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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
6
In a London Answers item a sergeant is married and during the ceremony his men shower rice and old shoes. A recruit throws a large boot that strikes the sergeant above the eye. He goes to hospital and explains the bride started early, prompting the bemused doctor to remark on the wedding timing.
The article details diamond valuation by color and clarity, from first water to blue white and gems, noting color, brilliancy, cut, and purity as factors. It emphasizes weight alone cannot determine value, giving examples from two ten carat stones priced at 600 and 12,000 dollars, and notes off color stones sell at average per carat.
The fort at Old Point Comfort was built mostly by slaves leased by their masters. Slave owners received 50 cents daily per slave while the government supplied clothes shoes rations quarters and sometimes tobacco. Laborers wore little and worked mostly barefoot in barracks under military discipline.
The process begins with heating the blade five times and hammer tests to gauge brittleness. A failed test leads to remaking the axe. About 40 workers contribute from raw material to tempering, grinding, and polishing before final inspection.
Harry and Charlie, ages five and three, sit at dinner to find one orange. Harry cries, claiming there is no orange for Charlie, prompting his mother to intervene in the simple domestic exchange.
Mrs. Billus chides John after a caller leaves for mixing up facts about ages. She notes he claimed to be ten years older and then slipped that he was 52, revealing a pattern of blunders in a domestic exchange.
The dialogue satirizes baby naming debates with a shopworn line about fancy names from books. Poppers scoffs at a proposed name, arguing it would mar the child's appearance and stature, claiming such names always yield homely and tough adulthood.
A playful exchange about Mr. Henpeck’s slim figure prompts Mrs. Gabble to comment on his past stoutness, then Willie recalls his bicycle tire troubles and jokes that his wife may forget to inflate him regularly like someone else suggested.
In Sawyer West Virginia a train passes through a tunnel where a young couple on board seem unaware of others. The brakeman finally calls out Sawyer and the man responds. A Swiss hotel musical group ends with a trick by a fundraiser collector who feigns holding fies in his left hand to test fidelity as money is counted.
The ad touts Electric Bitters for internal organ health, blood purification, and appetite improvement, claiming cures for kidney trouble, female complaints, nervous diseases, constipation, dyspepsia, and malaria with benefits of vigorous health. Also promoted are shooting gallery bets and a Parisian Millinery clearance with infant stockings sale items.
Dinner from 5 to 8 p m invites patrons to sample the French themed dining. Nearby Zeigler's offers Pop Corn Flakes and a new shooting gallery at 179 West Congress street run by Miss Anita Schaefer with prizes for good scores.
The Tucson Common Council approves sewers on Alameda Pennington Messila Congress Broadway South Meyer and McKenna streets. Assessments funded by benefited parcels, with a hearing set January 31 1902 at City Hall 7:30 p.m. Also extends Messila street sewer to Church Plaza area. Committee reports costs and invites objections prior to final levy. First pub Jan 20 1902.
Writs of execution issued December 30, 1901, levy on limited Pima land to satisfy judgments against Thoms Q Bullock and others. Sheriff Franker Murphy notices sale at the Pima court house on February 7, 1902, at 10 a.m. for cash, detailing parcel descriptions and rights conveyed. Also a dental advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure at Bell's Pharmacy.
Zeigler's promotes a full range of ice cream flavors and soft drinks for customers seeking cool refreshments and convenient treats.
An ad claims Palpi tations and fluttering signal heart weakness and offers Dr Miles Heart Cure as the remedy. It cites a testimonial from Mrs J A Courts of Upper Sandusky Ohio who reports improvement after three bottles.
Dr Miles Heart Cure promises to quiet the nervous heart regulate pulsations and build strength as nothing else can. Sold by druggists on a guarantee. A. L. Spafford Chester Michigan reports using One Minute Cough Cure to treat a severe croup attack in a child with rapid recovery. Bell's Pharmacy 22 North Church Street carries the product.
The article reviews sleep as a habit like eating and drinking, cites explorers, and advocates Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for bronchitis asthma and catarrh. It includes testimonials from Patton and Rodemeyer, praising renewed sleep and health through the remedy. It promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser available for stamps.
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