Jonathan as Thrifty Romeo in Britannia Love Affair
A satirical column critiques Jonathan’s devotion to Britannia as a money driven romance. It suggests European empires should worry when he exhausts merchant gains and hints at future interest in continental markets and potential betrayal. The piece skewers Chamberlain Rosebery and calls for caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannia
Romeo
Europe
Albion
Jonathan
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Rosebery
Edward VII praised for Boer War triumph and civic notes
Editorial criticizes royal pride over the Boer War victory while noting Britain’s manpower and wealth advantage. It comments on Edward VII’s conduct ahead of his coronation, praises Tucson Post’s new editor Mr. Allan B. Jaynes, and humorously discusses shirt waists, botany, and a desert plant nicknamed dry whisky valued by Apaches for its intoxicating qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Edward
London
South Africa
United States
Allan B. Jaynes
Tucson Post
Jaynes
Post
Republicans of
Arizona
Citizen
Mexico
The Summer Shirt Waist in Omaha News
A hot wave prompts debate over men wearing shirt waists in Omaha. Featured is a school incident where a teacher bans sleeveless attire for boys, citing propriety, while students seek comfort in lighter clothing during extreme heat. The piece mockingly notes social pressures against male comfort and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
The Gourting of Britannia and American Courtship
A critique of Anglo American relations noting Lord Rosebery Chamberlain Pirrie and Morgan as symbols of friendly but aimed economic ties. The piece argues US capitalists woo Britannia openly, claim no threats, and pursue trade as affectionate courting rather than conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lord Rosebery
Chamberlain
Colonies
J. Bull
Britannia
Columbia
John Bulls
Republic
Great Britain
Sam
Romeo
Douglass
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
The Seal and the Bear in Arctic Folklore
A narrative describes the seal's feeding routine and nap on ice and the bear's tactics to catch it by timing dives and surfacing near the seal. The account then shifts to a historical Lincoln bailiff Joe Dun whose dexterity in debt collection popularized the verb to dun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Henry VIII
Lincoln
England
Joe Dun
Joseph
Dun
The Sun Newspaper Prospectus and Subscription Rates
The Sun announces its nationwide correspondents and extensive coverage from Europe to the Americas. It highlights prompt news, market reports, and educational value with bureaus in Baltimore and New York and daily publication including Sunday editions. Subscriptions listed: Daily Sun $6 yearly, Sunday Sun $7, Sunday Sun only $1, Weekly Sun $1 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
China
South Africa
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cuba
Washington
New York
The
Sun
Baltimore
Fok
Charleston
Chicago
Philadelphia
the Sun
Mail
Daily Sun
Sundy Sun
Sunday Sun
Weekly Sun
Sun Newspaper Prospectus and Price Details
The document promotes The Daily and Weekly Sun with market reports and features including agriculture, short stories, a women’s column, and homemaker content. It notes one dollar yearly and advance payment, with free mailed copies in the U S Canada and Mexico, addressed to Abell Company publishers in Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF Household
Weekly
Sun
United States
Canada
Mexico
Sergeant's Bones Play Remembered During Ladysmith Siege
An officer recruiting morale in Ladysmith learned a Gordons sergeant claimed to be a musician. When asked his instrument the sergeant replied the bones but added that he had eaten them. The exchange highlights humor amid siege hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Gordons
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative and Bitters
A sensational claim lists Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as curing a cold within a day with a money-back guarantee from 25c. Druggist G W Roberts cites a Elizabeth West Virginia case of a man cured of cancer using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The tonic promises to expel bilious and kidney poisons while the salve heals skin ailments. Bitters cost 50c and Salve 25c at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tucson Citizen
Citizen Printing and Publishing Co
Associated Press
Congress
Tucson
Anzona
O’brien Moore
United States of America
Perrie
West
Lochinvar
Senator Bard
California
Roosevelt
Phoenix Republican
Coal Trust
Sims Ely
Ely
Seal
Che Sun
Wen Sun
the Best Family Newspaper
A. 8S. Abell Company, Publishers and Proprietors
Baltimore, Md
Hostetter
S.S S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Adolf Bail
John Weiland
Anheuser Busch
Jos. Schlitz
West Congress St
Drew
Banking Department
Cananea Consolidated Copper Co
I. Macmanus
L. C. Hanks
W.C. WingGak
A. Campbell
Cananea
Buy
Chemical National Bank
Anglo-Californian Bank
San Francisco
Basco Pe Sonona
Hermosillo
Hercuens
City of Mexico
Taras
Wees
Arizona National Bank
B. M. Jacobs
Fred Fleishman
J. M. Ormssy
I. M. Jacobs
the Consolidated National Bank
M. P. Freeman
H. B. Tenny
W. C. Davis
E. W. Graves
R. D. Wooddell
Scott Street
Broadway Club
Cafe Goldtree
Goldtree’s
Congress and
Court Street
Isidor Goldtree
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