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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
7
An 19th century notice warns that many garden plants emit harmful or narcotic odors. Tulips with saffronlike scent can cause drowsiness and confusion, while poppies and primulas may provoke headaches, skin reactions, or long term illness. Belladonna handling risks eye damage and poisoning, with stories of contact and ingestion dangers.
The text notes Russia observes about thirty-nine church holidays in addition to fifty-two Sundays. Business stops almost everywhere, except in small pockets, while drunkenness stifles labor for one to two days after each feast, contrasting with the Western world where around thirty workdays occur.
In a Boston Transcript debate, Higgins argues a dog’s life lacks hardship and labor, while Wiggins counters with sympathy, noting the cruel plays and tests animals endure. The exchange contrasts ease for animals with the burdens of human performance.
A tongue in cheek note from the Philadelphia Times warns a tenant behind on rent lives in constant danger as if on a volcano a metaphor for looming eviction and financial risk.
The passage notes how Gladstone, faced with a delicate question in the house of commons, remained calm and composed, even sleeping on the treasury bench to steady nerves before delivering a precise speech that avoided direct clash. It contrasts Samoa's chaperon system with taupou duties, detailing village guardianship, sacred precincts, and the role of high-born women in hosting visitors.
A woman undergoes a painful operation and weeks of confinement after a serious accident. When asked how long she will remain bedridden the doctor replies only a day at a time. The motto comforts the patient during the long healing process and returns in memory through the weeks.
The first printing press in the United States began in Cambridge at Harvard College in 1639. Early American illustrations appear in Tully's Almanac of Boston in 1698. The first copperplate portrait was in Increase Mather's Ichabod of 1703. The three early engravers were Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaiah Thomas.
The passage lists Japanese festivals and their traditional dates such as the new year on the first of the first month and the doll festival on the third month. It notes that the chrysanthemum festival is no longer generally observed and mentions other rites like the feast of flags and the day for love deities.
A New York Herald quip about a couple marking ten years of marriage with a focus on the present finances rather than future plans. The exchange underscores ongoing economic concerns amid long-term commitment.
A Chicago Tribune quote presents a dialogue where a sage counsels learning minds to associate with those wiser, while a learner points out the paradox if all follow the rule. The exchange highlights the circular challenge of selecting mentors who themselves know more.
An exchange describes a godfather asked whether he believes Christian essentials and replies I renounce them all, stunning the parson and witnesses during the service.
Frank W. Skiover in Century explains the elaborate engineering of long bridge spans. It covers stresses from weight traffic wind and thermal expansion, testing of steel bars, fabrication in separate shops, and the perilous, exacting work of placing massive girders hundreds of feet above chasms.
The article discusses the belief that silver enhances bell tone and cites the Acton Nightingale and Silver Bell at St John’s Cambridge as possibly silvered yet not deemed the cause of their sweetness. It retells legends of Tandio and Charlemagne, then traces bell making from iron in France to steel and glass bells, noting tonal differences. It also notes Komerer's lucifer match invention in a German dungeon and Vienna’s 19th century dominance of matches.
Isabey the painter and aides de camp played leapfrog at Malmaison when Isabey collided with Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte, furious, drew his sword. Isabey fled, leaping over ditches to the Tuileries gates. Mme Bonaparte laughed and urged concealment.
W T Sturtevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina says fifteen years of indigestion eased after trying Whcodol. He reports immediate relief and the ability to eat more freely. Bell's Pharmacy advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a household cure for croup burns and wounds.
Moslem women visit cemeteries on Friday the Sabbath to mourn and decorate graves. They pray and weep, then gather in groups to gossip about the living, using the day to socialize with neighbors amid mourning.
The text surveys various national and ethnic foot characteristics. It notes the French foot as narrow and long, the Spanish foot small and curved, the Arab foot with a high arch, the Scottish high and thick, the Irish flat and square, the English short and fleshy, and claims Greek feet were most perfectly formed in ancient Athens. It adds broad claims about Swedes Norwegians and Germans having large feet and Americans smallest, with Kuselan toes webbed at the first joint and Tarterian toes same length.
This passage extols The Sun’s global correspondents and modern equipment, claiming prompt news gathering from Washington to the world. It outlines its weekly and Sunday editions, mail rates, and the Sun’s role as an educator and source of market information for farmers, merchants, and brokers.
The London Chronicle recalls a striking coronation gift for Edward I a trove of 500 richly caparisoned horses released into Westminster crowds after the banquet. Those who captured a horse claimed it and its fittings in the bustling street procession of that era.
In Chicago Tribune style the publisher questions if Flow's story ends with a wedding or a tragedy. The author replies the ending hinges on a poker game that night with outcomes deciding marriage or misery for hero and heroine.
A brief, humorous exchange from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat features a kindly elder asking a boy why he carries an umbrella despite clear skies. The boy replies that rain keeps his father needing it and sun keeps his mother wanting it, so only this kind of weather lets him use it.
A dialogue fragment shows She warning that asking papa will trigger accusations of seeking marriage for his status. He replies and repeats that agreement is needed to appease him, noting the father’s pride and the speaker’s own pride in we.
A Philadelphia Press quotation notes a father’s reaction to a morning message from a man’s dressmaker. The exchange highlights social discipline and the idea that proper conduct is tied to communication and manners, with the boy responding affirmatively.
A short anecdote from London Tit-Bits recounts Bertie asking if little boys reach heaven after hunger and neglect at meals. The tale reflects early 20th century moral tone and charity concerns through a child's poignant question.
A student asks the professor about the chief end of man. The professor replies that the aim depends on use, noting brain work uses the head while errands rely on the feet.
A grainy quip from the Philadelphia Record notes the gravedigger remarks that every man ends up in a hole sooner or later, reflecting on mortality with dark blunt humor.
The notice promotes The Weekly Sun and The Daily Sun with subscriptions and club inducements. It advertises mail delivery in the United States Canada and Mexico and urges advance payment. It lists A B Abell Company as publishers in Baltimore.
A Baltimore Herald item notes a brides scandal verse about marrying for money ending in divorce court. It also remarks that many capable advisers cannot earn their salt, reflecting columnist wit and social satire of relationships and finance.
A reflective line notes that maintaining morale is tougher than rising in social or economic life, suggesting persistent struggle to stay buoyant or optimistic amid challenges. The author frames elevation of status as overshadowed by the difficulty of staying positive.
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