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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
8
A bull from a local pound escaped its enclosure at Cheswold on the Seager lawn during a social gathering. The beast charged through the area, knocked over tables and frightened guests, leaping the fence in a dramatic escape. No one was injured.
In Laurel Delaware a sloop capsized during a thunder squall on the Nanticoke River. Captain Nehemiah Calon’s five year old son was saved when he clung to two watermelons as life preservers. A gasoline boat party of excursionists spotted him with the fruit lifelines during a search light.
In Joplin Missouri on September 3 miners report a newly discovered cave on Oswego land near the city. It opens from a mine shaft about 100 feet deep and reveals a vein of lead with large interlocked cubes of lead and tiff. The main cave branches into several smaller passages. Lead cubes exceeding a foot in diameter are described as perfectly formed. Some specimens will be sent to the World’s Fair as examples of southwest Missouri.
The Tucson temperature according to Observer E L Wetmore shows a southwest wind with cloudy skies to the south. A health ad promotes Dean's Ointment for itching skin and lists drug stores, plus jewelry ads for Tiffany glass items and H G Capes Jeweler at 83 West Congress.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a guaranteed cure for stomach troubles indigestion and dyspepsia. Rev J H Holladay of Holladay Mississippi commends the remedy as the best for stomach issues. Bell’s Pharmacy carries the product.
Eben I. Rexford describes Japanese winter conditions and cultural stoicism toward cold. He advises on collecting and transplanting ferns, including soil preservation, shading, watering, and timing to minimize frond loss.
In Edward Webb's Travailes a famed tale describes two wild men tied to posts in Prester John’s court and in Constantinople, fed daily mutton and human flesh as punishment for crimes, with long hair and neck chains. Sep and octopuses in Japanese waters are hunted for food, with fishermen cutting tentacles to avoid boat capsizing. An undertaker replies when asked what he does for a living, saying he does nothing for a living soul.
The Republican County Central Committee of Pima County Arizona met Wednesday night and set September 10 as the primary election date to choose delegates for a county convention on September 15 and to nominate candidates for county and township offices. The meeting named officers and precinct representatives with J A Zabriskie as acting chairman and O T Richey as secretary.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for piles and skin ailments. A testimonial from J. C. Phillips claims relief after losing blood and strength, with Paris Illinois and Bell's pharmacy named.
A humorous exchange between husband and wife from I'own and Country. The wife jokes she can track spending, but admits the difficulty lies in keeping track of the money she cannot keep.
The LonDesborough collection features Venetian rings praised for their diamond settings and serpentine shanks. A noted ring resembles the one Raleigh used to inscribe a window pane with lines attributed to Queen Elizabeth, hinting at a historic spark of ambition and fortune.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes a railroad newsstand keeper noting regular customers buy two evening papers with pennies, then pay a nickel and take three pieces of cheap candy to chew while waiting. The habit has spread as others copy the practice.
On a Brussels balcony at the Anglo American club two men, a Yankee and an Englishman, joked about racial traits and flags. The Briton compares the American flag to a large gridiron and the American retorts that the British flag resembles a big beefsteak fit for cooking on such a gridiron.
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