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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
7
The Duc de Roquelaure complains of his plain looks until introduced to Louis XIV by a petitioner. The king grants the favor then learns the obligation. A mother tells her boy to look for the moon in the day, and the child admits seeing it though not lit.
A humorous exchange about marriage expectations centers on how partners part their hair. He vows never to marry a woman who parts her hair on the side, and she retorts she will not marry a man who parts his hair in the middle. Silence follows and the idea of parting forever is suggested.
The article details three eel varieties in Hawaiian waters. The large gray eel is brave and aggressive, capable of inflicting wounds with needlelike teeth when cornered. Other eels are fat with dark markings, loose skin, and a puff adder like head when disturbed. They inhabit stone breakwater crevices and prey on small fish. Hooded eels haunt a spot for over a year and are noted as good eating despite unprepossessing looks.
In late 16th century London the only fire extinguishing method was hand squirts. Brass devices held two to four quarts of water and required three men to operate. Two men handled the sides and nozzle while the third pumped, directing water onto the fire. These were reportedly used during the great fire of 1666.
A Gloucester fisherman explains that the fishhawk signals the start of shad runs up the river. He notes nets are ineffective until the hawk appears, often by April 12, after following schools of herring north from Florida and southern waters. Farmers also time planting to the fishhawk’s coastal arrival.
The Golden Penny notes Balzac’s unusual process of drafting a novel in stages with printing margins shaping scenes and dialogue, a method blamed for cutting profits. It also recounts Commodore Fyffe’s report that his wife defied an official navy order by living at a foreign station, prompting a secretary’s reversal of the ban.
Latiiella describes a flea dragging a silver cannon twenty four times its weight with no fear when charged with gunpowder. Rene recalls seeing three fleas pull an omnibus a pelt dragging a chariot and one pulling a brass cannon on wheels.
A schoolmaster extols applause as fuel for success. He argues public praise gifts a clear, round delight that should not inflate vanity, for life’s serious work soon returns and calls one back to effort.
A dramatized exchange shows a despairing Mr Fargone seeking to win a heart. A friend counsels using diamonds as a metaphor for greater hardness and impact in romance.
A wry Philadelphia Record line notes the beggar need not be weighed to be found wanting while musing on the small joy of lingering in bed fifteen minutes past the hour to rise.
Advertisement claims Dr. King's New Life Pills aid digestion for thin folks by toning organs, expelling poisons, enriching blood, improving appetite, and building healthy flesh. Sold at all druggists for 25e.
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