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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1896
Page
1
The Mesa Restaurant in Pomeroy Block Mesa City Arizona resumes service under new proprietress with top Market supplies and diverse cuisine. The updated dining room aims to offer the best meals in the city through direct management and careful sourcing.
The article traces the origin of straw bail and the phrase man of straw dating 200 years. It notes worthless bail practices and references Fielding and Jonathan Wild. It describes how witnesses were propped with straw in shoes at Westminster Hall to show their willingness to bail for clients.
The Republican notes Jim Bark attracts Chicago capital to develop five claims at the mouth of the Box Canyon on the upper Malt River. PF W Thompson of Chicago agrees to invest about 10 000 to build a wagon road and stamp mill. Yesterday provisions and several men began work, while Bark retains his main claim showing strong production potential despite a 100 foot depth.
An explanation of physiology shows chewing active muscles cause tissue waste and carbon loss. Respiration and perspiration rise during meals, especially when rushed. By meal end, moisture and carbonic acid losses offset most of the gained food weight, so net gain is about one third to five eighths of a pound.
All work is drudgery without interest, but results depend on the spirit guiding the task. A person must have work on the brain or put soul into it to gain pleasure and profit. Many toil poorly due to worry, while cheerful, intelligent workers find delight even in menial tasks.
The Republican notes Tempe operates a fare-free street car line owned by the Goodwin Bros. It has run about four years, paid for itself early on, but now draws no fare. No regular driver or conductor. any rider can board at one end and leave it to be moved back by others.
Ensenada voters approve a 30000 dollar water system project and a purchaser is found for the bonds. Construction is to begin soon and the system should be ready within a few months.
A passage quotes Uncle Eben expressing frustration about reformers who waste time delaying progress while others do the hard work to improve the human race. He suggests reformers focus on action rather than idle talk.
A column urges residents to reject town advances and to distrust local media while criticizing newcomers. It warns against unity and urges factionalism to hinder progress, contrasting this with the supportive role of a local newspaper. A mining company delivers a gold bullion bar of 76,000 dollars to Yuma Wells-Fargo as La Fortuna Mining grows.
In 1599 Hungary decreed only those who killed a Turk could wear feathers, with the number signaling foes vanquished. The rule was repealed later, but long persisted as a reproach to men unable to wear feathers.
Newton F. Hurst a 24 year old Bufalo grocer’s clerk earns five dollars weekly. He invented a car coupler and last week received a cash and royalty offer of thirty thousand dollars from a manufacturing firm. He has not yet decided and continues to draw five dollars weekly. Theobromia cacao is the botanical name for the cacao tree, which rarely reaches seventeen to thirty feet and bears oblong ribbed fruit six to ten inches long.
A scientific exchange notes knife manufacture involves 70 artisans from blade forging to final finishing, illustrating extreme division of labor in traditional tool production. This detail highlights industrial efficiency and craft specialization.
A young pianist learns enough to perform with her bands crog and she composes a piece, marking a developing musical journey and collaborative effort.
A garbled column of tongue in cheek witticisms and brief notes covers social observations and curiosities. Includes remarks on manners, a Cana dian convention in Toronto, Mescal plant lore, Australian heat and snow, library holdings at the British Museum, and mock dialogue about newspapers and belief.
A rocket fired during a Brooklyn parade exploded in James Turner’s mouth fracturing his jaw and killing him the following day. The incident occurred while Turner watched the procession.
A reflective encouragement to help neighbors daily through small acts. The author recalls a selfless friend who sewed and coaxed others to share simple aid, urging action over idle dreaming and highlighting how even tiny deeds brighten others lives.
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