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Tucson as Health Resort Promoted for Pulmonary Disease
An 1890s Tucson feature extols the city as a dry, high desert health resort. It highlights altitude around 2400 feet, low humidity, year round sunshine, minimal rainfall, and ample water and ice. Doctors praise climate for pulmonary tuberculosis, noting improvements for patients in open air treatment and urging early relocation for recovery.
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Tucson
Southern Pacific R. R
Territory of
Arizona
Santa Cruz Valley
Public
United States Medical Commission
United States
Phoenix
Colorado
A. C. Jones
Florida
Texas
New Mexico
California
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Los Angeles
Southwest
Pennsylvania
Ohio
A. W. Olcott
Harrison E. Stroud
H. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific Railway
Mark A. Rogers
East
Atlantic Coast
North America
Santa Cruz River
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
Lemon
Catalinas
Wrightson
Santa Ritas