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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1890
Page
1
Public notice from the Tombstone Epitaph published by Meek & Madero on Fourth Street between Fremont and Allen lists weekly delivery to the city, with subscription rates at 56 cents per month, and notes Saturday publication.
Official directory listing state and U S officers with titles and names including Attorney General Clark, Surveyor General RoyaL A Jouns on, Superintendent of Public Instruction Curry, and various district and county roles. Also lists United States officers, receivers, customs officers, and city officials with names and positions for Tucson Tombstone Nogales and county supervisors and staff.
KI SOLOMON LOOSE NO. 5 F. and A. M. meets the third Saturday each month at Masonic Hall. Visiting Brothers in good standing invited. Special meetings when the flag is hosted. Chas. Squire W M A J Grow Sec. Stated meetings on the third Wednesday monthly in Masonic Hall. Officially invited. Adolph County? secretary.
The Providence Journal reports on kangaroo skins flowing into Newark weekly for tanning into fine shoes. Hides from Australia and New Zealand travel to Melbourne and other ports, then to Newark artisans, with hunters using spears and mats in dangerous Australian camps.
A Detroit business man recounts a missing ten-dollar bill was never recovered by a trusted newsboy who later died of brain fever after confessing nothing. A Fal mouth church knot hole tree known as The Tree of Life thrives without care. In Australia camels excel as pack animals, surpassing mules.
The Edinburgh Review describes Arab expansion in Africa as a inland phenomenon, declaring European influence limited to the coast while interior regions fall to Islam’s power. It portrays Arabs as fearless, fanatical conquerors reshaping the Soudan and Congo regions, oppressing natives and challenging civilization.
A New York Sun report notes moonstones come from India with little value by weight and are prized for appearance and size. Fashion influences value, with blue white stones preferred. largest known was a butterfly pendant. Moonstones are often paired with diamonds and used as gifts for weddings and anniversaries during the season. Also included is a sketch of Arabian tea making methods and a girl’s ascent of Mount Ararat with Kurdish companions, reaching 16,917 feet before illness cut the descent.
News from San Francisco and America recounts Aeronaut Van Tassel's fatal fall into the sea near Honolulu during a birthday ascent. A parachute failed to save him, sharks swarmed the rescue area, and neither body nor parachute were recovered after hours of search. Van Tassel, a famed balloonist, left a wife and no children.
A historical overview traces shaving from Genesis references to Joseph to Egyptian, Greek, and Roman practices, noting mourning customs in Egypt, slave shaving, priests’ baldness, and shifts under Louis XIII and later English monarchs, with eruptions of mustaches and whiskers during Charles II era per St. Louis Republic.
The article traces finger rings from Tubal Cain myths to Old Testament references, Egyptian use, and widespread adoption in Greek and Roman culture. It notes rings began as seals and later became ornamental, with Romans expanding who could wear them, and later emperors granting broader access, culminating in varied fashion and dandyism practices.
The Chicago Times reports a practice among aboriginal tribes in Chora Narpore India where calamities prompt women to wear men's clothes seize arms and hunt in the village. They kill pigs and fowl, claim their kills gain liquor purchases or are paid off with money and a pig. After day’s end they return home. a chain of similar raids follows toward the district border to expel evil spirits. The new castle mistress declares her ancestors still alive at Harpers.
An 19th century medical essay argues outdoor life and cold air improve lung disorders, challenging old ideas of warmth. It cites Arctic and industrial contrasts, promotes open air living, and notes house warming as a metaphor for cleaner indoor air. The piece includes a Paris expo anecdote about multilingual railway warnings and a chimney repair tip.
A collage of humor and dialogue from journals like Time Life and Munsey s Weekly includes quips about Republicans in the xtes, a mother scolding Fritz, moon honeymoon jokes, cemetery green paint jokes, a Native touting a health resort echoing a cemetery plan, and a Western real estate pitch featuring cyclone caves and earthquake cellars.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes appears with onions boiled in vinegar to remove odor, crystal glass decorations, croquettes with codfish and potatoes, and oyster stew guidance. Also includes water storage advice in a stone jar and a southern crackling pone recipe. Ends with a moral reflection on choosing higher aims over lesser desires.
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