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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
8
Washington May 7 President Roosevelt has adopted a new coachman and footman livery. Trousers are a faint cream doe skin with patent leather Wellington boots. Coat and waistcoat feature yellow and green slashes, beaver hat bears tri color cockade. Footman’s coat is cut away to a swan-tail length with long skirts and prominent green and yellow trimmings.
At noon on Rea ver Creek near the Knott Letcher line Hiram Little and Bad Bill Osborne were killed while George Henry Reedy Boyd Fook were badly wounded in a showdown among the Little Cook and Osborne faction leaders. Bad Bill Osborne famed as a notorious killer is cited as a mountain terror. His son Tom vows to avenge the blood of survivors.
Local forecast lists Tucson temperatures range from a 64 degree minimum to a 96 degree maximum with west winds and cloudy conditions. Notices advertise Dean's Ointment for skin ailments, Palace Meat Market and a photo shop at Jackson and Stone, and a clocking of Smith the tailor. Open hours for Palace Meat Market are evenings until 8 and Sundays 12 to 2. Dr H A Schell the optician is mentioned.
A compact reminiscence on Horace Greeley as a boy who learned to read in any position, aided by his mother’s instruction and his own adaptation to motion while spinning. The account highlights his early reading ease regardless of orientation.
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Tribune a writer questions a colleague about phrases like aching void and head ache. The humor pivots on a concocted fib about a quartet singing There’s Music In the Air and the absurdity of poetic miscommunications.
A witty remark by Oliver Wendell Holmes contrasts science as useful in practical rooms with the danger of overrelying on science without solid common sense. The quote suggests practical wisdom matters as much as knowledge.
A brief aside recalls a grandmother with no teeth and a bureau drawer hiding teeth, paired with a quip about Aunt Tillie, in a Philadelphia Bulletin humor snippet.
A speaker praises Tom Robinson praising his entertaining nature and brilliance. The comment notes Robinson’s hospitable character and strong conversational ability, while a question about his sister clarifies which sibling is being discussed and confirms the black-haired younger sister.
In 1837 Thomas Saverland sued Miss Caroline Newton after she bit his nose when he tried to kiss her as a joke. The defendant was acquitted and the judge stated that a woman may bite a man’s nose if the kiss is unwanted.
A Chicago Herald exchange cites a man discussing his daughter's upbringing in luxury and his wish to provide adequately so she does not pine for a lifestyle he labels as the lap of luxury. The dialogue reflects social attitudes toward wealth and guardianship.
Brief notes cite the number three in Genesis creation air water and land and in figures from Adam to Paul. It lists three sons of Noah and Daniel's three lions and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego among other threes including Elijah praying thrice and the Trinity across Christian doctrine.
A tropical viewpoint describes earthquakes as common shocks in Central America. The narrative details a hot piazza scene where residents sense danger before the quake, hear the crows and tumblers fall, and feel queasy as houses rock before the tremor ends.
New York Health Department seized a quantity of alleged cheap baking powder found in department stores. Samples showed an alum and rock powder with alvin content, deemed hazardous to health. Thousands of pounds were destroyed at the offal dock as unsafe to use. High quality cream of tartar brands are recommended as economical and healthful.
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