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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
7
An anonymous physician recounts a misstep where he prescribed for the wrong sister while pleasing a patient, then reflects on clever patient education. Also included are brief anecdotes about Hugo, Goethe, and a stubborn street fiddler in New York, with a closing New York Press note.
A candid exchange between patient and doctor uses a bleak statistic to joke about recovery. The doctor asserts a high success rate by saying ninety-nine of a hundred cases recover, while the patient counters with a grimly comic twist that all ninety-nine died. The dialogue highlights the blunted humor of medical statistics.
A Presbyterian preacher recalls a Sunday morning in central New York state as a five year old resists attending church. The child quips that listening is worse, while the mother and family proceed to hear the sermon. The piece then explains the historic meaning of picnic from a London Times entry describing a varied bill of fare and the social refinement of a shared meal.
A schoolboy defies his father's rain warning and rides home on top of a cab, declaring it grand. In a second anecdote a passerby claims to read character by appearance, but a barber vs butcher misunderstanding reveals how misread clues can mislead.
A New York Press excerpt recounts old doctor adages on using placebos to treat patients. It emphasizes concealment of true medicine, disguising quinine in pills, and the ritual seriousness surrounding a placebo to secure patient trust and perceived cures.
Advice on gardening notes changing water for mignonette and using bones near fruit roots. Verdurous growth from nitrate of soda in showers, potting geraniums, soil preparation, and timing of bloom. Then a legend of the Hohenzollern talisman ring said to pass through generations from Frederick I to Frederick the Great with a toad bringing the stone to the royal court.
A promotional appeal explains that Contagious Blood Poison can be slow to show external symptoms, affects individuals differently, and may damage internal organs. It touts S S S as a vegetable cure that clears the poison, contrasts it with mercury and potash, and invites readers to request a free home treatment book from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes science admits fault in explaining eggshell coloration. It argues diversity in eggs is not aesthetically driven and suggests a safety strategy by blending with surroundings. The piece also cites Mr Maregrove on a Brazilian monkey that conducts daily preachings, signaling and leading the group.
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