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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
4
In a Bombay Gazette report a jury declares acquittal for all but confessing defendants. They challenge the reliability of evidence, suggesting it could be fabricated, leaving the fate of the prisoners unresolved and raising concerns about judicial fairness.
An advertisement touts a Michigan doctor Dr Yonkerman as discoverer of a universal cure for consumption and lung diseases. It claims state officials and medical experts endorse the treatment, offers free information, and invites readers to write for details from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
A professor of languages recalls a London incident where a dismissed servant threatened him with a carving knife and swore for hours. He later encountered working men who refused his request to stop swearing and moved to another compartment after a Calcutta servant’s phrases were translated.
The Boston Globe notes that Hebrew longevity outlives other races and implies the Hebrew population could grow relatively. It questions whether sanitary measures or inherent vitality drive this trend, while conceding that social changes may blur past racial distinctions. The piece ends by promoting classified ads to locate lost items.
The Fernando Mining Company, prospecting the Chamberlin gold properties at Willow Springs thirty five miles east of Florence, took up the bond this week after reaching fifty feet in the prospect shaft. Owners M. R. Chamberlin and F. A. Chamberlin congratulated the sale as gold values in the vein proved satisfactory.
Reported gold strike in the Yavapai mountain country draws excitement in Seligman and nearby towns. Ore described as banket between lime and sandstone yields assay values from trace to 28 dollars per ton. About one hundred claims staked, daily filings continue. locations span Yavapai and Coconino counties near Mohave. Copper veins nearby exist but not sufficiently profitable. Location work proceeds on new farms while claim owners await developments.
An unnamed man from near Saint Simon was jailed awaiting Probate Court examination for possible temporary insanity. He wandered the hills without clothes, believed to be a prospector, sometimes fearful of pursuit and chasing an imagined observer. He is not considered dangerous and treatment may restore him. Further details to follow.
The Mor enci gymnasium is nearing completion as a compact Moorish building. The first floor will house a bowling alley and billiard room, the second floor a reading room card room and gymnasium, with parlor rooms for department heads. A 12 foot wide verandah spans the east side for relaxation. Superintendent Delaney oversees the Detroit Copper Company project.
Snippets from editorials and notices quote political phrases and public sentiment. The items reference senators promises, a verbatim exchange about conscience, a remark from the Washing ton Star, a Baltimore Ameri can critique, then domestic remedies and local ads. Notices announce stock subscription for the Citizens Building and Loan Association and service details from local vendors.
Friday night burglars entered S. J. Forbes store in Clifton and used dynamite to blow the safe lock. They alarmed themselves and fled without taking any contents. $2,000 remained in the safe. Mrs. Price saw the burglars and described them, prompting police action. Sheriff Parks and local residents pursued leads as reports tied a possible suspect to Duncan and nearby areas.
A farmer and a sewing machine salesman trade quips about yellow corn and harvests. The exchange ends with the salesman needing two doctors to reach the next town, as reported by the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A bet in N- Baden asks how many live swallows make a pound. A swallow was weighed after tying its legs and wings with silk thread. It registered ten grams, meaning fifty swallows equal one pound.
The text posits that primitive humans first imagined suspension bridges using interlacing branches and vines. It suggests monkeys may have used such structures before humans. It claims early examples existed in Tibet and Peru, possibly since history began, perhaps even earlier.
A four day investigation of the Escurial reveals its immense size with numerous rooms and corridors. Traversing the halls and depths would cover over 100 miles, highlighting the palace's expansive layout.
In Detroit Free Areas comedy style, Dicer asks about the trouble as Bickers’ hard hearted wife breaks a broomstick over his head and forces him to buy another. The exchange highlights domestic frictions and comedic tension.
A poetic tribute describes a maiden who faces winter, war, and death with constant smiles. The voice recalls her tenderness and faith as she endures sorrow and pain, noting the last, sweetest smile she wore as she died.
A traveler's tale from the New Orleans Times-Democrat describes how diamonds can gleam in darkness through phosphorescence. He recalls a trip to Amsterdam where a manager demonstrated a rose cut gem under pressure emitting a pale glow, noting yellower stones show slightly more phosphorescence.
An aged mariner recalls a Pacific cruise when a swarm of locusts enshrouded the sails. He says the insects devoured the canvas, and in a later leg of the voyage the same swarm appeared again, each locust attached to a pair of trousers, framing his tall tale.
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