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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1899
Page
4
A fragmented page lists railroad timetable references for Arizona and the Southeast R R with New Mexico and local town listings. It includes drug store ads and various notices such as sales and cure advertisements, plus stray weather notes and street names.
A scrambled, period-style column notes editor woes with complaints about critics, remarks on printing and praise and blame, plus local snippets: a remedy claim, arrivals, weather, a dance event, travel deals, a marriage court notice, and a Vienna fortune joke. The tone mimics a small-town newspaper gossip page.
The House and Council consider numerous bills from public health to finance and education. Measures include authorizing county borrowing, funding a normal school, direct legislation by the people, probate reform, and railroad tax exemptions. Several bills were passed or killed, with actions on crime, taxation, and county governance.
The ad claims Bucklin's Arnica Salve is the best for cuts sores and skin eruptions and promises satisfaction or money back. It lists 25 cents per box and sale at Tombstone Drug Store.
A 1899 notice lists names of residents and services awaiting pickup at the Tombstone general delivery window. The ad notes a monthly fee ending February 1 and instructs patrons to mention advertive when calling for letters. Names include J C Barnett D Clark Wa Hall K G Milerton Mra Bessie Myers and F Stock among others.
County records show transfers and mining interests including Chas Overlock to Bisbee property and multiple mining claims such as Skylight mine and Grabslake mine. Also noted is a mortgage and various names including D P Resei Lee, Mary Sowle Hansen Larson Neleon, and J L Bacheller in Bisbee area transactions. The text references financial figures, property stakes, and legal conveyances alongside unrelated medical advertising.
Monor reports her children respond best to the pleasant Syrup of Figs for gentle laxative relief. The popular remedy is produced by the California Fig Syrup Co. and widely used for its agreeable taste and gentle effect.
Dr Mitchell notes difficult care of anemia and endorses Scott's Emulsion with liver oil plus hypophosphites. He advises half hour after meals and claims it revitalizes tissue nerves and brain and enriches the blood improving mind and body.
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