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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
2
A brief from the Associated Press notes the material is entered under federal law as second class matter at the Tucson Arizona post office, indicating standard mail classification for distribution. The line signals archival filing rather than a news event.
The Citizen announces that department parties going to the coast or resorts for the summer can receive the paper by mail at the same carrier price. Readers should leave their address at The Citizen business office located at Stone avenue and Broadway or call Main 171.
City council heard Mr Buehman advocate raising saloon licenses from 25 to 150 a quarter payable in advance. He argued high license will exterminate doggeries reduce saloons from fifty to twelve and boost city revenue. He framed liquor as a privilege and urged regulation not prohibition.
A Tucson Republican meeting dissolves into critique as J M Ormsby is accused of opposing Roosevelt policy by nominating Richardson for Pima county sheriff. The piece notes Richardson’s long Pima residency and hints at friction with federal party leaders and appointments.
The Commoner attacks William Jennings Bryan for praising the German emperor who questioned J. Pierpont Morgan. The piece notes Berlin discussions between the Kaiser and Morgan and mocks the Kaiser’s grasp of economics while praising Morgan’s timing for large business combines.
The article juxtaposes William H. Morgan with Kaiser Wilhelm II, arguing Morgan embodies finance-driven forces while the Kaiser represents broader imperial intellect. It warns that racial pride could disrupt perceived financial control and notes Tucson license tax debates as a practical check on liquor sales.
The report says President Roosevelt aims to settle the Republican faction split in Delaware to secure the state’s United States Senate representation. It likens Roosevelt’s bid to a boy trying to drive a steer into a corral and being redirected by the steer.
The article notes Texas enduring a weeklong cloudburst while city leaders push high license as a method to regulate liquor traffic. It argues prohibition spawns anarchy and claims a New York magistrate asserts a girl is never too old to be spanked, reflecting sensational but biased opinions of the era.
A woman approaching a church ceremony was startled to see the food man ahead of her wearing a hat. She signaled him to remove it, and was further horrified when instead of removing the hat he removed his teeth.
Inseparable, Uncle John teases Willie on his first zoo visit. Willie tires of the monkeys and they move toward the organ grinders cage, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
A Century Magazine tale recounts Browning lifting a heavy fruit basket from a servant Giuseppina to spare her dignity. He insists on shared effort and later accepts a small coin as change, arguing it is wrong to be merely just when generosity is possible. The servant recalls his kindness and grand gift to her.
In Opobo a grand feast for Europeans ends in shock as a palm oil chop dessert reveals a human skull. Europeans turn pale and suffer simulated seasickness while the chief tries to reassure them noting it is not a man but a monkey.
A note in 1777 records General Israel Putnam announcing the capture and execution of Edward Palmer, a British spy tied to Sir Henry Clinton. A warship delivered a flag of truce from Verplanck's Point, and Clinton’s message urged Palmer’s status as a lieutenant in British service.
A foreign philosopher builds a ten point envy scale. Architects rank 1, advocates and priests 2, scientists and writers 4, journalists 5, authors 8, physicians 9, actors and actresses 10. Envy supposedly varies by field with clergy and medicine showing notable rivalry and vanity.
At the Gulf of Bothnia summit a mountain features continual sun during June on days 19 20 21 22 and 28. Steamer departures from Stockholm every six hours carry crowds seeking the phenomenon. In winter the sun vanishes for weeks and then returns briefly before staying longer until it shines over 120 hours.
In a humorous exchange reported by the Norwegian Weekly Tyrilianus, a professor declares his wish for his son to become an engineer. The scene shows the professor demanding agreement, then forgetting the plan as he resumes his chair. The piece includes a classic household remedy for insect stings and notes on vervain usage.
Benjamin Constant painted Queen Victoria with a blue Garter ribbon on her costume. The queen criticised the color, Constant kept to his choice, and Windsor sent a parcel with the Garter. She believed she was right and sent the ribbon to prove his color sense wrong, but she did not confer the order.
An 19th century health tip recommends albumenized milk as a nourishing drink for invalids and hot weather. It advises sipping at three hour intervals from breakfast to 6 pm for healthy people, detailing a recipe with a raw egg white, two thirds cup milk, mixing, straining, and serving.
Tim asks Miss Slight to marry him in blunt terms. She rejects, noting she distrusts bookish poses and heroine endings, insisting she will not say yes.
A discussion notes that a man weighs less when the barometer is high, yet atmospheric pressure is greater on him. It states that the air exerts about fifteen tons on an average man and that a rise from twenty nine to thirty one inches adds roughly one ton to that load.
The audience erupted as Miss Uppersee sang, prompting her to perform the number four times. Mrs. Oldtimer recalls similar school days when teachers made her repeat lessons multiple times, reflecting on past routines. Boston Transcript
A fragmentary dialogue portrays Dr Joanes addressing a waiter about heart palpitations. The waiter confirms a condition and offers a remedy while a patron named Bir participates, set in an old fashioned dining context with unclear locale.
American sculptor Macmonnies, then a youth in Paris, saw Falguiere alter a Diana statue he had under construction. Falguiere manipulated the limbs and pose, claiming to improve it, but photos revealed a close replica of Falguiere’s own Diana. Macmonnies restored his statue to its original pose.
A Syracuse Herald remark praises a young man’s drive to make a mark in life, noting it should be pursued with substance beyond mere red paint, urging meaningful effort and integrity.
The article recounts how two crows signaled safety for Alexander the Great in Egypt and King Alonzo in 1147. It explains rooks as weather and doom omens, noting their habit of staying near home before storms and venturing out when fair weather is coming.
A furniture dealer and book lover explains why low bookcases are preferable. Heat, cold, dryness, moisture, and direct sun all damage bindings by drying leather, warping spines, or fading covers, making five or six foot shelves a practical necessity in many rooms.
In a studio visit, the painter Fuseli grew irritated with idle chatter. He bluntly announced that he had pork for dinner, prompting a surprised reaction from friends. He then argued the remark held equal interest to the hour's conversation.
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