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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1917
Page
4
An early Cochise County newspaper promotes subscription options including one year and six months terms. Rates listed include two dollars and fifty cents for advance payment, with discounts for shorter terms. The ad emphasizes the paper’s longevity and value for readers.
The article describes wartime sugar restrictions causing panic buying and black market fears. It notes households rely on relatives and multiple stores, with some customers pressuring dealers and stores to obtain sugar. Officials consider plans to curb buying to ease shortages and reduce hardship.
The United States Britain and Germany seek food conservation through three general policies and voluntary co operation from the public and producers. A British approach favors strict compulsory rationing for all food articles with rationing cards to be issued by merchants after December 30.
A local civic note urges action by clubs and residents to advance projects in Tombstone. It stresses immediate work, cooperation, and sustained effort to ensure progress and avoid stagnation.
On November 15 the first Liberty Bond installment was paid, about 2.4 billion dollars despite less than a third due. Most subscriptions to the Second Liberty Loan were paid in full, with many choosing not to wait for December 15 and January 15 deadlines. The piece discusses whimsical calculations of saved bites across 100 million people and imagines future roundup methods using automobiles and planes, citing the Nogales Oasis.
Notices record multiple mineral survey patent applications in Cochise County Arizona for lode claims including Silver Brick Aunt Sally Horn Silver Fortuna Fortuna and more with detailed corners vein courses and excluded conflict areas. filings cite Bunker AM Mines Dunker Hill Mines Hunter Hill Mines Hill Mines and others with mineral vein directions and adjoining claim names.
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