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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
Levi H. Manning leads the Pima County Democratic ticket for Legislative Assembly with Cowan Bernard and Cody. Nat E. Hawke is treasurer. Frank E. Murphy sheriff. Justice of the Peace candidates Wiley Tussing and W. S. Bartlett. constables Manciet and Provecio listed. A speaker attacks Republicans, praising labor and critiquing trusts and tariffs.
The Democrats of Pima County urge a straight ticket praising Frank Murphy for sheriff Charles Blenman for judge Harry Drachman and Fred Ronstadt for supervisor Judge Purcell as probate judge Nat Hawke for county treasurer and declare the entire ticket good from top to bottom urging every Democrat to vote straight.
Judge Birdsall of Iowa, named to succeed Henderson, hints he cannot fully back both Cummins and Henderson. He endorses the Iowa platform shelter plan and argues tariffs may be cut to curb trusts while preserving protection for American workers.
The New York World argues for reducing delays in capital cases by limiting appeals and adopting faster English style handling, noting both systems have flaws. It suggests Arizona constitutional writers should consider reforms while preserving some appeal rights.
The coal strike ended largely due to public pressure backed by President Roosevelt. Miners offered arbitration early, but coal barons rejected it. After J Pierpont Morgan was summoned to the White House, Morgan urged surrender to arbitration, leading to settlement.
A disputed letter campaign is alleged to urge Republican senators to back Arizona Statehood by claiming that a Republican delegate election would help the bill. The Arizona Democrat cites letters to Bard Flynn Burton Nelson Lodge Dillingham Elkins Platt and others as proof of deception aimed at swaying voters before the Statehood vote.
The article explains tongue reading as a linguistic belief that tongue size and shape reveal traits such as dissimulation, garrulity, generosity, concentration, and artistic merit. It notes long tongues signal garrulity, while very short narrow tongues indicate artistic merit.
A social philosopher argues that men blush more readily than women in public embarrassments. He cites careful observations and statistics noting men redden under jokes, questions, humiliation, or mishaps, while women blush less intensely though not immune. He urges writers to avoid the cliché that women alone blush.
A Scribner's description explains New Yorks lamppost fire alarm boxes. It details the red painted boxes with night lights, the pull and bell system, the clockwork timing the box number, the tape record of pull times, and the disk dispatch process in district stations. It notes the rapid ten second alarm dispatch and the silent, multi clerk operation to prevent duplicate alerts.
A landlord is confronted by a persistent creditor at his apartment. The occupier hides, telling his son Tommy to say he is not at home while insisting the boy not tell fibs. The boy points out the lie, prompting a quick exit.
A scene shows Mr. Snow holding a weekly paper at arm’s length with squinted eyes as a visitor mocks his aging sight. Snow retorts that his eyesight is fine, but blames a too-short arm for the awkward distance, highlighting humor about aging.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes Bobby Toughmuscles saying he will be the people's choice when grown up expressing goals of becoming a pugilist or president. Tom my Sharpboy asks which path he will take.
An editorial note from the Atchison Globe suggests that individuals should occasionally exclaim whoa to themselves even if friends never say it. It underscores personal self-expression independent of peer habits.
A full bearing orange tree can produce up to 15000 oranges while a lemon tree yields about 6000 lemons, illustrating the high output potential of citrus varieties under ideal conditions.
A gypsy visits a house and claims to cure a sick child with six fine china plates. She asks to take the plates away to destroy them and restore the boy’s health, and the mother agrees to hand over the family items.
A St. Louis Star opinion notes that animals lose maternal affection once offspring grow and forage, while human mothers retain love that deepens with improving or worsening worth, contrasting animals’ instinct with enduring human attachment.
A wealthy merchant pacing picket duty at night challenges a dry goods clerk who used to work for him. The clerk whispers cash as the countersign, and the merchant allows passage, resuming his patrol as the war rages.
The article explains star sapphires display a strong six pointed star under sun or candlelight. It notes the finest blues resemble bleu de roi and that true sapphire should look blue in both artificial and daylight. Sapphires occur in crystals larger than rubies and the name survives across languages.
Advertisement description claims Lipstetter's Stomach Bitters has endured for 50 years as a reliable family medicine. It touts cures for loss of appetite insomnia indigestion dyspepsia malaria fever and ague and urges readers that one bottle proves it is the best medicine for the stomach.
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