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Tucson as a Health Resort and Climate Benefit
An 1890s Tucson health profile extols the city on the Southern Pacific line as a dry, high desert climate ideal for pulmonary disease. It praises altitude around 2400 feet, abundant sun, low humidity, minimal rainfall, and outdoor life boosting recovery, with statements from local physicians and journalists on climate therapy and regional scenery.
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Tucson
Southern Pacific R. R
Territory of
Arizona
Santa Cruz Valley
United States Medical Commission
Immo
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Winoth
Ofain Thesus
Luxor
Artona
Sahara
Africa
Mount Sinai
Arabia Patraca
Nile
Gataract
Assowan
Wady Halfa
A. W. Olcott
Harrison E. Stroud
Angus
H. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific R. K
Southern Pacific Railway
Mark A. Rogers
California
Atlantic Coast
North America
Santa Cruz River
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
Lemon
Catalinas
Wrightson
Santa Ritas
N. H. Matas
United States
Anion
Qantas Ett