22 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
1
The note from moO 'ON & SHEWMAN publishers remarks that the wise have decided the i's have it in Klondike. It questions worry over food in the Klondike regions, suggesting mosquitoes will handle it.
The item notes that Jay Gould's marriage issues appear resolved after his death, contrasting with the lot of the average man who seldom sees such misfortune end.
Poet Bliss Carman comments that he never reads what newspaper men write, arguing the matter remains unresolved. The remark underscores tension between writers and press coverage in contemporary literary circles.
The Boston Herald asks where the famed sea serpent may be hidden and playfully suggests checking the whisky jug for clues. The playful inquiry mirrors the paper’s quirky appetite for oddities and local curiosities.
A recent experiment in St Louis shows hypnotism curing an elderly woman or enabling a performer to execute somersaults, signaling potential medical and athletic applications and prompting further study.
The St Louis Republic reports a Tennessee girl swam across a river on a dare. The item's tone hints at the audacity of the feat and prompts a wry aside suggesting riding a horse would have been easier.
A terse editorial note suggests Prince Henri d Orléans should resolve his duel conflicts by adopting Gatling guns if he cannot settle most duels through other means. The remark frames a provocative, satirical stance on aristocratic violence and modern weaponry.
A brief item notes two restaurant waitresses in shirt waists singing as they carve a pie, a melancholy tableau captured in a Duluth News-Tribune blurb.
The speaker questions why a man who reads newspapers should be barred from jury duty. They argue that in a life deciding trial, ignorance is not a virtue and access to information is essential for fair deliberation.
The idea of a single standard of morals is urged as beneficial to both individuals and society, arguing that adopting a uniform code would reduce inequality and lead to broader gains for all.
An archaeologist asserts the slot machine appeared two centuries before the Christian era, noting uncertainty about its exact invention but confirming its antiquity as undeniable.
The Louisville Times notes a frog in a Graves County jug that cannot escape. It suggests closer inspection may reveal the jug contains a snake rather than a frog.
Despite courtly ritual between the Czar and Emperor William their forces keep sharp and ready. Armies gird for possible clash as lines of defense maintain a constant edge and readiness.
A man described as too-much married in Zanesville accuses himself of bigamy by accident, while a Chicago operator is portrayed as committing no blunder but acting with deliberate calculation and artistry. The piece contrasts reckless chance with calculated deception in a daring social crime.
A Chicago police inquiry investigates daily buoy messages washed ashore claiming shipwrecks and deaths by own action. The fragmentary bottles are dismissed as asinine jokes by authorities and locals alike.
A New Yorker asks how far one may look into Boston girl's eyes when she wears glasses. The Gotham paper declines to pursue the experiment, signaling a broader lapse in investigative gumption and enterprise.
Public sentiment on the subject of irrigation is a plant of slow growth. But headway is being made, and ultimately, beyond doubt, by private or government energy, or both, an enormous section of new arid lands will be made to support in comfort thousands of families.
In Stockholm a policeman’s set is that of a dignitary. He must pass an extensive examination, after which he wears a handsome uniform and occupies quarters provided with fine furniture, hot and cold baths and a piano, with free singing lessons. The Swedish police system of telephones and electric bells is hardly equaled anywhere else in the world.
River residents complain about immense searchlights on steamers flashing along the shore and dazzling windows of riverfront homes. A hospital superintendent plans to sue the steamers over the light intrusion.
A man in New York City died believing he had hydrophobia, illustrating how nervousness and fright can mimic the disease. Physicians note many so called hydrophobia cases are extreme anxiety rather than true hydrophobia, which may be rarer than commonly thought.
English readers favor Walt Whitman and Joaquin Miller as top American poets. A Black poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, once an elevator boy in the United States, is reported to have gained notice.
The piece argues that Bet Whitman and Miller deserve credit for poems surpassing the present English laureate and cautions that the new negro bard will falter unless he shows more fire and felicity, particularly beyond any point Austin has reached.
The son of composer Wagner shifts from scant enthusiasm to fevered advocacy, claiming Germans ignore his father’s works while English and American audiences praise Wagnerism more, and he asserts the French have been the most devoted supporters. The remark paints him as an unthinking convert.
The two nobles met in a field of honor and resolved their dispute with no serious injuries. The Count sustained a minor scratch on his right hand while the Prince bore a gash in his undershirt and a small side wound. The sword strike damaged the Count’s trousers, requiring replacement, and the Prince’s undershirt was sewn. All parties claim satisfaction and friendship.
Treasury data for the year ended June 30 1897 show a steep drop in arrivals to 230 832 aliens, down 112 435 from 1896. Most origins declined with Hungary Germany Ireland Italy Russia and Sweden posting large decreases while Turkey China and Japan rose slightly.
The Health Board data show Chicago suicides averaging about 28 per month with monthly fluctuations. In July 1896 there were 26 suicides and 42 in July 1897, while June 1896 had 39 and June 1897 had 33. Fewer than half of the suicides are American-born, with many foreign-born residents implicated.
A broad roundup notes silk culture growth in San Diego, Pasadena parade plans, and the Yale Union district in Riverside to disincorporate. It covers bonds for Los Angeles fire dept, Santa Fe rail work to Randsburg, court actions against Prof Lowe, Keely’s Los Angeles move, street name stamping in San Diego, and many utility and civic projects across Southern California with project heats and new appointments.
A digest notes diverse topics from Alaska flies to a Boise City jury and San Francisco politics. It reports a proposed English syndicate to buy Union Pacific, school rules on mourning robes, the California flour output, and a developing Bakersfield hydro electric plant among other varied items.
Texas faces yellow fever fears prompting rush to leave Galveston by special trains. Western roads threaten Union Pacific for transcontinental rate demoralization after Chicago talks failed. Evanston Wyoming reports 500000 acres open for settlement after November 1 in eight townships of Uinta county. Cripple Creek mines plan monthly gold shipments to Philadelphia mint via special train under guard.
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