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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1916
Page
3
Uncle Peter disowns Ned over an impractical umbrella scheme but changes course after Ned’s success with Miss Warner. The failed invention leads to a romantic breakthrough as a waterproof umbrella unites Ned and Bella Warner, with Peter offering a ten thousand dollar check.
Ned returns an umbrella to Uncle Peter and offers a first invention as a gift while pressing for marriage to Edith Warner. The uncle hesitates, admiring the idea but unsure, as Ned admires Edith and envisions a prosperous match. Uncle Peter confesses his longing yet fears to speak, while Ned moves on to console Hella Martic and ends with Uncle Peter's lingering doubt.
A reflection on how children and the elderly perceive time differently. William James is cited to explain why a year feels longer to a child and shorter to an adult as experiences shift from vivid to routine, with hours and minutes remaining constant in perception for most.
On the Job quotes approve military training for boys as a method to teach prompt obedience without questions. A second voice counters that such training will happen anyway and questions its necessity amid discussions of domestic life and harsh winter work.
This USDA guidance explains farm road surfacing options for frequently used lanes around yards and barns. It covers soil types, materials like gravel and brick waste, drainage, foundations, crown, and rolling or consolidation methods, plus ditching, width, gates, and culvert planning to avoid delays.
A compact propaganda piece argues that good roads boost citizens as buyers of cars. It notes agricultural dairy prices and feed rations while urging road improvements and a drag method. The piece ties road quality to economic activity and voter enthusiasm for better infrastructure.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest surest and harmless cure for indigestion upset stomach and related symptoms. It urges readers to buy a bottle and keep it at home for daytime or nighttime stomach derangement and offers bold claims of fast relief and universal applicability. Also mentions a textile fabric invention shown by the Rome Corriere del Polestina curator claiming projectile tests did not penetrate.
A column touts taking four ounces of rad Salts in water before breakfast to flush sluggish kidneys. Claims meat raises uric acid clogging kidneys and cites relief for rheumatism headaches and bladder issues. Promotes Jad Salts as inexpensive relief and a drink for regular meat eaters to keep kidneys clean.
An old promotion extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels, ease constipation, and restore wellbeing in hours. The ad encourages asking for a one ounce bottle at stores with full usage directions printed on the label.
The guide outlines butter quality focusing on pleasant aroma and taste, waxy firm texture, appropriate moisture, and uniform color. Salt level must fit market demand to avoid insipid flavor. Packaging should be neat and attractive, using one pound bricks wrapped in parchment or butter paper, with branded prints and minimum weight of 16% ounces to cover shrinkage. Marketing timing varies by local conditions.
Massachusetts tests with five week trials fed six cows using a baseline hay bran cottonseed meal mix plus 43 pounds daily of either cornmeal or beet pulp. Cows gained 27 pounds on beet pulp versus 33 pound loss on cornmeal, milk yield stayed similar, and milk fat required roughly 20.5 pounds of milk per pound fat for both rations. cornmeal slightly favored fat production in a separate molasses beet pulp versus corn meal comparison.
A brief item notes cats sometimes upset milk bottles, especially after forming a habit. The fragment suggests a minor domestic nuisance and a recurring pattern without broader context or specifics.
A recently patented milk bottle holder from Palouse Washington keeps caps secure during delivery. A hinged metal neck plate covers the cap and blocks dirt and pet interference, while a continuous smooth wire frame avoids rough edges and protects the bottle from curb strikes.
Farmers of the Great Plains must study problems and endure hardship. Dryland farming will become scientifically based with government data. Russians in the plains inspired drought resistant practices and Americans will pursue higher production and comfort through coordinated effort.
A study by W. 3. Morrell argues windbreaks pay dividends by reducing wind speed and soil evaporation, increasing rainfall effective moisture, and boosting yields of crops and apples behind protections. Nebraska and Kansas studies cited. Nebraska/Kansas findings support profitability. state forester to study windbreak influence locally.
North Dakota experiment station tests show shallow cultivation yields 51 10 more bushels per acre than deep cultivation. Shallow tillage trims labor, covers more ground daily, and controls weeds as effectively when timed properly.
A medical note discusses remedies for kicking in horses and sows, noting kicking can stem from vice or nervous disposition. It describes swinging a bale of straw to tire the animal without harm and mentions vaccination effects on sows, including potential abortion when pregnant.
A six year old asks what a prince is and learns from his father that a prince is a king's little boy. The boy wonders why the father cannot be king and questions a wardrobe upgrade, recalling past attire as patched garments. Times change as the exchange reveals class and identity notions.
Johann, a soldier in a Bavarian Landwehr regiment, contemplates asking for a furlough. His fellow Fritz notes the captain’s mood and that today no one is allowed meat, suggesting a cautious moment before approaching.
A fragmentary satirical item references Dr Pierce’s Pellets advertised for liver and stomach, and includes quips about Jonah and a judge. The dialogue-like text plays with misprints and humorous asides, reflecting a clipped early 20th century newspaper tone.
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