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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
6
William A. Radford advocates the hemokTa bungalow as an affordable, space efficient single story home. The piece extols compact design, elevated construction for basement space and protection, and practical interior layout with a reception hall, dining room, bright living area, and a workshop area for family use and training.
The article extols bungalow living with shaded lawns and compact layouts, praising low costs, modern kitchens, and front porches under the roof. It urges broader study of humanities in schools, lamenting declines in classics and the call for English literature taught deeply.
In times of uncertainty it is prudent to choose safety and minimize risk. The urge to gamble with outcomes should be tempered by practical caution and disciplined decision making.
Late dispatch notes Italian capture of Monte Olmont from Austrians and a French lieutenant downing his tenth German plane. Turkish reinforcements to aid in Galicia, German withdrawals to bolster northern France, and efforts near Verdun cited. Russians claim 6,268 Germans captured on the western front. Turkish advances near the Suez and risks feared at Safoniki. British hold on German trenches in Somme noted. American border patrol leader Gaston confident against cross-border raiders. Aeroplane clashes report, awards of Pour le Merite to First Lieutenant von Althaus. Also obituaries for James Weacom Riley and Charles Darling, and political notes on Charles E. Hughes and the Mexican context. A heat wave in Chicago sets a five-year high. nickel value rise discussed. Yellowstone park road project funded. national forest receipts at high level. War Department proposes college militia officers reserve corps.
The report aggregates global incidents: English author Mise S MacNaughian dies in London. Mexican mines resume with regional gains. Australia buys twenty freighters. Mexico claims rebel clearance and rail resume between Juarez and Torreon. Also noted are ship refusals at Liverpool, Mexican orders to pacify northern regions, Armenian and Armenian-related Turko-Armenian conflicts, and varied American motor and stock racing notes.
The article traces oleomargarine's history from its early name bos to margarine derived from a pearl word. It notes a major improvement in manufacture, with the London Lancet praising refined blending of vortum fate and vegetable oil with milk. It mentions origins from beet fat and vegetable oil and that modern forms may be pasteurized skim milk blends.
In a hushed street exchange Mira echoes a stance of tolerance, saying she avoids religious squabbles and supports everyone worshipping in their own way, while a neighbor Narich voices the contrasting curiosity.
Auction market items show cattle classes with pulp and grain fed steers priced around 6.46 to 6.60 per unit, grassers and cows listed with fair to good grades, plus feeders and stockers in good to choice. Buying prices for Colorado and Nebraska upland hay and grains are detailed, including Timothy, alfalfa, straw, oats, corn, bran, and flour, with regional price ranges and per ton figures.
A compact market roundup lists metal quotes for Spelter Copper Lead and Bar Silver from Denver New York and London, a London wool auction note with a 7 600 bale lot, and Chicago live stock quotations for hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs with scattered price ranges including native beef cattle Western steers and cows and heifers. Cotton futures from New York show contracts for October December January and May at about 12.62.
Western Newspaper Union reports events across Arizona from Grand Canyon to Mohave County. News covers a hospital in Kingman, a fire in Douglas, heat injuries to a soldier, planned cheaper power for Ostman district, Keystone mill contract at Chloride, bootlegging prosecutions in Tucson, oiling of rail rights of way through Mohave, Yuma county fair effort to Phoenix state fair, robbery report in Douglas, water supply moves by Tom Reed Gold Mines in Oatman, and legal tweaks like street swearing bans in Ray. Mining updates include Oatman shafts, Dundee-Ark surface work, Goldbond and Snowball strikes, and accidents near Winkelman and Union Pass. Events note Pine celebration, Frontier-Day style races, eight-hour law charges against Oatman operators, a fatal underground accident at Mian, and a possible exceptional run at Ostman Leopards Spot shaft. Mohave forest removals, rapid building permits in Tucson, hoist work at George Washington Mine in Mineral Park, Lady Ann tunnel progress at Chloride, and New Jersey camp wreckage in Douglas from a hurricane. Planned Western celebrations include Camp Verde Cowboy Reunion and a Labor Day picnic, plus a state fair gathering in Phoenix. A deed reveals EJ Hoover acquiring four-fifths interest in George Washington group at Mineral Park near Keystone.
A clipped phrase from a gossip item presents a whimsical line about Bet powder and a playful comparison to kissing her, framed as light social chatter. The fragment hints at flirtation and social intrigue without a clear news event or context.
An old advertisement praises Kilmer's Swamp Root for backache and urinary issues. It claims rapid, effective relief and urges purchases at drug stores or tests via mail order. The text also references William Dean Howells and a dated travel anecdote, reflecting era tone and promotional quirks.
The dialogue recounts Mrs Terror offering twenty pounds for a body found in the river. Jones notes she spoke ill of him while alive, but now seeks the reward. They reference a gold ring and two diamonds as distinguishing features.
Mire Jones is urged to leave for a few weeks by her husband who wants to know one fever before she goes. Mrs Jones asks about the house and he warns against telegraphing for every inquiry, citing expense and effort.
Through long baking, the energy producing starches of the grain are made wonderfully easy of digestion.
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