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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1902
Page
6
Tests measure decay times for woods buried on the ground surface with iris and aspen decaying in three years while willow buckeye maple red beech elm ash larch show longer times with eight years for some uninjured. The text includes stray superstitions about death and brief dialogues about contractors and markets in a disjointed collage of quotes.
The Atlantic essay argues statistics literature has little popular appeal with librarians and readers. It reviews negative reception of dry statistical work and critiques methods like weighted averages and index numbers as obscure refinements.
A man observing animals narrates a fox on a riverbank using deception to lure a pursuing dog to its doom. The fox watches the drowning and, after the dog disappears under the ice, remains motionless before calmly returning to its business with a sly, mocking grin.
The stn palm thrives on the Amazon, Rio Negro and Orinoco banks. In the delta of the Orinoco it floods swampy tracts where forests appear to rise from water. The Guaranes tribe subsists mainly on palm products and builds houses suspended from palm stems during floods. Outer leaf skin makes hammock cords while inner bark provides a nutritious floury substance.
A group of men gathered in a club smoking room debated who could tell the most remarkable story about fat men and Jean men. One speaker won easy with a tale of meeting a man so thin he could go through a flute without a note.
In Breslau Silesia Prussia a great bell cast July 17 1886 earned the name The Poor Sinner's Bell after a tragic accident. A boy killed by a molten metal spill, the bell proved flawless and its maker faced execution. The bell tolling at his death earned the tale.
A New York Press essay notes rulers often mix power with superstition. James I’s birth and family dates intertwine with marriage links, while Napoleon, Frederick the Great, Peter the Great, Marlborough, and most Stuarts display wary beliefs. Henry of Navarre and Catherine de Medici’s children are cited for fervent fears amid political ruthlessness.
A historical note describes an Indian duck trapping method using a stick and a bone needle baited with corn to lure ducks. It also recalls Cape Cod fishermen using cod liver bait on fishing lines to catch murres gulls and other seabirds for processing.
The old days featured a decorative peacock dish on the Christmas table. The bird was skinned carefully keeping the feathers, dressed with rich fillings, roasted, then sewn back into its skin. Its gilded plumage shimmered as trumpets blared and revelers applauded.
Mrs De Style jokes about the sermon on the idolatry of fine clothes. Mr De Style laments spending on Sunday wardrobe leaving nothing for himself. The dialogue, attributed to New York Weekly, notes the sermon would have embarrassed him.
The Philadelphia Record recounts a terse exchange with convict No 41144 who bluntly declares I am a wife beater to an visiting temperance advocate. The jailer, despite his role, adds a dry remark showing wry humor in a grim scene.
Tommy asks his father about his newborn brother and suggests a birthday gift. They decide to buy a wig for the baby, thinking it would be the best present. The lighthearted exchange frames the family's playful take on a new arrival.
Dr Hole muses on alternatives to IT work saying if IT had not been raised he might have pursued three other vocations. He lists master of a pack of hounds bead gardener in a nursery or a book seller, judging the latter as the best among them.
Sunday School scene where a teacher admonishes respect for elders and a child states his father dyes his whiskers. The exchange highlights the humor and social norms of the period through a brief domestic vignette.
United States requests forfeiture of six parcels of placer gold seized at Tucson Arizona and held by collector Frank L. Dean. The court sets a return date March 1 1902 in the First Judicial District Tucson for claimants to appear and plead. Notices named M H McCord and Thos D Bennett with publication dates February 3 and February 18.
Consumers are urged to compare baking powders with Schilling's Best as the superior choice offering money back if another is preferred. The Citizen’s Classified Act touted for its advantages promises value to users who try it.
The ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as the world's best remedy for constipation sick headache biliousness and stomach liver or kidney troubles. It claims a large demand and lists 25 cents price at drug stores.
The largest Southern California cut flower house, Central Park Floral Co, announces Holly Wreaths Redondo Carnations Violets Roses Smilax with Xmas orders ready to ship promptly.
A promotional piece extols women in emergencies and praises Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. It cites testimonials from Mrs Alice Soncrant of Chicago and others, claims cures for various womanly ailments, and invites free correspondence from women seeking guidance from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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