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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1902
Page
2
The piece questions the source of vast profits in the steel trust era led by Charles Schwab. It warns readers that unseen money and a hidden hole may explain the gains while noting the lack of apparent harm to others. It also comments on a regionals notice of thanks and a linguistic quirk, and predicts Reed won't campaign.
The Tucson Citizen reports President Roosevelt desires John W. Bristow removed from his post as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, with Bristow insisting on a direct presidential order. The Florence Blade letter defends Captain Scott of Arkansaw against misattribution of a famed coon incident to Davy Crockett, praising historical accuracy.
The editor of a Pana Illinois newspaper proposes printing the Bible as a serial with Chicago Chronicle support. Critics warn it would harm devotional sentiment, argue Old Testament focus on Israel, and doubt daily papers should publish Scripture in sequence from Genesis to Revelations.
The Vermont political scene centers on Clement's independent bid and the Democratic caution. The Citizen questions Clement's candidacy, notes a Democratic tilt against bolting Republicans, and cites past Democratic tactics. Vermont totals show 67 087 statewide votes with McCullough favored. Roosevelt pledges nonpartisan speeches while NKX and Moody push administration aims.
The piece discusses printed poems in rival papers and criticizes missionary response. It references Senator Foraker and his use of flickering flames and notes Hanna’s political steadiness.
The Solomonville Bulletin supports a high license approach to curtail saloon nuisance. It cites Tucson proposals of 600 dollars per year and urges territorial law to impose a statewide minimum license, with funds partly to schools, to reduce dives and crime and foster orderly establishments. It also notes Canadian tariff policy and appreciation for Mr. Dingley.
The Citizen reports that over a month ago it named Colonel Griffith as prison superintendent and today Governor Brodie formally confirmed the appointment, calling it a good one.
Bees place honeycombs in regular and irregular shapes as they meet corners and angles, adjusting cell shapes to fill space exactly. Ants build hard smooth roads and tunnels, surpassing human efforts in precision and efficiency according to the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
A reflective quote from the Exchange notes that all events, however small, have roots and branches shaping the larger mass we inhabit. Presence or absence of a single act influences the whole system.
A young man jokes about being mistaken for a member of a millionaire's family. He asks a question about his acceptance, and the respondent bluntly says they would not assume so. The exchange then notes the speaker asking a friend for his view.
A young orator at a political meeting calls a public official a thief. A police officer asks for a retraction. The speaker says he will retract the word but keep the idea, prompting applause and cheers from the crowd.
The poet recalled to Sir Henry Taylor that he was grateful to know nothing of Shakespeare or Jane Austen and that no letters from Shakespeare or Austen were preserved. He warned that their writings stood alone without personal correspondence, as if not ripped open like pigs.
In a Richmond Dispatch column a father questions a visiting young man about his occupation and tells him to focus on business when the clock strikes 10. The Atchison Globe adds a quote about successful people encouraging themselves amid widespread calls for support.
A Broadway bank teller hides a depositor's money in his private box just before the bank fails. The next morning the teller reveals the bank's closure and that the funds remain safe, becoming the depositor's fortune foundation.
Pure water is essential and careful feeding prevents poor laying. Middlings mixed with bran or corn, wetted with milk or scalding water, support chicks without stickiness. Whitewash protects poultry houses and Sunflower seed adds gloss to adult plumage when fed at the right time.
Gainsborough’s custom was to send pictures to London with carrier Mr Wiltshire of Shockerwick near Bath who refused payment, later rewarded with six of the painter’s works. The National Gallery bought two scenes for 500 guineas and 2,500 pounds, others from the same era reaching near 10,000 pounds.
The excerpt argues that nature is the grand agent of poetry, sparking in the sea, rainbow, lightning, stars, thunder, waterfalls, and winds. Poetry is a divine image mirrored in nature, present wherever humanity exists.
A seven year old boy in Boston Common refused a stranger's request for a bird's nest. He explained he was not collecting but classifying the tree as a botanical product, displaying keen study of botany. The exchange shows a precocious youth pursuing scientific inquiry.
A light exchange at a supper table sparks a playful moment as a husband hints at a surprise and his wife quips about a millinery store, reflecting domestic humor from the Chicago News.
A brief quotation contrasts unwritten laws with a teaching from a mother, reflecting a social instruction from a New York Press context. The lines depict family guidance shaping conduct and obedience beyond formal rules.
The New York Tribune describes how the Du Pont powder family extends control across mills from coast to coast. A strict head leads in danger and selects roles for heirs and relatives, with repeated heroic escapes and fatal risks to protect the business.
The article notes that an American citizen traveling or residing abroad does not lose citizenship or protection, but abandoning residence here forfeits voting rights until return. It contrasts global practices, citing Russia and the saying once an Englishman always Englishman from the War of 1812 context.
A coroner and clerk dispute contents of a bottle at a murder inquest reported from Astrakhan. They debate gin versus vodka as the bottle empties, ending with a note that all measures to determine contents were of no use.
A Ruskin quote argues that contentment in ignorance is unmanly and that pride hampers seekers of knowledge. He praises knowledge and light but warns that overreaching pride can lead to peril, urging humility as the journey toward wisdom continues without end.
From Lambert's Oaks in Woodmansterne England the Oaks stakes take their name. The house was built by the Hunter's Club under a Lambert lease. It later housed General Burgoyne before passing to the Earls of Derby and later improved by the twelfth earl.
Instructions describe dampening and reshaping elbows and knees of coats and trousers using a moving board and hot iron, followed by borax water to remove shine. The piece then shifts to whimsical tales about reaching a rainbow and myths from Greece about touching the orange stripe to change sex.
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