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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
4
The article describes extraordinary snowstorms seen in the Adirondacks with cloudless skies and feathery flakes driven by a strong gale. Snow fills the air so densely that tree trunks six feet high vanish from view while treetops remain visible and sunlight casts sharp shadows.
A Memphis law student celebrated turning twenty one with a loud midnight shout that startled his family. The father rushed to confront an imagined intruder while the son announced the real guest was himself proclaiming his adulthood in humorous fashion.
A discussion on how small idiosyncrasies and manners affect advancement. Poor temper, slovenly dress, sharp tongue, or critical habits can erase potential progress for capable individuals. The text notes employers favor amiable traits over sheer ability, explaining why success often stalls at midcareer.
The piece argues for equal concern for hearing and sight losses and notes public misbeliefs about ear health. It recalls that many believe the ear is endlessly delicate and refuses treatment until permanent damage results, urging better care from aurists.
A Druggists' Circular home care tip describes making a soap and fuller's earth cleaning cream for carpet spots, with brushing, sponge washing, and thorough drying. The text also reprints brief antiquated quips about a maimed attorney and a doctor titled Letsom, using period humor and dialogue.
Herrara the Spanish chronicler says Pizarro and his companions owed their lives when a rider fell from his horse letting them escape. The natives had cut off their retreat to ships but were startled by the sight of the broken partnership and fled, thinking horse and man to be one creature.
A motley moral line declares work earns reward whether paid or unpaid. It urges continual effort in all crafts from farming to writing, as long as the effort is honest and self approved. It proclaims persistence leads to inner victory despite defeats.
The Ben Harrison and Tom Reed bonded to a major mining syndicate. The Bonelli manganese mines near Bonelli Ferry, bonded to a Chicago company, are being worked. Stockton Hill area slated for new operations within weeks as Treasure Hill Mining is organized in Iowa with O D M Gaddis at the helm. George Kislingbury of Los Angeles involved in the American Flag mine on Wallapai mountain with three properties to be developed. R J Peabert hy and Thomas to supervise as crews move in to clean and inspect.
Lafcadio Hearn notes that in Japan the dragon fly is linked to ancestral spirits during the Bon festival. The belief holds the dead ride dragon flies as winged steeds from the thirteenth to the fifteenth day, with children forbidden to harass the insects and a saying warning that catching dragon flies robs a child of knowledge.
Frederick the Great halted officer duels by edict threats of execution for survivors. Two officers sought to duel under his presence on a ground he chose. He sat behind a new gibbet and explained that the survivor would be branded as hostile, and the duel proceeded before him.
Inhabitant tribes of the Canary Islands the Guanches are described as strong yet gentle with strict moral codes. The text notes early Spaniard contact and humane treatment of captives. It mentions the first white man to discover iron ore in Lake Superior region on Sept 16, 1844 by William A. Burt and the 1845 organization of the Jackson Mining Company in Jackson, Michigan.
A Scientific American writer notes cacao farming in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela as inviting. Cacao requires shade from banana or plantain at early stages and later tall immortelle trees for a canopy. Pods form on trunks or large branches and resemble cucumbers. seeds are large lima bean like beans in pulp, with careful curing and drying essential.
A short note praises folding pocket scissors for daily tasks such as clipping from papers and cutting strings. The author claims scissors are more convenient and will outlast a pocketknife in usefulness for those accustomed to their use.
A classroom test prompt asks students to complete the proverb about birds of a feather. A young pupil quickly answers with a practical line, reflecting on how adages guide behavior and thinking in the lesson.
The Detroit Journal notes a milk seller’s caveat on spring water in dairying while another 1900 Bayonne fire report from Youth's Companion describes an immense smoke column rising two miles high after tanks burned, with flames 3000 feet tall and heat felt miles away.
The passage notes that wild or native dogs do not bark but whine howl and growl. It claims barking appears only in domesticated dogs and cites Columbus who observed barking capability disappear when dogs were left at large in America. Scientists view barking as an effort to speak.
A light column notes a man claiming forty years without water and frames the interaction with a officer in a witty exchange. The piece reads like a human interest aside in a city paper.
Mrs Helen G Shaw a musical teacher of eminence is in Tucson to locate here She spoke to a Citizen reporter saying she is pleased with the city and impressed by its reception Her Mason Touch and Technique method is tied to Dr Mason and Dr Mathews of Chicago with training in child study and memory work under Jessie L Gaynor and Blanche Dingley Mardi Gras travel deals from El Paso to New Orleans offered by Southern Pacific tickets 39 85 on sale January 5 to 9 return by January 17 91 92
An advertisement from Norris Silver of North Stratfford, N H touts One Minute Cough Cure as a cure for stubborn coughs. It claims doctors said coughs are incurable but the product cured thousands and will cure you safely. Zeigler's promotes ice cream and soft drinks nearby.
A New York writer notes asthma vagaries linked to living conditions in various city settings. Examples describe rapid onset when moving to less favorable environments and relief upon returning to favorable upper-story or distant locations. A Columbus Dispatch anecdote accompanies a colored philosopher’s stoic view on hardship.
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