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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
7
A fragmented text recalls the Norse practice of injunctive privilege in Normandy and Guernsey, mentions Bello or Hrolf and the Duke of Normandy, and contrasts Greek dining customs with late meals and light daytime eating, noting Greek women’s cooking and daily rhythms.
A reader recounts buying blossoms that proved to be gum adulterated, with a single drop of gum injected into each calyx to preserve blooms until sold. The gum seals the stem and makes the flower appear fresh, but the deception alarms buyers and highlights fraudulent perfumery practices.
A garbled tale notes a man idle in a country stable while another with little money hires a horse two miles distant. The piece suggests human perversity as the able man walks and the needy man hires, a pattern the author believes will persist.
A woman deserts her husband after an astrologer prophesies she must pursue greatness. She leaves four weeks, then returns, explaining neither fate nor fortune bore the burden, and she chose money over fame. The tale contrasts with quips from contemporary papers and a remark about a stubborn rival.
A mixed reading from the Philadelphia Record contrasts a laborers tale of mud and straw in brickwork with a gambler’s superstition. It recounts a man in a mire crying out for straw as punishment and endurance while noting gamblers’ portable mascots and their stories.
A fragmented page recounts a British tourist aboard a train receiving fruit chocolate cigars and a comic before noting a mischievous train robber warning. The piece shifts to legal notices from the Pima County Probate Court about estates, guardianships, settlements, and hearings with dates in 1902 and parties including Librada Leon and Alexander Hunter involved.
An eight year old student defines the zenith as the point directly overhead. When asked if two people can share the same fate at the same moment the pupil jokes that it happens if one stands on the other’s head.
The Atchison Globe urges decisive action despite conditions. It encourages mapping a course and pursuing goals rain or shine, wind or dust, storm or lull, cold or heat, in all times and circumstances.
A wedding gift should arrive about a month before the wedding with a visiting card. Send to the bride if you are close. otherwise address to the bridegroom at the bride's house. Early arrivals spare guests the admonition of delayed generosity and ensure proper reception.
An old-time tonic claims to cure stomach, kidney and liver troubles, nervousness, sleep disorders, rheumatism, neuralgia, and malaria. Advertises Electric Bitters as a reliable stomach regulator and blood purifier with a 50 cent price and druggist guarantee.
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