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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1916
Page
6
A compact 12 by 50 foot hog house plan with winter comfort features. Describes flooring, wallboard walls, rafters and roofing, a long alley behind pens, individual pens with cleanable platforms, guard rails for piglets, removable partitions to adjust pen sizes, and a simple concrete floor with straw bedding to protect hogs from cold.
A fragment reflecting on the mystery of the cosmos and how vast truths can be perceived in small form. The passage notes that even when scaled down for sight these wonders still convey their grandeur.
A historical note on hardy hogs and profitable pig farming. It outlines durable hoghouses with concrete foundations, elevated walls, southward facing design for sun exposure, large windows, and ventilated interiors. It emphasizes cleanliness, draft protection, and easy maintenance with concrete floors and double walls for warmth and sanitary conditions.
A reflective observer recalls Jupiter and Venus appearing close in the winter sky. The moment blends awe with the simplicity of two bright bodies against snow and quiet houses, linking vast distances to human meaning.
A hotel blotter note urges guests to show courtesy and tolerance to all, noting that the world’s future democracy rests on such small acts. The Outlook questions if it matters that the hotel is American and the author a New England man.
Visiting English poet John Masefield recounted a story about Tennyson at dinner. A young guest beside the laureate spoke on art and literature, prompting Tennyson to remark that he did not like the mutton and it should have been cut into hunks.
Dispatches report German raids on England killing nine and wounding thirty one while heavy fighting rages on the eastern front from Riga southward. Verdun falls to German bombardment as Austrian and Turkish movements shift across Europe and the war expands into Mexico with Villa depredations and American intervention debates.
A storm of wartime events across Europe and the Americas unfolds with revolts and attacks in Asia and Europe, assassinations attempted in Bulgaria, Sinn Fein rioting in Ireland, and Allied naval losses. In diplomacy, new ambassadors and cabinet moves shape policy as armies clash in Mexico and Russia reports casualties rise. Domestic politics see boxing legalization in New Jersey and athletic signings as reporters track petitions, conventions, and congressional delegates.
A sharp critique of conventionality as a oppressive force that stifles judgment of character. It laments dullness as a vast medium that narrows perception, forcing people to measure others against arbitrary norms rather than intrinsic merit.
A pointed quotation condemns enforced conformity as crushing and tyrannical, claiming it grips homes, work, leisure, emotions, religion, and culture, labeling originality as endangered by such rigidity. The line reflects alarm at social pressure shaping personal life.
A scientist suggests kissing signals insanity, but the claim reads as exaggerated. At most, kissing is a symptom of emotional intoxication rather than a mental disorder.
Western Mining and Oil News reports prices for lead copper and bar silver, notes revival of the old Bullwracker mine at Prescott, and rising activity in the Twin Buttes district near Tucson. A five inch tungsten vein is mid Sierras, Martinique copper claims in Twin Buttes bond for 20000, Boston investors seek Ostman Pioneer, Sasco melter Tucson leased for 2000 monthly, Mirabal Coal incorporation filed, Pecos Mines NY close corp in San Miguel, Beal Brown copper strike in Burro mountains with ore 60 to 80 percent copper.
In Wyoming harsh winter weather slowed work but conditions now allow drilling. Levi OR Company reports a second sand mite well in section 33 Grass Creek field at 1595 feet yielding 1000 feet of oil with no water. New oil venture forms around Enos Creek on James Tack homestead. Cody dump becomes prime oil lease target with three offers received for drilling rights.
News from Colorado reports a rich ore vein at the Golden Cycle mine and a new tungsten belt centered near Salida. A Wellsville rush follows with ore tests showing high values, while 112 tons of radiam ore worth about $85,000 arrives at the Colorado School of Mines for concentration before sending to Denver. The Rotten Hole claim near Mineral Hill is yielding ore from $22.50 to $150 per ton, amid broader Colorado mining fever and futures for gold production.
A voice urges daily morning consumption of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the alimentary canal and reduce uric acid in joints. It promises relief from rheumatic pains, headaches, constipation and other ailments, claiming cheap, widely available treatment improves health and vitality.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children with constipation and sickness, claiming quick relief and safe use. The note mentions a 58 year tenure by Close B. Palmer as a Maple Grove Tennessee church choir leader.
An ad extols Dr Pierce’s Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser that builds up red blood to feed heart nerves brain and organs. It claims the liver and stomach are energized and the body becomes clean strong and vigorous with new rich blood within days. Ends with a quip about hair.
Uric acid causes backache and rheumatic pains like neuralgia and gout. Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets are said to eradicate uric acid, being 37 times stronger than lithia. Seek Anuric at drug stores or send 18 cents for a trial package to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo. Also a note on why a baseball is called a sphere.
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