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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1897
Page
3
A short note extols indoor confinement and sedentary labor as harming health more than outdoor exertion. It recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to invigorate the exhausted body and aid digestion and kidney, liver, and rheumatic ailments. A testimonial cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as saving doctor bills.
Tea Garden Drips markets a table syrup as pure sugar and the sweetest, best favored product ever made highlighting its flavor and quality.
The Hercules Gas Engine Works of San Francisco state they are expanding for the season and have filled orders for large irrigation plants. They are building an 80 HP engine for Geo Packer of Colusa to pump 6000 gallons per minute from the river, the largest gasoline pumping plant in existence.
The Los Angeles Mining and Stock Exchange plans a September move to the Bradbury block store room once used by Tuttle Mercantile. A gallery for ladies, and chairs and desks for brokers will be installed. Three hundred dollars monthly rent, six thousand three hundred sixty dollars yearly, with space reserved for call board and mining business.
Maple syrup described as absolutely pure and rich in flavor with physician recommendations, suggesting trusted healthful quality for consumers.
The text asserts exclusive rights to the term Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria by Dr Samuel Pitcher with signatures on wrappers, and mentions The Centaur Company. It also includes an 1897 notice by Pitcher and an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co. and dietary notes on fruit soups from Ladies' Home Journal. The piece blends legal trademark claims, medical advertising, and home remedies.
The state notes 85 residents aged one hundred or more. Of these, 80 are women and five are men, with no link to tobacco use or alcohol as a preservative.
Drop us a line if you can’t get Schilling’s Best at your grocer or if you don’t like it and can’t get your money back. A Schilling & Company San Francisco 495.
The article profiles Martha Morton as a premier American dramatist, noting managers in New York and London rate her highly. It highlights her strict work method, major works like The Merchant and Helena, and her rising influence with future commissions and a projected marriage to a Gotham society figure.
The two plays chosen for Miss Maude Adams' season are The Little Minister a Barrie comedy and Phrase a drama based on Anthony Hope's novel by Edward Rose and H V Esmond. Roses adapter of The Prisoner of Zenda and Under the Red Robe. The Little Minister diverges from the book's tragedy, delivering pure comedy. Adams starts at Lafayette Square theater Washington on September 13 following Secret Service at Empire New York.
Judge Joseph F. Daly, speaking in New York, defends public officials guarding amusements. He says the role requires high standards, promotes wholesome taste, and earns support from those who recognize a steady commitment to the right.
In an exhibition at Albany John Flannagan hurled the hammer 157 feet 4 inches, not counting as a record under A A U rules. He then surpassed his own 160 feet 8 inches mark by one inch on a second throw.
John E. Madden plans to race Hamburg and Howland in Europe after the fall season. Hamburg is highlighted as a top 2-year-old with speed shown at Sheepshead Bay in the Great Trial stakes and Double Event. Howland is noted as promising though less proven. American fans await their European campaigns.
Dr. Paul Neumann plans to race J. Jarvis in England for the long distance world title after Jarvis wins the world championship at Manchester on July 3. Neumann also wins the US championship at Lincoln Park the same day, showing faster mile times but harsher race conditions. If successful, Neumann will attempt the across channel feat once more, a challenge historically tackled by Matthew Webb.
The Chicago event seeks to surpass Walter D. Mansfield of California who set a 108 foot distance record. Mansfield, after his historic throw, remains a leader in the local fly casting club as president and is known for precision and finesse in his casts.
Reports list multiple chess and checkers problems with move sequences and outcomes. It notes winners and mates for several problems including Checker No 436 Black to win and Chess No 435 mate in four, plus earlier problems 484 and 434 with specified plays and mates.
A New York businessman recounts losing a valuable heirloom watch on a crowded Sixth Avenue elevated train. The watch slipped from a fob, fell to the street, and seemed lost, but a track walker later recovered it undamaged except for a dent and a sprung stem.
A young woman leads a four year old boy to a barber chair and watches him as his hair is cut. She fears the moment yet remains resolute, tears trailing as the barber completes the trim and the boy jokes about becoming a “little girl.” The scene unfolds beside Woodward avenue and ends with a reflective line from the boy. Also noted are a quip about literary lions and a date reference from ancient chronologists.
A Chicago Post tale shows an old gentleman demanding a female applicant promise not to weep if fired and to quit on a note without protest. He recalls a past experience where a teary employee caused disruptions and salary continued, prompting him to insist on a strict nonweeping, no-questions departure rule.
A summer dress described with an organdie skirt and white taffeta slip. The bodice features a diagonally folded waist and high draped belt, with a bolero-like organdie top and puff sleeves. A Leghorn hat with pink roses completes the ensemble from the New York Tribune.
An 1880s newspaper notice urges women with sterility to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free guidance on causes and treatment. A Jersey City testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured leucorrhea and womb pains, enabling pregnancy and a daughter after years of medical care.
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