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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1902
Page
4
A fragmented ad claims Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription can turn tearful women cheerful by curing disease and restoring health. It asserts improvements in mood, vitality, and female weakness, touting ongoing use alongside Doctor Pierce’s Pellets to keep bowels healthy.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles many cures claimed. Dr Kings New Life Pills are praised for lung liver and stomach issues. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are urged for digestion and constipation with guaranteed results at Tombstone Drug Store.
A watchmaker in Columbia Ceylon, Chas M Cramer, commends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as valuable for coughs colds and hoarseness in children It has helped him for two years since the City Dispensary recommended it and he has persuaded others to try it The remedy cures chest colds quickly and is sold by all dealers in medicine
Mrs Mary Haller of Mount Crawford Va credits a Chamberlaine Cui Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with reviving her son after he was deemed beyond hope by doctors. After three doses the boy regained consciousness and fully recovered within twenty four hours. The remedy is advertised for sale by medicine dealers.
Chief engineer HJ Simmone and locating engineer SL Wauklewits of the E P S W visited Tombstone to confer on sidetracks and facilities needed for the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co. The survey advances face engineering challenges to route track around a large shaft while preparing for construction, with work contingent on El Paso operations. Rumors of an immediate dirt throw were baseless as other tasks proceed and crews are reassigned to avoid delays.
A chaotic clipping notes a man named Charles C. Elis of Lisbon Iowa repairing a downed wire amid icy water and severe illness that doctors later deemed consumption until Dr. King’s New Discovery cured him after six bottles. Other items mention local trips, electrical work at Tombstone Con Mines Co, church services, foundation work, a commuted sentence for I. Miller, and Parker-related executions.
Descriptions show Tenderfoot visiting Arizona to inspect a mining area along Red Buck creek near the Oro Fino mine. He breaks off a black rock fragment believed to be green roots, keeps a small piece, and later a prospector named Leonard identifies it as ore. Local observers trace the rock to a mining site four feet deep, with further tests planned by Kaossne county authorities.
A Salem, New Jersey resident reports a severe rheumatic attack last fall but after two applications of Chamber Ive Pain Balm became much better and after one sale was completely cured. The notice advertises the product as for sale.
A fragmented notice from the Tembea post office lists names including J Stevenson W Bisseo J Vanderman 05 Cork FA Yoney and Wren. The document references a general delivery service and a mailing event dated May 1008 and mentions advertising silver service goods.
A collage of items mentions syrup products for health with California Fig Syrup Company claims, a note on fifty plant disease experiments, Borvicer St Paul’s church services on May 15, a planned San Francisco Manila ship line, a church wedding near Fairbank, and a casual ranch plan with local households highlighted amid miscellaneous lines.
Public warning about counterfeit Caxcarets tablets stamped C C C. Emphasizes genuine tablets not sold in bulk and warns that substitutions are cheats and frauds. Notices caution druggists to beware of fake products.
A damaged report describes a teen found dead amid confusion and a subsequent inquest. The narrative references a boy of twelve, a jury panel, and an unclear trial setting connected to estates and investigations.
An OCR damaged item details medical salve claims for a leg injury at Hanford Connecticut ten years ago. It advertises Backlen’s Armice Salve with prices and a money back guarantee, plus travel and sales agent opportunities and various place names and dates from 1902 to 1912.
Armenong sim tenor announces a Sunday May 11 1902 gathering at Engine Company No 1 at 7 39 p m seeking reorganizational action and related business matters for the local company with no other items noted.
A local sale announces Ladien Mineral and Children's hats with a sample room display. Prices start at $110 to $15, featuring stylish bars and the latest trends. Also offered are hair switches, braids, and wigs, with a limited three day window ending Saturday.
An archaic patent medicine advertises Thy Lest Blood Purifier as cleansing the lungs liver and kidneys. It urges keeping organs healthy and bowels regular to avoid blood purifiers, touting Cham berain's Somach and Ler Table as superior for one dollar per dose with 23 cent samples from various medicine dealers.
An old advertisement urges pale women to use Scott's Emulsion for four benefits including richer color, better appetite, and improved looks. It claims daily use enhances health, blood quality, and charm, concludes with contact details and an unrelated real estate offer for a 145 acre farm in St. David, Arizona.
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