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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1890
Page
4
An 19th century ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a gentle effective remedy for sluggish liver function and digestive regularity. It claims relief from malaria nervousness debility kidney troubles and neuralgia with a non painful laxative action and long term benefits. Also mentions sample offers and unrelated notes on seed forage sainfoin fresh fish and oysters at local outlets.
Arrangements for the coming year will maintain the Review’s unrivalled position among periodicals. Prominent writers will discuss high public interest topics including a Free Trade and Protection debate between leading English and American statesmen, notably W E Gladstone. The January issue will feature the discussion, reflecting the periodical’s popularity and broad influence.
Notice promotes pure whiskey from celebrated brands at the Pony saloon. It sells domestic and imported brandies and wines, porters, and all kinds of liquors. Also offered are Tom and Jerry, hot Scotch, spiced rums, Carman Key West cigars, and Anheuser Busch lager on draught. Proprietor J. P. Shavucuyessy.
A historic ad extols Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a fifty year solution for teething pain. It claims immediate relief and natural sleep for children, noting pleasant taste, soothing gums, calming wind, bowel relief, and diarrhea treatment. Bottle price listed at twenty five cents.
A New York sub treasury official explains the fate of old fractional currency known as shin-plasters. He demonstrates counterfeit detection through a stencil die, notes redemption dwindling to about 22,500 annually, and estimates 15 million dollars remain with only around 5 million likely to ever be redeemed. The piece recounts why much currency is lost or destroyed, and mentions a wealthy collector with a 90 cent reserve. It also covers sensational claims of cremation at Washington and ends with a curious note of a Baden, Germany born couple born Feb 1 1847 who met in Washington and share exact birth dates.
Moisture and intense itching at night cause discomfort as piles swell and ulcerate. Swayne’s Ointment is advertised to stop itching and bleeding, heal ulcers, and remove tumors in most cases. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Swayne & Son, Philadelphia.
Georgia tale from Fulton County court records recounts Walter Blackman, a moonshiner, arrested at a planned wedding to Miss Lulu Hicks after George Blakesley aided officers. Blackman jailed for a year, paroled, then killed Blakesley in a woodland ambush. Hicks later wed Blakesley. Blackman remains missing.
A Detroit dress maker recalls two clients who tested her patience. One nervous customer demanded repeated dress alterations after expensive fabric caused anxiety, finally praising the result. The other case involved a constantly changing length, with seven adjustments before satisfaction.
A Cornhill writer notes Elizabethan plays beneath the Dublin and Macready riots, recounting Venner's 1602 Bank Side hoax at a London theatre that drew crowds, the attackers wrecking the venue, and Chambers letters on the damage. It compares a 1749 Haymarket conjuror bluff with street mobs attacking the theatre. Also a late ad for Economy Fuel Burner agents and Can Can restaurant promotions appear.
A Grand Rapids Telegram-Horm recounts odd baggage stories from a baggage room. A box hiding a human remains with a tombstone shocks staff as a relative ships kin to Pennsylvania. Nearby, Uncle Reuben’s mule flees after a swarm lands on its load, prompting a comic exodus and a sudden price surge for possums.
A St. Louis Globe Democrat tale recalls a planter who found his horse returned after two years ridden by a gentleman who claimed to have bought it. The owner tested the horse by directing a water bucket and gate tasks. the horse complied, proving the trick had fooled others long ago.
A fragment lists blanks for location notices and official blanks under the new code, followed by a note about mining dens deeds and sale forms. It concludes with an ad for fresh buttermilk at the Can Can, indicating a mixed page of notices and vending.
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