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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1898
Page
3
Advert says Syrup of Figs is unique to the California Fig Syrup Co and urges buyers to avoid imitations. It touts the product as a refined laxative that acts on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation or griping and notes the company’s wide standing with medical professionals.
The longest straight land walk spans about 6600 miles from near Mecca on the Red Sea to the Bering Strait in Asia across the eastern route. In the western hemisphere the route would top out around 4500 miles due to the irregular shape of the American continent.
Naval experts estimate the active life of a modern battleship at about 15 years, a stark contrast to a century ago when ships remained in service far longer. The Victor is cited as 40 years old during Nelson’s Trafalgar era, while the Royal William, built at Chatham in 1670, served until 1813 with multiple rebuilds.
The piece notes small Mexican descended horses 48 to 52 inches tall with no ponies in build and capable riders of 200 pounds. It describes a Santa Mesa jockey club event, weight scales, and a 2 10 mile record with a 150 pound rider, plus mares barred from the city.
A fragment patchwork advert includes playful lines about butter sculpting and a gossiping conversation with Miss Ollabrod and Miss Ritchley Greest, alongside assorted sales pitches. The page promotes Gilbert Clements Sons in San Francisco for family supplies and a claim about saving money Pacific Coast shoppers. It also markets Jesse Moore Whiskey and a Hall's Catarrh Cure pitch with a famed guarantee and doctor endorsements.
An old classified style ad listing rapid cures for consumption with Piso's Cure and a nervousness remedy from Dr. Kline. It cites J. B. Palmer in Seattle and Dr. R H King in Philadelphia offering free trials and mail orders.
The Hercules Gas Engine Works offers a range of irrigation engines from 1 to 200 HP and promotes the 244 HP Special Engine and Pumping Plant. Based at 405 Sansome Street, San Francisco, they claim hundreds sold this year and urge readers to request circulars for cost effective irrigation.
A country gentleman hires an attorney in London who presents a bill three times higher than expected. The man questions a charge of three shillings and fourpence for going to Southwark, learned as payment for fetching the chine and turkey from the carriers, sent as a present.
Canon McColl recalls a tale from Fortnightly Review showing Mr. Gladstone sparing feelings. Sir John Pope Hennessy, a chemistry critic, is humorously corrected by Gladstone who then consoles him by noting the French emperor shared the same flaw. The exchange ends with Gladstone seeking a conciliatory moment.
The text notes Santiago de Cuba as the oldest bishopric in the western world with an archbishop ruling a large see from the city. It mentions Las Casas and St. Peter Claver as two great missionaries from Santiago who evangelized Central America and worked among enslaved people in Brazil.
Scene reports Johnson's pardon after a murder trial as the government telegraphs clemency. The piece promises a complete account of the hanging and its escape, with illustrations and the press ready to publish.
A discussion on unwritten rules of decorum in parliament noting ancient directives from 1620 to 1693 and how etiquette and conduct were enforced. The piece contrasts formal standing orders with informal journal entries preserved in old proceedings. An accompanying Denver Post street encounter adds a separate anecdote.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. The gags touch on poets musicians and editors with lines about Cuba Philippines and nautical mishaps. Pieces feature punchlines about self made men slang and domestic squabbles.
Letters from Jennie E Green of Denmark Iowa and Mrs Harry Harpy of Riverside Iowa praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual irregularities backache headaches dizziness and ovarian womb inflammation. Both women report improved health after using the remedy and credit it with restoring strength and ability to work and walk.
A party of gentlemen arriving at a large city hotel is paralyzed by thirst. They use a new dial bell system to request ice water but receive no service. One man tricks the bell to summon champagne, then demands plain water with ice, exposing the staff’s lapse in attention.
Excerpted thoughts discuss how cargo shifts occur in ships and trucks after rough travel. The piece notes that a shifted load cannot easily be corrected by simply rebending the road and that experienced drivers may halt at a curb to unload and resecure top cargo before continuing.
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