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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1902
Page
4
Haddam Kansas officials form the first all female city government in the United States by direct vote. Mayor Mrs F N Vedder leads a women council that improved walks driveways and parks. Police Judge Mrs Fannie Liebel works from home while presiding over court in her parlor.
In Reading Pennsylvania a fourteen year old girl Carie Bauscher who lost her scalp in a mill accident last September is on the road to recovery after specialists treated her wounds. Twelve companions visited Reading Hospital to donate skin grafts from their own arms to aid the patient.
A testimonial style notice praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women entering menopause. It claims health and cheer, relief from pains, and cites a user from New Matamoras Ohio who reports significant improvements after four bottles. The piece promotes ongoing use and warns against unknown substitutes.
A girl undergoes initial skin grafting as strips of skin are removed from one area and transplanted to her head. Doctors plan further procedures to fully cover the wound as treatment progresses.
Dispatches from Skagway and Juneau report a horrific witchcraft incident in the Hoonah Indian village near Juneau. A man deemed possessed by a devil endured brutal mutilation including ear removal and scalp loss in an attempt to expel the demon. He suffered epilepsy fits as the atrocity occurred before burial alive in the earth.
SARATOGA November 22 Captain John Sikenbrack born September 9, 1808 in his ninety fifth year has delayed his 200 mile tramp to New York City until next May. He planned to depart November 25 and says he has used liquor moderately since age nine and has not felt sick for eighty years. He still walks five to seven miles daily and appears rugged for his age.
Metal and Money Market note lead quiet and unchanged with copper at 11.40 to 11.60 Mexican, zinc at 3814, silver at 4934. An ad invites readers to schedule free glasses changes if not satisfied with past prescriptions by Dr H A Sevett Tucson optician in Century Block. Also announces Tucson Opera House show A Wise Member by C B Marvin company on December 1 with ticket sales starting November 28.
The Lyceum theater presented A Wise Member a comedy with a string of pleasant surprises and farce elements. A large audience attended and found the play notably witty and well staged according to Ledger’s October 18 review.
Dr. H. A. Schell the eye specialist has returned and reopened his Century block offices. He will continue to examine eyes free.
A London dealer reveals that the artist Sir Francis Frith found a self portrait, painted long ago and unknown to him, in a Great Portland Street shop. The portrait cost £20 and was sold to Frith, who learned the painter was deceased. The article then lists longevity records for birds, noting swans to ravens and other species with ages from ten to two hundred years.
A traveler derides tough Mexican beef in Durango and recalls a hotel chef's stubborn refusal to take back a bent tenderloin. The piece then explains how gravitation guides plant stalks like narcissus to position blooms for insect visitors, followed by a quip about Goethe versus Schiller and Hugo’s remark.
A dialogue contrasts hopeful patient questions with grim statistics. The doctor cites a hundred cases where one recovers, while the patient humorously retorts that ninety-nine died, highlighting the blunt truth about optimistic forecasts and medical odds.
A brief exchange centers on a young man who challenges two gentlemen about his social standing and a millionaire's invitation. The millionaire previously questioned the youth, prompting a terse, pointed retort from all sides.
A Phoenix resident touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as a cure for long standing kidney pain linked to backache and other ailments. Advertises the drug, ointment, and Buffalo firm as US agents, with free eye exams by Dr H A Schell and a local event “Wanted a Wife” at the Opera House.
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