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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
4
In Tombstone a Pomoffice scene centers on a mail Mattar operation, costing $2.50 and $1.25 for shipments or services, reflecting small town postal trade details from the era.
In Benson and Tombstone debates over moving the county seat, editorials allege taxpaying voters favored Tombstone and accuse Benson interests of guiding tourists elsewhere. The piece argues the issue goes beyond mere location, touching on taxation, road funding, and local politics influencing Benson’s stance.
An eastern firm issued a 1920 calendar bearing a quotation from a great English writer urging maximum effort. The piece argues that patriotism now is work and productive industry. It envisions bold placards on cars and in offices to spread the admonition to produce.
The Providence Evening Tribune comments on Vic Berger declaring he will carry the socialist flag to Congress or to prison. The paper quips luck to him and notes the sign points to a cell. It also mentions shifts in opinion on territorial expansion and cites possible Clemenceau visit.
The article highlights advances in farmer education through farm schools and colleges offering general and specialized agricultural courses. It notes county agents, experiments, soil tests, free advisory broadcasts, and field institutes promoting crop improvement, fertilizers, machinery, and efficient farm life.
United States survey data show a drop in gold production in 1919 with Mohave County, especially San Fran and Tom Reed, among major mines, and idle Copper Chief and Gold Road operations. Overall output fell as curtailment hit the industry and costs rose, prompting calls for investment to sustain gold properties.
The article argues that fears of overpopulation are recurrent and largely unfounded, citing Malthusian doubts and optimistic views on humanity’s ability to harness resources. It suggests abundant food, advancing energy, and improved living standards despite increasing population, noting urban concentration and distribution as the main challenge.
A year earlier experts predicted a milder influenza recurrence, yet eastern and central regions report an epidemic like outbreak. Across the nation many so called flu cases may be severe colds or ordinary pneumonias, with high death rates where epidemics arose last year.
A fragmented 1918 era discussion recalls common ailments and fatalities once seen as routine. It notes population reliance on whisky as a remedy for illnesses and snake bites, contrasts past state openness to alcohol with modern prohibition shifts, and observes evolving attitudes toward disease and public health.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a wooden school house with a bell tower and carved initials, once a community hub near a township meeting place. The site now bears modern improvements, erasing the rustic simple charm and leaving the building a fading memory.
A collage of quotes and snippets from early 20th century papers references asylum for the ex Kaiser, Bolsheviks gains, a Soviet report on justice, mint coinage, and stray jabs at religion, industry, and politics. The text mingles international tension with humorous quips on alcohol, safety, and public discourse.
A long list of proposed Arizona laws spans cement manufacture irrigation drainage highway projects and wage rules. The piece notes upcoming events in Tombstone including boxing cards with ALM Williams as announcer and local fighters Herrera Luke Fraseo and Domingo, plus ticket outlets at Boyd's drug store.
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