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Tucson Healthful Climate Draws Arizona Readers
A 1890s Tucson climate prospectus extols dry, high Desert air as best for pulmonary disease. Doctors including Purcell, Jones, Olcott, and others praise Tucson altitude 2400 feet, low humidity, ample sunshine, and minimal rain as ideal for consumption and bronchial ailments. Authors note strong private and public interest in Tucson as a health resort with robust facilities and scenic mountain surroundings.
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Tucson
United States
Eal Commission
Arizona
W. B. Purcell
Colorado
Whitelaw Reid
New York Tribune
Egypt
Luxor
Arwana
Sahara
Africa
Mount Sinai
Arabia
Patraea
Nile
Gataract
Assouan
Wady Halfa
A. W. Olcott
Harrison E. Stroud
H. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific R. R
Southern Pacific Railway
Mark A. Rogers
East
California
Atlantic
North America
Santa Cruz River
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
Lemon
Mount Wrightson
Santa Ritas
N. H. Matas