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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1919
Page
4
The Weekly Edition of The Tombstone Daily Prospector announces subscription rates in advance. Details include publishers Giragi Brothers and options for single copies and ongoing subscriptions.
A letter argues Tombstone remains a living mining district despite skeptics in Bisbee. It warns against treating the ore decline as terminal, noting hundreds of thousands of dollars in valuable gold silver lead and manganese still in the ground and ongoing production by Bunker Hill and independent companies amid strong foreign demand.
A nationwide push advances special care for infant blindness through the International Sunshine institutions. States provide guardianship and education until eligible for state schools, with guidance from founder Mrs. John Alden at 96 Fifth Ave New York City. Thirteen states already offer provisions to aid blind babies and their families.
The British Education Minister outlines simple holiday rules aimed at teachers and all recreation seekers. Emphasizes readiness to abandon plans, viewing work changes as holidays, forming new friendships, avoiding shortcuts, seeking new experiences, and using leisure to feed imagination. A calm attitude can turn any stay into recreation.
The article notes a nationwide mining boom with Divide Banks in Tonopah holding over 5 million dollars for mining investment. It highlights Arizona's copper leadership and potential gold and silver development, urging investors to fund the state’s vast mineral resources and support Europe’s reconstruction.
The article warns campers to avoid large fires and fully extinguish any they build, and not to discard cigar or cigarette ends. Fire is dangerous in the forest, and even a small glowing twig carried by wind can start a blaze.
A scientist jokes that if girls would eat more onions they would have fewer calls from physicians, a remark also attributed to young men. The quip suggests a humorous link between onion consumption and medical visits, framed as casual wit rather than a study result.
Attorney General Palmer rules that relief from the war minerals fund will not be granted unless specifically urged by a government agency. The decision endangers many small miners and related claimants, reducing prospects of relief as hundreds of corporations already invested in war plants. The American Mining Congress plans a Washington convention to press for new legislation.
The piece weighs war debts of France, Great Britain, and the United States. It cites France at about 900, and Britain around 674, with the United States carrying a lighter load. It argues France and England remain solvent due to ample resources and enterprise, while U S bonds offer solid security for investors.
An army officer once court martialed for brutal treatment in a France prison camp now lies in an eastern hospital with a crushed countenance after being recognized by discharged American soldiers. He reportedly received “a dose of his own medicine” as part of the scandal. A Pennsylvania judge is said to have fined a man three hundred dollars for kissing a woman, reflecting social attitudes. The piece mocks spoonerism humor from the Keystone State.
The weekly highway commission report lists totals for Cochise and Pearce: 255 487.53, with a grand total of 516 062.65 and an unexpended balance of 483 927.25. Warren District learns Lowell frontage paving will proceed, per W Goring order. A full accounts distribution up to July 14, 1914 is on file for taxpayers’ inspection.
The June report highlights squirrels destroying unripe fruit on Wiltcox community farm. Residents consider a farm truck for marketing cream and other products. A festival in Wiltcox showcased community work, with a long, successful under direction workers event and a barbecue honoring boys returning from service.
Civil and Army authorities clash over warrants in Douglas as Brig Gen W Ro Smedberg is away at an athletic meet in Florida. Abraham accuses Col Hawkins and Lt Nelson of maliciously publishing false statements to injure his reputation and restricting access to prisoners and stockades.
Promoted. Miller, former head of Tombstone Benson project, leaves to join Warren company. Emil Marks visits on Cunningham miners matters. Theodore Hoy and F A McKinney travel to Fort Huachuca for field meet. Deputy A E Palmer summoned as Adams case witness. Dr N C Bledsoe visits county seat. Harry Heney returns from San Jose funeral mission for father. Many autos head to Fort Huachuca Army Field Meet. State Treasurer H R Ross in town en route to Phoenix. discusses school building stockade removal and state inspection plans. Estate escheat action discussed by L B Whitney for Gerstenberg estate.
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