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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
7
A newly married man recalls a comic train mix up two hours after saying I do. He forgot his wife on the platform and paid an extra fare to complete the journey while friends sprinkled rice. The incident left him arguing with his wife about whether he loves her.
The text describes a father robin and a mother robin feeding their nest, noting the father’s darker plumage and consistent approach to the nest while the mother uses a different route and alights on the opposite side. It draws a parallel to how humans and birds form rigid habits unless disrupted.
A New England girl struggles with mental arithmetic at school. She miscounts a problem combining pine and four, leading to a moment of embarrassment. Her mother asks for the correct answer and she explains she wrote twelve to be fair after misreading the slate.
The London Chronicle recalls Pepys' remarks in 1661 about men wearing hats in church. He records a diary entry praising church music and criticizing hats in church. He also notes a Sept 28 visit to the Savoy French church where the minister preaches with hat off, suggesting the start of the removal habit.
A doctor tells a worried old lady that her lungs are normal. She asks how long she can live with healthy lungs and seeks the truth about her prognosis. The physician’s examination finds no disease and ends with a sigh of relief.
Comic exchanges surface from newspaper clippings. An amused line asks how a man stops milk after finishing milking a cow, reflecting playful banter in the era.
A Detroit Free Press quotation recounts a harsh exchange about turning to gas and permission to go home. The fragment highlights tension and miscommunication in a public discussion.
H L Nelson in The Century describes hidden processes in Congress where measures are prepared in secrecy and accountability is elusive. Examples include a breast high stone wall at West Point whose annual $20,000 funding continued for years until officials finally stopped it.
An orthodox Leelander belief argues the earth contains a north to south hollow like a giant bead. The Utama Saga cites Bjorn Liefson, a 1201 era fisherman, as the only man to witness waters plunge through the globe and reemerge at the south pole.
The piece outlines that only one genuine eau de cologne exists, created by Giovanni Maria Farina around 1706 in Cologne. It notes about fifty factories in Cologne and nearby areas, more than forty run by the Farina family, and estimates the clan’s earnings at around 750 million dollars, likely an undercount.
An English peer can demand a private audience with the sovereign to present views on public welfare. For treason or felony he may be tried by peers and cannot be outlawed in civil actions. He cannot be arrested except for indictable offenses and is exempt from juries. He may sit with his hat on in court and may demand a silken rope if liable to the last penalty.
In Charleston some ladies eulogize Colonel Washington and Tarleton answers that he would like to see him. A lady retorts that he could have viewed him at Cowpens, implying Tarleton missed the sight by not turning around.
A pastor questions children on sin and a six year old bright reply defines sin as chewing smoking cursing and tearing pants. The moment captures a humorous church scene and reflects on moral instruction for youngsters.
A Popular Science Monthly note explains that some people feel discomfort during east winds because toxins the skin should expel are trapped by closed pores and reenter the body. The item frames weather linked health effects as a general observation.
A brief exchange at a dime museum captures a humorous remark about size and a nurse’s childhood milk story. The angular woman probes the midget, who offers a condensed reply reflecting the scene’s sharp wit.
A light exchange in a humorous family scene as a new baby prompts a playful debate over names. Young Brown suggests calling the infant, and a quip proposes Gimlet as the distinctive title, eliciting surprised amusement.
A stylish New York passenger pins a stranger’s shoe laces together by mistake in a crowded Amsterdam Avenue car causing a comic delay as passengers amuse themselves. Li Hung Chang is mentioned in a separate anecdote from Leslie's Weekly about a Chinese proverb on sorrow.
In a private remark the alien critic claimed America is prudish. He argued that despite flaws in London circles and Parisian stage, literature, the price for knowledge is high, and Americans remain the decentest people globally in sexual relations.
In a Georgia justice court a colored witness struggles to name the time of a difficulty. The judge presses for clock time and the man explains with sun and weather as the only gauge, saying if the sun shone it would be about two and a half hours past noon. otherwise he cannot say.
Actors and actresses advise cooling the wrists with cold water to recover from fainting. Athletes know wrist temperature matters for endurance, while the public wears tight gloves and heavy cuffs in heat. Removing gloves in church and loosening sleeves can noticeably reduce heat in oppressive weather.
The Philadelphia Catholic Standard notes energy as a force with strong impulses. It argues energy can be directed to good ends, contrasting an energetic mature person with an indolent one, and warning about misuses despite potential for positive impact.
Mrs. Dearborn asks if the weddings were in June and Mrs. Wabash confirms three occurred, cited by Yonkers Statesman as the source of the exchange.
A square foot of honeycomb holds roughly 9 thousand cells showcasing dense bee architecture. This high cell count reflects the efficiency of the wax structure in providing storage and brood space.
The piece warns that tiny conditions like boils, burns, warts, or pimples can seed malignant ulcers. It asserts no external remedy can cure cancerous sores, as the disease originates in polluted blood and progresses via the bloodstream. It advises early suspicion if ulcers resist healing, especially with cancer family history or blood impurities.
A historic account describes a Mexican trapping method in California using a suspended stone pendulum to strike bears as they reach baited meat on a tree limb. The device aims to injure and deter the animal, ending in death at the trapper’s mercy.
R S Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and for skin diseases and wounds. The ad warns to avoid counterfeits and mentions Bell's Pharmacy as a source.
The Illinois Central will cut train No. 2 by an hour, leaving Omaha at 7:45 p.m. daily via Fort Dodge Waterloo and Rockford to reach Chicago at 9:30 a.m. next day. Train No. 4 becomes a daylight service leaving Omaha at 7:00 a.m. via the same route arriving Chicago at 9:45 p.m. Equipment includes wide vestibuled Pullman sleeping car buffet library smoking car free reclining chair car and dining car.
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