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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
4
Manila reports an outbreak of cholera with ninety cases and seventy deaths since the epidemic began. The declaration notes the severity of the situation and the local response as of March 31.
The Ways and Means Committee advanced the Cuban reciprocity bill by a 12 to 5 vote. Republicans Tawney and Metcalf opposed the measure and all amendments were defeated.
The Tucson forecast shows a low around 62 and a high near 88 with north to southwest winds. Cloud cover and a low barometer are noted in today’s report.
A Tucson court episode shows lawyers losing cases in which they had a personal stake while winning a case for a third party. The War Cry sale by Salvation Army girls is noted as widespread in Tucson with 190 papers sold last week. A Thirteen Club member is pranked by a seating mix up for Murray and Mack tickets, causing an awkward scene at the Opera House.
An old medical ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a perfect purifier of blood and invigoration for the body. It argues pure blood prevents disease and promotes overall health, claiming the product contains no opium or narcotics and contrasts with inferior medicines.
The American museum in New York will exhibit a mounted moose head believed to be the largest in the world. The antlers span 74 inches, the animal stood about 22 hands high, and weighed around 2,000 pounds. The hunt covered Alaska and Arctic regions for specimens of large game.
A boy asks his grandpa if he will leave his watch when he dies and how soon. The grandfather hedges with I guess I will, implying a cautious, humorous exchange about heirloom timing. This short column reflects family humor from the Columbus Dispatch era.
The piece argues that slow deliberate smoking yields fuller flavor and avoids tongue burn. It notes nervous or rapid smokers fail to enjoy tobacco, with quick smoking likened to bad form, and contrasts pipe, cigar, and cigarette use in pursuit of maximum enjoyment. A separate dialog suggests hypnosis affects a horse trainer’s perspective.
Chambers' Journal reports that in Russian trains first and second class offer better toilet facilities while third class passengers improvise at the platform during breakfast stops. Third class travelers wash with a gardener’s can, spitting water into palms and rubbing their faces without soap or towels, a method deemed unclean though seen as humorous by some observers.
A London paper praised a children's excursion as a long white scream of joy, a correspondent challenged the phrasing noting a scream cannot be white, and the editor replied that a hue can be linked to a cry, justifying the choice.
A terse street encounter in Rubberton features a poised stranger claiming gentility while the local man jokes about the perils of business misfires. The exchange hints at ambition and public skepticism in a small town.
A fragment from Current Literature contains humorous vignettes about children. A father admonishes Tom about his coat while Tom jokes about parents wearing hats. A girl asks a question at Sunday school. Martha notes prices of parasols, and Mary fears punishment for misbehavior by cousins while visiting.
In March 1992 in Tucson Drs Gray and Smith report painless tooth extractions with vitalized air, noting no pain or ill effects and better comfort post operation. A Tucson reader from 1902 endorses the same method, praising its painless results for two extracted teeth.
Items received include gent s Easter hats and neckwear ladies hats silk dress goods neckwear beautiful dress goods hosiery and related apparel goods as part of the selection offered.
Doe and Woodard, contractors and builders, relocate from 658 Messilla Street to 219 East Congress Street. Building and jobbing promptly attended to at reasonable prices. Call 2163. If weather persists you may need to clean or buy a spring suit from Smith, the leading tailor.
New York novelties in ladies and gents furnishing goods arrive daily at W. E. Felix's Department Store. Carpenters continue remodeling and repairing the store in anticipation of the magnificent spring summer stock.
The articles announce early theatrical events featuring The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau. The notes describe romantic daring and mythical regality shaping the show as a key local entertainment highlight.
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