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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
2
The editorial lists candidates for the Democratic slate: J. F. Wilson of Yavapai County as Delegate and Levi H. Manning of Pima County as Joint Councilman. The notice names two regional officials seeking election and outlines their geographic ties.
City council moves to prepare a Buehman high license ordinance with a clause banning wine rooms and back entrances, then to submit to voters. The measure is removed from council control and placed under the mayor and city attorney. Citizens press the mayor to act and question the city attorney’s duties amid interest in the anthracite strike.
The admiral's warlike maneuvers along the New England coast were so realistic that Senator Lodge's constituents crawled under beds as during Spanish war times, reflecting vivid wartime theater impact.
The article assesses unrest in Caribbean and Latin American nations Venezuela Nicaragua Colombia Haiti Cuba amid revolts and lawlessness. It links turbulence to climate temperament and debates causes from race to morals, noting hot year round temperatures fueling heated conduct and conflicts across the region.
The piece laments heat induced irritability affecting judgment and cites Roosevelt on constitutional limits to trust suppression. It notes Caribbean sun’s effect on attitudes and questions whether a constitutional amendment could be achieved. It mentions a city council order for a high license special election within thirty days and asks how many days have passed since.
Eighteen members of St Louis municipal council are arrested amid a broad scandal over public franchise sales. The grand jury indictments reveal deep corruption, but the exposure gives hope for honest government and punishment of officials and bribers alike. The fight against boodle signals accountability across Missouri's largest city.
General Miles travels to the Philippines as the top authority on uniforms. Reports suggest he may advocate mosquito netting as the best material for tropical climates. If his return includes that view, the President could face pressure over keeping him in active service.
In New England sermons the President cites Bible passages provoking discussion on whether modern readers still understand Biblical references. Jewish readers study the Old Testament diligently while some Christian groups may read less than in Cromwell’s era. Puritans relied on the Bible and Psalms as their sole major books.
The article argues Bible reading has fallen due to factors like reduced family prayers and higher criticism, praising the Bible’s English style and moral power. It also critiques the Dingley tariff, citing the steel trust's $140,000,000 gain and indicating consumers bore the cost while trusts profited.
The piece argues that President Roosevelt cited Pennsylvania Republicans who head the coal industry as the real power behind the party. It asserts the state’s senators are their puppets and describes a near seamless link between Pennsylvania coal mines and the Republican machine.
A London Tit-Bits tale recounts scientists and inventors who died or were silenced before revealing breakthroughs. Fulminite tests, Taranti's stained glass method, composition billiard balls, color photography secrets, and tallium craft all vanished with their makers, leaving no records to explain them.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes a theory that certain words can influence mood like colors. The speaker jokes that hearing line is busy makes them froth at the mouth, blending curiosity with humor about language and perception.
Dialogue from a Detroit Free Press excerpt shows Briggs praising a horse while Griggs insists the flaw was internal. The exchange highlights skepticism about the animal’s condition and possibly a sold horse dispute.
A Chicago News writer quips about the fickleness of women and then grows angry when a woman allegedly proves his point. The remark underscores social attitudes and gender stereotypes in the era.
The New York Times reports rare freak bills with a twenty on one face and ten on the back. Officials say the legal value is the front, back imprint lacks legal status, and few such notes exist in circulation. Most were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and later destroyed.
If pastry browns slowly add sugar on the oven shelf to speed browning. To stop beet skin from bleeding, seal broken areas with a red hot iron. Add orange slices to tomato soup for a pleasant flavor. Eggplant is best broiled in olive oil with salt and pepper. Cakes that sink or crack indicate excess flour or fast baking. Bees whites beating for cocoanut pyramids with sugar and flour makes browned treats.
The article notes Palmyra lasted 156 years from 117 to 273 A D in the ancient world. Persepolis endured thirty years in the fifth century B C as capital of Persia. Carthage persisted about 500 years. In modern times Amarapura founded 1783 had 175000 people in 1800 before the capital moved to Mandalay. now only ruins remain.
The piece notes Margaret, called Daisy by friends since childhood, will become Mrs Field after engagement. She rejects the nickname and insists friends call her Margaret, embracing the new surname with a light humor about not wanting to be a “daisy field.”
A simple barometer can be built using a glass jam jar and an old oil flask. Fill the jar three parts full of water, insert the inverted flask in the neck, and watch the water level. Rising water signals fine weather while falling water foresees unsettled conditions.
In a New York Herald fragment a person compliments a manager on frugal upkeep while noting tradespeople have not yet sent their bills. The exchange highlights frugality and unsettled accounts in domestic finance.
The heart moves about six ounces of blood each beat and sends it through the body nine feet. It beats 4,140 times per hour, 99,360 per day, and 2,540,337,120 times in seventy years. The daily force equals 124 foot tons, translating to 3,170,303 foot tons in seventy years. The heart weighs eleven ounces and is about the size of a closed fist.
A cockroach four inches long kept in a sailors box rode the logbook into memory for its voice responsive wake call. A seal in a tank on board enjoyed seven meals daily and a bath after each. A deer shared tobacco with sailors and became a ship favorite.
A Philadelphia Times report recounts Judge Pennypacker declining a brother Harry’s plea for a $5 loan during court. The judge demanded the request be written and presented officially, then read it aloud to the court and refused the loan.
A Washington visitor in the senate gallery hears a long speech. Asked why the senator talks against time, a friend replies time goes on but his watch proves otherwise. The anecdote highlights a weary moment as a measure is debated.
In a playful exchange, Madge learns Harry asked her to marry him and she said yes. The joke hinges on his folded arms after the proposal, while Madge notes she was in his arms, implying a tender moment. The anecdote ends with light humor about the curious gesture.
The report notes at Saxon dinners slices of bread served as plates with alms baskets for bread leftovers. Grandees received a silver platter under the bread, but over time bread plates were replaced as metal and pewter proved superior.
A playful exchange jokes about a rich man named Moneybags and his vast wealth. The dialogue notes his abundance and implies he needs no leg up to pursue his interests, ending with a quip about his unrelated funds.
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