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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1892
Page
4
Stage travel increases as crews report arrivals in Tombstone and Prescott. Mines in Sonora shut down while local men like W. H. Igo and John Gint return from recent trips. A fatal Chanate incident near Harqua Haia and heavy storms disrupt milling at Soldier Holes. The Tucson Citizen controversy over delinquent tax lists sparks public debate.
Printer Marcellino Lerma, recently employed in the Enterprise, has fallen heir to an estate near Juarez Chihuahua Me Marcellino is one of two heirs the other living in China Arizona. The property is a cultivated land tract expected to fetch about 59000 dollars and Lerma and his family left for the south by Tuesday’s train.
A scrambled OCR fragment lists numerous personal and place names including New York Chicago St Louis Newark San Francisco and several surnames such as Haskins Smart Griswold and Geaether with no clear event or context. The disjointed text appears to be part of a larger passenger or directory listing.
A review of industrial statistics cites large freight movement totals, tobacco sales gains in Virginia, Massachusetts manufacturing value, and projections of future declines in state production. It notes oil well output, stock and refining capacity, and the vast investment in dry goods trade, plus assorted biographical notes on public figures and a centenarian claim.
A cornucopia of odd customs from Europe and America appears in this brief miscellany. Items describe infant care superstitions in Spain and Holland, a hair belt in Ireland, a Philadelphia debutante, a six pound calf in Kansas, two bald Portland children wearing wigs, and a Georgia farm family with four daughters all named William. A three legged rat was caught near Perry, revealing an unusual deformity and preserved power of movement.
The report notes twelve football deaths in England this season and mentions a Bohemian two headed maiden. Antwerp to host an upcoming court case. Diamond merchants simulated quality through bleaching. An Egyptian mummy trader was punished in Alexandria. An English inventor claims to view the soul leaving the body by detecting dust particle changes.
A fragment from Demorest’s Monthly features playful dialogue among children including Maidie Dot and Charlie with light humor about insects and worn clothing. It includes an advertisement by E Payne & Co listing employment services and a free recruitment offer for reliable help across the Union.
A meeting of free silver members of the House coinage weights and measures held at Mr Bland’s residence. majority favor reporting a free and unlimited coinage bill in the near future while several members are absent and debate continues.
Telegraphic Sparks covers a proposed general tariff revision bill linked to Springer's plan, silver market activity with 330000 ounces purchased and 960000 offered, and international tensions including Chilean guard actions near U S Minister Egan. Reports mention Adams Express workers, a Grauntburg farmer inheriting a large English estate, and other varied notes.
Fred Bean's blacksmith shop closed all day as rumors spread about his sudden departure. A telegram from D A Macneal said Bean was in Benson en route out of the country. Frank L Moore levied an attachment on Bean's books due to debts to CH TCo, while friends doubt the stated reason and fear he left for good.
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