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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
2
The editorial announces appointments and candidates for city offices including Recorder Frank Treat Assessor James Flynn Treasurer Joaquin Legarra Marshal William Taylor Councilman at Large Philip Contzen Councilman First Ward Daniel A Evans Councilman Second Ward M G Samaniego.
In Tucson the Democratic slate denounces Mayor Schumacher’s Republican machine and urges voters to elect Democrats for city council and minor executive posts. They praise Contzen, Evans, Samaniego, Treat, Flynn, Legarra and Taylor as capable and honest, arguing independence from the mayor is essential for restrained, economical city government.
A Fort Worth church loses its pastor after Rev James C Hume preaches on stockings. The writer derides the topic as unworthy of faith, noting the minister’s obsession with underwear and its supposed wickedness while clergy should focus on salvation. The piece mocks lessons from a former newspaper reporter and critiques moral policing of dress.
The piece mocks Rev. Hume for moralizing about stockings while John Wanamaker markets underwear openly in major papers. It praises Tucson City Marshal Taylor for reducing crime and keeping the city orderly, suggesting he deserves re election for enforcing law with quiet efficiency.
The San Francisco Thanksgiving sermon by Rev. Minot J. Savage argued about money and giving. He praised the poor for generosity and warned against prioritizing wealth over motive, noting both rich and poor can act with noble hearts. The piece cites Uncle Grover as a colorful spectator and emphasizes charity as blessing both giver and recipient.
A critic denounces employer claims of benevolence during extended labor disputes, arguing that such self-justifications ignore workers’ grievances and the realities of industrial conflict. The piece calls for accountability beyond rhetoric.
The piece argues about philanthropy in industry noting that paternalistic housing leisure and libraries coexist with worker autonomy. It questions forced improvements and suggests a middle path where employees choose between company funded benefits or personal spending, aiming to reduce labor strife.
Havana street car operatives who were suppressed by a volley of bullets amid disorder will likely seek to understand the meaning of freedom.
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago News, Jones praises the argument as sound while Pogg agrees, calling it very sound and firmly believed. Willie adds a quip on firmness versus obstinacy as a gender joke, concluding with a light remark from Vather.
A column juxtaposes antique beliefs that color, notably scarlet, could influence healing with modern skepticism. It cites Edward II and a Marguerite of France account about red environments aiding recovery, then shifts to a light aside on dialects and a New York Tribune humor piece, reflecting era attitudes toward language and medicine.
The mixture contains 16 pounds of charcoal 180 pounds of acids 248 pounds of water and 162 pounds of tar.
A Kilwinning beadle Robbie digs a grave for a farmer's wife and agrees to be paid four and saxpence. The farmer offers half a crown, but Robbie refuses until the work is done, claiming his price with a grim punchline. Also a humorous dialogue about marriage and housekeeping ends with dyspepsia in the family.
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