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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
6
The passage traces mummy use in medicine from antiquity to the 18th century. It notes the decline in value as medicinal appraisal waned and describes how human flesh was processed into “beaten to mummy” preparations. It cites ancient writers and a reference in an old play to illustrate the practice.
Bologna’s two famous square towers, the Asipelli at 315 feet and built to shelter in troubled times, and the Gariserda, erected a year later, now leaning and 155 feet high. The Gariserda’s base walls measure 6 feet 6 inches, thinning to 4 feet higher up, with its origin debated as either ground settling or flawed engineering. The relic, once lightly valued, was sold in 1260 for 226 lire about $44.
A man summoned for jury duty in New York City recounts a prior service on a coroner's jury in South Jersey. The team examined a supposed shipwreck corpse, later deemed a 4,000 year old Egyptian mummy. The county refused to pay fees due to a legal technicality, and the man was excused.
A young candidate replies to a friend's query after college plans. He will study medicine, acknowledging crowding in the field but asserting he will pursue the profession boldly, likening it to a game where incumbents must risk their positions.
An English church elder briefly leads a service then attempts a sermon. He falters and mumbles as he starts with a drawn out pause and a stumble over the line about a way to remove conceit, prompting quiet amusement.
Modern Medicine reports a surgeon could end a simulated unconsciousness in a woman by cutting all her hair, announcing the measure regretfully to apply to the head. The bluff is portrayed as potentially effective, though doubt remains about its failure.
The author argues most poets blame owls as libelous while noting Shakespeare and Wordsworth truly understand them. They claim poets should avoid complaining to the moon and that owls deserve sober treatment, not playful mockery.
A Washington Star quip has Miss Miami Brown asking about the number of bones in human anatomy. Mr Erastus Pinkley responds he cannot recall the exact total but uses his razor nicks to guess a count linked to Cum ska.
A jury spent ten hours deciding a verdict in Town and Country. One juror reportedly agreed quickly but discussion began over the literary merit of the judge's charge.
A collection of quips on Richard Wagner and Bill Nye the humorist. The notes reference Nye telling Dean Hole that Wagner’s music exceeds comprehension yet seems better than it sounds. Other remarks toast conversation, fashion, weather, and good sense as a valued trait.
An English-born American notes the slow British elevator in a London office. He suggests a speedy reform by stopping the lift and moving the building. The English passenger asks how this would work, reflecting cultural humor.
Sponges grow in bizarre forms resembling warts hands hats and idols though not marketable for practical use. Smaller sponges are made into children's items and shoe polish pads while larger specimens fetch high exhibit value. Mediter ranean imports dominate quality with Florida also producing fine varieties priced from a cent to 60 per pound.
In early British Columbia settlements the potlatch was a grand event where a person of wealth distributed goods and drink to the tribe to gain chieftain status. Chiefs sometimes spent or gave away large sums, hosting feasts in large sheds and gifting blankets and ornaments alongside the food and drink.
The Sun describes its national and international correspondents, strong Washington and New York bureaus, and complete market reports. It emphasizes daily publication seven days a week, accessibility by mail, and affordable annual rates for Daily Sunday Weekly editions.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the A O U W Hall Association will be held in the A O U W Hall on Wednesday evening February 19 at 8 PM. Election of a board of directors and other business legally before the board. Chas A Shibell, pres Gust A Horr, sec'y.
The sixteenth stock series of the Citizens Building and Loan Association is now open for subscription. For information address the chairman and officers J. J. Ormsby, President R. Rad as J.M. Ormsby, Gust A. Hoff, Secretary.
Agricultural department notes and market reports stand out in this weekly Sun issue. Includes a woman's column and a household interest section, promising varied and appealing content. Subscription details offer one dollar a year with prepaid payments and free mailing in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Sheridan recalls an Irishman and a Briton in a clash of wits and tempers. The Celt challenges the Briton and, after quipping about thought and truth, the two men drop their coats and fight in a brisk exchange.
The article describes how whale mothers protect their calves during whaling. It notes that harpooning a calf can provoke the dam to approach the boat, sometimes drawing the mother into danger as she aids or entices her young to escape. The tactic aims to make captures possible only when the calf is harmed or subdued.
A 19th century essay argues fortunes arise from health and digestion. It contrasts finding a fortune with founding one, warning that strong work and sound digestion sustain effort. It cites a merchant’s advice, discusses nourishment, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a digestive aid and health remedy.
A gray water shower soaked Sicily on April 24 1781 leaving a thick dust deposit. The substance is traced to Mount Etna with vast airborne solids noted. Global sunsets remain reddened by dust from the Sunda Strait eruption years earlier, still unsettled.
A banquet in Paris hosted by a French countess featured a surprising centerpiece a pile of roses that opened to reveal a birdcage and a young woman with wings who sang a couplet to introduce each dish.
A sharp exchange quotes a serious man asking if the speaker has helped humanity. The reply centers on self-interest and belonging to the human race, highlighting a confrontational moral exchange.
A Pall Mall Gazette remark mocks pilchards calling them like wives saying when bad they're awful and when good they're middling. The quip contrasts sardines as delicacy with the stock fish.
A brief scene shows a head of the house in the library trying to write on a new typewriter while a servant confirms his presence and the book agent quickly departs, promising to call again.
African rivers display striking traits as they chase the farthest ocean from their sources. Their courses are repeatedly interrupted by waterfalls and their mouths are blocked by shifting sandbanks.
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