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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1892
Page
8
Pacific time BEN WILLIAMS Supt JSigeal Service provides a thermometer range for the 24 hours ending 7 p m July 16. Data appears in a fragmented OCR line noting fluctuations though exact values are unclear.
A batch of brief items notes insect powder at Miller's Drug Store and a canceled service in a Catholic church tomorrow. Several names and places appear including Tombstone San Francisco Albuquerque and Dos Cabex. News of jail escapees, weather, theater plans, and a sale of wet weather gear rounds out a colorful clipping of local notices.
The City v. Jo Curby over nonpayment of license was set for one o'clock at Justice Johnston's court. It settled by costs and license. Jimmy the founder requested a jury trial. he pleaded guilty and received 25 dollars or 25 days, choosing the former but taking the latter.
The Globe Read reports a preliminary survey by the corps of engineers for the Globe railroad has been denied crossing the San Carlos Indian reservation by the Interior department. An act of Congress would be needed to grant passage, but officials believe current plans and estimates can proceed for preliminary purposes. The survey work continues in the Gila valley with unclear return timing. Mr. C. J. Shawen of Wellsville, Ran., praises Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for fourteen years of use in his family, stating its exceptional effectiveness in summer illnesses. Local residents, including Mrs. George Metcalf and children, have returned from a month-long mountain outing.
The Maine extension shaft near Fitts and Ingram is about 20 feet in ore and among the richest surface prospects. Rich ore from San Pedro leased by Herbert Gage, and good shipments from Rattlesnake, Luck Sure, and other sites. Mines report high lead content and some ore valued up to $1,000 per ton. nearby towns show activity with new leases, bonded properties, and plans for long runs.
Land Office notice requires owners with up to 160 acres, who have possessed land openly for twenty years without US recognition, to file with the U S Surveyor General in Tucson by March 3, 1893 or lose recognition. The item also mentions a sick child of John Minno and a Tombstone birth entry, with terse local items mingled.
A 19th century overview argues that while skilled immigrant groups advanced English industry, a rising tide of unskilled paupers from eastern Europe harms wages and working conditions. It cites nearly 50,000 arrivals in four months, with 10,000 planning to stay, many Russian and German Jews fleeing persecution, and warns Parliament to tighten immigration controls to protect labor and society.
A roundup of curious notes mentions a New York hotel chief cook earning 8400 annually, a patent drive well with 2 million in royalties, cigars given with a Sunday paper, and a Charleston court hearing a mother's tale of twenty children. Also noted is a Virginia preacher seeking to wed, a clergyman paid in old pennies, an islander who has never left his homeland, and Queen Natalie of Servia authoring Mother. A Paris theater is rumored to buy the play and publish sensational details.
The Bisbee News reports Brown of Tucson the Enterprise man has assisted the town this month. Mrs Henry Forrest died suddenly yesterday afternoon after months of illness. The School Board met and named teachers for the coming year with Prof. Varnum as principal and Mrs Eubank and Mixes Edith Stowe from Tombstone as assistants.
A mixed page notes health advice praising Gail Borden Eagle Condensed Milk for infants and nourishment, a court appearance for Bill Humphrey on horse stealing in Crittenden, and a mining deal involving John Moran’s four mines near Causa Grande sold to J. Johnson of Silver City. Also items list lost valise, sales pitches, summer wear, wines, berries, flour, produce, and land warrants with local merchants and addresses.
Obscure text describes sixty hens and roosters and farm gear with measurements and prices. It mentions guaranteed wool testing and a sale total of 100 dollars. Also references elegant ladies act children straw and a shop promotion with unclear names and contact hints.
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