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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
7
A 69 W Division Fond du Lac Wisconsin reader reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for eight months of suppressed menstruation. The letter praises renewed regularity and diminished pains and endorses the product to other young women.
The article recounts a gorilla encounter in West Africa told by a French guide. It describes the beast's strength and ferocity, its roar and mass, and the hunter's dramatic decision to shoot when the animal menaced him. The specimen measured 5 feet 9 inches, a 62 inch chest, and 9 foot arm span.
A brief comic squib notes a girl growing lopsided while recounting a fellow who tries to assist by hoisting her shoulder out of plumb. The quip ends with a jab at Chicago’s loss and a sly city wit.
The New Year custom in Seoul features thousands of residents throwing stones at each other along the Han River road. Rocks are piled, combatants clash with knives and clubs, many injured or trampled, and the fight ends when the city bell rings. Police observe to maintain order. The practice, praised as a national tradition, is tolerated by authorities and linked to Korea’s festive season.
The article notes Florence Nightingale was born Florence Shore, daughter of a Sheffield banker named Shore who later adopted the Nightingale surname after inheriting his mother's fortune. It adds Parthenosse as the elder sister’s Athens linked name and recounts a court quip about a one cent coin in Vaughkeepsie.
A brief quip illustrates friendships and aging perception as two women banter about a third’s age. The line suggests feminine perceptiveness surpasses masculine logic in a light, witty exchange.
The remark cites Sir William Harcourt mocking Dizzy Disraeli with three political traits a fine person a loud voice and no principles. Harcourt replies that removing the first two traits would fit Dizzy himself.
In a light exchange Mrs Subbubs asks about her husband smoking at home. Mrs Baklets replies he may smoke wherever he wants but is currently bluffing that he has sworn on.
The speaker recalls finally sitting for a photograph after a long decade and expresses relief that the ordeal is over. The photographer warns there is a negative yet unseen, adding a light note of caution to the scene reported by Puck.
The Detroit Free Press notes that Bigson has refurnished his house while his wife was away. Asked if it was a surprise, the response was no, it was intended as a shock to her.
The Interior Department invites sealed proposals for beef flour bacon beans coffee sugar rice tea and other subsistence goods plus hardware and medical supplies for the Indian Service. Proposals must be sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington or to specified depots in New York Chicago Omaha and other cities with bids opening on set dates and delivery points to be determined.
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Care digests all foods without stomach aid, enabling rest and recovery of natural digestion. It notes sale at Bell's Pharmacy, 22 North Church street, and mentions 25 cent oyster plates at Cafe Goldtree.
Office of Chief Quartermaster Denver invites sealed proposals for fuel forage and water at road stations in the department and for fuel at Price Utah and Rawlins Wyoming for the fiscal year starting July 1 1902. Bids due April 24 1902 with full instructions and forms on request. Government may accept or reject any bid. James Brown of Portsmouth VA cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve.
A Baltimore American quotation notes that while ambition remains, practical limits persist as the elevator at the top floor is not always functioning. The dialogue contrasts advice about opportunity with the reality of unreliable infrastructure.
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