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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
8
The article recalls England's strict Sabbath laws forbidding Sunday work and amusements, with fines and magistrate punishment for absence from church and other contraventions. It also cites historic prosecutions and a dated recipe rhyme, plus scientific notes on volcanic lava cooling and steam activity after eruptions.
A moral urging to avoid procrastination and sloppy habits. The piece emphasizes putting every item in its proper place promptly to build orderly, useful habits that prevent future confusion and trouble. It argues that small today inconveniences yield greater efficiency and success tomorrow.
In Auburn Pennsylvania a green countryman witness, swift to grasp law, resists attempts to change his testimony after severe cross examination. The government counsel asks who pressed him, and the witness replies that several people tried, but none could move him. He adds the counsel himself has tried as hard as any.
In Genoa, several marriage brokers maintain books of marriageable girls across classes with notes on figures, fortune, and attractions. They pursue matches in a mercantile fashion, earning 2 to 3 percent commissions on dowries plus possible bonuses when a union is formed.
Advertised remedy claims to cure dyspepsia constipation and invigorate the whole system, suggesting it as a solution when physicians fail.
An advertisement claims Kodol cures all stomach troubles and dyspepsia with a testimonial from Rev. J. H. Holladay of Holladay Mississippi. Bell's Pharmacy markets the remedy stating it is the best for dyspepsia and stomach woes.
The New York Times reports freak bills printed with a twenty on one side and a ten on the reverse. Treasury officials say the face value is legal. back impressions have no standing. Few remain in circulation, mostly in private hands, with no government effort to recover them.
The article offers kitchen hints such as browning pastry with sugar on the oven shelf to speed browning. It notes sealing broken beet skin with a red hot iron to prevent weeding and suggests orange slices added to tomato soup for flavor. It also covers eggplant broiling, cake texture indicators, and coconut pyramid cookies.
The article notes Palmyra lasting 156 years from 117 to 273 AD as a short lived ancient city. Persepolis lasted about thirty years in the fifth century BC as a wartime capital. Carthage endured roughly 500 years as a seat of empire. In modern times Amarapura founded 1783 had a 177 years span before Mandalay superseded it, now only ruins remain.
The article notes Margaret, nicknamed Daisy since childhood, is set to become Mrs Field. Friends must call her Margaret, as she discards the Daisy nickname for the new surname. She rejects the idea of being a “daisy field” and embraces the upcoming married name.
A simple barometer can be built using a glass jam jar and an old oil flask. Fill the jar three parts full of water and place the cleaned flask neck down in the jar. Water rising in the flask signals fine weather while sinking water indicates unsettled conditions.
A New York Herald cartoon caption quotes a manager praising frugality while noting tradespeople have not sent their bills yet. The exchange highlights thrift and pending expenses in a domestic economy scene.
The article recounts 1851 ride by I. X. Aubrey from Santa Fe to Independence covering about 500 miles in 5 days 19 hours, with several mounts lost and Aubrey nearly collapsing but hailed as a supreme endurance feat. It also praises Jim Moore a pony express rider who rode 280 miles in 22 hours aided by rapid horse changes and the coyote yell system, earning Ben Holliday’s gold watch and certificate.
A breezy advertisement touts a crenellated seaside castle overlooking a treacherous coast with shipwrecks nearby. It promises seven bedrooms and three reception rooms with all modern conveniences for ten guineas a week, inviting readers to write for details.
Announcement states Dr. George Whomes will join his brothers Dr. Robert Whomes of Los Angeles and Dr. Arthur Whomes of Tucson. They remodel Offices at 618 1 2 South Spring street Los Angeles and organize a Tucson office with modern equipment. They promise painless extractions and lower prices through expert staff and large purchases. Dr. George Whomes will move to Los Angeles by January 1 1903.
In a quirky exchange from the Rev Longface at Rev Longface church Mrs Frontpew questions a dish, misleads herself toward chicken, but the answer turns on a contribution plate noted by the Ohio State Journal.
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