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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
2
The Democratic editorial lists J. F. Wilson of Yavapai County as Delegate to Congress and Levi H. Manning of Pima County as Joint Councilman. It presents candidate names and counties for the ticket.
In a New York dispatch, Roosevelt faces anger from Pierpont Morgan and Ross Platt over trust questions while defending government control of trusts. The piece argues tariff cuts and Cuban reciprocity as remedies, critiques Roosevelt's stance, and outlines local Republican maneuvering around N. O. Murphy, Bob Morrison, and Roscoe Dale ahead of November elections.
Democrats condemn the Republicans in Tucson for removing W F Cooper as district attorney. They praise his defeat as an opening for a candidate easier to beat, while criticizing the method used and warning that Cooper’s popularity elevates concern over Republican leadership.
The president asserts that trusts rob the people yet their existence proves the era’s prosperity under the Republican party. He argues removal of trusts would leave people with nothing to rob, framing the current wealth as evidence of success.
A provocative 19th century editorial questions manifest destiny and Monroe Doctrine as the United States weighs closer ties or annexation of Haiti. It notes European pressure, a German gunboat incident, and historical near moves under Grant while lampooning imperial theatrics and calling Haiti’s status a volatile facet of Atlantic power politics.
Cuba weighs entering the lottery business as a method to raise needed funds. The plan reportedly would secure money, amid broad criticism that many are fools in the world.
The piece argues Republicans favor tax repeal that mainly benefits big corporate interests while Democrats fought to preserve taxes on oil and sugar gross receipts, framing the repeal as a defense of corporate burden.
The piece notes Democratic efforts to tax all industrial corporations with receipts over a million dollars and require public disclosure of financials. It contrasts this with Republican repeal of war taxes to protect tariffs, accuses Missouri campaign spin, and predicts a repeat scenario around elections.
A Phoenix Republication criticizes editorial mockery of the high-ball at the National Bartenders convention in Denver. The piece defends proper high-ball preparation using ice chunks and sparkling water, arguing the drink’s virtues and debunking a dubious NY Sun analysis as misinformed.
A column debates the effects and preparation of the high-ball, noting its lack of lemon or peel and arguing about how quickly it can be consumed. The author cautions lay readers against premature conclusions and references Phoenix Republican commentary while asserting hydrant water carries its own concerns.
The Saturday Evening Post notes how many books borrow direct phrases from the Bible. Titles include If Sinners Entice Thee The Day of Temptation The Favor of Princes Wayfaring Men Weighed and Wanting The Wages of Sin and more.
The article describes shock in severe burns and injuries, noting variable susceptibility. It advises placing the patient flat with head raised, giving stimulants like whisky or aromatic vinegar, and repeatedly dosing hot water or heat packs to maintain warmth. If head injury, omit the alcoholic stimulant.
The text argues that sluggish liver reduces bile and fat digestion, and that apples or currants can stimulate digestion and restore appetite. It notes apples are preferred for appetizers, currants near as deserving, and compares fiber content with currants at 444 percent versus 215 percent in apples.
Teak wood is praised as the best shipbuilding material due to an essential oil that prevents rusting of spikes and nails. Ships built of teak reportedly last up to 150 years with beams remaining sound when disassembled. A light joke about a missing silver teapot at sea is cited from the New York Times.
A gambler recounts trying a betting scheme that paid off only on alternating days. He explains he chose a fresh start and wagered every second day, but ended up starving the plan on the wrong day. The anecdote appears in the Chicago Rent.
A New York Herald note observes how a dropped penny in a street car draws intense attention. Passengers watch the coin, glance at the floor, and compete to recover it as the car fills and empties, with the conductor finally collecting the cent.
An elderly minister recalls a double wedding of two sisters with no rehearsal. Facing two couples he cannot say man and wife in plural and nervously proclaims, And now I pronounce you, one and all, husband and wife.
A gambler once bet a thousand dollars that six would appear with two dice ten times in a row and lost the tenth throw. The other man rejected a $470 payoff to end the bet. A noted mathematician cites the true odds as 60,466,175 to 1 against ten successive sixes, suggesting a fair value near $600,000 to 1.
An elderly parishioner, James, laments a Glasea lawyer's letter announcing his cousin Jock's death and a £200 bequest. He grieves the fortune yet jokes that the letter lacked enough stamps, leaving him to pay extra postage out of pocket.
A somber gentleman at a reception admitted he is a clergyman when asked if he is a marrying man. The exchange highlights a humorous moment at the event.
In central Asia arid lands air carries fine detritus that drifts like snow around objects and buries them in dust. Even without wind the air stays thick with dust and a yellow sediment coats everything. In Khotan the dust can obscure the sun making midday reading impossible without a lamp.
Seaweed abundant on the Chinese coast yields an admirable glue and varnish. When dried it becomes waterproof and is used to fill gaps in bamboo lattice windows. It also strengthens and varnishes paper lanterns.
A Scottish beadle leads the manse housemaid to the churchyard and, with a finger, boasts My folk lie there. Wad ye like to lie there too. It is his way of popping the question in a humorous local scene.
A cryptic exchange suggests a man is labeled a composer of heirs and a marketer of soothing syrup. The dialogue hinges on mistaken identity between musician work and a hoax involving salesmanship and inheritance.
A South African animal that looks like toast with four legs, a head and tail is described as the aardwolf. Its appearance combines a catlike forehead with ratlike nose and a tail reminiscent of a fox, suggesting it would not fit in elsewhere but is native to South Africa.
Smith and Jones argue about a misinformed remark claiming a face could stop a car. Jones denies ever making such a statement while Smith insists a misinformed claim exists. The dialogue suggests a heated, possibly misheard accusation about public perception and driver reaction.
An anecdote recalls General Crook refusing to loan a cannon to an Indian chief who asked to kill soldiers with it. The chief responds that he wants to kill cow boys, not soldiers, with a club. The tale contrasts bluntly with Crook’s wary stance on armaments.
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation frames a question about marriage after divorce. The speaker vows to judge the future wife once she is seen, highlighting the moral weigh-in on personal relationships amid divorce cases.
A historical quip from the Atchison Globe contrasts a hungry man seeking an industrious partner with postmeal humor from an idle woman who has had time to cur her air, reflecting social wit of the era.
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