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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1892
Page
8
A dated notice from the signal service lists train times between Bisbee and Fairbank with departures at 6 20 am and 8 15 am arrival and 9 30 am at Pairbank and 12 00 noon back in Bisbee daily except Sunday. It also provides a 24 hour temperature range ending 6 pm January 30 with a maximum of 65 and minimum of 45.
Local notes report E. J. Roberta and wife visiting town. Advertisements mention best yellow alkiekers, wall paper, and beds. A. H. Peeples dies in Phoenix. Mose Drachman takes a job in Willcox. Diggers work on a new mill at Soldier Holes. Bonanza mine near Quijoton yields silver ore worth $2000 per ton. Church attendance urged. Sunday dining at the Can Can. Hall's Hair Renewer touted. SP signals first Salt River Valley whistle soon. L. W. Blinn to visit Arizona. SPC ousts Bowie operator after faulty work.
Public School pupils start a class on Monday February 1 at 4 p.m. and an evening session for gentlemen and ladies on Tuesday February 2 at 3?8 p.m. in the Republican Club Hour. Three lessons planned with private instruction available. All material free, tuition due at term end. Also references to pardoned individuals, medical ads, and local industry news.
William Herring replies for defendants denying all plaintiff allegations. He asserts the Black Eagle claims extend the Big Comet ledge as of January 1 1885 and that no other vein crosses it within the Little Comet ledge boundaries. Also notes unrelated medical ad and weather forecast fragment.
Governor Irwin writes in the February Forum on irrigation in the west. He argues irrigated land yields more stable crops, with less weather risk, better soil fertility, and wider product variety, noting frost protection through sap control and reliable harvests. The piece also mentions La Grippe and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and observes local sentiment about farming in Cochise county.
A local testimonial extols Stapie as a staple like coffee in Maple Ridge Minnesota. An advertisement notes H J Peto sells it.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that men boast of sexual liaisons and secret rendezvous, while women hide their indiscretions. A clubroom anecdote shows how quickly names surface when stories spread among peers, exposing the ease of gossip.
A bronze sculpture titled Crashing by Brute Force in a Pittsburgh jewelry store depicts a giant crushing a man. A group of doctors admired the anatomically detailed piece noting the positions of the hands and the exposed organs as evidence the artist studied anatomy.
Marquis Lanza notes Mackinac hosts John Jacob Astor’s old Fur Company home dating to 1509 while detailing Jacques Marquette’s early visits. The piece recalls Marquette’s chapel near the Huron fort, the island’s reverent memory of him, and the heroism his name embodies for locals.
A dott writes letters on slate, a machinist invention in Nuremburg. Diamond ink lets writing on glass, needs fifteen minutes to set before wiping. A jokers scarab pin features a genuine cover and a silver snake with a cheeky caption. The ear piercing device uses a gold wire and sharp shaft described as a sky rocket fuse.
A historic notice lists liquid goods and canned foods in a closing out sale. Items include dried liquors Hostetter’s perbotte Whiteye pickles chow chow gherkins and assorted canned goods at various pricing. The ad mentions German Bail Housing oysters and rib cans with multiple unit offers across Caney sites.
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