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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement for Absolutely Pure Royal Baking Powder Company displays its New York address at 100 William Street. The short notice highlights the product line and corporate contact point in a vintage newspaper item.
A Knight of the Garter is described in full regalia with a blue velvet mantle a star on the left breast white trunk hose stockings and shoes a crimson hood and surcoat and the blue velvet garter with gold motto. The George badge hangs from a 26 piece golden collar and a lesser George on a blue ribbon. The eight pointed star bears the St George cross and garter. In Alameda County a deputy district attorney says trustees may exclude an epileptic child from school, upholding their action.
Moscow dispatches describe a massacre of 5000 Chinese at Blagovestichensk carried out under Russian authorities. Chinese villagers were escorted to the Amur riverbank, forced to cross, with boats unavailable. Those who landed were killed or stabbed, volunteers firing on survivors. corpses lined the river bank.
The piece claims two canals will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, creating national prosperity. It notes the value is un estimable and likens the gain to the health benefits attributed to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for indigestion constipation dyspepsia and biliousness.
The Indianapolis Press notes Dismal Dawson delivering a self deprecating line about tougher days. Dawson jokes he has endured worse times and even hit a house on wash day, reflecting a light humor tone in a casual exchange.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous linings of the Eustachian Tube and declares Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure nine out of ten cases. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by the remedy, with circulars free and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
Le Roy Bowen of Decoria township Minnesota narrowly escapes death after four doctors give up on his case. He attributes recovery to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, detailing years of misdiagnosis and a dramatic return to health aided by the pills. The tale claims the pills purify blood and cure illnesses once thought incurable.
Washington correspondent notes the Jefferson Bible at the Smithsonian has never been printed. The manuscript remains untouched since Jefferson, containing only Christ’s teachings arranged chronologically from birth to ascension, with all controversial passages omitted.
A sailor grievously injured is taken to a London hospital. His mother pleads for admission and is allowed in under silence. She touches his brow, whispering no words, and he awakens briefly to recall his mother’s touch before dying. The scene, told with tender reverence, appears in Weekly Bouquet.
An advertisement asserts scrofula is a centuries old foe and that Hood's Sarsaparilla cures it by eradicating taints from the blood. It cites thousands of grateful parents and claims the medicine is the best with $1 price.
A French physician observed a coin embedded in a child’s stomach showing gastric juice blunted the blade and browned the medal. The process resembles Italy's coin aging where large birds swallow roughly stamped coins bearing Tiberius or Caligula and later expel them with patina formed by gastric juices.
An assortment of 19th and early 20th century ads and quips including Cascarets ads for breath freshening and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. A reader ponders a motto for Blinkins coat of arms while joking about wealth from mineral water and a Vichy reference from the Chicago Tribune.
A promotional piece touts Swift Specific of Atlanta Georgia as the only cure for contagious blood poison. It warns of hidden relapse after apparent recovery and urges readers to request a free instructional booklet for home treatment.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for kidney derangements. It claims endorsement by local officials and a flood of grateful women whose letters fill the paper. Free advice from Mrs Pinkham is offered, with her Lynn Massachusetts address.
Advert describes Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming instant relief for tight shoes, bunions, blisters, callouses and ingrown nails. It promises curing sweating and aching feet with 30 000 testimonials and sells for 25 cents with a free trial by mail from Allen 3 Olmstead Le Roy NY.
A classic quip contrasts house haunting with bill collectors, noting the speaker always invites debt collectors to visit at his office rather than at home. The witticism underscores financial prudence and the sanctity of a home free from collector intrusion.
Fresno residents contributed 707 dollars to aid Galveston sufferers. The community drive gathered funds to support relief efforts and assist affected families.
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