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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1898
Page
3
The article discusses U S war costs in the Philippines and Cuba era, noting millions spent and ongoing conflict. An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cheap cure for ailments, claiming to purify stomachs and blood and accessible to all social classes.
In a London fans page, Mr F praises a wife's “liquid voice” to Mr T who explains the phrase means it never dries up, prompting amused acknowledgment and a quick clarification about the wording.
Notice seeks solicitors or canvassers in cities to handle subscriptions insurance nursery stock books or tailoring sales. Invites interested parties to contact the American Woolen Mills Co Chicago or publish the notice and mail it back to them to obtain good positions in their counties.
An assortment of advertisements and notices appears, including a request for scouring sand and half a pound of sugar, a boast about Jesse Moore Whiskey and Brooklyn Hotel rates, and a medical pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back promise. Also mentions Gilbert Clements' Sons wholesale retailers in San Francisco and a free coach service.
An advertisement offers a 2.00 trial bottle and treatise for Dr. Kline s Great Nerve Cure. It includes a testimonial stating Piso s Cure for Consumption cured a patient, with a location in Philadelphia and a dated testimonial from Amos Kelner in Cherry Valley Illinois.
The piece notes that horses die in war as often as soldiers and highlights Copenhagen ridden by Wellington at Waterloo and Marengo Napoleon’s charger, both honored with tombs or displays. It mentions Marengo’s origin in Egypt and care in English pastures before old age. The London Mail and Glasgow Times are cited for related claims.
An old colonial note praises St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for neuralgia and nerve strength. Spanish Manila papers revel in freedom while criticizing American authorities. Censor focuses on cables abroad and ignores editorials that inflame Philippine opinion against the U S.
Poem excerpts exhorting patriotism and support for the country. References to Washington, Uncle Sam, Dewey, and naval power amid wartime sentiment. Mentions marching troops, flag, bravery, and neighborly duty. Boston Transcript.
A London Sketch report notes Sapper Benjamin Murray of the English Army as the only soldier to wear nine good conduct badges. Each badge, white worsted on the right arm, requires two years without serious offense for the first, six years for the second, and twelve years for the third. Murray earned nine badges after forty five years of exemplary conduct.
The item notes exemptions for dogs kept for guiding the blind or tending sheep or cattle on farms and for shepherds under Great Britain taxation. It includes a philosophical quip about starting at the top and a banter about a baseball team near the top, concluding with a remark on flattery.
A blunt warning urges immediate action to sit down and cool off then face stiffness and soreness. It promotes St Jacobs Oil as a quick cure, claiming no regrets after use. The copy emphasizes urgency and a guaranteed remedy.
The passage traces teacup scarcity in Europe after tea’s arrival, notes early coffee cup dates in Venice Paris London and Leipsic, and remarks on the rare stemless oriental coffee cup. It describes porcelain imports from China in the sixteenth century, the popularity of porcelain as vertu, and the difficulty of sourcing genuine Chinese porcelain due to skilled forgeries.
Macomb Illinois Alderman L W Camp reports rapid weight gain of 22 pounds in five weeks after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes prior illness, failed remedies, and renewed health with improved appetite digestion and sleep. A physician’s certificate confirms good physical condition.
A Philadelphia Times piece extols bamboo as a universal material. It highlights its uses from water pipes and rafts to houses and boxes, nets and oars, even knives and necklaces. It notes bamboo’s vast versatility, count of over sixty varieties, and its cultural centrality to China.
A Frenchman, described as patient as a puzzle worker, has calculated the average number of hairs on a human head as 127 920. The article notes few authorities would contradict this figure.
Britain and Ireland produced 54,622,706 gallons of whisky in 1897, up from the prior year. UK consumption reached 32,126,238 gallons with 4,790,181 exported. Scotland had 193 distilleries, Ireland 29, England 9, and Wales 1. A widower’s mourning can extend with a second marriage, and early investors in schemes often fail, while some girls change color after an initial unsatisfactory box.
A collage of humorous quips and chatter from papers like the Philadelphia Bulletin and Chicago Record. Jests touch on uniforms the sun and rings in the sky, inflation of patriotism and war talk, with banter about wives children and cooks. Diverse snippets reflect social humor amid wartime themes and everyday life.
Two letters from women describe long lasting womb ailments and relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs Bollineer from Chicago reports complete cure after two bottles and more, while Mrs Dorr of Cincinnati credits four bottles and three Sanative Wash packages with a full recovery and renewed vitality.
The German emperor plans a yearly singing competition across the empire starting in 1899. Cassel hosts the inaugural event where each choir receives an unpublished composition about an hour before the contest with no accompaniment. The Kaiser’s prize is a jewel worn by the winner for a year and engraved with each singer’s name.
A young man seeks appointment to the Hampshire county police and appears with his mother for examination. The inspector notes night shifts, and the mother interrupts, saying his grandmother will accompany him for the first nights to help him settle in.
Photographers study faces and find the left side prints a more pleasant picture and offers a more accurate likeness when viewed from the left than from the right.
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