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Newspaper
Duncan Arizonian
Location
Duncan, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
4
Sugar supporters claim quick stimulation and nourishment while critics warn of links to organic diseases. An English physician argues cane sugar aids heart disease treatment, noting Dr. Locke kept an animal heart beating 80 to 90 hours after death by sugar treated heart muscle.
A young butcher learns a dishonest weight practice from an elder marketman who instructs to include extra trim mings with customer orders to falsely boost weight. A frugal housewife notes dealers like Blanks give “good measure,” hinting at widespread padding to mislead customers.
At a Harper dinner near New York Arnold Bennett recounts a London writer who faced hunger. The author bought six copies of his novel from his publisher for five shillings and sold them to a bookseller for ten shillings, funding a dinner and theater. Bennett argues even humble authors can live by their books if they publish.
A string of playful quotes shows Mildred and Borus chatting about appearance and mood. McCorkle is offered a position with uncertain knowledge of the speaker. Bingley contemplates a lengthy overseas assignment while Spurling lingers for a departing train.
Mrs Genthrie sits beside a stranger in a trolley car and asks the time. He admits he looked at her watch to confirm its presence rather than the hour, delivering a wry urban anecdote about unpredictable companions. The tale ends with the line you can never tell who you're sitting next to.
The latest Russian dancer arriving for an American tour is Mlle Plaskoweitzka jakahie. She will carry her wardrobe in a handbag and her name on three flatcars fastened together.
Northampton Mass historian John Spencer Bassett, biographer of Andrew Jackson, speculates that the former president would support modern muckrakers against political corruption. He notes Jackson opposed internal improvements for private gain and cites road contractors in Philadelphia. Bassett compares conditions then and now, citing monopolies, money trusts, tariffs, and public leadership.
Velma Jones a fourteen year old girl hid for seventeen days in a dark basement under dirty quilts while guardians and police searched. She was dragged out by her guardian W C Wilber and found gaunt and weak after dropping from 152 to 125 pounds. She remained unpenitent and refused comfort.
Kiowa Kansas prints a list of eligible bachelors led by Charles A Taylor, a prosperous merchant and town champion in games. Several members boast commercial ratings around $200000 as they seek to win the club purse awarded to the first man chosen as husband.
Milton North Dakota reports a peculiar case of a man named Joseph Schneider who expelled a live lizard about an inch and a half long after it reportedly entered his stomach last summer from a slough water source. His flesh loss has been described as substantial but steady.
A burglar used a ruse by asking to call a doctor via Rose to gain access to Mrs. Helen Schaub's Chicago home. He robbed her of all her cash and about 100 in jewelry, and fled. Police seek suspect and details of the break in.
Rumor says Southern Pacific will stop the Gila box canyon route and build a transcontinental line from Queen Creek to Silver City New Mexico linking with the Deming branch. Thatcher Solomonville Duncan Morenci Clifton would join. Queen Creek to Superior surveys indicate an easy grade to Silver City. The plan would boost mining districts and farming regions by expanding SP routes through Globe and Gila Valley.
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