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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1893
Page
2
Alfalfa bale sells for 35 cents in Phoenix. News briefs from Prescott, Tucson, Bisbee, and Phoenix cover cattle, court cases, officials, and World’s Fair prep. Highlights include rail commissioner changes, lithograph mines sale to New York parties, and local obituaries.
Opinion piece touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy for rheumatism and related illnesses. It cites physician testimony and lists purported beneficiaries across multiple cities, framing the product as a universal blood depurative and health safeguard.
A column describes bachelor farewell dinners before marriage and a Fifth Avenue fad of burying identity in a wedding card ceremony. It also features a Connecticut parrot in Noank that speaks English and Spanish, uses a napkin, eats with a spoon, and loves ice cream. Other items mention Prince Bismarck's son, Czarist yacht crew, and Danish banker M Larsen with a mistaken czar identity.
Aged residents are noted with Patsy Sears of Indiana at 105 and Max Katmante Smanr of Philadelphia at 114 as possible oldest in America. Vienna’s 117 year old Magialen Ponsa died, supported by a pension, while Pierce Cotty of New York nears 100. The piece also mentions Madagascar's sixteen thousand islands with few inhabited, where some live without full work and rely on local providence.
A Belair prize dares the finest writer to fill a postcard with words. A Religion officer logged 2 187 words, a Marseille man 2 580 words, plus an 8 postcard official directory of 6 000 words. Sergeant Lethorel promises 11 000 words. Microscopic writing, once vital, yields to photography. Alphonse Dauilet appears among playful writers on cigarette paper.
A miscellany of world data notes empire size population by region and religion from different countries. It cites Russia aging in 1891 duels in Italy and public domain income in Russia and other bits of demographic and political trivia. The tone mirrors a late 19th century digest of statistics and quips from various sources.
A ventilated toe shoe advances fashion, a magnetized lock appears, and a wax Paris snuff from tan and pounded apples is described. An automatic road sweeper patent by Jonx Jaco Astor promises road clearing aid, while a floral clock uses twelve flower beds to move its hands. George Mexeprrat earns LL D from St Andrew, and Walter Eraust’s new stories titled Verbenis Camellia Stephanotia are announced.
Reports from Washington New Orleans and abroad cover postmaster General and Senator Hill maneuvers over bonds and patronage. Honduras Cuba and Europe report revolutions earthquakes and violence while Carlisle Cleveland and Treasury officials discuss gold certificates and fiscal policy.
The Phoenix Republican reports Gur Hughes appointed Demo crates as territory officers. HD Rees of Cuconing and CM Bruce of Cochine emerged as leading secretary candidates with a few days left for the decision. Rees has northern support and Ross could replace Bruce if he fails.
Gov Hughes twice saw W K Meade rejected by the Council then reappointed him to head the territorial prison after adjournment. Opposition stemmed from personal motives, with Meade having fought for the governor and earning strong support for the key post.
Piles show moisture intense itching and night symptoms with soreness and ulceration from bleeding tumors. The ad claims SwayxR's OxstorENT stops itching heals ulcers and removes tumors in many cases. Distributed by mail through a Philadelphia firm and employment agents in Kansas City offering reliable help. Corres pondence solicited. Small line of samples offered.
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