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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1895
Page
3
The Immigration Commissioner Coghin county seeks complete and correct information on industries capital and valuable homes for tax assessment. A pamphlet will outline the rate and spread nationwide. Readers may send suggestions to the Tombstone Arizona office.
The issue reports heavy storms and floods in Tucson and Bisbee with extensive damage and mud roofs. lightning kills a farmer near Solomonville and damages property in Tucson. A humorous tale about a horse whip incident in town contrasts with a rise in local business as a meat ad proves popular. Other notes mention a late incoming stage from Fairbank and washouts disrupting lines, plus a birthday party and railroad progress.
A garbled recount describes a soap vendor selling fake receipts for a cleansing preparation. A man bought and nearly bought more, swayed by a confident pitch and a printed label. The tale ties in with a local grocer and a self styled entrepreneur exploiting borax soap and rumor.
An old style advertisement extols the remedy Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves headaches fevers and constipation. It claims medical approval for action on kidneys liver and bowels and urges buyers to obtain the California Fig Syrup Company product at 90 cents per bottle and to beware of substitutes.
The narrator describes an uneasy moment on the way to a justice court as a woman, linked to a horsewhipping incident, publicly confronts the writers. They vow never to name anyone involved and fear potential trouble, even hoping for rain to ease the tension.
A chaotic OCR roundup reports Justice Edmunds Javheun of the Supreme Court amid a fast track to a day, a record in mile race, a fatal eight story New York building collapse with five dead, wage hikes for Pennslyanix Bolt and Lebanon Tron workers, San Francisco jury chatter about Warrant’s case, and Missouri political shifts toward free silver. Conflated items touch sports, construction disaster, labor, crime, and finance across several cities and dates.
An old promotional notice touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and diarrhea, claiming it soothes gums and eases pain. It also endorses Liver Regulator as standard Georgia medicine, urging readers to trust these products and avoid others.
The notice explains that subscribers to Daily Prospector or Wes ty Errraru with a call brand will run identically in the Errraru without compensation. It also states a page of local affairs news and that a year’s subscription to the Eprrapa entitles a one inch brand advertisement in the WEEKLY Avrraru.
A dense transcription records cattle brands and owners across Tombstone and surrounding ranges. Monks, Dunsh ee Metcalf, Katterman, Sullivan, Rockfellow, Chiricahua Cattle Co, and others appear with brands on left hip, left side, or right side. horses marked with thigh or shoulder brands. ranges include Sulphur Spring Valley, Huachuca mountains, and San Simon valley. post offices at Tombstone and Das Cabenas. notes cover branding patterns, ownership, and geographic spread across Arizona Territory.
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