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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
6
Spring fever is described as a torpid liver and inactive bowels. If neglected, serious illness may follow. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers stimulate the liver, open the bowels, and cleanse impurities. Bell’s Pharmacy.
The text notes that mummy value in medicine faded as estimates declined, ending its role in materia medica. By the late eighteenth century mummy was rarer in drugs and balms, with some writers proposing methods to convert human flesh into substitute mummy.
The Asinelli tower rises 315 feet, built in 1109, while Garisenda, begun a year later, once taller, now 153 feet with a notable lean. Its base walls measure 6 feet 6 inches thick, narrowing to 4 feet 9 inches higher up. Origin debated, may have aimed to outdo the Asinelli, or reflect ground shift or design fault. Garisenda was later sold in 1266 for 220 lire, about $44.
A summoned juror in New York city told of a bizarre prior service in a southern New Jersey case. He described a long deliberation over a corpse wash ashore from a wreck later identified as 4,000 year old mummy. He claimed the county refused to pay jurors fees.
A friend asks what he will do after college and the candidate replies that TJ will study medicine. He acknowledges the field may be crowded but says he will pursue medicine anyway, noting existing doctors will have to take their chances.
An elder stood in for the absent minister at an English church service. He delivered the opening, then faltered as he attempted the sermon. He began with a stumble, saying Brethren pause Brethren, if any of you wants the concert taken out of you come up here.
A Washington Star excerpt uses satire to mock medical bravado about treating hysteria with drastic hair cutting and quirky misstatements about anatomy and poetry, contrasting odd dialogue with literary allusions.
Jurors reached a verdict after ten hours of deliberation amid surprise that the decision took so long. Some reflected the evidence appeared clear while others debated the judge’s charge and its influence on the outcome.
Bill Nee tells Dean Hole a quip about meeting Richard Wagner. Nee says Wagner’s music is beyond comprehension yet he feels superior hearing it, implying comedy and ego in the arts scene of the era. The remark blends humor with admiration and self awareness.
A readable fragment notes that fashion and society shape conversation and stay tied to tradition. It references Chicago News as a headquarters source and suggests social expectations influence appearance and behavior.
In the royal St. Petersburg kitchen the walls and ceilings are lined with black marble and adorned with valuable ornaments. Many kitchen pots and pans once belonging to Empress Catherine are made of solid gold.
A century ago drink and gout among rulers bred swollen legs leading to the adoption of modern pantaloon breeches. European and American elites including George IV, the Dukes of York and Cumberland, Louis Philippe, and Prussia's King Frederick William III popularized the new form, drawing ridicule from caricaturists of the era.
The passage explains water wheels as an early method of generating mechanical power. It notes initial use by flowing water and falling streams, the advantage of damming to create a continuous supply, and the efficiency of storing water to ensure constant force with minimal evaporation loss. It links this to Roman water clocks as an advanced form of stored motive force.
A London Chronicle passage claims an exclusively pork diet promotes pessimism while beef strengthens energy and audacity with months of use. Mutton and veal allegedly impair mood and vigor. eggs and milk boost health for women. excess butter dulls. Apples aid brain work. constant potatoes dull. mustard preserves memory even late in life.
The speaker recalls trips in France, praising Paris and the Joan of Arc statue in Reims. Phil focuses on Joan while Charlie and Sally tour local caves near Pomeroy and receive complimentary champagne.
The article notes scarce details on how meals were served in the dark ages and that only by the twelfth century do sources begin to illuminate the subject. In the thirteenth century guests and vassals were summoned to a horn blast, a privilege of great lords, later replaced by a bell centuries afterward.
A town guest presses for information about a good hotel in the area. The scene involves a hotel clerk who agrees to answer inquiries, while the guest reflects on the idea of lying about local lodging. The exchange explores truthfulness and hotel reputations in a dialogue-like fragment.
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