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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1892
Page
8
Local notices list various brief items from Phenix and Tombstone including marriages licenses, a sleeping car run between Phenix and Maricopa, business ads for coffee and furniture, train wreck aftermath, and civic chatter. The page mixes social, legal, and commercial notes with multiple names and places.
The U S Land Court held a brief session and will hear Monday arguments on the Rio Colorado grant confirmation in Taos county. Attorneys Laughlin Yell Howard filed pleadings and an interposing petition to unify claimant interests. A noted excerpt from Eve's Daughters extols Atock's Poros Plaster as back pain relief.
Ahead of the Times notes that the Can Can of Tombstone, renowned for quick adaptation, updates its interiors with paint and paper, improving fly-proofing and ventilation. Nellie Walsh and sisters receive praise for efforts to ensure patron comfort as Sunday dining promises a varied bill of fare including chicken duck vegetables entrees fruits nuts and ice cream.
The list shows letters remaining in general delivery for the week ending April 2 1892 at Tombstone post office. Names include Blood Belly Cogeill D R Keeney RW Tsjardin Toffil Mollie Lee Billie Tomas and Valdez. Addressee should say advertised and provide date when claiming letters. P M Hanwoon P M
The birth of Lanwry-Near Pool's daughter was recorded on April 20. A. Suenty’s wife is the mother.
A roundup of varied legal and social notes includes Costa Rica and Ecuador preparing penalties for selling Indian antiquities to foreigners, a Berlin shopkeeper fined for insulting a telephone girl, and a British rule restricting royal access to letters. Also mentions Maine lobster seizures, a Franklin County grand jury gift, Japanese burial customs changes, and rail and transportation updates in Peru Austria and Hungary.
The article lists sapphires from Ceylon in varied colors, Diamoxes at 15 feet depth in Brazil and Siberia, and an onyx mount reportedly found near El Paso, Mexico. It notes a steady rise in gold production in British Guiana with last year up 7 percent to 1,501,305, and mentions a Roman circus placard acquired by the British Museum with Latin inscription about applause and doors.
A collage of jokes and remarks from period papers including quips on music and manners, brief city statistics from Reading and Philadelphia, and a note on Utah mining yields, reflecting social topics and trivia of the era. The pieces include satirical lines and data points such as weddings, babies, funerals, and age notes on cash workers.
Rev F W Downs preacher schedules Sunday services with a morning subject America for and an evening talk by Rev William Mitchell on The Great Love of God. Rev C R Nugent invites all to Sunday school and services tomorrow at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Also a Des Moines real estate dealer Mr J P Blaize recounts a near pneumonia attack during a blizzard and crediting Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a swift recovery available at 50 cents through H J Psro, Druggist.
Fragments list individuals including Maggie Shafer Dos Cabexas Thos Chattman Fort Bowie and J 3 Davis Tucson L M Perrin with place mentions San Jose and Fort Bowie without clear context.
Fragmentary moral lines discuss eternal good, reputation, love's power, and habit as master. Emphasizes consistency, trust, and doing right as guidance for personal strength. The piece reads as a series of aphorisms on ethics and self-improvement.
A promotional notice lists parasols, curtain poles, gilt wallpaper, hats for ladies and children, and various groceries and beverages. It mentions prices and specials such as sherry and port wine, whisky by bottle, and teas and washing powders, with local shop names Hoeflar and Paul Warneckros.
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