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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1896
Page
2
A fragmentary 19th century newspaper passage discusses mining prospects in Arizona and the West, political debates on silver and gold standards, train robberies and justice, a Denver mining department proposal, and a new Anderson, Indiana gun design with a perforated bullet causing explosive impact.
Bisbee daily notes J P RIGBARD leave this morning, laborers back to Bessemer boiler work, Walsh hired in company store, Vidal of El Paso aboard, Kendrick travels to Tombstone for confirmations. Knights of Pythias banquet honors Fleischman. Walter Harper selling books returns. library gains supplies and a new librarian. Numerous small updates follow on travels, illness, work at the engine room, and new buildings rising near Castle Rock. Bishop Kendrick returns after confirmations.
A resident Mr Wilcox wishes to relocate his family to the town but cannot secure a home. The Knights of Pythias hosted a grand dance honoring the grand chancellor with praise for the floor, music, and overall good time. A physician notes a patient blind after eye surgery in San Francisco. A letter from Tom Depuy warns locals away from Minas Prietas camp where wages seem fair but work is scarce and many Americans roam seeking jobs. Other items discuss tanning plant canaigre as a valuable future crop, cattle drive shrinkage data, confirmations at the Episcopal church by Bishop Kendrick, and local political contention over the money question.
Fragmentary text hints at a punchy political line about silver as a solution against a gold hoarding Wall Street oligarchy. Mentions South, West, and ballots as elements in a reformist discourse. Confusing branding lines appear, including Ur Price’s Crome bexeg Powe r Made.
A letter from Frank H. Jonson in Johannesburg describes a vast mining city with 60,000 whites, many Americans, English, Jews, and a large black labor force. He notes auctions, high prices for butter, a street-grid layout, poor sewers, and a bustling stock exchange, with mentions of local officials, doctors, and business conditions.
A late 19th century promotional text extols Cochise County in the American West as healthful climate, diverse resources, mining and farming potential, ample water, timber, and growing railroad connections. It highlights valleys, timbered mountains, artesian wells, and large land reserves fit for settlement, plus a note on wages and opportunity. Public notices include a Catarrh cure advertisement and boilerplate testimonials.
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