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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1896
Page
3
A garbled reading of local notices, with references to Pearce, Leonard Hempaeih, and various named individuals and institutions. Mention of miners, boycotts on silver standard theory, Ely Cream Balm ads, and a chaotic mix of names, places, and claims with no coherent narrative.
Willis, young attorney living on Center Street near Judge Ainsworth, was struck by lightning while watching a thunderstorm from a rear yard window. He was knocked back by the blast and suffered injuries as he stumbled into a bedroom door. The bolt cracked shingles and carved a one foot wide earth hole, throwing him ten feet.
A reader transcription recounts a Purported Thomas Jayne Benny letter denouncing the honest dollar and treasury notes as a scheme by money changers to force gold and ruin populist policy. It details wartime finance, debt, bonds, and inflation fears, labeling bankers as profiteers and warning of perpetual debt servitude under gold redemption. The piece includes medical remedies and local notices interspersed in the OCR noise.
Wells Fargo reports four mounted men seen leaving the Dean mountains raising suspicions of Nogales bank robbers. Authorities fear a daylight train robbery along the northern railroad segment, though confirmation is uncertain as robbers may have fled toward Mexico. The caller cites a letter praising Dr King s New Discovery for pneumonia and grippe during a Rivers Junction outbreak.
A fragment humorously critiques advertising from Schilling and notes Americans’ taste for bargains. It jokes that ads sound sincere yet trap consumers into choices like colored tea and prison drink, reflecting on gullibility and market rhetoric.
Bisbee News reports light railroad travel as summer winds down and chronicles social items. Mr Schmienng returns from Tombstone. Ben and Mrs Saeed return from their bridal trip with congratulations. Local firm Blewett and Roses paints interiors while expanding stock. Rumors of Allie Lawle entering the bore business and importing horses. A playful note on Bisbee life ends with a tongue in cheek salute to the Orb and jokes on the boys.
An old advertisement promotes Bucklin's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for sores, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions. It guarantees relief with prices listed in cents per box and notes Tombione Drug Store as a sales location.
A readers' note describes a wax and spermaceti preparation with white wax and a small amount of oil, heated, poured into a shallow dish, allowed to cool, then broken into pieces the size of a chestnut to be used as needed. It references September Ladies' Home Journal guidance on wartime craft or remedy preparation.
Mr J W Venable of Downey California, a pioneer of Los Angeles County, endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach pain and diarrhoea. He has used it for years and finds it reliable and recommends it to everyone. Sold by druggists.
A long, dense ledger-like catalog details cattle and horse brands registered across the Tombstone area and adjacent valleys. It lists Post Office locations, ranges, and owner names such as M. Richardson, Duvall, Sullivan & Taker, and Rock FELLOW & SERVOSS, among others, with specific left hip or thigh markings and cross brands.
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