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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
2
Notice notes second class matter designation under federal act, indicating mailing status for Tucson Arizona publication. The statement marks classification for distribution and public accessibility of the material through the postal system.
Parties leaving for the coast or other resorts for the summer months can have The Citizen mailed to their address at the same price as carrier delivery. Leave address at The Citizen business office corner Stone Avenue and Broadway or call Main 171.
The piece laments a trend of imitators copying Tracy the outlaw and other sensational figures, calling it an epidemic of general outlawry. It cites impersonations, a Washington incident with Nixon, and urges measures to curb copycat criminal bravado while commenting on tariff politics and local governance.
The article argues the President lacks constitutional power to expel friars or control church property in the Philippines and notes the treaty with Sulu ignored constitutional limits. It says Filipino revolt targets friars as land monopolists, not religious motives, claiming monastic land ownership fuels the dispute and land reform pressure.
The article critiques Spanish and Mexican con fiscation of California missions and the treatment of mission Indians as state lands. It cites Pierpont Morgan joking with Wyndham about forming a trust to handle the Irish question and ends with calls to suppress dives and tax them out of existence.
A Washington dispatch reports indignation from a famed officer's wife over the Army's shift from blue to green uniforms. She laments loss of tradition and beauty, urging Congress to restore the true blue. The piece also argues green aids camouflage and questions tariff impacts on domestic prices and trusts.
The proposal argues that high licensing will lower taxation by keeping jails empty and reducing public justice costs, presenting fiscal savings and simplified enforcement as the outcome.
A Topeka woman named her baby Bertha sixteen years ago, a name that evolved to Bertie Birdie Bird and finally Burdeyne upon graduation. The note links a simple name change to a tragic outcome, ending with a cryptic remark about mothers underestimating simplicity.
A witty exchange frames success as both individual drive and bold competition. The doctor extols self reliance while the professor claims progress comes from pushing others aside, capturing a sharp Chicago Tribune flavor.
Larkin notes Brassig eats oatmeal for breakfast to build his golf accent. Gilroy asks the purpose, and the judge confirms the object is to improve his golf accent.
Two burglars banter about burglary craft and art. The first mocks the need for knowledge in “the business” and the second agrees, implying skill and speed are key to their profession. The dialogue features slang and a talky, streetwise tone.
The article notes the persistence of rail fences and dugout canoes in New England, New York, and among Potomac James river shad fishermen. It describes the dugout as a primitive craft carved from a log, using fire and adz, with Potomac canoes unchanged since Powhatan times, featuring high sides and a central seat.
A young woman who ended her engagement six months ago now becomes the fiancée of another man who showers her with costly gifts. He buys silver for her toilet, a leather travel bag, rugs, books, and more to create a comfortable home. She declares she will no longer economize and believes lavish spending will prevent quarrels or shared money with another.
In Cambridge after dinner a genial speaker recalls meeting an acquaintance who boasted of a money making scheme by feeding wild celery to ducks to improve flavor. Weeks later the partner laments failure as the ducks would not eat the celery.
During a school exam a bright student outwits the visiting principal with a line about George Washington. The principal claims the boy should solve a sleight of hand problem, noting Washington was a surveyor at the boy’s age, to which the pupil retorts Washington was already president at that age. The exchange ends there.
The note argues that humans are not descended from apes but share a common stock with separate developments. It cites Huxley and Clodd to emphasize that relationships are lateral rather than linear among mammals and that ignorance among educated classes may require apology for repeating false ideas.
The excerpt argues that the awkward naked version of a sentence causes vertigo but becomes simple and natural when properly punctuated with commas. It posits the reader can regain grip of their senses and see the import clearly.
A Boston Transcript snippet depicts Aunt Hannah confronting Jane about a kiss from a young man. Jane explains the kiss happened naturally after he asked if she would be offended, and she replied she could only judge once she knew what it felt like.
A witty exchange contrasts Gabby’s loquacity with a restrained companion. The speakers note how Gabby talks excessively while the other remains quiet, and discuss how every small choice shapes future decisions regardless of their importance.
In a life of Joseph Severn the artist keeps Keats safe in darkness by a clever candle device. Severn sleeps while tending the fevered poet and a hidden thread lights a second wick, sparking joy as the “fairy lamplighter” lights the room.
The article describes the cranberry flower blooming in peat bogs near pitcher plants and rare orchids. It notes the plant as a trailing shrub with pink corolla robes curled back and spear like stamens, drawing a crane like resemblance in its name.
The piece notes Italian craftsmanship with Venice excelling in this art. A ring from the Lon desborough collection features an open work outer ring with a pyramidal diamond. The shank shows a serpent swallowing a bird motif and is linked to Raleigh who wrote lines on a window pane, spurring his fortune.
A Philadelphia Record anecdote describes regulars at a rail line newsstand using pennies and nickels to swap for two evening papers and three pieces of candy, a ritual becoming common as riders chew candy while awaiting trains.
A wry proverb notes that desire for a neighbor’s home might fade if one could peek inside the cupboard. The line suggests domestic thrift and hidden realities behind envy.
The document urges vaccination as the sole known method to confer immunity to smallpox and calls for a concise, plain description of proper vaccination and its immunological duration. It also discusses intermittent heartbeat, describing its variable frequency and potential links to serious heart disease but often signaling a benign functional disturbance.
Mrs Bizzie’s husband asks what the society Roe joined must do. The reply notes a great deal to accomplish. Once an organization is established the issue of eligibility for membership will create substantial work, per a Washington Star report.
A lively exchange contrasts inherited tastes with earned effort. A frustrated father declares the son lacks gumption to gain taste by work, while Napoleon is cited in a welfare of labor line. The dialogue shifts to Mike imagining endless Saturdays and Sundays with wages daily.
A Philadelphia Record note recalls Mrs. Giltedge-Bonds as a prominent society leader amid crowd chatter. One man asks about her half mourning, and another reveals three of her six former husbands are dead, drawing admiring remarks on her delicacy.
A judge tells a prisoner I see villain in your face and the prisoner replies that the remark is a personal reflection. The exchange captures courtroom tension as they exchange pointed phrases during proceedings.
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