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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1900
Page
3
The issue notes no paper will be issued tomorrow due to Thanksgiving. The column references Ariszons benefiting from gratitude, prices for wood, jurors subpoenaed for the next term, and local weather changes expected. It mentions plans for University admission in Tucson and various notices from Range News and Guaymas.
The Benson Press notes late cattle shipments from Benson likely to continue. Ament of Deming sold 2000 to 3200 head via Godaie Houx to travel to New Mexico. first batch 800 sent Friday, rest by the 15th, cattle in good condition. Yesterday 700 head from Huachuca were sold to LE Anderson by York and others and will ship to El Paso today.
The proclamation declares the Thanksgiving Day in Arizona Territory on November 2, 1900. It calls for a day of prayer, suspension of business, prayers, songs of praise, and charitable giving to the poor, praising the republic and divine blessings.
In a conversation with reporter Bert Grover a Puosrecron man doubts the bones found near Casa Grande belong to Alvord noting a black tooth could mislead identification Grover says Alvord is alive but currently out of reach of the law He adds five youths Mayo Simpson Skinny McKinney Young Burton and Joe Hart were convicted of stealing and sentenced to jail terms in Prescott last week
The obituary describes Herman Pastel a scholar and antiquary who died in Phoenix after a month’s illness during a surgical effort. A former Atlantic purser and noted explorer, he built a vast Aztec collection donated to the Smithsonian with Helen Good among his patrons. His work spanned Mexico New Mexico and Arizona with modest public memory.
The John Brown Memorial Association collects Brown’s letters for a memoir while a volume by Queen Liliuokalani seeks a copyright in the Library of Congress. Harvard’s Eliot notes more graduates enter journalism and literature. Pall Mall Magazine aims high but struggles to match US pricing. French peasant girls trade long hair, with five foot lengths common and six foot rare, per the San Francisco Examiner.
Fragmentary obituary notice notes a birth event in Tombstone and references a person named E Walker with a spouse. The readable text confirms a newborn context but lacks complete dates or names.
A New York Telegram excerpt lists social etiquette: avoid criticizing meals or dressing poorly in the morning since no one will notice. It advises graciousness with favors, equal courtesy to all, privacy about troubles, gentleness to the elderly, patience with friends, and considerate train or bus behavior.
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