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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
8
Local advertisement for Pease Novelty Co at 42 Court Street Tucson Arizona offers reduced freight on typewriters slot machines and various automatic machines for sale or rent with contact via phone 2281.
D S Valencia relocates from West Congress street to the corner of Congress and Stone venue at Alex Rossi's saloon and can be reached at number 661. Mrs Harry Crankshaw opens a fameing class Saturday September 4 at Tucson Natatorium beginning 8:30. Prices are 6 for general and 4 for ladies per term.
A brief notice seeks applicants for street car conductors through CHAS A HOFF secretary at 38 S Stone Ave. Also mentions C V Rinehart Shop painting and paper hang time, charges reasonable. Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry promoted for diarrhoea seasickness and nausea with prompt action.
Preparations to move to Congress street prompt a stock reduction sale of harness, saddles, buggies and wagons at greatly reduced prices until September 1. F J Villaescusa at 110 S Meyer Street announces the event. A Stevens returns to lead the old express business at the People’s Store with quick service. A Durham reader credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with saving a life and restoring health, noting the pills cost 25 cents at druggists.
The Wild West at Home drew record crowds to Tucson with 5000 at the evening show and nearly as many in the afternoon. Buffalo Bill and partners presented daring horsemanship, cavalry scenes, Cossacks and Indians, earning high praise for authenticity and excitement. Capo’s offers repairs and guarantees on fine watches and jewelry.
The article surveys major Arizona developments including a grade near Don Luis with a curved bridge, departure of scientists to excavate cliff dwellers for the 1904 World's Fair, and objectives to collect petrified forest specimens. It notes the Congress gold properties sale, a serious fire at McCabe mine, rising oat raising, Mexican Central railroad earnings, Phoenix street railway upgrades, and a push to move county seats to Safford. Additional items cover post office redistricting, Yaqui land confiscation, new locomotives to Guaymas, a manganese discovery along Phoenix & Eastern, and Governor Brodie's Yuma prison visit and levee planning.
An advertisement claims DeWitts Little Early Risers prevent biliousness and liver disorders by cleansing the system. The pills are described as non gripping and gently purgative, said to strengthen glands. Available at Bell's Pharmacy.
Horse pasture available at Allis ranch offering first class alfalfa for 3.90 per month. Horses called for and returned by request, drop a card to W. W. Allis. Mrs Addie Griffith listed as contact at 26 North Stone avenue. Also an ad note for Dean's Ointment claiming instant itch relief and Brown's latest stationery.
A Century Magazine tale recounts Browning sharing a heavy grape basket with his servant and insisting on helping her. He fends off her modest protests and later explains generosity vs. justice by accepting a penny as change and returning it, then giving a grand present.
The account describes Europeans at a beach feast in Opo bo tasting dishes including palm oil chop when a skull appeared from a serving vessel. Alarm spread as guests turned pale and one man’s gesture pointed to the skull while the chief tried to reassure them that the skull was not human.
A Norwegian Weekly Tyribans tale depicts a professor in a rocking chair declaring he wants his son to become an engineer, then realizes they have no son. Also notes a bee sting remedy using vervain leaves, with a Ladies' Home format aside about harvest in September by southern nurses.
A man weighs less when the barometer is high despite higher atmospheric pressure. Air pressure on an average man is about fifteen tons, and rising mercury from twenty nine to thirty one inches adds about one ton to the load he bears.
A humorous exchange recalls an audience cheering a singer who had to repeat her song four times. Mrs Oldtimer jokes about being asked to recite lessons multiple times, reflecting school memories and social banter from a Boston Transcript item.
A Chicago News humorous exchange features Dr Joanes and a waiter discussing palpitation of the heart and offering to share a sample of its “uncommon nice” effect.
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