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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1896
Page
4
Maricopa and Phoenix timetable notes mention J J Frey general manager A Navau and an assistant general manager in a transit context with references to train master roles. The fragment outlines scheduling references and leadership labels for a Western line operation.
Tom Sorin departed this morning for a trip to California. Uncle Billy Coombs is able to stand and move with help, though he recently suffered a mild paralytic stroke. School activities included suitable exercises this afternoon in preparation for events tomorrow.
U S Gov Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. Tombstone crowd plans a Mining Exchange Hall dance tonight as a drawing card. Also notices on a horse and buggy for sale and a mine development in Tombstone A T. J J McClelland returns from New Orleans with wife organizing mining operations. A E Kilpatrick of Filmore Cal injures leg in cart accident. Chamberlains Pain Balm advertised for rheumatic pains and backache at druggists.
A scattered 1900s clipping notes Tucson Bus cutting gambling license fees, Case Grande valley farmers offered canal terms to 1900, McAllister & McCome ship iron to Los Angeles, mine air shaft plans, and a Florence jail escape near-miss. Mentions Chamberlain cough remedy, San Bernardino land grant, and a Tombstone patriotic celebration with party decorations.
George E Pilz a German chemist and assayer employed by Detroit Copper at Morenci disappeared after leaving the Willcox House on Sunday night about nine. A depot visitor claimed to seek his room but was denied, and no trace was found. Reports from El Paso Lordsburg and others failed to locate him, though he owned options on gold properties and had just learned of a potential sale worth over 109000.
An old remedy, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, has been used for over fifty years to calm teething pain colic and diarrhoea in children. Sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle. Also notes a congress report on Arizona militia and Phoenix carnival scenes with parades, floats, and a Fort Whipple band's concert.
Disjointed text praises Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and insomnia while promoting mineral properties for sale and referencing a London labor movement and Christian organization of industry. The snippet also mentions a used bicycle for sale and ad-like fragments about public concerns and health.
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