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Newspaper

Mesa Free Press

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1896

Page

3

Storms and social notes fill Mesa Free Press item list

The Mesa Free Press outlines storms and rain as well as social visits and notable locals. It notes Dr. Hughes and Dr. Scroggs in town, Zhao mentions of Hale and Willis in Mesa, and various Phoenix arrivals. It also advertises Shiloh’s Cure and Karl’s Clover Root Tea with multiple druggists.

Monahan Phoenix Mesa Hoop Marksbury Hockett Globe Len Lewis & Bro Fisher Central Shiloh J B Martin Huntsville Alabama A. P. Shewman The Free Press California Karl J.W. Bailey

Granary Fire Destroys Dr Chanler’s Property and Machinery

Last Friday evening a large fire gutted Dr Chanler’s granary, destroying about six hundred thousand pounds of grain plus machinery including a road grader and dynamo. The loss was total with no insurance on the building or equipment though the grain’s gravis was insured. Reinforcements from Lehi and Mesa aided efforts to salvage whatever possible. A separate note reports oral welder H.S. Weller’s son accidentally shot in the leg, later dying of blood poisoning from lockjaw at age nineteen.

Darlington Wis Chamberlain Weller H.S. Weller Lehi

Free Life Pills Offer From HFE Bucklen Co Chicago

Free sample box of Dr Kings New Life Pills offered by HFE Bucklen & Co Chicago. Address request promises a trial to prove their merit for constipation sickness headache malaria and liver troubles. Pills described as gentle effective and vegetable with regular 25 cent price and sold by J H Barnett Druggist.

HFE Bucklen & Co Chicago Dr King J H Barnett

Mr McDonald and wife from Pomona may stay for winter

The notice greets Mr McDonald and his wife of Pomona California as winter visitors who may stay permanently. It praises Mr McDonald as a solid man and expresses gladness at welcoming them among the community. The piece then notes constipation as a common female ailment and advertises Karl's Clover Root Tea as a pleasant cure, sold by J W Bailey.

Mr. McDonald Pomona California J. W. Bailey

Your Boy Won't Live a Month Says Doctor

Mr Gilman Brown of 34 Mill Street South Garner Massachusetts reports his son faced lung trouble after Typhoid Malaria. Doctors gave up after spending $375 but Dr King s New Discovery restored health letting him return to work. Free trial bottles at J H Barnett s Drug Store.

Gilman Brown Mill St South Gar 'Ner Mass Dr. King Dr King J H Barnett

Damage from Burst Barley Warehouse Sidelined by Repair Crew

Wet weather caused a grain storage wall to burst at the Wilbur warehouse. A force of men worked all day to repair the damage. Also notes a patent medicine claim and a travel mention of Nasal remedy and a wagon train arrival from Globe.

Wilbur

Felton and Pomeroy Dissolve Partnership

The partnership between O. C. Felton and M. I. Pomeroy is dissolved by mutual consent. O. C. Felton will continue the business.

O. C. Felton M. I. Pomeroy O.C. Felton

Republicans Rally in Phoenix Draws Large Crowds

A Phoenix political rally drew big attendance from Mesa and Tempe with M. I. Pomeroy leading the procession. The Democrats held a Tuesday night event in Phoenix that drew an immense crowd and a lively streetscape. Grand Secretary Geo. Mintz visited Mesa Lodge I O O F with John Norton Phil Sheridan and Jack Dutton last Saturday. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills are advertised as health aids with patient testimonials. Grandpa Stewart returns home from a visit in Fruitland New Mexico with his daughter Mrs Burnham.

Phoenix Mesa Tempe M. I. Pomeroy Chamberlain Rome Hood Geo. Mintz John Norton Phil Sheridan Jack Dutton Mesa Lodge Grandpa Stewart Fruitland New Mexico Mrs. Burnham

Bucklen Arnica Salve for sale by J H Barnett

Bucklen Arnica Salve marketed as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back satisfaction guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by J H Barnett amid a sober description of a weary traveler seeking a brief rest in a cold world.

Bucklen J. H. Barnett

Ideal Panacea Praised by Alderman Francis in Chicago

James L. Francis Alderman of Chicago endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as an ideal cough and lung remedy after five years of use in his family. The piece notes extensive work repairing the east branch of the Consolidated system and long laterals. Frank Baum visits with Paulson and son from the east. Paulson praises Salt River valley and plans settlement with others to follow.

James L. Francis Chicago Frank Baum Mr. Paulson Salt River Valley

Chamberlain's Pain Balm Touted for Rheumatism Relief

ANNAPOLIS Md Apr 1 1894 I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and find it to be the best for rheumatic and deep seated muscular pains Jno G Brooke Alex in boots shoes etc No 183 Main St MECHANICSVILLE St Maury County Md I sold a bottle to a man with rheumatism for years it made him well A J McGillyum For sale at 50 cents per bottle by druggists and dealers

Annapolis Chamberlain Jno Brook Ealex Main St Mechanicsville St. Maury County J McGillyu

Lost trunk keys seeking return to office

A note requests the return of a bundle of trunk keys found and urges the finder to bring them to the office for verification and return.

Bartlett Pears Expected October Harvest Sale

Notice informs all persons intending to can Bartlett pears to wait until about October 1 when Geo. Schornick will have a large crop or sale available.

Geo. Schornick

Mesa Florence and Globe Stage Line Schedule

Three weekly trips without night travel. Stages depart Mesa Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 am, reach Globe next day at 6 am. Return trips leave Globe Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 am, arrive Mesa next day at 6 pm. Agents listed for Mesa Globe Florence and Phoenix.

Riverside Mesa Globe CO Hocket R. Johnson Bros Louis Sultar D C Stevens Florence L W Collins Phoenix Tempe

Notice to Creditors Estate of Charles E Burton

Notice to creditors and all claimants against Charles E Burton deceased. AM A Burton, administrator, asks claims be shown with vouchers within four months of first publication to Morton and Shewman in Mesa City Arizona. Dated October 23 1896 in Maricopa County.

Charles E Burton Morton & Shewman Mesa City Maricopa County Arizona Maricopa A. Burton Aly Polmesley Aly Holmesley J M Darron Fleming Block Phoenix Georgia Holmesley

Excursion to Salt Lake by M P and 8 P Railroads

excursion tickets are sold over the M and P and 8 P lines via Ogden and Sacramento to Salt Lake and return from Sept 25 to Oct 2. continuous passage both ways. call an agent at Mesa to secure tickets for only 59 dollars and 70 cents.

Ogden Sacramento Salt Lake Mesa

Local Timetable for Phoenix and Maricopa Rail Lines

The schedule shows trains from Phoenix to Tempe and Maricopa with arrivals at 8.25 pm and 9.50 pm, and return from Maricopa at 6 am reaching Phoenix by 8 am. Connections include Southern Pacific at Maricopa and Tempe stage lines to Goldfield, plus S F P P for Prescott and Congress from Phoenix. Regular daily service with signals allows stops on request.

Phoenix Tempe Maricopa Southern Pacific Goldfield Prescott Congress

Atlantic & Pacific Railway Promises Scenic American Route

The advertisement promotes the Atlantic and Pacific Great Middle Route linking Ash Fork with the West and East, highlighting liberal management superior facilities and picturesque scenery. It touts access to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and natural wonders via Flagstaff Williams or Peach Springs, with trips to the Natural Bridge Montezuma Well Laguna Acoma Petrified Forest and Canyon Diablo.

Ash Fork Atlantic & Pacific Grand Canyon Colorado Flagstaff Williams Peach Springs Arizona Montezuma Laguna Acoma City of the Sky Carrizo Canon Diablo San Francisco Mountains America Colorado River

Dissolution of Geo W Lewis & Co Partnership

The butchering firm Geo W Lewis & Co dissolves by mutual consent. L R Lewis and D Lewis will continue as L R Lewis & Bro. All debts to the late firm are payable to Geo W Lewis who will settle indebtedness to date. Sept 1 1896. G W Lewis J F Lewis L R Lewis D S Lewis.

Geo. W. Lewis & Co L. R. and Lewis L. R. Lewis & Bro Geo. W. Lewis

The Mesa Restaurant Opens Under New Management

The Mesa Restaurant in Pomeroy Block Mesa City Arizona announces new management serving meals with top market cuisine. Proprietress oversees direct charge as tables supply the best in the city.

Pomeroy Block Mesa City Arizona

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mesa Free Press Logal News Storm King Dr. Hughes Dr. Scroggs of A. A. Long H. M. Willis Boston Willis Hawkes B. McCreary Mr. Cope Chas. Starr Gelobe Col. McCord Mr. Hunter Andrew Kleinman Dan Kleinman Provo, Utah John Blair Jesse Hobson R. E. Holbrook William Riggs J W Bailey Len Mets Cannonball Express Gila Consolidated Atiso City Shaving Parlor V.V. Wright Prop Raireuttin Tonk Lebaron Bros. & Co French Dye CO Vassar, Mich Mesa, Florence & Globe Stage Line THH Farmers Exchange Phoenix & Maricopa Phoenix & Mesa City E. Shamp Supt G. W. Lewis J F. Lewis L R. Lewis P. Mets, Proprietor Santa FE Prescott & Phoenix R.A Don A. Sweet Gon Albuquerque, N, M the Mesa Restaurant Sie Allison Scientific American Agency For Caver Broadway New York Ors Browgi New York City W. A. Burton Ariz W. B. Lanc Passey Block
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