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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
8
Ainslee's describes hardship aboard cod fishing vessels at sea. Crews rise at 2 a.m. to bait hooks and work until nightfall. Three thousand hooks, nonstop labor, evisceration and crowing keep decks busy. Sleep scarce, men endure fatigue and use tobacco to stay awake.
An English divine Archbishop visit to Athy leads to a temperance coffee tasting. The bishop rejects the sample, calling it invincible and the manager explains a 2s box of matches fell into the coffee tank. Canon Bagot promises a tasteless next cup.
The passage lists components used in fire works including iron and steel filings for brightness, cast iron, copper filings for green tints, zinc filings for zinc wine, sulfur compounds for red and smoky effects, amber and common salt for yellow fire, and salts of strontia and baryte for red and green lights. It describes how ignition in oxygen creates colorful sparks.
A period article extols whistling as a method to prolong life and strengthen the body. It claims chest and seek muscles develop through the exercise and notes deep breathing is essential, with breath drawn only during sound production.
The poet Tennyson enjoyed rare praise but faced frequent adverse remarks from Bram Stower who watched his plays at the Lyceum. Stower recalls Tennyson often complaining about the attacks on his work and even wishing he had never written a line.
Druggist W Roberts of Elizabeth West Virginia cites a case of an old man with cancer deemed hopeless by doctors. After applying Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amrica Salve his condition reportedly cured. The tonic claims to expel bilious and kidney ailments while treating blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and nerves vanish. Bitters 50c Salve 25c available at druggists.
A noted traveler decries English country inns for double billing and extra charges for service lights and fire. He claims meals are poor and rooms shabby, charging more per day than good hotels in Springfield Mass or top Swiss or German hotels. The critique suggests Baedeker rarely recommends English lodging.
The silhouette name stems from Étienne de Silhouette, 1759 finance minister, known for frugal policies. Silhouettes were made by tracing a shadow’s profile, reducing the outline, or using camera obscura or camera lucida for guidance.
A aunt tells little Georgie about a newborn and he prays for God to throw him one down true. The piece notes printer errors in American and English writing, including Aldrich misprints and a poem line misreading Now the old wounds break out afresh as Now the old woman breaks out afresh.
Nubbins confronts neighbor across the garden fence as a claim arises about seeds being buried. Neighbor insists the object is a hen being replanted as seeds, denying any animal burial.
Louis XL, after ending the era of France's most powerful nobles by open murder or secret assassination, died in misery and fear. In his final days he summoned Saint Francis of Paola and offered vast riches to plead for a longer life with heaven.
A humorous exchange quotes a colored applicant and the bride to be debating the cost of a marriage license. The man jokes about paying a dollar and a half while the bride weighs the expense, noting the price may be high but consent is likely.
A playful jab ties fashion to a biblical apple story as two women joke about Eve and new gowns. The Philadelphia Press lines mix humor with literary allusion.
A brief Detroit Free Press remark notes Mr Singer spending much time with Molly as a pointed aside about their attention toward her.
A Cicero quote on virtue contrasts courage with fear of pain and restraint with pursuit of pleasure. It argues bravery requires viewing pain as not the worst thing and avoiding extreme indulgence as the highest good.
An Irish widow outwits a sheriff with wit when presented with an attachment. She jokes that his courting is needed and notes leap year while insisting the justice is waiting. She prefers to let him court himself, avoiding immediate service of the writ.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Mrs Bliggins asks for money to run the house as Bliggins leaves after giving 50 cents. A friend then asks Bliggins to sign a note for $500, but Bliggins replies it violates family rules to act without wife consultation.
The piece highlights Sweden's midnight sun in June with Stockholm staying light for four hours after sunset. It notes refraction near the pole keeps the sky bright for reading. It also discusses how to pronounce city names such as St Louis and New Orleans as locals say them.
Slot machines and trade devices for sale or on commission. Prompt handling of out of town orders. Correspondence solicited. Office and salesroom at 213 North Meyer Tucson Arizona. Telephone 2281.
An eastern city preacher, small in stature, stood on a cellar box to deliver a sermon about brief absence and return. The crowd smothered laughter as the preacher mourned the box and proclaimed his text, "A little while ye shall see me." The moment tested his resolve and the prophecy appeared fulfilled when the boy broke, surprising the audience.
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a witty exchange where an employer mocks a clerk for lacking common sense and the clerk retorts that more sense would keep him from being a clerk, highlighting workplace irony.
A fragment cites a lesson for new businessmen about basics such as not collecting money at mailing stage. The note comments on the prompt reply and references Indianapolis News context with an unclear quote about business prudence.
A Seotehman mocks a stranger with a quip about his grand accommodation after a failed joke. The excerpt highlights Seoteh humor and social nuance through a brief exchange about miscommunication.
A courtroom exchange notes a salesman confirming the tale dramatizing the cod book. The judge comments on the narrative style and its impact on the case.
A cryptic OCR fragment notes that money governs a broad set of transactions with unclear details. The text hints at financial dealings but offers no concrete names dates or places to identify the actors or scope.
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