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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
6
A historical piece explains how small personal details reveal identity. Clothing specifics from tailor specials, nail growth marks, and even watch contents can pinpoint individuals. It notes Norcross, Simpson, and a jeweler’s sign to break alibis and expose criminals.
Reports from Bisbee and Douglas detail a shooting by Damian Berdusco on Thursday night, his arrest, and upcoming hearing for assault to commit murder. The column also notes a fatal shooting of Evans by a robber in White's saloon and a runaway marriage near Tombstone followed by parental intervention. Local land case in Tempe features a government challenge and a first female commissioner. A Hatfield confrontation ends with Constable Devine fatally wounding the suspect.
A Massachusetts physician recalls a tale from Secttuate about his horse stopping on a steep hill when the harness breeching was left unbuckled. After the doctor fixed the fault, the intelligent animal surged forward to reach a patient, prompting reflection on instinct versus reasoning.
The article recalls how fossil teeth and bones of elephants in Europe were miscast as giants with teeth weighing four to ten pounds. It relates the Dauphine giant tale from Louis XIV’s era, a surgeon’s claim of a giant king of Cimbri, and notes the fraud tied to the Cardiff Giant plaster cast.
The World’s Champion pile remedy claims to cure piles after many tried remedies failed. Advertises Buck lena Amica Salve at 25 cents a box, guaranteed by I Zeckendorf & Co and Geo Martin drug store.
In town the best and finest home made candy is advertised at Doran Bros suggesting a tempting variety and quality. Local shoppers are invited to visit for specialty sweets and friendly service.
General Phil Sheridan orders reporter Forrester Williams to leave his department after Williams defends his Civil War battle descriptions. The exchange ends with Williams joking he remains within Sheridan’s command even if reassigned to New York and beyond.
Humboldt observed a ritual where horses and mules were driven into ponds to provoke electric eels. When shocked, the eels discharged repeatedly while Islanders crowded the pool. Horses struggled, exhausted and benumbed, with two reportedly drowning within minutes.
The terms cue and extra turn describe a performer’s entry point in music halls and drama. A cue signals entrance after the preceding dialogue, while extra turn indicates a debut performing at a house, with success likely leading to further engagement.
The piece notes George Washington’s clever business sense in transportation ventures. It highlights his role in suggesting the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and leading the company behind it, plus his interest in Mohawk valley projects and plans resembling an Erie canal, tied to his wartime duties. It also mentions a New York Press line and Brown's art store advertising artists supplies.
The piece argues lovers should wed sooner to build a stable home, citing French thrift and self made men who married on modest incomes. It contrasts expectations across classes and notes how many couples in New York and Philadelphia live on small earnings while pursuing refinement and comfort.
The text argues there is no patent on goodness and claims manufacturers don’t make baking powder as good as Schilling’s Best because other varieties yield higher profits.
In Colo, on Viti Levu the largest Fiji island, natives greet the new moon with a prolonged Ah and a rapid rap on their mouths with the left hand producing a sharp rhythmic sound. An old chief explains the custom as a joyful, traditional response to the crescent sighting.
The Sketch of London recalls a tale from long ago when the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland hosted a German prince. He boasted of wounding eight or ten deer, prompting sly reactions as the prince quips that English sportsmen envy his small successes.
Frederick William III of Prussia avoided long speeches and spoke in infinitives. At Teplitz he learned of a Hungarian magnate who did the same. Their laconic exchange was a concise courtly joke as they greeted each other.
A strange fire appeared in Merioneth near Harlech in 1693, spreading across fields and destroying hay houses and barns. The notable claim says loud drumming or horn sounds repel the fire from any house.
A German legend holds Frederick Barbarossa sleeps in an enchanted slumber atop a marble table within Kyffhäuser cavern in the Harz mountains. His long red beard drapes to the floor as he awaits the moment to one day be freed, having been kept for centuries.
A Boston Herald note reports optician confessions about customers who sleep with spectacles on. One woman twists frames nightly to ease insomnia, claiming sleep only comes with glasses worn to bed. Two other clients reportedly share the habit for similar reasons.
A Tehulian courtship custom is described where a suitor hides a pipe full of fragrant tobacco in the bride’s home. If the pipe is smoked, the marriage proposal is accepted. if not, the bid is rejected and the suitor departs unseen.
In an English garden at Mrs. Rothschilds suggestion two centuries old vows form a table and armchair and two peacocks stand near the walks. A sundial sits beside Hy fountain. A tall tree shadow falls on a grass clock with golden yew figures. A heart shaped bed marks corners. The motto reads Light and shade by turns but love always.
A witness from Dixie Kentucky testifies to suffering before giving evidence and praises Dr King’s New Discovery noting instant relief from throat irritation. The ad claims it halts bad coughs and can prevent consumption with a guarantee and trial bottles available at local druggists.
A brief item notes a horse related matter near two miles south of a location, with a request for fit and return per month. The text references W. W. Allis and a Tucson Arizona address, P O Box 171.
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