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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
8
Ground broken near Maricopa for the Phoenix and Eastern as construction plans depend on final surveys. Phoenix professionals form a new social club with fifty charter members to aid Salt River valley welfare and hospitality for visitors.
The university library grew with 150 to 200 bound volumes added last summer. The Board of Regents allocated $1,000 for new books and maintenance, and orders have been sent in for additional titles.
The library adds about a thousand volumes yearly and enhances the reference section with periodical sets including a complete 1862 Nation and North American Review from 1815. A new literary society forms with thirty preparatory students, and the Philomathean society plans its first public meeting.
The Oberle company scored a tremendous hit last night with A Night Off at the opera house. Despite a changed role and fresh interpretations the show drew roaring laughter and proved the troupe of exceptional artists. My mother-in-law and the rest of the cast earned wide acclaim with standout turns by Professor Babbitt and Tom Oberle. The Octaroon is billed for tonight and The Lost Paradise is set for tomorrow evening by special request.
Albert Batchelor a Bridgeport grocer ends an eight year engagement to Maud Finney. He cites her temper and friction over his business ambitions. He says breaking off was manly and recalls past efforts to reconcile despite earlier plans for marriage. Finney had prepared wedding attire when Batchelor broke off the match.
Denver dispatch reports General Funston dismissing a Prohibition club resolution criticizing his support of the army canteen. He calls it childish, personal abuse, and compares critics to street ruffians while urging arguments based on facts rather than insults. He notes he never held the cited canteen positions.
Vintage ad copy touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cure for croup sore throat and pulmonary troubles and markets it as a monarch over pain of every sort.
Washington dispatch reports six months ending July marked by drought and crop failure on the Jicarilla Apache reservation. Indians dug for water under rocks to stave off thirst while widespread hardship prompted calls for government aid.
Lazard Freres reports from San Francisco that over 750000 dollars in Australian gold will reach San Francisco around November 15. The arrival stems from shipments sent from Australia, signaling a substantial inflow of precious metal to the coast.
Mrs Minnie G Smith died in the dental chair at the Ohio Medical University after nitrous oxide gas and the extraction of 20 teeth in 50 seconds at the free clinic. She suffered neuralgia from affected teeth and died suddenly before doctors could intervene. she was 39, wife of Milton G Smith, with four children, from Lancaster residing on Saunders Avenue.
Miller Bros. & Co. advertise the sole Tucson delicatessen at 66 East Congress Street urging visits to see clean, appetizing displays. Julius Goldberg promotes 21 Holland herrings and English blo ters as the finest yet with contact by phone 261.
D S Valencia moves carriage stand to the corner of Congress and Stone avenue at Alex Rossi's saloon and stall 661 for hours. Miss Louise Brink to open ladies tailoring and dressmaking at 46 North Stone avenue next to Dr Fenner. Apple cider promotion invites readers to sample for themselves at 71 E Congress Street.
C Haney of Geneva Ohio credits DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with curing him of piles after forty years of suffering. The product is advertised for curing cuts burns wounds and skin diseases and is sold at Bell's Pharmacy. Also promoted are Sauer Kraut Chow Chow Vinegar Pickles Ripe Olives in bulk at Miller Bros and Co Palace of Liquor and Delicatessen.
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