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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1902
Page
7
An advertisement describes winter eczema as a painful skin condition caused by acids in the blood. It claims ordinary washes and salves fail, while S S S neutralizes acids, cleanses the blood, and heals eruptions. The promotion offers a free book on skin diseases from The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta, Georgia.
A New York Post feature details the sauerkraut peddler who tours East Side German inns. He sports a blue white tunic and a circular metal box with three compartments for hot frankfurters sauerkraut and potato salad. He sells a small meal for five cents and stocks vary by venue.
A London Spectator excerpt argues a wide dislike of home life is a passing whim driven by boredom with monotony. People crave small changes in surroundings and social scenes, preferring restaurant variety and new faces to familiar home routines and conversations.
A New York Herald quote notes a woman explaining a Broadway car seat tactic. She says when no seats are free, watch two men in conversation and stand before them so they offer their seats to appear polite. The plan centers on quick offers and is described as foolproof.
A London Chronicle note discusses Scots pronunciation of girl noting two syllables gur-rel and the poet Burns joke. It also mentions Brittany marriage custom where brides wear red petticoats with white and yellow borders indicating dowry values per year.
A street scene quip from the Chicago Tribune plays on a fortune teller offering readings for 50 cents. The Suburbanite retorts that if any of the gypsy's chickens go missing the next morning, the fortune tellers' gang will be run in.
A brief note from the Atlanta Constitution recounts Brer Williams feeling the singing lift his spirit. the melody moves him to rest with an eye toward a dream of heaven as the collection goes around.
An anonymous doctor recalls prescribing for the wrong patient while recounting a humorous misstep. He visited an elderly patient who feared scarlet fever and, after a playful ruse, gave her a soda water treatment. He realizes he prescribed for the wrong sister, a reveal that leaves him bemused by his cleverness.
The article explains how boys from seaport towns should learn to box the compass to become skilled sailors. It contrasts quick precise recall with slow or incomplete memory, describes magnetized needle experiments with cork and hollow straw, and traces the history from ancient Chinese use to mid century navigation on ships like a Hudson River steamship guided by buoys, beacons, and the compass.
A collection of kitchen tips advises adding strong coffee to chocolate before serving and using a flour dredger to avoid lumps when thickening gravies. It suggests boiling potatoes in stock for potato salad or in the soup kettle, and gives percentages for sour milk in baked goods. It also covers gelatin desserts on hot days and a method for eggs a la ranigote with a ranigote sauce, plus a quick shortcake recipe using lard, cream of tartar, soda, and fruit.
A humorous exchange explains how a critic of moral suasion in child training was loaned a boy for a week to test her approach. She reportedly kept to moral suasion during the stay, but begged at week's end to whack the child once, pleading for permission to strike. The anecdote frames a satirical jab at parental advising.
Chambers' Journal notes that buttons on coats are placed on the right side and hair is parted to the left to suit right hand manipulation. It cites Newton who trained his left eye after starting with his right, though some people cannot due to unequal eye strength.
A close friend recalls a social exchange where Miss Gaddy declined a proposal. The tale suggests the situation felt reversed as a dramatic comment emerges about a pendulum record of 377 feet at the Eiffel Tower.
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