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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1892
Page
3
Fragmentary items report Chino beet sugar factory processing 300 tons daily and 132 tons produced since July 16. Palm Valley grapes begin, Arizona already enjoying fruit. Gossip about Jim Chaham, treasury gold hoarding, and London banks. Queen told to form ministry or abdicate. hints at a grand time for a pair described as grand old.
The county assessment is nearly finished and will publish in a few days. It will show a large decline from last year due to charitable sentiment from the board of equalization toward cattlemen. Also the Diario Official reports Mazatlan and Altata benevolent societies federally allowed to import flour duty free until September 30, up to one thousand cargos each.
A claim supported by authority states that bananas contain all essential nutrients and could sustain life on a banana only diet. The text notes bananas are a cultivated triploid fruit with seeds removed, expanding the fruit and fulfilling a proverb about feeding among the lilies.
The following extract from the Omaha World Herald reports Gs. Weaven addressing a 4000 person Chautauqua audience in Council Bluffs. He argues for a gradual return of silver as the monetary standard with free coinage of silver bullion and questions about European dumping and gold ownership by eastern Yankees.
The itemized notes report KK W. Wood in El Paso and a saying about men leaving Tombstone for better camps. It details cattle shipments from Head and Heart to Nevada, cremation rites in Los Angeles, a Tombstone figure feasting in Benton, Yaqui river canal opening, migrant produce, new awning for the Scribnerail Wood block, Warnekros in Turquoise and Soldier Holes, and various local business and hospital scenes. Also mentions grasshopper denial in Williamson valley, Searles mining locations Lucy and Rabie, hay crops by Wilsons, peninsular rail road work, bonds for the San Diego railroad, and a remelting plant idea at Los Angeles with smelter profits and capital.
August items note Maggie Bauman's illness typhoid in Bisbee while discussing a possible sheriff candidate. Socials, church missions, water supply plans, and a Republican club talk pepper the column, with updates on surveying teams, banking debates, and mental growth notes.
Ruspix In Bisbee announces on July 20 a daughter to the wife of Richard Rundle and on July 31 a daughter to the wife of Fred Stones daughter.
A long catalog of cattle brands and rancher posts from Tombstone and surrounding areas. Entries name post offices, ranges, and brands for numerous outfits including Darty Prospector readers, Epigram, and brands such as X on left side, circle W, and others, with notes on horses and left side markings.
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