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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
8
Teresa Kruegel tells of Gretchen the domestic in Richmond who impressed Judge Vaughan with her spirit and snap yet Kruegel fears trouble after the judge notes she was full of schnapps all day.
The essay argues plaster casts of faces capture objective truth beyond flattery. A death mask shows the subject as he was or saw himself, including hidden self-perception. The edge of the mask uncovers what the living rarely allowed others to glimpse.
A playful dialogue where Little Dick asks how thunder sour milk and Papa explains electricity causes chemical changes in milk, forming an acid. The boy doubts the explanation and teases with big words, noting the father’s uncertain knowledge.
A London physician advances a theory that excess salt contributes to cancer as one of four factors. He cites excessive meat, overnourishment, impure bodily conditions from food nonuse, and a focal irritant as necessary co-factors. He notes cancer is rare among Jews and savages, while domestic animals aside from pigs receive salt, and pigs appear exempt.
A dentist prescribes a gentle regimen for sensitive teeth. Use a small soft brush twice daily and rub dry bicarbonate of soda along the gum roots before bed. As mouthwash a carbolic and soda blend is suggested, with a rubber band to remove deposits between teeth instead of dental silk.
D Scott Currin of Loganon Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as superior for coughs colds croup throat and lung troubles. The ad claims it is perfectly safe acts immediately and cures grip bronchitis and other cough issues. Distributed by D S Bell & Co.
Druggist G. W. Roberts of Elizabeth West Virginia cites an old man diagnosed as incurable cancer who allegedly recovered after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. The claim says the Bitters cleanse bile kidney and microbe poisons while the salve treats blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. prices listed as 50c and 25c.
A historical article argues taste is not limited to the tongue and palate. It states the epiglottis and larynx participate in tasting, with the soft palate involved and the hard palate and uvula playing no role.
A Milwaukee railroad man recalls a trip to Minneapolis and the famous Minnehaha falls. He is shown a tiny cascade called Minne Giggle, a diminutive echo of the celebrated gorge. The reminiscence frames local legend and a sense of humorous discovery in an idle city outing.
Sidney Cooper visited the Royal Academy with works on display. A younger critic mocked the scene by saying any machine could produce such sheep. Cooper handed his card to a reporter and offered to send a $1,000 check to the institute for decayed journalists once the machine is completed.
The excerpt notes that quantities are by weight and measure, with soup by the pound and cloth by the foot. Shop signs display mottos or goods, not names. Bargaining is universal, customers bring their own scales, and signs reassure buyers with phrases like One word hall and A child two feet high would not be cheated.
Dialogue fragment features a judge and waiter debating a cook’s status and a pun on the word mile. It notes the Latin origin of mile from mille meaning thousand, link to marching soldiers and ancient Rome.
The text notes Africa's rivers seek the ocean far from their source. It observes their courses are broken by falls and mouths are blocked by sandbanks. It highlights distinctive river behavior across the continent.
Winthrop M. Daniels argues statistics is not a popular pursuit and statistical books see little demand. Librarians report sparse interest while critics note few works in the field gain broad appeal and the methods behind statistics are seen as obscure and harsh.
A fox tricks a pursuing dog by using an ice hole as bait. The fox watches as the dog follows the scent onto the ice and sinks, while the fox remains still and then casually continues on.
A curious palm name theta thrives along the Amazon Rio Negro and Orinoco. In the delta of the Orinoco it fills swampy tracts during floods. The Guaranes Indians live in houses perched on tall palm stems and use outer leaf fibers for cords while the inner bark yields a nutritious flour.
In a club remoking room a group gathered to tell remarkable tales of fat or lean men. A winner claimed a tale of a man so thin he could go through a flute without making a sound, winning first prize without opposition.
Tests measure how long different woods take to decay when buried. Birch and aspen decayed in three years, buckeye in four, maple and red beech in five, elm and ash in seven, while larch juniper and arbor vitae showed no injury after eight years.
The text notes Eskimo superstition about death and mourning practices including carrying a dying person to an abandoned hut to die without aid. It mentions post death rites where a surviving spouse cuts the front chair short and fasts for twenty five days.
Advertisement for sale of slot machines and trade machines on commission. Out of town orders welcomed and prompt attention promised. Correspondence solicited. Office and salesroom at 218 North Meyer Tucson Arizona telephone 2281.
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