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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
7
A Success magazine writer advises that overcoming morbid sensitiveness comes from mingling freely with others and judging oneself as impartially as a friend would. It requires will power and resolve, but many have conquered it and risen to prominent positions through self effort.
A psychological writer notes that suspending a watch by its chain and concentrating on its movement causes the pendulum to swing in the thought’s direction. The observer believes avoiding hand movement is impossible when focused on the watch’s motion.
A humorous London Tit Bits anecdote. A Nottinghay clergyman praises a local tailor for repairs, then admits for good coats they go to London. He then asks if the tailor attends his church, and the tailor replies that for sermons he goes to London.
In a brief exchange Raynor affirms belief in ghosts after claiming to have seen one, while Shyne counters that he has never seen a ghost. The line ends with a wry remark about the speaker’s shade.
A column excerpt presents a quick gas light fix by a Chuckster family, a Germantown faux pas over hosting a novelist, then notes on red snow caused by unicellular algae. It also touts the Irish language as the language of lovers, and ends with a brief humorous coin trick exchange from Philadelphia Press.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note laments ongoing civic changes as streets are torn up and old buildings torn down despite current prosperity. The exchange captures local optimism tempered by visible urban disruption.
Ancient Roman boxers rejected gloves and fought with heavy metal balls in each hand. The weighted fists made blows more effective and often drew blood, illustrating brutal ring practices of the era.
A Philadelphia resident recalls an amusing incident with Princeton tutor Dr McCosh. As a student lounged on his bed smoking, he asked Who is there. The reply It is Dr McCosh prompted the student to joke Youre a liar. The real McCosh then hurried away to avoid recognition.
Napoleon began English study in captivity on St Helena with instructor Count Las Cases. He wrote a rare English letter full of curious errors estimating progress and vocabulary across weeks and years, illustrating the labor of mastering a new tongue at an advanced age.
C E Borchgrevink recounts aboard the Southern Cross how a large penguin survived a spike through its head and remained upright and mobile an hour after the gruesome act. The tale underscores the birds remarkable vitality beyond an ordinary cat’s.
The Baltimore Sun argues that laws of heredity fail to explain exceptional talent. It questions why individuals like Napoleon or Shakespeare rise above ancestors and why history lacks repeated Isaac Newtons, suggesting sport is an inadequate explanation for genius and calling for causes beyond inherited traits.
A Berlin anecdote recounted by the London Express describes a bowlegged recruit trapped by a sergeant with a coin test. The recruit kept the two mark coin between his knees for five minutes and later swapped it, prompting the sergeant to praise the “great pressure” applied to the currency.
The piece argues that lasting friendship relies on a solid foundation beyond charm or beauty. It warns against letting familiarity erode respect, and advises maintaining high sentiment over everyday banality. It stresses preserving the illusion of romance or affection to keep relationships intact.
A Chicago traveler relays a tale of Henry Clay saving a doomed murder case by exploiting a fierce gaze to sway a jury. The Louisville Courier Journal notes Clay practiced the look in advance, saying the real work was in preparing the performance.
A Longman's Magazine passage details bats and vampires in Guiana forests attacking animals and occasionally humans. It notes livestock losses when enclosures are poorly protected and warns travelers may awaken with wounds, though vampires are not very common and can be kept out with care.
Two young women discuss desires while riding down Chestnut Street in a crowded trolley. They debate what they would ask for if granted everything they wanted, dreaming of silk dresses for ten years and enough money to ride a cab every morning, in a city newspaper transcript style.
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