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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1892
Page
5
Chief engineer of the Santa Fe endorses the Florence to Calabasas path as cheaper than Florence to Benson but warns cheap construction gains little if profits vanish. The piece singles out opposing views on David B. Hill and defends Mr White while noting AP coverage and a university testing mill launch.
Maxx Surrit introduces a right of way bill across the Whipple reservation near Prescott. San Francisco election costs under a new Australian ballot law are estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Cochise County polling places will run about 150 dollars each. A church attack near Madrid leaves one woman dead and several wounded. Hansuan forms a silver club urging free coinage, while Arizona debates statehood and silver policy amid federal politics.
The Tuesday issue notes Ed Land came in today on the stage. It also mentions Tucson preparing for a city election, Mrs. W. F. Downs returning from St. Louis Thursday, and L. C. Hughes at the Prescott G. A. R. Encampment.
April 16 column reports Charlie Clawson and companions removing the old ice factory in Fairbank, local building of a vent house for Wa. Humphrey’s son, a legal assault case against Dave Mack with hearing set for April 21, Easter picnics, and visits by Gen. Fenochio and F. A. Caiieds to Mexico customs, along with various residents traveling to Huachuca Prescott and Bodrelated social events and a successful Easter program at the Sunday School.
Curtis and Cochran report favorable prospects after sampling a mining property near Campas. Money is expected to be paid and heavy work planned soon. The venture is supported by the same backers as Quijotoa and all supplies will pass through Bisbee and the new customs house near Station 30. Tombstone stands to gain a share of the trade from the new deal.
Mixrep snow yields about one eighth of its weight in water says Ma. Jonx Arces. Mist and fog arise from solid matter in the atmosphere. Cotons through a prism emit sound with red and green tones being loudest. Experiments show clean-cut openings as small as 140000th of an inch reveal light. Dr. Willow A. Haswosp notes Americans need more rest than any people and should rotate tasks like crops. Raswmoo charcoal outperforms coke for heat and requires less blast, selling for double price in India.
The excerpt blends quips from periodicals with humorous exchanges and a sales pitch. It includes fragmentary dialogues about authorship, photography, hair restorers, divorce, antique furniture, a marriage rumor, and a classified sales request for a sample catalog offering low prices on goods from a Chicago firm.
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