggan Maple Syrup as absolutely pure and flavorful and touts Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a testimonial from J. B. Palmer of Seattle. The piece also markets PURE FOOD Tea Garden Drips as a pure sugar product described as the sweetest and best flavored table syrup.
In a terse exchange from the Boston Transcript, one speaker notes that Mr. Tigg has never paid a compliment, while another quips that Tigg never pays anyone. The dialogue underscores a running joke about Tigg’s restraint or miserliness in praise.
Judge Pendleton recalls a capably bold Louis Garth in a camp poker game with Lieutenant Forrest. Garth faced a pistol threat, tobacco chewed, and challenged the other barrel, earning Forrest’s respect and lasting friendship.
The London Chronicle reports the death of Emma Sewell at Bonchurch Isle of Wight. She was sister to Elizabeth Sewell and part of a literary family famed for novels such as Amy Herbert Ursula and others that educated generations of young readers alongside Miss Yonge. The Sewell family long lived at Bonchurch and owned Ffarringford before Lord Tennyson acquired it.
The article notes tucks as the hallmark of fashion across garments. Tucks appear densely on blouses bodices and sleeves with tucked boleros and skirts. Some outfits feature horizontal tucks while others wrap around the figure with tucked draperies of lisse.
Schilling's Best tea and baking powder announce a missing word contest closing August 31. Winners and the word will be revealed at the earliest opportunity. A $2000 prize contest starts now with tickets from Schilling's Best products valid for one guess. Send ticket with guess and name and address to MONEY-BACK San Francisco.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Grant’s Japanese servant arranged hat changes during a tour. At each town the servant swapped headgear to suit local tastes, forcing the general to appear in different hats, while Grant remained unaware of the scheme.
Printer says three fourths of U S publications use their type claiming better values for less money than rival houses.
Gossip from Gay Gotham surveys fall gowns as summer muslins give way to woolens and plain dresses. Descriptions detail violet taffeta and mousseline ensembles with lace capes, belts, and contrasting silks, plus linen gowns in mouse gray with pleated skirts and tucked yokes.
A fashion note discusses overstocked muslins sold cheaply due to a weak season. Shoppers buy gowns made over with apple green silk and turquoise accents, and indoor dresses gain attention as outdoor wear falters.
The text describes two illus trations with multiple gowns and dresses from 1897. It contrasts a white serge skirt with porcelain blue serge bodice and a heart shaped cut out, and a dove gray cashmere gown with embroidered linen fronts and white satin revers. It notes rich color dressings, orchid satin trained skirts, and bodices of satin lace and chiffon. It mentions beige covert cloth tailoring and silver gray ladies cloth outfits with a yoke detail and cream lace corselet. Copyright 1897.
A college president traveling to New York sits beside an elderly farmer from a New Hampshire village. The farmer reveals his origin and the president confesses, then both are startled when the map confirms the farmer’s claim and the president jokes about bunko sellers before moving to another seat.
A famed barrister renowned for lozenge habit and oratory once defended a murder case. During a courtroom flourish he clutched a bullet in one hand and a lozenge in the other, then cried in agony that he had swallowed the bullet, a dramatic moment noted by London Tit-Bits.
The executive committee of the American Purity alliance appoints Dean Elizabeth Powell Bond of Swarthmore College and delegates Mrs. Rachel Hilborn Miss Annie Shoemaker and Miss Hannah H. Clothier of Philadelphia to represent the alliance at the International Federation for the Abolition of State Regulation of Vice annual conference in Brussels from July 15 to 17.
Miss Mary E. Saint of Jobstown New Jersey thanks Mrs Pinkham for relief from nervous prostration and general debility caused by womb issues. After trying seashore remedies she used two bottles of the medicine and was cured, praising the ad and hoping others will try it for happier homes.
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