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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1902
Page
6
A historical list shows prize amounts for Wy powder coupons from Schilling’s Best. Names include Miss Lola Katzen and Miss Grace Folladay among coupon entrants, with top prizes of 20 and 12.50 dollars and multiple 1.00 prizes across twenty plus entries. Schilling's Best promises money back if not satisfied.
In Harper's Magazine Professor Simon Newcomb explains a four dimensional space via a Flatland analogy. Dwellers on a plane cannot perceive above or below yet a fourth dimension allows stepping over walls and unseen exits. A Scottish fisherman's caddie anecdote closes the piece with local color.
A London Globe passage compares candlelight to electric light with a wistful nod to forefathers who endured candles. The piece muses that higher ideas may have been forged by candlelight, not daylight or modern power, in classic works and daily life.
A humorous snippet from Chicago papers shows a neighbor accusing Mrs Nextfence of cruelty for suggesting chickens eat flower seed and hoping for appendicitis. Another exchange has a client predicting a late return to a busy office, highlighting cross words and train concerns.
The Washington Star quotes Benes remarking on a pupil's late start in life and schooling. He notes the lack of early opportunity and the hardship of studying lessons without modern tools, reflecting on perseverance amid limited resources.
A whimsical fragment recalls Reggie never married, joking that his lifelong romance was air and that his own self was the object of affection. The dialogue hints at small town gossip and playful reminiscence from the period.
A monthly note describes the cicada’s emergence from underground and its rough birth. A Scots boy’s shop theft joke leads to a fine clash. Oxford area charms cure whooping cough with a sewn spider and a misapplied poultice on an oak chest.
A remark on a quirk in the Internal Revenue Service notes people sometimes used a poorly canceled stamp to cheat the government out of two cents and then send a good stamp with an anonymous explanation. The stamp is affixed to a card with pen marks to show the peace of mind achieved.
A family circle in Nantucket debates nautical phrases. The mother declares she never uses them, while a child challenges her. She orders a task to Cousin Pharbe, claiming the items will square the yards with ure and that schooltime is near.
A Nashville Banner quotation emphasizes that improvement comes from filling the new page with steady effort. It argues that habits are formed by consistent, often strenuous activity rather than a single turning point.
It takes eighty men to craft a German doll with each performing a small, identical part. In some large factories a day yields 1,000 dozen dolls. After the body is completed, women workers paint dress and pack the dolls for sale.
A young woman finishes a Faust selection drawing praise from an older observer who expresses delight at her choice of Home Sweet Home as Minnie plays it. The exchange highlights recognition of performance style as the girl crosses her hands.
Ascum asks what his boy is doing now and Poppere replies he works in a bank and is destined to be its president. He notes the boy can sign his name so nobody can forge it.
In a fragmented Chicago Tribune clipping, a speaker disputes a whispered claim about a person’s role. The exchange hints at misinformation and implies a larger office or bureau context without clear specifics.
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