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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
7
A home remedy recommends soaking hands in hot creamy Cuticura Soap and applying Cuticura Ointment overnight. Wear loose kid gloves with finger ends cut off and air holes in the arms to treat red rough chapped dry fissured hands and itchy feverish palms.
An advertisement touts Coricura products including Cuticura Soap and Ointment with claims to cleanse crusts scales and crusted skin soothe itching and irritation and purify the blood. It promotes Complete Humour Cure for $1 and Cuticura Resolvent Pills as a blood cleanser, urging a single dose to cure severe baby humours.
I. V. Marr in Harper's Magazine recounts Henry Plymshaw an inventive figure who observed a funnel cyclone and, after a near miss, installed a belt around the cyclone stem and set up a dynamo to harness its power. The system supplied electric lights and power like a Niagara, and progress continues.
A listener recalls Abraham Lincoln explaining his path to sharp logic. He set a question of proof in law, then studied Euclid and mastered geometry, concluding he could prove propositions and return to the law office with confidence.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts the idea that color, especially scarlet, could influence health. It cites Edward II and his doctors who used red cloth in treatment of smallpox, claiming cures and prevention of marks, and notes Miss Strickland’s Marguerite of France memoir observations on court healing.
The article notes multiple blunders at Queen Victoria's coronation. The queen left her chair and entered St Edward's chapel before the prayer ended. The ruby ring, built for the little finger, was forced on the fourth finger by the archbishop, causing pain and later immersion of the finger in ice water.
An Englishman wanders a border loch in Scotland with rod and reel hoping for sport. After hours of searching along the pond’s edge, a boy asks why there is no water, explaining there was none until it rained yesterday. The exchange ends with a lighthearted reminder of the pond’s new water and the lack of fish.
A team of coach horses crashed through a large plate glass window in front of a New York City furniture store. The proprietor, instead of closing, painted a note on a white board in the window declaring the accident and turning it into an advertisement to draw customers.
Native populations in ape-inhabited regions view great apes as inferior humans and historically remove hands and feet from killed gorillas. This practice, tied to beliefs, impeded obtaining entire skins and reflected a ritual approach to killing animals and enemies alike.
The salad pisots contain no appreciable amount of nutrient and are not esteemed for this reason by those who recognize their value and deem their crispness and cooling properties an indispensable part of the ideal dinner. The nature of their component parts, along with the oil, acids and condiments used to dress them, makes them useful aids to digestion.
Notes and Queries recalls early English glass windows dating to about 680 at a monastery and notes that widespread use did not occur for centuries with Alnwick Castle in 1079 showing glass casements removed when the Duke's family was away.
The Philadelphia Press reports a witty exchange where a passenger asks a pilot about rocks along the coast and the pilot replies he does not know their locations but knows where they are not.
A quoted exchange raises concern over whether Edgar will request the return of jewels he gave with the broken engagement. If no request is made, the speaker plans to return the items herself, arguing their genuineness may be in doubt.
A Baltimore News quip notes public concern over Bingham as folks discuss his decline from a once fine person. The brief remark reflects on social judgment and impact of rumored missteps.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a scene where a wife scolds her husband, joking that the author’s genius distorts him. She notes a string of household tasks he overwhelmedly misreads as grand projects, highlighting comic tensions between art and daily life.
The Thalamegon, Ptolemy Philopater's 312 foot long nuptial yacht, measures 45 feet deep with a graceful gallery supported by carved columnar shapes. Temples to Venus and Bacchus reside within, and her masts rise 100 feet with sails dyed in royal purple.
The instruction advises boiling mutton chops for about two minutes before cooking. This creates a white albumen coating on the meat surface that helps retain gravy during cooking.
R S Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware reports using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and finding it curative. The ad asserts piles yield to the salve and that it also cures skin diseases and wounds with a warning to avoid counterfeits sold at Bell's Pharmacy.
In Probate Court of Pima County Territory of Arizona W H Barnett files petition to convey mining claims of Richard Parks Deceased Hearing set for June 16 1902 at 10 a m at the court office in Tucson any interested party may appear and file written objections Dated May 16 1902 Tucson Arizona S W Purcell Probate Judge May 16 23 30 6 6 13
In Pima County Arizona a summons compels D C Campbell to appear in justice court No 1 precinct Tucson within five to twenty days depending on service. Plaintiff Heermans Stationery Co claims $21.30 for goods and cash on delivery, with default judgment possible. Justice Charles H Meyer dated May 22 1902.
Advertises sale of lots in Bruckner and Manlove's addition to Tucson near the railroad. Lots secured by two dollars or more per month with ground higher than University, deep soil, good water, and future streetcar line extension. Charles A Hoff offers plans and prices from Hoff Street, contact Max 1051.
Effective at once the Illinois Central railroad lays out a new fast schedule on the Omaha and Chicago line. Train No 2 will be cut one hour and depart Omaha at 7 45 p m daily via Fort Dodge Waterloo Dubuque Freeport Rockford arriving Chicago at 9 30 p m next day. Train No 4 becomes a daylight run leaving Omaha at 7 00 a m via same route reaching Chicago at 9 45 p m day. Through equipment includes a wide vestibuled Pullman sleeping car buffet library smoking car a reclining chair car and a dining car.
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