A Fine and Healthy Girl
A brief, folksy local item announcing the birth of a daughter to a Mesa-area couple, typical of the personal notices that filled small-town papers.
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Mesa Free Press · June 29, 1900 · Page 1
1 min readBen F. L. Baron is not doing much work these days. Last Sunday evening his wife presented him with a very fine and healthy girl. This is the first girl, and of course it is one of the finest in the land. Mother and child are doing very nicely.
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