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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1893
Page
4
The report notes Tombstone time lags behind Phoenix by six hours. It lists the Signal Service thermometer range for the 24 hours ending at 6 o clock p m February 15, with the maximum reading stated but not fully captured in the text.
Rain fell 60 to 100, drawing crowds from Tombstone for horse show day in Hillahucs. Washington Post No.1 hosts birthday party. James Young freed by Justice Duncan. Willcox copper stock piles in transit. Bananas will be kept on hand by Frank Wolcott. Maraden travels to Nogales. returns tomorrow. City requires blank forms for pills and accounts. Silver Belt says Phelps Dodge properties idle until Bowie Globe railroad. Hair restoration ad. Mexican subsidies to newspapers pulled, risking growth. Kibbey murder trial proceeds after judge denial of postponement. Prosecution signals weak conviction likelihood.
The column extols Cockle’s Porous Plasters with testimonials, warns against imitations, and notes a drill night. It critiques open school plans in Pima County and reports janitor fees of ten dollars per month per school. It also mentions Ayer’s Sarsaparilla promotions and a violent cattleman altercation near El Paso.
Announcement states twelve new Pullman sleeping cars completed for the 8 P road to run on the San Francisco to New Orleans overland service. They are vestibuled with drawing rooms and toilettes, lighted by gas, dust proof, and ventilated. A cold storage plant to radiate cool air is suggested to improve summer comfort for cross desert travel.
M M O Gorman reports on a Colorado mine owned by Chamberlain and Price where ore worth $1 to $2 per pound was used as legal tender in town. After new rules to curb ore theft, district prefects sent twelve officers to recover stolen ore, yielding about six tons valued at $20,000. The confiscated ore returned to the owners, upsetting local storekeepers who faced losses and embarrassment.
A passage extols a primary school teacher as an angel of the republic who reforms unruly children through patient toil. The narrative praises her influence over a difficult pupil and questions the cost in effort and soul weariness required to raise upright citizens.
Notice states a special meeting of the Board of Trade will be held Thursday evening February 16 at 8 pm.
The passage compiles diverse data such as sheep and population estimates for the US and Britain, rail passenger totals for Britain and America, land use by country, salt consumption, lumber floods and stock markets, France’s favorable economy, grain harvest, manufacturing exports, bank savings, railway profits, color blindness among Russian railway workers, and Chinese emigration patterns including destinations and returns.
Knowledge promotes health benefits of Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative. It cleanses the system, dispels colds and fevers, and eases constipation without weakening organs. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company, bottles sold by druggists everywhere.
The fragment lists consignments of New England Mince Meat and New Orleans Molasses at Hovsler's, mentions White Rye Whiskey at U-02 Howken's, and notes canvas purchases. It advertises Rockwell's Pharmacy offerings, Gail Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, Paragon Headache Remedy, and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It also mentions Natal poultry imports, Scottish farming ideas, and Syrup of Figs from California Fig Syrup Company with various names and items.
An old advertisement warns of lingering fall colds turning into chronic bronchitis and touts a fifty cent bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims to cure any cold and is pitched as especially for bad coughs and croup, with sale through H. J Pero.
An elderly physician, retired, offers a field remedy for bronchitis catarrh throat and lung issues. He claims it has cured thousands and will send the recipe free by mail in German French or English to any reader who requests it with a stamp and self addressed envelope to Power’s Block Rochester.
A fragment advises keeping Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup in children and claims prompt cure. It mentions using it when a croupy cough appears to prevent the attack and includes a sale note and an unclear name.
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