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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1900
Page
4
The text touts the Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for widespread ailments, claiming it improves weakness in corn and women and offers hope of recovery. It urges consulting Dr KV Titers and notes letters from readers are carefully considered.
A terse bulletin lists Bisbee news to be found on page three and advertises a Dewitt’s product to pacify the bland palate. It notes fresh arrivals at M. Harcoms including premium hams, breakfast bacon, lard, and pigeon tripe with sale details and market terms.
A garbled OCR snippet references Gustoves 115 at Baxnews and Yaple's candy factory, with stray lines about a remedy for skip disease and a sewing machine, plus liquor sales at Timbetone Pharmacy. It mentions M. T 10 gallon kigs for sale and inconsistent claims from Cheers of Happy Cesek.
A Florence Tribune excerpt parodies Heaven as a vast wireless telegraph office with angels as operators, and quips editors’ troubles as minor in comparison. The piece blends playful celestial imagery with a digressive note on spiritual communication.
A party of experienced newspaper men will depart New York around May 15 for a six month western tour. The group includes representatives from the New York Sun Philadelphia Times Evening Journal and Baltimore Herald and will travel from Pittsburgh to the Pacific Coast. They will write descriptive letters and illustrate the industrial progress and resources of the regions visited. The private car is expected to cover over 20 000 miles across four western states and territories including Arizona.
An ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for appetite digestion and regular health, priced 25c at Tombstone Drug Store. Also mentions FP Howard's Los Angeles death, social gatherings, a carriage accident from careless handling of a lathe plate, and a hand injury from a gun or blasting incident with a bullet wound potentially survivable.
The ad notes Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co as a preferred gentle laxative for children. It recounts a local accident where Douglas was badly injured by barbed wire after being thrown from a buggy near Brookline. Judge Reilly reports the conawsy incident, and the piece describes Douglas’s severe injuries and slow recovery, including extensive stitches and a near death escape.
A garbled docket lists property transfers including Pauline Cormiivus to Keith Pree ton and Pearce to JM Johnson with varied sums, plus several mining property deals and a mortgage chain ending with O Anderson to HE Dunlap. The text also cites medical ads, court notices, and a sensational accident report involving Probate Judge Bradley and a runaway team on Freemont street.
A life and death tale from Mr. War Hines of Manchester credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with saving his life. He suffered measles related lung trouble and hemorrhages but claims complete cure even at high cost. Notes a letter listing post office arrivals for May 1909 and advertises Prickle A Bitters for indigestion and digestion.
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