This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1893
Page
4
Partial transcription shows freight arrival at Benson around 7 90 pm and east bound service at 8 pm with a one hour slower pacific time relative to tomb stove. A 24 hour thermometer range ending 6 o'clock pm on January 14 is noted.
A. H. Emanuel suffers La Grippe. Visitors at the Palace include Thomas Sutton of Bishop & Co Los Angeles A Pateman of El Paso for Anheuser Busch F T Rarneey Jake Shearer and David Fife at the San Jose House B illy Moore of Aravajos oversees company properties and will return soon President Manuel of the Santa Fe plans to leave Chicago around the 19th for Los Angeles General Solicitor Peck accompanies him J Merlelland heads east returning in weeks for mining work Mexican National and Mexican International railways raise corn rates 200 percent from Texas frontier to Mexican interior M Nichole back from Phoenix reports good vein but limited opportunities General Weaver to Tombstone next Friday night large turnout urged Larky Cuss work at low water level continues and rich ore is being hoisted with water no issues mentioned.
Tonight at 8 o'clock the committee of arrangements will meet at the Bank of Tombstone. Subcommittees are to report. By order of the Committee, C F Stouxton, Secretary. Also notes Powers died in hospital after eleven months with consumption. English native.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors met January 13 1893 with full attendance. Provisions approved for bonds of sheriff nominees and supplies. Indigent sick care contracted to Dr Hamilton pending bids. tax review postponed. Proposals sought for indigent care from Feb 1 1893 to Jan 10 1894 with bond and bid conditions.
A historic morning as Miss Sarah Herring of Tombstone becomes the first woman admitted to the supreme court bar in the country. Chief Justice Gooding administers the oath and lauds her achievement, with remarks on future statehood and the bar’s welcome.
Rev F W Downe pastor. Evening subject Christ and His Rev C R Nugent pastor. No morning service tomorrow. Sunday school at 12 15 p m. Evening service 7 30 p m. Sunday school 9 45 p m. Tomorrow morning only no service, next Sabbath services twice daily as usual. Christian Endeavor meeting an hour before evening services. You are cordially invited to all these services.
A small advertisement promotes Chamb lains Cough Remedy for children with croup. It urges keeping a bottle at hand and claims prompt relief if given at the first sign of a croupy cough. Available for sale at Rochewall's Davo Stone.
A fragmented advertisement list promotes Hoefter's potatoes and grains, Wolcott’s fruit and oysters, Rockwell's Pharmacy prescriptions night and day, Miller's Drug Store chamois skins, and Turquoise Corral lodging. Also promotes W. E. Payne & Co employment services with nationwide scope and free employment placement.
A South Jersey farmer reports a Cochin hen produced a double egg by enclosing a complete yolk and white inside a flexible skin sac. The bird caused a barnyard uproar before the odd egg was secured and mailed to the farmer.
A jumble of brief notes cites youthful lawmakers in Congress under thirty six, free legal aid for the poor in Chicago, a nine year old burglar in New York, and a claim that New England states had two percent Negroes in 1500. Sheriff Hardman of Tyler County West Virginia nearly fainted from cold, praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as almost instant relief, sold by Rockwell’s Dave Stross.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.