Signor Scrapeski Plays Violin Amid Breakage
Tommy overhears Mrs. Jinks remark that Signor Scrapeski just passed and plays the violin like an angel. Tommy asks if the angels say dam when a string breaks, reflecting playful household humor.
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1902
Page
7
Depew and Clemens Share Dinner Speech on Ocean Voyage
On a crossing steamer Chauncey Depew and Samuel Clemens joked about prewritten speeches. Clemens delivered a characteristic address while Depew admitted forgetting Clemens's script, drawing laughter from diners and later mockery from an English observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey M. Depew
Samuel L Clemens
United States
Mr. Clemens
Mark Twain
Senator Depew
Foundlings and Seasonal Trends in Police Records
Police records show foundlings rise in summer and fall in winter. An aging captain once claimed infants are abandoned when households are full, urging quick hospital care, while many officers dispute this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lece
Teacher Laughs at Student Compositions About Tar Coat Tale
A weary teacher bursts into laughter over student essays on a favorite author. One boy declares Henry as his top writer and praises a story about boys tar and feathering their teacher, noted with a New York Times reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
New York Times
Stranger in London church mission inquiry ends in scuffle
A furtive stranger in a London business house whispered Are you prepared to die to a nearby attendant. The attendant seized the man by the throat and half throttled him before learning the man was an amateur missionary asking after people’s spiritual needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australian Mole Burrows Stealthily in Sand
The Australian mole tunnels obliquely two to three inches beneath the sand without revealing its passage. It digs with a protected fore limb plate and strong claws, while spade shaped hind feet throw sand back to erase traces. It surfaces briefly away from the tunnel and buries itself silently, leaving no disturbance.
Courtroom clash over justice on judgment day
A terse exchange unfolds between Counselor Nolan and the court. Nolan laments the case's odds for his client, while the court proposes to plead for the woman that day, signaling a tense moment over impending judgment and legal strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nolan
Precocious Discernment in Brooklyn Life Comic Dialogue
In Brooklyn Life, Little Gertrude declares she will become a spinster like Aunt Gertrude. Aunt Gertrude questions the choice, and Gertrude explains a spinster need not chase looks and may comb her hair as she pleases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Dearie
Brooklyn
Medical doubt over constitutionality of disease raised
A patient questions if his condition is a constitutional disease and asks whether he must appeal to the United States Supreme Court to decide. The Richmond Dispatch report frames the exchange as a humorous or satirical medical query.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Richmond Dispatch
Thriftiess and the Poor Woman Plea
In a London Tit Bits item a poor widow laments her husband’s serious illness has drained their funds and begs for aid while a noble lady questions how thrift can drive them to such debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aged Criminal Receives Life Sentence in Court
A witty courtroom exchange features a jail term as the aged defendant protests life imprisonment while the judge encourages limited recounting of the crime. The dialogue highlights grim humor in a legal proceeding.
Leapfrog Prank Ends With Napoleon Confrontation
Isabey and aides de camp played leapfrog on the Malmaison lawn when Isabey's leap led to a clash with Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte attacked with a drawn sword, Isabey fled to the Tuileries gates, while Mme. Bonaparte advised caution after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Isabey
Malmaison
Aids de Camp
Isabel
Bonaparte
Tuileries
Mme. Bonaparte
Moslem Women's Cemetery Sabbath Gossip Custom
Moslem women visit cemeteries on Fridays to mourn and decorate graves. After prayers they socialize in groups, gossiping about the living and using the day for neighborly contact, a popular form of social gathering beyond usual visits.
National Variations in Feet Across Cultures
The piece surveys global foot traits, noting the French foot as long, the Spanish foot small and curved, the Arab foot with a high arch, and the Scotch high and thick while the Irish are flat and square. It adds claims about Greek perfection in Athens, and remarks on Norwegians, Germans, Americans, Russians, and Tartarians with distinct toe features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Coronation Horses Let Loose Among Crowd at Westminster
A London Chronicle note recalls Edward I’s coronation day gift of 500 richly caparisoned horses used by royal princes and dignitaries. After the banquet at Westminster Hall the horses were released into the crowd and anyone who caught one claimed the horse and its gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
London Chronicle
Gifted author toys with ending in poker game
The Chicago Tribune quotes a gifted author stating the ending of his story will be decided by a poker game that evening. If he wins, the hero marries the heroine. if he loses, the hero dies, the heroine goes to a nunnery, and the final chapter is filled with misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Umbrella Story Snagged by Kinder Weather
A witty exchange from the St Louis Globe-Democrat features a boy carrying an umbrella despite clear skies. The little querist explains he uses it to please both parents, rain or sun, and only enjoys the umbrella in this temperate weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Dialogue Between Father and Suitor About An Engagement
A brief exchange reveals a suitor fearing the father’s accusation that he seeks the daughter only for her hand and inheritance. The father’s pride is noted as his stronger trait than his son.
Marrying For Money and the Chief End of Man
A student asks about the chief end of man and a professor replies by distinguishing brain work and errands as outcomes. The piece then notes marriage for money often ends in divorce court, likening it to a collection agency, with a wry observation on men who give good advice but cannot cure his salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss.s
S.S.S
Wnte
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Baltimore Herald
Many
The Grandest and Safest Medicine for Women
A prominent woman Mrs. Atherton endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for many female ailments. The letter claims the product cures ovarian troubles inflammations ulcers womb issues backache and menstrual distress, asserting no other medicine matches its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Florence Atherton
Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance
Brooklyn
Pixquam
Logis
Florence
HrrTon
Hoyt St
N. Y
Boston
Dean Mars
Pinxuam
Alphonse Croke
Rockingham Place
Roxbury District
Mass
For Sale Lots in Tucson Additions Near Railroad Reserve
Selling cheap in Bruckner and Manlove additions near the railroad reservation. Plans and prices available with two dollars or more per month secured. Ground higher than University with deep soil and strong water confirmed by University analysis. Streetcar line planned to extend to this area. Charles A. Hoff at 124 Hoff Street handles inquiries. Dyspepsia cure Burdock Blood Bitters advertised with stomach toning claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruckner & Manlove
Tucson
Charles A. Hoff
Hoff Street
Illinois Central Announces Faster Chicago Omaha Schedule
The Illinois Central will implement a new fast schedule on its Omaha to Chicago line. Train No 2 will depart Omaha at 7 45 p m daily via Fort Dodge Waterloo Dubuque Freeport and Rockford arriving in Chicago at 9 30 a m next day. Train No 4 becomes a daylight train leaving Omaha at 7 a m via the same route reaching Chicago at 9 45 p m the same day. Both trains offer through equipment to St Paul via Fort Dodge and Albert Lea reaching Minneapolis at 7 25 a m and 4 55 p m respectively. Equipment includes a modern wide restibulized Pullman sleeping car buffet library smoking car free reclining chair car and dining car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Omaha and
Chicago
Omaha
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Dubuque
Freeport
Rockford
St. Paul
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
Union Market Ad Promises Best Quality Meat at Low Prices
Union Market Co F Schumacher Proprietor offers top quality meat in the city with low prices. Refrigerator room available for inspection. Claims expert meat cutters and first class service.
Changes Clarence Haydock Commercial Agent
Changes in representation list Clarence Haydock as commercial agent at 238 South Spring Street, Lee Cal, or C. M. Burkhalter as agent for 8. P. Co. in Tucson, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Haydock
South Spring Street
Lee Cal
C. M. Burkhalter
8. P. Co
Tucson
Arizona
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