Tucson Post Office Second Class Matter Notice
Entered according to Act of Congress as Second class matter at the post office of Tucson Arizona.
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1902
Page
2
Entered according to Act of Congress as Second class matter at the post office of Tucson Arizona.
The Washington correspondent notes disaffection in Congress over Whitelaw Reid as special ambassador to King Edward's coronation and a plan for a congressional observer committee. The Dallas News mocks, while Dallas peers relish the idea, praising a lavish pageant and debating costs to said pilgrimage amid tariff battles involving Cuba, the Philippines, and protectionist factions in Congress.
A regional column criticizes President Roosevelt for blaming Arizona Republicans as a whole while praising capable local members. It argues Murphy's circle dominates the party and that select federal posts should consider Arizona residents like John B. Wright rather than exclude them, urging a fairer approach.
The piece argues tariffs are vital for government revenue and protecting institutions from harmful competition. It notes that many people ignore tariff issues unless personally affected, and mocks those who discuss tariffs as figures who bore readers with statistics and provoke distraction or derision.
The piece argues the United States faces economic peril from Cuban and Filipino competition. It criticizes protectionists and cites reactions to Cuba’s independence and Manila acquisition, noting stirred nerves among beet sugar men and tobacco growers. It recalls Cleveland’s moral stance and media reactions as evidence of national anxiety.
The text argues that despite active territorial politics and reliable partisanship, the President’s contempt for the local party is misplaced. It urges Republicans in Arizona to direct their blame at Phoenix for the harsher stance, implying broader party integrity remains intact.
The London Lancet argues against using canes for pupil discipline noting the cane can cause irreparable damage and is a cruel method, while suggesting the birch as a better option for small boys if used in moderation.
The article explains that winter killed porpoises are the fattest and yield the most oil. Large individuals reach about 7 feet length, 5 feet girth, 300 pounds, producing six to seven gallons of oil. Blubber weighs roughly 60 pounds, thicker in winter, and jaws yield high quality oil. Sun-dried oil drips into cans, with limited jaw oil. Blubber oil lights lighthouses, no odor. Porpoise shooting occurs in all weathers. sharks may share if a kill is made near them.
A refined lady challenges Worth the Parisian milliner over a £120 dress, saying £20 for material and £3 for work suffice. He retorts by comparing art to payment, noting painters would reject such terms and insisting true art commands value beyond petty bargaining.
A Philadelphia man, hoping to outdo his wife in hiring servants, cut from the classified ads and visited several addresses. At a narrow street house a cook boasted of having just left another home, prompting a quick retreat and a decision to let his wife press on with the search.
The Princess Charlotte daughter of George IV displayed a fiery temper and learned from a book on speech after a teacher confronted her. She claimed she read it and profited, joking she would have scratched her attendant's eyes out otherwise.
The text traces wheel origins from Exodus and Genesis to ancient cultures, noting Chaldean and Greek references. It links early wheels to chariots and tools, suggesting the wheel’s origin in ancient log sections used by agricultural peoples thousands of years ago and its evolution to the modern bicycle wheel.
The Citizen's Building and Loan Association announces the sixteenth stock series is now open for subscription. For information contact the secretary. J. M. Ormsby serves as president and Gust A. Hoff as secretary.
The notice promotes Winter stock for manufacturers art and invites readers to call and see it at Smith the Tailor located in the upper Wedge.
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