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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1890
Page
2
A patchwork of notices and commentary on statehood advocacy, local press turmoil, regional defense urges, and economic debates. Varying items reference Cochise County, Tombstone, Clifton, Yuma, and Phenix, with remarks on Arizona’s potential as a fruit region, newspaper scandals, and Mexican lead ore policy debates.
The Star urges honoring Governor Worthey for filling city council vacancies and discusses Arizona World’s Fair work. It proposes a bipartisan pick for Commissioners, favors Cochise, Mohave, and Apache representation, and highlights George Christ’s role in creating a separate collection district. It notes California preparations and Arizona’s display potential to reshape western views.
A prospector named George Ross was attacked by Zani Indians while cooking in the mountains near Gallup. He fired back, was gravely wounded, and ridden to Fort Wingate hospital where doctors fear he will not survive. Also noted is a patent medicine pitch for Chamberlains Cough Remedy and the death of Pat Doyle in a saloon rear, ruled a heart disease natural. a coroner’s verdict follows.
Steady progress marks Hood's Sarsaparilla since introduction with rising sales each year. Drug stores confirm it is a merit medicine that delivers on claims. Testimonials from A Wassourt of Healdsburg and others praise its benefits, sold by druggists at $1 per bottle or six for $5, prepared by C L Hood & Co.
Territorial mining items report J. J. Williams supervising six men on the Antler mine near Yucca with ore likely sent to Prescott. Bonding activity includes Dan O Leary on the San Francisco mountains and Charles H Park purchasing G A Coon interest in Sabbath Bell at Mineral Park. Local mills and sampling works handle ore from Homestake, Empire, Capel, and Brown mines. a dangerous tunnel flood near Little Boy mine prompts safety notes.
The advertisement lists symptoms of catarrh including headache nasal obstruction discharge and impaired senses. It claims beadache and other complaints cured as if by magic and promotes a patent remedy manufactured by Worp's DrarSsantennean Association at 063 Main Street Buffalo NY, priced at 1 cent.
The Potholes placers are being worked diligently and intelligently, and a principal owner says prospects are bright. A Yuma Times notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt and reliable for throat and lung ailments, with H. J. Peto selling. Also an energetic salesman is wanted to push local manufactures, citing an agent who earned $5,200 in 1889.
The item blends a poetic tribute to a burro with mining news from Arizona. It cites a gas mine near Tucson with a depth of 500 feet reached, a 300 foot crosscut finding a 33 foot rich vein, and an optimistic forecast of a $20,000 monthly payroll once a new mill opens. It also mentions lumber use and extensive mine levels, plus memory system promotion and cattle Outlook from Stockton Pass.
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