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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1892
Page
1
A Parisian gentleman tells Comte de Chambord that clothes make the man, but a royal adviser should heed Parisian fashion. The Marquis suggests the bisogno to abandon the German tailor and have trousers made in Paris as a corrective measure.
Excerpt reflects on character shaped by others lives and civic fairness. It quotes about knowing a man away from home and learning from mistakes. It comments on revolutionaries who neglect personal duties like repairing fences and notes a social critique.
An assortment of curiosities covers tea plant yields one pound per twelve average bushes, Australian New England districts eye grape cultivation, watermelons are increasingly imported from Mexico, the wistaria vine honors Dr. Caspar Wistar, Lannapon and Arctic flora thrive, and the American elm earns praise as an ideal street tree for its V-shaped top and low trimming needs.
The text describes evolving fashion tastes in New York society with mentions of coins and towels used with sash curtains, new reliefs for persistent writers, ladling spoons for crushed ice, and increasingly popular names among fashionable people. It notes unique new mattings with borders resembling inlaid floors.
The National People’s Party reports Judge Gresham will open a campaign speech in Indianapolis in support of General Weaver. Indiana’s state chairman says the judge declined the presidential nomination for personal reasons, a move praised as potentially yielding over 500,000 votes for the party.
A farmer near South Charleston reports a drunken cow and poultry after a jug of whisky spills. The cow behaves as if intoxicated and the chickens perform acrobatic feats, while the jug is empty and the corn is soaked with liquor. The source also notes a comic Leap Year exchange about marriage and a wine seller's ad for alcoholic beverages.
The Tombstone general delivery lists letters remaining for the week ending August 13 1892. Names include Ateok Sam Budd ER Chyle George Farrien Leon Figher Max McGuire P Storm George Miranda Jose Miranda Maria Watery Catherine Mitchel Miss Roxie. Also notes adverted letters and how to claim them with date and postmaster Wake Good Care of the Children. The Stockman reports Wa Garland discussing Globe railway funding with Capt EA Catt. reef construction expected next year.
The United States plans to use homing pigeons as shipboard messengers. The Constellation carried pigeons on a cadets voyage to relay info ashore, with lofts and dispatch points in Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Washington. If successful the navy may fund a pigeon service. trials at Annapolis and other ports prove feasibility for coastal cruising and shore links. A New England mince meat reference and a lost leather valise ad appear in the same column.
Dr. W F Carver of a Wild West show challenges the Republican editor to meet him for satisfaction over articles in the paper. The item notes local unrest and a cholera outbreak report near New York City plus commodity prices including Silver and Copper in the region.
Members of the Queen's cabinet met at noon to formally resign, with most ministers planning to leave town today. A distant reference notes changes in leadership and political realignment within Texas and the broader realm.
Curis claims poets per capita among population, Tur River reaches Lake Nicaragua hosts fresh water shark species. Oxey literate citizens can vote in Bolivia and other republics. First Mexican coins minted in Mexico City, called the real, valued between 1.50 and 8 apiece. Farmers use color coded oxen and follow old practices. Bay subscriptions to Prospecton or E ver rara priced. bring this when you come to town.
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