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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1916
Page
3
A Yonkers Statesman snippet contrasts a child’s spelling challenge with a mother’s wish for a brief schooling spell. The patchwork passage also touches on appearances shaping judgments, a cold remedy claim, and a remark about office visitors seeking money.
An old newspaper fragment extols kidney health, praising Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as an effective remedy. It urges readers to buy from pharmacies or request a sample by mail, reflecting period advertising tone and including other humorous fragments and product mentions.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets to “turn the rascals out” of headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach. It promises a cleansing effect overnight and a clean stomach liver and bowels by morning with a 10 cent box. A brief aside imitates a courtroom joke about ignorance of the law.
A detailed description by William A. Radford on building a sunlit, easily cleaned hoghouse. Features include south facing walls, removable pens, airtight doors, single track feed and litter carriers, two ventilators, elevated fence edges for cleaning, a sloped yard with a manure pit, and openable upper sash for seasonal light.
The text describes a sawtooth roof design to admit light to back corners, concrete floors and walls, and movable 2 by 4 floor planks in hog pens for easy cleaning. It notes jointed concrete floors to prevent cracking, and mentions water for concrete mixing and insulation of the roof. It then shifts to fashion commentary praising Redfern Paris, English fashion, and quotes from Bacon and Isabella of Spain about dress, before returning to hog feeding devices and a hay rack with hinged sides. The segment ends with a note on surveying dangerous waters and a US coast and geodetic survey award.
A damaged ad-like text offers a gray hair remedy claiming to halt water droplets, apply a mixture twice weekly to darken hair gradually without coloring the scalp. It mentions glycerin and Barbo Compound and promises a soft, glowing result with little residue.
Over 600,000 pounds of copper were produced at the Humboldt plant of the Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company during December. The opening of 1916 shows no slackening in Warren district red metals output. Detroit and Shannon Copper assessment work completed amid miners on strike. Leonard Brooks reports azurite body rich two miles west of Miami. Over 1,400 tons of ore shipped from Courtland to the Copperas amelior during December. Metal market prices listed for spelter copper lead and silver. Arizona figure cited.
The Vera Crag Mining Company renews activity at Nogal after years. A rich gold strike is reported at the Aztec mine west of Cimarron with ore worth up to 16 pounds. Deepening Las Cruces well yields tungsten ore during high output. Geological data favor oil prospects nearby. U S Hanner of White Oaks claims $1910 daily from his mine with a hundred workers.
The Occidental Gold Mining Company in Hurricane district nears placer mining progress as Levelle hills northeast of Superior reveal igneous intrusions and volcanic features. Leucite rich rocks attract scientific interest for potential potash extraction with estimates of over 197 million tons.
A. E. Blakesley of the Hive Flag Gold Mining and Milling Co outlines a 1916 development program for Breckenridge and Cripple Creek district claims. Winneator plans to add flotation units at Cripple Creek plants to recover tailings values. Cashier Gold Mining and Reduction pays 15 dollars per 1 000 shares in Pittsburg mine dividends. Colorado Ur Saac Utah Mining erects a concentration plant near Lave City for further sun on the Golden Fleece group. In Durango’s La Plata district Valley View group reports strikes, paying 2 percent monthly on 1 million, until Mas Day litigation ended in 1911. December output from Vindicator properties and Golden Cycle mines sent 15 000 tons for treatment, valued around 379 thousand dollars, about 4 518 thousand annually, with an average 20.20 dollars per ton.
The text presents a fragmented dialogue with a witty exchange on force, silence, and saving someone from drowning. It includes quips about hitting a man to keep quiet and timing it when he begins to rock the boat, plus an aside about an office boy who excels at explanations rather than stamping.
Frederick Maryland minister Rev W H Warner credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after a range of ailments from sciatica to back pain and nervous dizziness. The ad promotes Dodd's pills at 50 cents per box and lists other products, music, and recipes. The page also features a speed mania blurb about Wiss Gadson claiming the fastest notor car in town.
Cuticura Soap brings soothing relief for baby rashes and irritated skin with a cooling feel. Trial free by mail with Cuticura Ointment for the affected area, addressing postcards to Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston. Sold everywhere. An old item notes the baby’s appearance mirrors the father, attributing it to weather.
A light nostalgic note recalls pleasant camping weather with sunny days drying bed clothes before the next rain. The fragment mentions ten smiles for a nickel and a shopping plug for Red Cram Bag Blue to keep clothes bright.
An advertisement urges sufferers of backache rheumatism and kidney trouble to mail symptoms and urine sample for an Anuric urine test. It claims Dr Pierce’s preparation dissolves uric acid and links the product to life insurance risk assessment.
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