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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1901
Page
4
In 1901 text readers encounter early ads touting remedies and sweets. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as popular skin cure with warnings about counterfeiters. Another item markets syrup for candy making from Pacific Coast Syrup Co with an obscured address in San Francisco.
A salvaged OCR fragment shows multiple ads including mail order guidance and medicine pitches. Names like Louis Geenther and addresses in Chicago appear, with dubious claims and herbal remedies. The garbled text hints at sales pitches, refunds, and insecure product promises from a period newspaper fragment.
The piece extols a baby's arrival bringing joy to family members and the home. It urges protection against illness with Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil as a health aid for the child, noting health as the baby's life and praising care from parents and relatives.
O'Brien, manager, cites Gleeson area promise from a recent gold strike to spur mining growth and railroad discussion. Leavitt shares optimism for Gleeson project while Brien and Learitt return from the field amid rumors of a new line.
A column notes a proposed new school at Tombstone and events around town. Mentions a reform school stance, Masons from San Francisco, and mining work by Lombstone victors. Health ads tout Electric Bitters and Chamberlain’s Tablets. Parish notes, admin filings, and railroad talks fill the page.
The legislature considers HB bills on county officers education public health and insane asylum upkeep. The governor approves several measures and vetoes none. Bills address juries, term limits for territorial offices, bonds, and a proposed poet laureate for Arizona.
An ad for Tombstone Drug Store promotes Dr King's New Life Pull as a cure for constipation biliousness and related ailments. It claims to cleanse the system, sweeten breath, banish headaches, and improve liver kidneys and bowels for 25 cents.
An article fragment advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for La Grippe while reporting a fatal bridge accident. The piece mentions a dog killed on the bridge and a bizarre claim about 200,000 feet of train car length. It also includes unrelated itemized notes on mining claims and property transfers.
An old remedy claims fifty years of use by millions of mothers for teething pain and wind colic. The advertisement asserts soothing effects, easing gums and distress, with a pleasant taste and global sales. It warns to ask for Mrs Winelow's Soothing Syrup and avoid other brands.
Southern Pacific reports a net loss for the seven metric ending January 31, 186, with operating expenses at 27,921,580 and net from operations at 17,047,586, up from the prior year. A briefing note highlights the results as a significant year over year increase in losses. The page also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Pain Balm and local notes about a milk club initiative.
Chas Apilrgate of Alexandria Indiana suffered severe coughing and trouble breathing. After trying many medicines he used three bottles of Dr King's New Discovery which cured him and caused a 58 pound weight gain. Guaranteed to cure coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles free at Tombston's Drug Store.
An old advertisement notes that the true remedy is a gentle cleanse. It promotes Syrup of Figs as a safe product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by all druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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