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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
8
The piece recalls Panama City’s beauty and wealth in colonial times with Moorish towers and gold treasuries, then shifts to Morgan and his buccaneers in a dramatic clash that marks a turning point in the continent’s history.
In Helena a test of nerve and balance decides the job as Senator Clark selects a brawny Irishman to guide a carriage along a perilous edge. The tale opens with road danger and ends with the river of messages sailing across an ocean cable at about 700 miles per second.
A brief Punch exchange shows one Bohemian arguing over haggling a tailor to pay nothing, while the other insists on minimizing the debtor's loss due to conscience. The dialogue highlights financial stinginess versus ethical concern in a humorous frame.
Walter Williams describes Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives as a fortress city built over eight ancient towns. He notes sieges, fires, and sacking, yet its walls and towers persist with a dramatic, awe inspired view. He contrasts crowded streets water scarcity and fanatical inhabitants with the enduring panorama. Bees and ants are used as natural analogies for order and structure.
The text reflects on the idea that every action, however small, connects to larger outcomes shaping the whole. It emphasizes interdependence of events and their unseen roots and branches within the broader substance of life.
The article praises Salpiglossis as a showy annual easy to grow and worth a garden place. It notes birch as the northernmost tree, Siberean larch, fir, and a dark bean blossom spot near black. It gives lawn preservation, transplanting sunflowers, and advises large mignonette beds. It also describes lime use for soil and roses best set out after frost.
A Family Doctor suggests laughter as medicine for worry and indigestion. He notes worry feeds itself and undermines digestion, recommending cheerful meals, fellowship, and even collecting funny paragraphs to share at table. Five minutes of deliberate laughter after meals can stimulate digestion and circulation.
A curious Harper's Magazine legend describes creation by Izanagi and Izanami for Japan. Clouds form a bridge, a spear yields seven salt drops forming the island of Kusukoroshima, then eight more islands arise around a divine palace. The tale praises the land Fujiyama, its artisans, teahouses, silks, trees, cranes, and lotus ponds.
A potter tells a lady that tiredness comes from standing idle. He explains the foot that rests is the source of fatigue while the wheel foot keeps going. The moral: keep your strength by using it and helping, for those with time on their hands are least likely to help. The message praises action and shared effort.
An Okinawa era Yokohama resident argues that the jinrikisha was not native to Japan. He attributes the first rickshaw to a half cobbler half missionary named Goble who built a chapel in Yokohama and may have commissioned a blacksmith in Kawasaki or Fujisawa to craft the first jinrikisha. Goble was American.
Joseph Jefferson recalls Artemus Ward’s final moments with Tom Robertson at Ward’s Southampton deathbed. Robertson urges a bitter medicine, Ward pleads that he cannot take it, and in a frail gesture he agrees before dying a few hours later.
A tale from Elba recounts Napoleon and his sister Pauline mimicking an elderly grandmother in Ajaccio. The grandmother reported the mischief, Pauline was spanked, and Napoleon avoided punishment until his mother acted the next day. She invited him to dine with the governor then spanked him in his room.
The article surveys tall tale estimates of the tower of Babel, citing St Jerome and Calmet to claim extreme heights and linguistic myths. It notes 4000 paces equals about 10,000 feet and asserts Babel was vastly taller than the pyramids, with remarks on language origins and confounded architects.
A South American practice uses a magnolia petal to reveal a hidden message. A lover writes a motto with a sharp pencil on a white petal, then sends the flower to the beloved. In a few hours the message appears as a brown spot on the leaf.
A New York Herald tale recounts a man’s wry voyage from initial flirtation to marriage, blaming a dainty handkerchief for his downfall. He warns that allure can mislead and capsize a life, comparing passion to a wave that wrecks a ship without the sea.
In dialogue from Town and Country Mrs Spatts asks to alter the key of her voice while Spatts reveals Eliza Jane’s facial expression after their argument makes him think the current key fits the entire house.
In a brief exchange, Mabel’s father notes a suitor’s interest while Les jokes about the man’s salary. Herbert confronts the same question, highlighting a curious coincidence in affairs of the heart.
A visiting parson questions a prisoner about being the victim of misfortune tied to the number 13. The prisoner explains twelve jurors and one judge constitute his perceived bad luck in Chicago.
Philadelphia Record notes priceless diamonds at 300 million dollars per ton while referencing Russia showing population doubling from natural increase every sixty years. The quirky line contrasts valuable minerals with demographic growth.
A humorous snapshot from a Boston Transcript item where a mother recalls Horace as a baby while the pastor reflects on his growth. The exchange centers on how the child kept the father awake in infancy and how that has evolved over time.
Town and Country riffs on blood and thunder drama critiquing the show labeled mellow by the reviewer. The piece uses colorful period slang to convey a lively theater scene with strong local voice.
A brief poetic fragment questions whether Nance or Jack Morton truly loves the speaker, noting only a week of acquaintance and pondering possible affection. The tone hints at romantic doubt and social doubt within a short acquaintance.
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