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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1895
Page
2
The report notes large exports and currency values, border frictions with Guatemala and Mexico, immigration bureau ideas, Arizona growth via industry support, Morrison act suspension, and calls to abolish territorial institution commissioners as part of Governor Hughes’s broad message praised for the president’s choices.
A remark on the struggle for legislative seats by men of reputed brain and ability and the daily wages offered, ranging from three to four dollars, prompting consideration of the worth of an education in the west.
Castiere presses a plan to halt bonds and impose a $1 per keg beer tax, framed as a levy on the nation’s favorite drink to pay the gold bugs. A bill proposes creating the county of Yajo from Yarspai and nearby counties, with further divisions expected to follow, promising heated political contention.
The piece discusses Geronimo and the need to call out the Arizona militia to escort him to safety, arguing earnest government action is required. It criticizes England's financial ideas and urges a stronger push for silver and hard money, including a bond proposal tied to silver recognition. It notes a bill to classify counties, fix county officer pay, and push for salaried offices with sheriff salaries at least five thousand dollars annually.
A heated exchange in Cochise County heatedly revisited a controversial issue from the last election. Critics argued the topic remains unresolved while supporters pressed for closure despite repeated delays and renewed tensions.
In Colorado talks aim to pass a law offering a bounty of one cent per pound for sugar produced from beets. Nebraska already adopts a similar bounty and reports success.
Board of Supervisors of Cochise County met with Chairman Williams present and Gillman absent. Minutes approved. Claims allowed including Geo H Fitts jail supplies 875 and An ile King special guard 700. Warrant drawings on road fund. officers authorized to export books and handle indigent relief. Later sessions recessed and adjourned to January 22. Local note on Mexican convict sentenced to terms up to three years and impending release. Updates on Hady Atkinson’s recovery and remarks on Judge Craft and early Memphis bar lineage.
The Thursday issue notes winter’s arrival, reports few fish caught, and observers lament losses. It records mining claim dealings, county treasurer shift, legislative bills, a Tucson shooting, a Chinatown firework display for New Year, a Hawke v Wentworth court note, and missionary worker Emanuel’s Cochise County activity. It mentions a San Felipe duel injuring Henry T. Wood, Paul B. Warnekros gifting a white saddle, reduced job printing prices, and Chino Ranch company incorporation with $3.1 million stock and California base.
Taxerx is revealed as the famed novelist Alexander Mector aged about seventy. Edmund Yates’s London World editor is Mas Griffiths, a long time contributor. New York photo dealers report Mrs Ballington Tooth’s celebrity portrait among the featured images, while aged author Hird departs Liverpool for Corsica to seek travel material.
Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder is cited for its quality at the World Fair, receiving the highest award. The recognition highlights the product’s advancement and national industry standing, with praise directed at its purity and performance.
Bisbee notes detail cattle shipments with M M Sherman sending twenty two cars to Abilene Kansas and Brophy planning east purchases for Copper Queen store. Social dance at the rink, new musician Iti, and book agent Harry Oliver praised. Fall of stone injures J L Ballinger minor, and Mrs Baron and Tarbell arrive by bicycle from Tombstone after a grueling ride.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a powerful preventive and curative for chills fever bilious remittent dumb ague and other ailments. It claims rapid relief for dyspepsia constipation headaches nervousness rheumatism and neuralgia. It promotes appetite sleep and recovery after wasting diseases amid warnings about temperature changes wet weather and mental fatigue.
News wires report Mexican and Guatemalan tensions with 12,000 troops on the Mexican border and calls for volunteers in Mex City. Amid global prompts, a Mississippi style set of legal actions and stockholder petitions unfold in the U.S., while rail and tax matters, weather, and crime rounds out a day of unsettled events.
An editorial in the St Louis Journal of Agriculture extols No To Bac as a tobacco cure citing many cases, including a noted St Louis architect who smoked and chewed twenty years and was cured after two boxes. No To Bac is guaranteed by Jos Hoeiler with no cure no pay. Sterling Remedy Co. advertises from New York or Chicago.
A customer testimonial notes satisfaction with Simmons Liver Regin or simulant product, praising its effects and recommending it to friends. The drug is sold by pharmacists in powder or liquid form, with powder taken dry or made into tea.
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