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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1915
Page
7
A long battle with chronic catarrh ends in a cure after trying Peruna. The speaker, plagued by head catarrh for years, credits Peruna as the best tonic ever sold and endorses it highly.
Father Vaughan recounts a tale of a minister preaching perfection. He asks if any person is truly perfect, prompting a sharp pause and a woman to quip that perhaps her late husband’s first wife was perfect. The exchange highlights audience wit during a sermon.
A brief note reports some men refuse medical stereice consultations or tests, insisting health measures should come in bottles rather than as in-person procedures. Authorities urge awareness of available health options and emphasize safety and prevention.
A disputed Boston Transcript tale claims Secretary Daniels was confronted by an officer about whisky on his breath with a quip shifting to gin the next morning. No names are confirmed and the report may mix fact with fiction.
Inquisitive chick ponders if birth date starts from hatch day or from the day laid, a playful avant garde exchange attributed to Puck.
Captain Palmer hauled a strange antet fish at Sound Beach and removed two ducks from its belly. One duck remained alive as the cold fish was landed with tongs. The odd catch, weighing a ton and frozen in ice, was displayed at a local market.
A collection of traditional Southern potato recipes and side dishes plus a brief note on a new industrial illness. Recipes include baked sweet potatoes with sugar and butter, potato pudding, potato pie, yam with roast beef, ham and bean casserole, shepherd's pie, California style corn, Mexican rice, and oysters in peppers. Also includes tips on roasting with vinegar, creamed eggs, nut cutlets, beet and celery salad, deviled oysters, grape mousse, and a note on calcium cyanamid exposure effects.
Seasonal dishes include cabbage shell meatballs served in the cabbage with butter and vinegar, a tangy Apple and Grapefruit Salad, Frozen Fruit Cup with raspberries and ginger, Jellied Apples with currant jelly, and a Tomato Jelly mold. Also advice on preserving patent leather shoes in cold weather through rubbing and neatsfoot oil to prevent cracking.
Price of metals and mining activity across the West are reported with figures for bar silver lead and copper in New York and St Louis. The Warren district adds 134 miners while prospecting at Providence mountains uncovers valuable surface finds. Coal discoveries in the Black Range and a major royalty check to Midwest Oil note ongoing expansion amid Denver and Santa Fe reports.
Fragmentary wartime dialogue shows optimism about improvement despite conflict. Report notes harsh effects such as violence and destruction, with misread words and garbled phrases reflecting OCR issues. Reader sees tension between hopeful chatter and ongoing hardship as communities endure.
An old advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a rapid, harmless stomach remedy for indigestion gastritis and related complaints. It promises easy relief, any time at hand in a fifty cent case, and claims quick action when foods disagree, with a closing moral about self-awareness and generosity.
A fragmented religious reflection centers on a lone minister standing atop a pinnacle of sanctity. The text notes his exclusive stance among prominent mi in refusing to preach an optitene sermon.
Jumbled wartime narration mentions ads and names and a misty scene of purchase and travel. References to Ellen Kirt, Kunaie, and Dew tholated cough drops hint at wartime commerce. A stray figure comments on British factories shipping goods abroad, with figures around 8,000,000 and 5,500,000, ending with a quip about perseverance.
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