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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
2
Associated Press filed material appears as second class matter at Tucson post office under act of Congress, indicating distribution and archival processing for local readers.
The Citizen defends the Constitution while criticizing the anti democratic feature of Senate equality. It warns that the most conservative government blocks direct will of the people and expresses fatigue at politicians calling it democracy.
Parties going to coast or other resorts for summer can have The Citizen mailed to their address at the same carrier price. Leave address with The Citizen business office at corner Stone avenue and Broadway or call Main 171.
Roosevelt’s Pittsburg Fourth of July address contrasts democracy with a democratic republic. It argues that equal state electors and veto power undermine majority rule, calling the Constitution the chief governing force and noting the difficulty of amending it.
The Beefsteak Club of San Francisco outdid New York’s Ex-Mayor Van Wyck by two men eating eleven pounds of beef each in a recent city gorge. The club held an annual summer event with beer, chowder, clams, oysters, and potatoes as a prelude to the contest. Messages from New York tracked the effort as contenders vied for the largest stomach.
The text portrays Mark Smith as crass and scheming against the Tucson Star. It argues for broader labor distribution, notes widespread urban unemployment, and states Kansas pressed men into wheat harvest with shotgun enforcement.
A San Francisco style crowd applauded a Dutch competitor who ate seven and a half pounds of beef in a single sitting. The victor was carried around the room on supporters shoulders as drums beat, hailed as an American dreamer, while critics warned hogs should remain ignorant of such feats. Roosevelt recently promoted and retired forty brigadier generals, costing about $259000 yearly.
The Phoenix Gazette continues its Nichols boom but has not managed to borrow any sugar from its potential neighbor, the Republican.
Pasadena authorities target five books deemed highly improper The Aristocrats A Lady of Quality Jude the Obscure Sir Richard Calmdy and Orloff and His Wife sparked police attention as curious residents flock to view the shelves The piece notes local hypocrisy and calls for restraint.
The court leadership appointment favors seasoned Republicans like Hanna and Lairvanks and echoes McLaurin's influence, while the laborer is seen as deserving wages.
When Mr. Cleveland recalls Mr. Watterson’s fierce objections he dismisses them and watches the cork bob calmly, treating the dispute as a trivial fishing matter.
A London Times excerpt notes that lions, like other animals, avoid humans and only charge when protecting young or startled by hunters. It describes their low, ground-hugging sprint and coughing roar, with ears pressed to the herd giving a comical impression of earlessness.
A bank president advocates a fixed saving habit of regular weekly or monthly deposits. He argues money set aside should be inaccessible except for sickness, job loss or death, noting savings can accumulate surprisingly. He urges all income earners to adopt the practice to nearly abolish poverty.
A country cousin visits Edinburgh and, after a day of sightseeing, walks far from home. The local companion exclaims they have a long way to go and suggests taking a tram. The cousin protests that Edinburgh pubs are not open on Sundays in their view of Sawbath.
A young man at St Meade, haunted by a £4000 legacy, grew fearful of losing the money. He burned the notes in a bonfire and then attempted to commit suicide by blowing out his brains, the Jondon Chronicle reports.
A Washington Star reader quotes a terse dialogue about whether anyone escaped with his life. The cautious responder notes he did not look for survivors, adding that escaping without life would render escape pointless.
In a brief Detroit Free Press exchange Miss Frisbie-Ellen tells Mr Gallagher she cannot help him locate his heart, replying she hasn’t found it yet and offering little sympathy.
A brief quoted exchange shows a couple expressing surprise at frequent separations after marriage. He and she remark on his continual absence and their unexpected own reactions, capturing a moment of domestic tension.
On his later birthday anniversary Senator Hoar wrote to William M Evarts to congratulate him on his longevity. Evarts replied with a humorous reminiscence of an old New England lady who after thirteen pages apologized for her longevity and diffuseness in a trifling matter.
A young author laments a misprint in a morning review that labeled her historical novel hysterical. The editor retorts the word was not a typo, pointing to the review in the Chicago Tribune and prompting a tense exchange.
In a conversation about social ascent Mrs. Dash is called forward by her father’s peddler background. The reply notes the family’s old status and suggests she should wait for her time. The exchange shifts to her grandfather also being a peddler.
A Chicago News item notes a man nap on a sofa and dreaming of something sharp, then waking to find his wife had gone through his pockets, implying sharp scrutiny. The quip presents a humorous twist on trust and curiosity in a domestic scene.
Umbrellas with small cracks can be repaired at home by placing the umbrella up to the light and mending interior pinholes with black silk courtplister cut slightly larger than the holes. Sun umbrellas and parasols respond better to this interior mend than wet umbrellas which may need a second repair.
A New York Tribune tale explains West Point jargon. Stars mark top graduates while goats sit near the bottom. A cadet once teased his father about becoming an Immortal and received a celebratory check. The punchline: the immortal cadet later earned real immortality in service.
The article notes that wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa acts as a skin poison resembling Rhus toxicodendron, especially when dew is on it. Dry parsnip is said to be safe. A fatal poisoning case cited the tooth marks on parsnips, later grown by the doctor into a garden plant, with unclear reasons for poisoning changes.
A European psychologist claims a person’s character can be read from the sound of their laugh. He lists associations for A E I U vowels with traits such as frankness and mobility for A, melancholy for E, timidity for I, generosity and boldness for U, and misanthropy for U.
The Rev John Watson shares a New York vignette about a ragged girl who longingly eyes passing carriages. She reveals her brother died before she was born, illustrating enduring hardship and sorrow. The piece closes with a moral quip about neighborly talk and a statistic noting vacant land.
The piece portrays spiders as unsociable and quarrelsome, noting how a spider invading a brother’s web triggers swift combat. It admires the dramatic battle of two matched spiders, detailing feints, threads, and a deadly grapple in vivid but neutral terms.
Anyone may raise mushrooms in a cellar or attic with good results. A shallow bed filled with dark rich soil to eight inches, kept dark and damp, 60 to 70 degrees, works best. Spawn bricks are broken into fine particles and covered with earth. Mushrooms don’t appear overnight but in four or five nights once they start growing.
A Pennsylvania National Guard unit near Mount Gretna visits a farmhouse for buttermilk. The farmer’s daughter serves milk saying it’s the only kind, and after a toast a guard member asks for more. She replies they feed it to the pigs anyway. The piece also notes cereals with eggs or vegetables meet daily nutrition.
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