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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
3
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Adverts
An 1880s promotional notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claim to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, offering $100 for any failing case, with pills also marketed as superior. Local doctors are said to sell the remedy at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Pennsylvania
Topeka
United States
Standard Oil Company
Pure Food Toboggan Maple Syrup Endorsed by Physician
A testimonial claims Pure Food Toboggan Maple Syrup is absolutely pure and rich in flavor. Anna M. Ross of Williamsport Pennsylvania dated November 12, 1895 endorses Piso’s Cure as the only medicine to cure consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
Open letter claims castoria trademark rights and signer
Dr. Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the words Pitcher’s Castoria and Castoria and warns that no one may use his name without The Centaur Company. He notes the wrapper bears the facsimile signature CHAS. H. FLETCHER and dates the notice March 8 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Gold Mines Boom Near Tombstone and Yuma Territory Riches Declared
The piece describes Temes S08 great gold mines near Tombstone and the Arizona King mine in Yuma County, noting discoveries by Pearce cattlemen and prospectors, high per ton values, and large profits. It mentions sales offers, ownership ties to Epis Randolph and A F Siebert, and a prompt about selling Schilling's Best tea through prelans & Company in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Commonwealth
Tombstone
Pearce
Senator Penrose
Philadelphia
Arizona King
Yuma County
Mohawk Summit
8. H Mountains
Epis Randolph
S. P. Road
Tucson
A. F. Siebert
Yuma
Randulph
Kentucky
Los Angeles
Little Emily Woodruff Skulls Opened to Let Brain Grow
Eleven year old Emily Woodruff of Atlanta underwent a rare brain expansion operation after doctors found her mind could not develop in the confined space of her skull. The procedure, performed at St. Joseph’s infirmary, involved removing skull sections to free growth room. Recovery appeared positive, with doctors warning progress would be slow and six months needed for noticeable changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Woodruff
Emily
Emilys
Castleberry Street
Atlanta
Woodruffs
Alaska oil lake hailed as greatest find yet
Report from Alaska describes a vast lake of oil discovered by gold prospectors several months ago. Springs feed the lake and surrounding mountains yield coal while tests on samples indicate unusually high oil quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Maine's Oldest Minister Rev Daniel B Randall at 90
Rev. Dr. Daniel B. Randall of Portland Maine marks his ninetieth birthday as the oldest and most widely known Methodist minister in the state. He joined the Maine conference in 1828 and has served in ministry for over sixty nine years, contributing to abolitionist causes and the growth of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel B. Randall
Portland
Maine
Hardwick
Methodist Episcopal Church
Augusta
Randall
Flo
Methodist Church
Goose culprit in Lanesboro theft shocks local family
In Lanesboro New York a pet goose stole a dozen valuables from the Jenks household causing the firing of maid Annie Coogan when suspected of the theft. The bird carried off a gold watch a chain two scarf pins a tortoise shell comb and a timepiece hidden in a nest. The Coogan family threatens defamation suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
N. Y
Albert Jenks
Annie Coogan
Coogan
Singular Coin Reflects Royal Medal Mania Across Realms
The article notes that female rulers issue far more medals than male rulers, with Catherine the Great Elizabeth Anna Catherine I Maria Theresa Victoria and Mary all cited. It argues queens memorialize reigns with medals more than kings and emperors, often diminishing their monetary value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine the Great
Elizabeth
Anna
Catherine I
Russia
Mary
Victoria
England
Maria Theresa
Austria
Bernhardt's Fireproof Stage Dresses Policy
An English exchange reports actress Sarah Bernhardt has a morbid dread of fire and has ordered that all her stage dresses be made from fireproof materials to reduce risk during performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Idle Hands and Idle Minds: A Village Crisis
A Leslie's Weekly reprint argues idlers in a New England village breed crime and moral decay. It urges law enforcement, parental guidance, and school moral instruction to eradicate groups that foretell social harm and foster profanity and vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Leslie’s Weekly
Shaving craze sweeps across nation prompting bare faces
The article notes a widespread whiskerless trend cutting across age and social lines. It questions whether Major McKinley, the first smooth faced president since Andrew Johnson, sets the pace and suggests men imitate character over razor use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major McKinley
Andrew Johnson
Mail and Express
Lead Hall Service Honors Towton Battle Victims
A yearly service is held at Lead Hall near Lancaster to honor Lord De Clifford and friends slain at the Towton battle in 1461. The service marks the anniversary of his death, with many Lancastrians and Yorkists said to have died in the battle and buried at Caxton church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead Hall
Lancaster
York
Lord de Clifford
Towton
Caxton
Lord Clifford
Westminster Gazette
Palindromic Word List and Canton Mint Output
A note lists forward or backward palindromic words such as Anna bab bib bob bub civic dad deed deified eve eye gag gig level madam neon otto pop pip refer reviver rotator sees tat tit toot tot and more. The Canton mint produced over 14,000,000 ten cent pieces last year.
Chinese Squeezes and Gatekeeper Bribes in Imperial Audience
In Fortnightly Review the writer recounts costly gates into Peking where officials must register their entry with bribes. Li Hung Chang paid over a million in past visits, while a Kiangsu governor and general Tso Tchung Tong faced gatekeeper demands. One tale shows the emperor insisting officials pay to gain audience, even amid war costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung
Hang
Peking
Kiang-su
Prince Kung
Tso-Tcung- Tong
Turkestan
Celestial Empire
China
Pekin
Tso-Tchung-Tong
Tso-Tchung- Tong
Life in the Polar Sea Seals Narwhals and Birds Abound
Nansen notes polar waters teem with life not just where ice remains open. Seals narwhals and birds flourish near ice edges while under ice marine life includes tiny crustaceans found after a cook dropped meat to thaw it. Nansen identifies sand fleas edible yet low in nourishment. Under distant ice life remains active with starfish mollusks worms and crustaceans in shallow bottom mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nansen
Polar
Journal ‘Es Debats
Stripes Soothe Convict as Cheerful Visitor Offers Hope
A Detroit Journal excerpt follows a convict in a dark place who laments his stripes yet is buoyed by a kind woman’s radiant smile. She urges gratitude, saying the stripes would feel worse if the visitors fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Humility in Inverness Mayor Remark Inspires Story
Sir Wilfrid Lawson recounts a tale of a humble Inverness mayor who rebuked praise with a simple admission of mortality. A magistrate once ignored a woman calling for help with her cow, illustrating the value of mercy and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness
Frens
Yerself
Wilfrid Lawson
Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound Praised For Female Health
Advertised health advice describes common symptoms in young girls including tears restlessness and nervous behavior. It urges use of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and offers free information from Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for guidance on female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
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