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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1894
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes reference New Mexico and Arizona railroads with mentions of Southern Pacific and Southeastern lines. Timings appear to compare speeds or schedules with other routes, but details are unclear due to poor text quality.
A. McDonald received one ton today while soda stock and local commerce appear at Yaple's. Mrs Branch travels to California as an outgoing passenger. Hex Downs preached in Tisbee tomorrow. Emanuel returns from mining business in Tisbee. Assessed Yavapai county value totals oo essos for 1804. Pidwell leaves ranch for Santa Monica. Sterre brings fruit from Huachuca Orchard. Tombstone reports daily watermelons from river patches. Juda of Brown Bros in city, lodged at San Jose. No western mat received. Eastbound train delayed near Tucson due to washout. Whitney returns from ranch with Walker Whitney, at San Jose. New postal engine in force. Sydon assists in letter handout. Buckinsater departs for San Francisco. Rain measured 31-100 inch since last night. Rescue Co. No.1 responds to alarm. fire at Hugh Pugh’s First and Allen streets extinguished. Chas Overlook buys Smith residence on Safford, to be occupied by John Trea. Mrs Smith heads to California to visit daughter.
Fragments report a sulphur spring bubbling through dam cribbing across midspan. It mentions orders, a $175 judgment, a $50,000 injury claim, rainfall details near Huachuca reservoir, cattle and lynx trapping records, Prescott teachers elect, and a stock of clippings about Tombstone Epitaph editors. Reports also discuss Japan and British trade, iron exports, and London fashion notes.
A notice from Esa Sxpow in Tombstone dated Aug 2 1804 warns that after next Monday all accounts will be handed to a collector. Hood's Cook Books offered free at the Tombstone Drug Store.
Pastor W Downs leads Sunday school at 12 pm with no worship services due to unforeseen reasons.
List of letters remaining in general delivery for week ending August 4, 1804. Names include Jim MeNwly Simon Alvarey DJ Buldocen Prospero Corodada and others. Readers with requests should say advertised and provide date to claim. W A Hanwoon P M Tombstone Post Office.
An 19th century health note promotes Hos teter s Stomach Bitters as a safer alternative to frequent nervine drugs. It claims the tonic strengthens nerves by nourishing digestion and assimilation, linking nervous weakness to digestive health and recommending Bitters for malaria constipation bile and kidney troubles.
D W Fuller of Canajoharie New York says he keeps Dr King s New Discovery and his family sees the best results that he would not be without it A G Dyke Carssill New York says the New Discovery is undoubt edly the best cough remedy used in his family for eight years and never failed to do all that is claimed Trial bottles free at Tombstone and Bisbee drug stores Regular size price one and a trifle
Fragmented notes describe extreme Siberian temperatures, physics of absolute zero, brain weight estimates, nerve counts, Krupp guns costs and ranges, a weathered claim of a costed weapon, a botanist Webbmer discovering a microbe altering sugar to lemonlike acids, and a proposed citrus industry impact.
Statistical note from Bradstreet's cites ten months of current year revenue receipts and a comparison to sixteen months of 1905. It highlights that 2 543 290 dollars sent to the United States and points to strong machinery builders meeting domestic textile manufacturers' needs in Great Britain trade context.
A public notice lists numerous real estate parcels and improvements in Tombstone for taxation and assessment, naming individuals, firms, and properties. It directs owners to appear between specified dates to show cause why assessments should not be raised, signed by Clerk T Hawke and dated July 26.
Warning notice asserts ownership of cattle branded 4 with value eight pounds. It names Thos Surri and claims property along ranges near Huachsea mountains San Pedro river Barba omi creek formerly owned by Robert Downey. Prosecution to the full extent of the law for any harm or interference.
An old travel advertisement urges taking Syrup of Figs for pleasure or business trips to support kidneys, liver, and bowels, claiming it prevents fevers and headaches. The California Fig Syrup Co markets the product, with pharmacists carrying the bottles.
Notice directed to John Gray and others announces forfeiture of property in Cochise County for unpaid taxes and assessments for the years 1848 1893 with a proposed lien of $100 per item and additional charges. It warns that failure to pay forfeitures will transfer the property to the undersigned under the Revised Statutes of the United States and specifies the date of the notice, June 7.
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