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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1896
Page
2
Fragmented notes discuss Arizona delegates in the silver coinage dispute, contrasting loyalties to silver with calls for free coinage. The piece asserts the silver cause will prevail at the Chicago convention and cites broader political dynamics, including lynching statistics and party tone shifts. Also mentions a horse and buggy for sale and a venom bite incident with medical response.
Bisbee telegram confirms Mark Smith will arrive Friday. Fourth of July events include horse and foot races, ball game, parade led by Grand Marshal C C Warner, miner’s rock beating, shellbarrow burro races, literary exercises with Mark Smitt and Mamie Humphrey, band concert, and a grand ball. Special trains by A and E S will run from SIT to accommodate crowds. mayoral officials praise elaborate plans and badges prepared by Mrs Barker.
A day in Bisoxe notes several local movements and events. Rag Joerss plans a four day ranch visit while Uncle Billy Thom works near a rock for a Fourth drifting contest. Walter Dingless heads to Mineral Hill mine at Tuctoe for a few days. The southern Pacific train from the west caused a late arrival. Rain and hail storms impacted the day. Frank Petersfall decorates the Hose cart for the Fourth, Roseratien of Zackrutert & Co. Tucaon returns home after business, Miss Paanie Harrie takes a position at the dry goods counter, replacing Mrs Beatrice Croweb who resigned. Mr. Brown and Mrs. Crowe return from Tombeston. Brown shows steady recovery after recent foot incident. The U. S. Gov't Reports.
The article reports on multiple 19th century legal actions and opinions involving territorial officials, including a judge’s ruling that the governor may remove territorial officials at pleasure and separate cases about seating and bonding Treasury officers. It also includes a notarized oath from F J Chesney & Co promising payment for Catarrh cures, and a feature on a religious itinerant, Santa Teresa, describing her Bible-based healing claims and following.
Sanday School at 10 o clock a m. Please remember this in Missionary Sunday. There will be preaching in the evening at the usual hour. A cordial invitation is extended to all, D. Ronsets, Pastor. Sanday School at 2 o'clock p m. Santae Anago, Cuosk Co., Ox., Nov. 10 1693. I inform you of the great good Chanterlin's Pam Bala has done my wife. Sue has been troubled with rheumatics for six months and tried remedies without relief until she used this Pam Balen. One bottle completely cured her. Yours truly, C. A. Buillono. 50 cts and $100 bottles for sale by Tombstone Dug Co.
Notice to taxpayers of Tombstone Arizona that all property taxes for 1896 within the city limits are due now and payable. Taxes delinquent after July 25 will incur a 0.5 percent penalty. Signed by M Doyle Chief of Police and ex officio Tax Collector and D K Wardwell Clerk on June 7, 1896.
A historical notice warns against common blood disease treatments using potash and mercury. It argues these remedies fail to remove the poison, instead masking symptoms and causing joint stiffness, bone marrow damage, and disfiguring copper-colored lesions. The piece emphasizes safer approaches are needed.
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