Prediction of a tidal wave alarms Atlantic City hotels
Chief Will A Moore of the U S Weather Bureau has received hotel pleas to dispel a seer prophecy that Atlantic City will be destroyed by a tidal wave on August 15. Hotels report maids and staff quitting amid fear, and tourists leaving as staff shortages threaten the resort. Weather experts search for evidence of a high Atlantic high pressure to counter the fear with an official bulletin forthcoming.
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Washington, D. C
Willis Dy Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Atlantic City
N. J
Moore
Atlantic
Weather Department
Desertion case in Elkhart man claims wife is a man
Fred Westfall aged 38 a laborer was arrested for deserting his wife on July 17 after two weeks together. He told Judge Blake that he had discovered she was a man, a startling claim shaping the unfolding case.
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Elkhart. Ind
Fred Westfall
Blake
Westfall
Soldier on trial for false pretense in San Francisco case
Ma n A Stephens, a veteran fresh from the Philippines, stands in a police court on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretense. His comrade Robert Wilson testifies Stephens feigned insanity to avoid hanging a fellow soldier before the army.
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San Francisco
Cal
A. Stephens
Philippines
Presidio
Robert Wilson
Wilson
W. B. Jackson
Stephens
Manilla
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Tonic Liver
A Milton Pennsylvania reader endorses DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a liver tonic removing poisons. The ad notes availability at Bell's Pharmacy and lists W. Scott of 531 Highland Ave as a user who would not be without them.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
Bell
Spiders and Scorpions Compared in Vision and Movement
An English naturalist notes spiders rely on sight to catch prey while scorpions, though having six eyes, have poor vision. Scorpions react to vibrations, especially music, and can be provoked to strike by a tuning fork. The observer describes how a caged scorpion coils when stung and retreats.
Inventions and a courtroom tale from a bygone era
A curio mix of an anecdote about Judge Austin and a guilty defendant paying a $10 fee, a history of Fulton’s Clermont as the first practical steamboat, notes on skin health describing desquamation, copper in green Parmesan cheese, cats fearing dogs, Japanese burial customs, and a joke about a grand household staff.
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Robert Fullen
Clermont
East River
Ptean
Salomon de Cans
William Henry
Pennsylvania
Conestoga River
Albany
Marquis de Jonffroy
James Rumsey
John Fitch
Robert Fulton
Mariani
Gratitude as the fairest blossom of the soul
A reflective aphorism on gratitude praising its fragrance in the heart of man and labeling ingratitude as a poisonous weed that taints the surrounding air with foul vapors.
Let the Citizen Follow You to Coast Resorts
Notice states The Citizen can be mailed to summer addresses at carrier rate. Residents traveling for summer should leave address at The Citizen business office corner Stone avenue and Broadway or call Main 171.
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Citizen Business
Stone Avenue
Broadway
Territorial Democratic Convention Call for September in Tucson
The Territorial Democratic Central Committee announces a convention to be held in Tucson on September 8, 1902 at 10 a.m. to elect a Delegate to Congress a Territorial Central Committee and conduct other business. Delegates are apportioned by county with proxies limited to residents of the county. E. E. Ellinwood, Chairman Frank P. Trott, Secretary.
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Territorial Democratic Central Committee
Prescott
Ariz
Tucson
Congress
Territorial Central Committee
Fomer
Democratic Central
Marcus A. Smith
Dele
Gates
MACOS
Heart
Areca
Ecimieen Patee
Aestam Wee Gale
Territorial Committee
Reflective Thought Recalling Past Opportunities
A brief line from the Atchison Globe remarks on how we recall bright thoughts only after the moment has passed. The quote emphasizes retrospective sentiment and opportunity remembered too late.
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Atchison Globe
Irishman Reveals Quip About Ladies Faults
A humorous remark from an Irishman claims he always closes his eyes when he surveys a lady’s faults, delivering a lighthearted take on perception and manners.
Stock reduction sale moves to Congress street location
Owing to preparations to move to Congress street, harness saddles buggies and wagons are sold at greatly reduced prices until September. Vil. Laescus 1198 offers fine prices at low costs through E. G. Capo's jewelers 83 West Congress.
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Congress Street
Laescus
Ifany Civis
Capo
West Congress
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Southern Pacific
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Tucson, Arizona
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Bowie Station
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Zeigler’s
Crescent Cigar CO
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Heath & Hilligan
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George Martin
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