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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1902
Page
4
Local ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and De Witt's Little Early Risers. The pills claim to improve appetite digestion and liver function while gently easing bowels without griping. They emphasize cleansing poisons via the bowels to prevent headaches dullness eruptions and illness unless treated.
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio praises Chamberlins Pain Balm after eight weeks of severe back pain. He reports his wife felt “as if born anew” within days and could resume duties after using the liniment. Sold by medicine dealers nationwide.
A promotional note extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and related respiratory illnesses. It claims unmatched effectiveness on coughs and colds, with guarantees from Tombstone Drug Co and offers large bottles at one dollar and free trial bottles.
A humorous sketch portrays a man who juggles many odd habits. He pursues rail travel despite costs, builds a home only to invent excuses to avoid it, argues over a used spoon, snatches free lunches, and waits at depots to watch elephants. The piece ends with a light note that, though he is a silly creature, he remains likable.
Our Fairbank correspondence reports on Le. Larriews visit, Jim’s satisfaction with Arizona, and work at the Contention mill including finish and shipments to Esbee. Boilers and engines head to Douglas while camp payrolls and weather affect progress. Notables include Senor Mendez of Hermosillo and Tombstone residents heading to San Francisco for a K of P excursion.
Recitals of instruments filed and transfers noted for Douglas Bisbee Tombstone and related properties. Names include Lewis, Johnsen, Moore, Hockley, Park Whitney, White & Co, and others. Several property transactions, mine statements, and incorporations appear with dollar values and property types in the county records.
A cluttered column blends medical testimonial for Kodol with social notes from Tombstone area. W T Sturdevant praises Kodol for dyspepsia relief while local visits, marriages, and town developments mix with railroad plans and county growth prospects.
An old ad urges buying Chamberlains Gold Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for family use before summer. It touts universal trust, warns of needing it at night, and notes local painting work and railway plans. A brief medical note claims a child avoided pneumonia thanks to the remedy.
A scrambled clipped page lists realty pairings and bank assignments, cough cures, a traveling attorney to San Francisco, Birdie Daily Miner prep, editor loyal to Republicanism, a bismuth find near Pope, a risk scenario with a murder case, Congregational church service, art exhibition by Tissot and Hofman, travel changes between Albuquerque and Denver, and new California limited service with sleeping cars.
A list of unclaimed general delivery letters at Tombstone post office for the week ending August 9 1902 includes Bildosrs Jane Marin Bretherton B Christy Shirley Clark Mr Crook Wn Deno W Hands Frank Salter G Sobuster JH Welton MT and others. The notice instructs recipients to call for letters as advertised with the stated date.
In Bisber August 20, voters appointed delegates to the congressional vote. Precincts named Biaboo Tombtone Benson Pearce Willcox Herford Fort Haschu Carre Miller and others. Additional delegates invited from Douglas Black Diamond Maysore and surrounding areas.
Puzzle note describes a picture with the left side down. A tourist’s nose sits between the water carrier’s leg and a carriage wheel, the face oriented toward the top of the image.
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