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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
3
A design discussion by William A Radford on placing houses with wide fronts to suit shallow city lots. Explains advantages for looks and space, porch features, brick and tile details, and how to balance architecture when streets meet at angles. Includes guidance on porch columns, dormers, shingles, brickwork, and entry flow.
Western Mining and Oil News provides November Cripple Creek district ore output at 75,633 tons with average value $16.54 and gross bullion $1,151,356. Regional totals include Golden Cycle, Port land, Denver, and Isabella Mines with dividends totaling $152,000 for October, distributed to Creston Consolidated and Golden Cycle Mining and Milling Company. Prices for copper, tungsten concentrates, and crude ores are listed with per unit values and regional markets.
The article highlights handmade holiday headwear and decorative pieces. It describes two intricate lace and ribbon caps, featuring silk lace, ribbons, and puffy silk designs. Also shown are artificial chrysanthemum towers, willow bear arrangements, and a petal rose basket craft, all presented as elegant home gifts.
The article discusses building on narrow and triangular lots with wider street-facing fronts for better window, porch design, and distinctive roof treatment. It covers hall layouts, living and dining room arrangements, kitchen pantry flow, and upstairs bedroom access, plus landscape ideas and lighting advances. It ends with a humorous short piece about Willie avoiding parental peace talks.
The fragment shows a playful dispute after a bizarre election bet. The loser asks the winner to admit the bet was won and payment owed, while the winner questions the loser’s role as keeper amid molasses and a toothpick metaphor. The dialogue hints at a backstage wager with humorous tension.
Arizona mining activity spans Globe to Salome with Old Dominion copper at about 45 tons daily and Cobrita mining expanding to full production. Warren era staked sites, Sunnyside Eureka output persists while Cripple Creek bets on dividends. New camps Scholle Valencia and Carlisle Grant draw attention, with Chino Copper drilling progress and Wyoming Conroy reopening. Bonnie Belle Oil pursues spring spudding as energy ventures grow.
A readable description shows a lemonade server crafted as a culinary set with a multiring base and handle. Painted in white or blue, it is dried then decorated with flowers or leaf patterns from printed napkins at corners and center, brushed with shedlac, and paired with a white river basket to hold a water bottle and glass. The basket is painted white, dried, and finished with roses and leaves in wax, tinted with pink and green, then varnished.
A description of a ornate heavy blue paper set with white flowers and a felled finish. The item is shown in a picture, with two sockets at each end and fastened by means of a mechanism. The text provides clues on measurements and attachment method.
Suck pusse per toat binding which ex tends nhmt nil sides of the oblong. Two stunker oblongs are cut from heavy bine paper to cover an adkirnee hook and two white Motters. Narrow hue satin ribbon is tied for fastening the leaves of the aikiress book to cover, and the two blotters to their cover. Flowers and foliage are cut from printed napkins and pasted down. They look like stencil painting. This is a convenient and pretty set costing next to nothing.
Two neckwear pieces are described in detail. A broad male-gray satin ribbon scarf features central color stripes, a gray satin ribbon bow, snap fasteners, and gray silk tassels. A second ribbon ruff uses wide satin ribbon in double box plaits sewn to a crinoline neckband, fastened with velvet ribbon.
An old advertisement urges attention to kidney function noting how kidneys filter poisons and waste. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remarkable kidney remedy and offers a sample upon sending ten cents. The piece also mentions Attar of Roses in Hobarians news and a note on rose distillation costs in Germany.
Fragmentary passage shows a character referencing Fletcher's Castoria with a 30 year signature line. The chaotic dialogue contrasts infant remedy branding with a tense exchange where a man draws a concealed item, leaving the scene unclear and unsettling to readers.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for cleansing and soothing skin and hair health, offering free samples by mail. The note also mentions a large southern rice crop this year, with rice markets steadier due to high production and limited demand, compared to other foods.
The passage references the electoral college with a senator’s quip on abolition and fear of heckling. It mentions a man named Sorghum and a general mood of confidence in results, plus remarks on self-made men and a woman’s tears as a metaphor for overcoming difficulties.
A historic note describes table decorations drawing attention with ribbon roses as centerpieces. It highlights fabric and paper roses, crafted from ribbons, used to add color and charm to luncheon tables. The piece emphasizes handmade touches over store bought items and mentions rib bon rose petals scattered on cloth.
Renowned physicians link uric acid buildup to rheumatism with pain in joints muscles and nerves. Dr Pierce claims Anuric from native remedies can flush uric acid from the system easing swelling and inflammation. Sufferers may obtain Anuric at drugstores or mail 10 cents for a trial packet.
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