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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1892
Page
8
In Pacific Time daily service the Signal Service reports the 24 hour thermometer range ending 3 PM August 6. The record shows a maximum and minimum with unclear values. Observers note the extent of temperatures but exact figures are unreadable in the fragment.
Viola Cream at Miller's Drug Store, Can Can dinners, and Hires Root Beer advertised. Notable mentions include Dos Cabezas visitors, a Willcox section house fire, an estate administration filing for Thos Dunbar, rain predictions, mail letters, local trades and sales, and recent regional fire damage with $8,000 insurance on the International Hotel.
Geo D Roberts, Wells Fargo messenger in train robbery, is nephew of Geo D Roberts the coast mining figure. The 31 year old has served Wells Fargo for 14 years. Also noted is Sultan, a great stallion once valued at 40,000, who died at Abdallah park after a drive in Kentucky.
County recorder notes filings since 3 p m yesterday including Monitor mining claim Cochise district and C B McHenry J B Neal. D A Redewik from Ash Fork writes about the North and South road with hopeful plans to Prescott Congress Phenix Florence Taccon Benson and Guaymas connections.
Old time remedy praised for teething distress diarrhea and wind colic. Pleasant tasting, sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup urged over other brands. Local note mentions fences and a saddle horse incident. Testimonial from John Cook of Pilot Vermilion County praises Chamberlain’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after doctors failed. Sold by HJ. Peto.
A collection of curious notes claims English sunglasses emit 160,302 degrees of heat, outlines a telescope made from a lead pipe with spectacles, notes a mosquito has twenty two teeth, and predicts Mars opposition. It also reports a Barry NL justice fining a man six dollars for six shots at his wife. Church notices for P B Warnokrow's, Rev F W Downs, with Sunday school at 6 30 pm and services at 8 pm, no morning service, Evening Subject That Dance.
A column notes varied items from a mansion in Stocks Aldbury Herts to a traveler Scuwarka tallying 71 below zero near Burke's Great Fish river. It mentions Proctor Knott in Kentucky, Buor Masso’s eel blood experiments, Curt Justice Teaser’s fishing trip, and a memorial to Lieut Gen A P Hill near Richmond set for July 30 with Lee’s commanders and Hill’s wife in attendance.
Helens Montana mine owner plans to exhibit a 500 pound gold brick valued at 150000 in the mines and mining building. Jarax seeks space for a mineral exhibit including Japanese alleys and bronze preparations. Jefferson chair relic may be shown by the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia. Kurrachee chamber appoints Jehangir I. Kothari to develop fair exhibit. Ascrooxen prepares to ship Eskimo families and gear from Halifax for Arctic display.
A fragment from Good Housekeeping contrasts foolish aphorisms with practical advice on coping with childhood sorrow, fatigue, and household mishaps. It juxtaposes quotes about happiness and future thoughts with sensible guidance on hunger, rest, and cooking, emphasizing common sense over idle chatter.
A collage of quirky notes on London life and world curiosities. Unclaimed mail value at the London post office tops 850000 yearly while Salisbury contains the largest gasometer in the world with a 236 foot diameter and 5,000,000 cubic feet capacity. The piece also mentions oddities from spectacles for horses to aluminum token proposals and antique proverbs.
Miss Camilla Hughes and Miss Ida Burr rode the 12 30 p m train. Frank Hansen builds a large restaurant near the O K corral. Uncle John Cramer heads to San Francisco for the G A R National Encampment in Washington. Wm Liggett and family camp in the Huachucas. Tom Hughes had a mine accident. Charlie Smith’s infant died of spinal disease. funeral at 2 p m. Jimmy Farley sails for matrimony with Miss Anna Robinson from Oakley Iowa. Republican rally succeeds with Dr A C Wright’s address praising Republican record. Members added to the roll, funds raised, badges ordered. Paul B Warnekros opens wet weather goods shop. New port wine and sherries offered by Jos Hoxlin. The Tyler Desk Co markets Standard Antique Oak desks. floor plans and prices available.
To holders of Contingent Fund Warrants City of Tombstone paid upon presentation at my office with J P McAllister at the county courthouse within ten days from date Interest ceases from this date Fred Fuss Tombstone August 5 1892.
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