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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
2
Editorial Department assigns Frank Treat to Recorder James Flynn to Assessor Joaquin Legarra to Treasurer William Taylor to Marshal Philip Contzen to Councilman at Large Daniel A Evans to Councilman First Ward and M G Samaniego to Councilman Second Ward.
A historical editorial argues that Schenectady New York labor strife at Union College spread across industries. It condemns union leaders for expelling a militia member and urges equal public service obligations for employers and workers. The piece defends state authority and eminent domain while denouncing labor tyranny.
The piece argues citizens must risk fortune or life to protect government from internal attack. It warns against pestiferous doctrine and calls for public abhorrence of such ideas. It notes newspapers clamoring for a Democratic leader and predicts a supply of leaders for 1904.
The article argues Frank Treat would make a worthy successor as a public servant, praised for efficiency and obliging conduct in serving the public.
The article discusses the rising influence of women voters after enfranchisement in several states. It cites J Ellen Foster’s view of Idaho as evidence of a political transformation driven by informed female voters, notes a Democratic state ticket win in Colorado attributed to women, and mentions a Denver arrest of a woman repeater. It also references Hawaii and a San Francisco observer’s remarks on political affairs there.
A columnist riffs on Queen Lil influencing Del egates and Willcox, notes women’s rise in politics, praises Tucson Democratic city council candidates as top men, and jokes about a New York financier jailed for fraudulent operations.
The Tucson Citizen comments on a suggestion that the insane asylum move to Prescott while denying involvement in promoting higher taxes. The Phoenix Gazette notes the Tucson paper did not advance the idea or advocate any tax increases.
A late election snapshot foresees the demise of the Populist party and hints at a potential rise of Socialists in Congress. The piece notes Socialist gains at local and state levels, debates party roles, and contrasts Democrats and Republicans while idly surveying civic figures like Bill Taylor and the German Students. Chicago pride surfaces as a purse finder is honored.
In a stormy New Hampshire stage journey an exasperated traveler notices a horse moving unusually slowly. The driver explains the horse is the same animal he once drove years ago and attributes the change to a mysterious loss of animation.
The article explains how boys from seaport towns box the compass to become skilled sailors and possibly captains. It traces magnetized needles and floating straw experiments, notes the ancient Chinese use of compasses, and describes how early navigators relied on stars, shore marks, and buoys before modern steerage by pilots and captains.
Practical kitchen notes cover flavor boosts and technique. Coffee enhances chocolate just before serving. Use a flour dredger to avoid lumps in gravies. Potato salad can use stock or soup-kettle boiling. Sour milk ratios for baking are given. Gelatin desserts can use extra gelatin on humid days. Eggs a la ranigote involve parboiled eggs breaded and fried with ranigote sauce. A small shortcake uses pastry flour lard cream of tartar soda and milk, baked quickly with fruit.
A humorous exchange from the New York Mail and Express recounts a woman abandoning moral suasion in child training after the narrator loans her a boy for a week to try only gentle persuasion. At week’s end she begs to discipline him once, tears in her eyes.
Chambers' Journal notes that coat buttons and hair shed favor the right hand for manipulation, while Newton initially observed with his right eye before training his left. Some individuals cannot switch due to unequal eye strength.
An exchange reveals a friend asking if Miss Gaddy entertained a proposal. The reply indicates she did not and hints the outcome affected the proposer, suggesting the situation resulted in a reversal rather than acceptance.
A pendulum measuring 377 feet long was suspended from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower, marking the longest pendulum ever constructed and tested in public. The device demonstrated precise timing and large-scale engineering for spectacle and science audiences.
The passage discusses a wish to be twenty-one again versus keeping current mind and body. It questions the value of youth without experience and recalls Martin Luther choosing certainty over forty more birthdays, highlighting the trade offs between youth and wisdom.
A selection of epigrams from various plays, mixing wry observations on life fate and manners. It features quips about fools luck chance love honesty and social graces attributed to different works such as Sowing the Wind Queen's Favorite Alone Pelleas and Melisande His Excellency the Governor The Terma gant Her Own Rival The Rogue's Comedy and The Masqueraders.
A sour narrator approves rain in general yet protests prolonged unsettled weather. He returns home soaked, notes eight dollar trousers resemble dishrags, and complains about zig zagging crosswise rain and an overlong wet day.
The obituary tribute to Sir Moses Montefiore recalls his role as the modern Moses guiding Jews from poverty to prosperity. He reportedly faced taunts accusing him of Jewish murder, to which he responded by presenting a pedigree chart showing ancestors in Spain for over two millennia, predating Christ.
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis News features a job applicant asking how far to the north pole and the superintendent’s skeptical response about new rail line postings. The joke hinges on the misfit of the candidate and the job’s expectations.
A humorous quotation contrasts cash handling with an expense account. Harry says he has not a cash account, while Uncle George notes he has not reached that level yet, implying a sparse financial setup. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
A health centered maxim emphasizes health as the basis of social virtue and usefulness. It states that staying well is essential to be useful in society and to fulfill moral and religious duties.
A bridge contractor recalls a daring worker who crossed a narrow plank stretched between two cantilever arms of a Niagara bridge. The man walked to the middle, stood on his head, and yelled to onlookers before finishing the crossing. He was discharged yet earned instant fame among the crew.
Advice on orchard planting and care includes giving trees space, adding charcoal to beds to refresh soil, plowing away from roots, and avoiding damage to fine roots. It notes poor soil drains shorten life, gloves for handling, strawberry roots stretch far, and trimming to favor lower branches while using rough land if fertile.
In a Century essay on the giving of books the author argues that books gifted for the spirit should not be editions de luxe. A book too gorgeous risks rain mud and even gnats, making it unusable and less loved.
A New York man recounts a Tennessee case where a worker named Johnson is convicted for killing a man. The father says Johnson is sent to jail for a month, joking that at month’s end he will be hanged. The anecdote highlights racial dimissiveness and a brutal outcome.
A Washington Star quip contrasts donkey taste with human appetite as a dressmaker quietly endures ill fitting garments and impatience with fashion. The exchange questions why creatures like olives and thistles, hinting at peculiarities in taste and healing.
Fifty year standard treatment for stomach liver and kidney complaints promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for headache nausea belching flatulence indigestion dyspepsia and kidney troubles. The genuine bottle bears a private stamp over the neck and warns to avoid substitutes and imitations.
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