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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1898
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment covers editorials from Wheatland Eagle and Tax Journal Mines and Couriers, criticizing editors and politicians over Maine incident coverage, gold and cattle markets, and a Denver Republican stance on coinage ratios, with vague references to Uncle Sam and democracy.
A summary of judicial opinions covers Brown University tax exemption extending to endowment real estate, concurrent state garnishment jurisdiction for foreign corporations, gas liability when company assurances mislead, rights to ice in waterways for owner use, and the denial of forcing a telegraph company to accept telephone and telegraph messages for another firm.
A man muses on why men dislike shopping while his wife inspects his purchases. She calls it nature’s wise provision to curb wasteful spending, noting it saves money. The exchange preserves a quiet domestic insight into household finance.
In Bisbee on February 16 1808 Ed Moors returns to town with reports of rail delays local mail service and various residents traveling to Senora Tucson Ohio and Fronteras Mexico. The piece notes mine interests in the Huachucas and a forthcoming gallery opening plus a dog dispute and a Garibaldi Can Can restaurant anecdote ending with a horse runaway narrowly avoided injury.
The partial loss of the grape crop due to heavy rains threatens over one million dollars in damage across northern California. Farmers and vineyards face hardships, while remedies from tonic to laxatives are advertised in the page’s health notes.
An early Arizona figure Phin Clanton, linked with stirring Tombstone era clashes, is noted in Phoenix amid recollections of the Doc Holliday and Clanton feuds. The piece recalls his arrest, acquittal, and later prosperity with cattle and property in the eastern Territory.
An 19th century column records sworn oaths by Frank J. Cheyne asserting senior partner status for PF J Cheynie in Toty with a $100 penalty for unresolved cases. Also notes James L Maxwell’s visit from Biter, inventor offers for a machine sho device, and a railroad route survey from Chihuahua to Topolo bampo with Yaqui river country involvement in Bonura.
W H Kane visiting from the Borbacomurt recalls a lucky escape when a stray bullet grazed his eye while friends at his ranch examined silver coins. Kane keeps talismans and will present further evidence to prove the near miss and his continued advocacy for silver.
A miscellany of light quips and anecdotes from family life and church. Children mishear phrases, a four year old pleads to “take all my shows so lean work my toes,” and schoolyard questions on philosophy provoke comic answers. A Kentucky mother notes a Lincoln-era schoolmate, while an Irish mother claims a 124 year lifespan.
Daily column from the Copper Camp scene reports varied items. Mentions Ill passenger J Burke on a Dyke line train and Jim Mart seeking a shop in town. Catholic fair ends with $140 proceeds. brief notes on weather, cattle, timber dispute in Toesua, and local commerce promotions.
Constable Vaughn returned from Mexico with a voter order for the county to detain a fugitive for 90 days. Mexican officials assisted in tracking and captured the suspect at Frontera, with possible trial in the United States or Mexico depending on evidence. The earlier trial in Justice Dunall's court discharged the accused due to circumstantial evidence and lack of direct testimony. A subsequent shooting incident injured an examiner during the inquest into the case.
Promotional note encourages using Sciiling's baking powder with one heaping teaspoon per quart of flour to maximize savings.
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Fragmentary text mentions medical fate and a box with coded references. It references chiefs and a city context with unclear names. The passage reads like a garbled OCR of a medical record or notice with scattered terms.
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