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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1899
Page
4
MARCH 25 rail timetable snippet covers Arizona and Southeastern lines with references to New Mexico routes. Includes brief notes on local services, a coffee mill promotion, and a small classified fragment about a Mexican Neuralgia and Toothache cure offered by Tombstone Drug Store with price 25 cents.
Sheriff White arrested three Mexicans in Contention suspected of cutting telegraph wires to derail a No. 4 A. train. The failure of the robbery show the plan was well laid but thwarted by prompt action. Additional notes mention local notices and a sickness list, with various community items and ads.
A garbled list shows transfers of mining claims and properties including Dunshee, Batt rman, and York ranches, Bisbee, Tombstone, Copper Hill, and other mines. Entries mention W. C. Bridwell, J. Warwick, M. Tribolet, Williams, Redfield, Blair Bibee, and numerous mine owners and operators. Also notes sales, mortgages, and an agriculture related proof of labor entry plus Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy testimonial from D. S. Mearkle.
Letters remaining in general delivery for the month ending March 1 1899 at Tombetone port office include Cor B Gro Hebden Mollie Kingsley Mie B Lacy Maouri I Mi Claude Quivey Menvieur Viger Oscar O Welle and a note to advertise when calling for above letters. The entry mentions dates and a few odd spellings suggesting a dated postal record with names and instruction.
The first enactment to be tested by the Twentieth legislature concerns poll tax payment as a qualification for voters in Arizona. No territorywide election this year but city elections occur, including a May test in Povsit. Registration requires proof of poll payment, raising questions about municipal voting and broader implications for general elections. Local ads mention Berrow's store prices and piano tuning offered by H M James of Santa Ana Cal, with orders left at the Prospector.
Dr. Mitchell recommends cod liver oil emulsion half an hour after meals for difficult anemia cases. He notes improved flesh, color, and vitality in patients, saying Scott's Emulsion regenerates tissue, invigorates nerves and brain, enriches blood, and adds fat and strength.
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