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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
4
The Later Day Saints academy in Thatcher Arizona reported September 8 enrollment at seventy five with more arrivals since. Faculty includes Emil Masser president John Nash principal J W Welch and others. The library reading room improved and a chapel party enjoyed by students last Friday evening.
Superintendent and Mrs. Sroufe return to the city aboard the private car San Carlos after visiting Mrs. Sroufe’s mother in Birmingham Alabama. Miss Nellie Drachman departs Monday evening for an extended trip east. Mr. Allen C Bernard and wife re-
An advertisement urges caution under icy caves and warns that neglecting a cough invites illness. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs, includes a testimonial from Joseph D. Burns of Ithaca, New York, and offers The Common Sense Medical Adviser free with stamps.
An American traveler in London fixes on a punchline about improving a slow lift. He suggests stopping the lift and moving the building to speed things, prompting the other English passenger to respond with cautious curiosity about the idea.
Sponges grow in odd shapes with wart like overgrowths and imagined forms like hands hats and idols. Largest sponges exist in New York valued as exhibits though practically worthless. Mediterranean sponges best quality while Florida supplies fine varieties. Prices range from a cent to 20 dollars and rare specimens reach sixty dollars per pound. Used for slates shoe polishing paper washing and surgical work.
A Washington Star item uses a humorous exchange to portray a voter named Mr. Erastus Pinkley denying selling his vote while admitting he took $2 from a candidate. He argues reciprocity in returning the behavior by voting for the candidate in question.
A villain proclaims power while the heroine counters with a doctor’s warning about indulgence in sweets. The villain, chafed by defeat, snarls foiled again and disappears, in a brisk Modern Society blurb.
The Plutocrat With all my money the speaker argues the daughter does not need a mind, reflecting a satirical or dramatic moment in the Detroit Free Press.
A traveling ventriloquist with a talking dog visits a Philadelphia saloon while penniless. The dog orders a ham sandwich and, after a loan of $50 to keep him, vows never to speak again. The tale ends with the dog muttering a moral about loyalty and profit.
The London Chronicle recounts a 1831 event when King William IV prorogued Parliament in person after the Reform Bill’s second reading. A crowd fetched the crown from the Tower. the king wore it in the robing room, claiming self placement before declaring the coronation over. Lord Grey’s ministry faced a turbulent moment as the prorogation succeeded.
An advertisement describes scrofula as long lasting neck sores in children and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a preventive medicine. It claims the emulsion heals sores and helps prevent consumption by addressing the underlying trouble.
The report lists a range with a low 66 and high 86 degrees in Tucson. Winds from the southwest bring cloud cover and stormy conditions, with unsettled weather expected at intervals from the 13th to the 27th.
A citizen’s statement extols Dean's Kidney Pills with a St Louis testimonial from J S Wood about kidney back pain and relief. The ad appeals to Tucson shoppers via George Martin's drug-store and notes Wolff Wilson's stock and Foster Milburn Co as U S sale agents. Remember the name Dean's.
A reader from Durham North Carolina writes that a severe stomach and liver illness nearly ended his life but was cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. He calls them the best pills on earth and notes they cost 25 cents at all druggists.
Colfax citizen Lad John W Fuller testifies Herpicide cured his severe dandruff. Walla Walla resident George H McWhirk reports a 30 year scalp issue resolved by Herpicide. The ad claims the remedy stops dandruff and promotes growth and shine. Sample available for 10 cents. sold by druggists. Detroit office listed.
Tucson business announces freight savings on typewriters slot machines and automatic equipment for sale or rent located at 42 Court Street. Call 228L for details.
D. S. Valencia moves his carriage stand from West Congress Street to the corner of Congress and Stone avenues at Alex Rossi's saloon. He will be found there at all hours or reachable by phone at number 661. One month.
Biliousness and liver disorders may be prevented by clausing the system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These pills do not gripe and move the bowels gently but copiously. C. A. Stevens returns to Bell's Pharmacy and the People’s Store after a year’s rest to resume the express business and prompt attention to all work.
An ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions blotches sores pimples and eczema. It claims to heal chapped hands cracked lips chilblains and even piles and suggests it improves the complexion. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
Mothers regard approaching winter with uneasiness children take cold so easily No disease costs more little lives than croup Such casts yield readily to One Minute Cough Cure Absolutely safe Acts immediately Cures coughs cold grip bronchitis all threat and lung trouble At Bell's Pharmacy CHAS A HOFF Secretary No 38 S Stone avenue
First class alfalfa offered at 3.00 per month at the Allis ranch two miles south of town. Horses called for and returned. Send a card. W. W. Allis requests to buy medium sized mules. CHAS. A. Hoff, Secretary, Tel. 161, No. 28 S. Stone Avenue.
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