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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary classified items list cheap stoves import notes and small booths. An assortment of ad lines mentions coffee deals frame houses for sale at F B Austin and inexpensive miscellaneous goods. The page carries piecemeal notices and uncertain product promos from Tombstone Drug Store and others.
Vickers reports seizure of a trainload of Turkey Track cattle by customs at Bisbee. The Washington decision on brand ownership across Arizona and Sonora remains unsettled, angering shippers after years of smooth shipments. A reprimand for an overzealous official is anticipated once the department clarifies the status. Local notices report hay prices, a Fourth of July celebration plan, and mining talks in Tombstone with Bisbee and Beacon ball teams invited to a Fourth game.
Copper and copper properties are being sought across the county amid price optimism. References to Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children and other patent medicines appear, along with cattle shipping estimates from Benson and border troubles with Mexican horse thieves. Mentions Miles Noyes at Tombstone and stockmen considering organized protection, with ads for tonics sold by J. M. Folks.
Listings show instruments filed with the county recorder last week including transfers of Bisbee properties, assignments to Wilcox and others, and executions. Notable entries reference E And, J Walker Co, and various property trades and liens amid scattered unclear text and mentions of mining interests and fuel costs.
We thank friends and acquaintances for kindness and sympathy during the illness and passing of our dear son, Ash Maa. Wat. Cowan.
City Hall summons residents for a May 14 gathering to organize this year’s holiday events. Reward offered for a found pair of gold rimmed spectacles. An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with quick relief and broad sale by local dealers. Floor oilcloth carpets wallpapers and shades promoted at Barrow's in a general store setting.
Assessment roll of Tombstone has been turned over to the Common Council and is ready for inspection at the city clerk’s office in City Hall.
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