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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
7
An unreadable fragment recalls a playful scene between Elsie and another person. It hints at a bun on a stick and attempts to retrieve it, with conversation about pulling mother’s net and kruvvers, leaving the exact context unclear.
A London Observer piece surveys lonely life at Bishop and other lighthouses along the English coast. It notes isolation, harsh seas, and dangers from storms, plus the grim routine of keepers and their modest pay of about 75 pounds yearly.
The passage observes that children in various countries share a fondness for tin swords while noting that Tartars derive their alphabet from Nestorian Christian missionaries.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a pure vegetable blood purifier and tonic that cleanses the blood to heal eruptions and improve skin. It cites lifelong beauty claims, notes cosmetic products only mask symptoms, and includes a testimonial from H. T. Shobe of St. Louis about eczema relief after using S. S. S. The firm, Swift & Company, advertises free treatment information.
In a friendly draw poker game a man discovers four hearts and a club. He discards the club draws a spade and declares a heart hand. He bets 87, another player spots the $7 and wins the pot. Moral: a wise man calls a spade a spade.
In the volume Sol diering In Canada Colonel Dennison recounts Sir Henry Linvelock Allan riding a horse into Darlington to visit an editor. The horse blocked the editor in and caused a comic scene as the editor danced aside. Sir Henry noted the editor now comes down when he visits mounted.
The text notes that dogs fear stairs due to foreleg weakness, while foxes climb high trees. It compares swimming ease and climbing among rats, guinea pigs, bears, cats, leopards, tigers, and lions, noting bears and big cats’ downward or head first descents and weight-related fall fear in the largest cats.
In Old Town Virginia R N Revill praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve for curing their daughter s scald head and recommends it for cuts burns and eruptions. The ad notes a 25 cent price and druggist availability. Also updates on a Wind s Central timetable shifting No 2 to depart Omaha 7 45 pm arrive Chicago 9 30 am with through equipment and a daylight No 4 schedule departing Omaha 7 am arriving Chicago 9 45 pm with Pullman sleeping and dining cars.
An old advertisement claiming Laxative Bromo Quinice Tablets cure a cold in one day. It promises a money back guarantee from druggists if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
Public sale notice offers lots in the Bruckner and Manlove addition to Tucson near the railroad reservation. Two dollars per month secures a lot, with plans and prices available from Charles A. Hoff at 124 Hoff Street. Ground is higher than the University, soil deep and rich, water rated as good as railroad water and a streetcar extension planned. Limited quantities. Main 1051.
W. T. Sturtevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina reports fifteen years of indigestion and dyspepsia ended by Kodol after trying many doctors and medicines. He claims immediate relief and says he can eat almost anything now. D. Bell & Son endorsements follow.
The timetable lists tourist cars from Tucson operating Thursdays and Saturdays with routes to Memphis St Louis Chicago Louisville and beyond. A double daily Pullman service runs from New Orleans to all eastern points.
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