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Newspaper
Duncan Arizonian
Location
Duncan, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
4
Sugar advocates praise its nourishment and gentle stimulation while critics warn of links to incurable diseases. An English physician claimed cane sugar treats certain heart conditions and kept a mammal heart beating for up to 90 hours with sugar sprinkled on the muscle.
A seasoned marketman teaches a young butcher a deception about weight and scraps. He advises slipping extra trimmings into orders to mislead customers about true weight. A frugal housewife praises the shop for giving “good measure,” reflecting the scheme's appeal despite its dishonesty.
At a New York dinner for Arnold Bennett a discussion on authors living by books arose. Bennett recounted a London writer who, scarce for cash, bought six copies from his publisher and sold them to a second hand dealer for ten shillings, funding a fine dinner and theater.
Dialog sketches a social exchange where characters Mildred, Borus, McCorkle, Bingley and Spurling exchange witty lines. The scene hints at secrecy and distance with talk of a new job abroad and a long wait for a later car. The tone is light and observational.
Mrs Genthrie sits beside an almost perfect stranger on a trolley. She asks the time and the man says he does not know. He admits he looked at the watch to see if it was still there, not to check the time. The tale warns one cannot tell who sits next to you.
The latest Russian dancer arriving for an American tour is Mlle. 2askoweitzka jakahie. She will carry her wardrobe in a handbag and her name on three flatcars fastened together.
Northampton Mass author John Spencer Bassett biographer of Andrew Jackson imagines how the former president would view modern politics He says Jackson would sympathize with muckrakers opposing political robbery and would oppose roads for private profit He notes similarities between Jackson era and today including monopoly money trusts and tariff debates and acknowledges some errors in Jacksons bank fight yet says the public supported him drawing from his era to explain current conditions.
Velma Jones, fourteen, concealed herself beneath dirty quilts in a seldom-used basement for seventeen days. Rescued by guardian W. C. Wilber at 3733 Brooklyn Avenue, she weighs 125 pounds after dropping from 152. She remains unrepentant and despondent despite rescue.
A Kiowa Kansas newspaper prints a bachelors club directory offering a purse to the first man who becomes a husband. Led by Charles A Taylor a prosperous merchant described as town checker champion and horse shoe pitcher, with some members boasting commercial ratings of 200000 dollars.
Milton North Dakota reports a startling case in which Joseph Schneider of Wales expelled a live lizard about one and a half inches long from his stomach after a year of flesh loss blamed on the creature. The reptile was believed to have entered during a slough water drink last summer.
A burglar entered the Chicago residence of Mrs. Helen Schaub by asking to use the phone to call a doctor. He robbed her of all her cash and jewelry valued at 100 dollars.
Rumor says Southern Pacific abandons Gila box canyon route and will build a transcontinental line from Queen Creek to Silver City New Mexico connecting with the Deming branch. Thatcher Solomonville Duncan Morenci Clifton and Phoenix area would gain stops as the line opens mining and farming regions.
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