This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1893
Page
2
Monday's Daily reports in Tombstone on various items from the region. references include B F Meyer of El Paso, delivery rates, and political notes about silver and Populists. It mentions Judge Sloan, the Barnes-Dunbar case, and ongoing irrigation congress in Denver, with local travels and social notices across Tombstone and Phoenix.
Listing of locations and claim names in the Dos Cabezas and Yellowstone districts. Mentions Token Red Sea Dividend Camden Troy mining claims and owners J M Emerely C Wilkes A K English U S to J W Crowlow, covering 160 acres near San Pedro River.
Frank Brosd returned this afternoon from Huachuca where Captain Thompson acts as commander during Col Crandall’s leave. Postmistress Clark, ousted by Col Noyes, is prospering in new quarters at Huachuca. Civilians are welcome at the post. Sergeant Delaney remains popular. The hospital has few patients under Dr Ervert and stewards Sticomaker and Geskin. patients do not stay long.
The draft bill repeals the purchasing clause of the She man act and proclaims the policy of the United States to maintain both gold and silver as standard money. It envisions coinage of equal intrinsic value and seeks international agreement or domestic regulation to sustain parity and the equal power of every dollar in markets and debt payments.
A western congressman visiting the city during the current session meets an elderly woman asking directions to Georgetown. After giving two dollars for a cab, he later encounters her again, briefly recalling his prior aid and remarking on her continued wait for help. The incident, set on a rainy night near Sixth Street and later a clear night, highlights unexpected kindness from a public figure.
A fragment mentions eye health and vision claims by Dr. Jeax Santos Penwasnez at a world fair medical congress. It cites Cuban islands, strange thumbs signaling will power, and notes on Paris sewers with claims of unusual health and absence of zymotic diseases. The text names Vauban Arago Herschel Stevenson and references practical scientific traits.
The piece notes London hosts at least 60,000 homeless, cites Jase Concuneap before a London magistrate for intoxication and bad language, and gives historical figures from 1555. It reports 555,000 houses, 4,120,000 population, 75,000 acres, 11 miles of streets, and an income tied to burning heretics. It also claims over 1,000,000 poor and 900,000 in chronic poverty among 5,000,000 inhabitants.
A Indiana man claims a cucumber sixty six inches long while Mason Michigan sees a dwarf pear tree yield two leaf sets this season. A Mount Eta foot of the mountain hosts a two hundred and twelve foot tall ancient tree two thousand years old. Layla exhibits an unplanted twelve foot high plant with twelve inch girth, thirty nine branches and one hundred fifty four flowers. Reports mention heavy rains in Florida lake region and a Cape Lookout large black turtle near two thousand pounds. Antarctic seas show many seals and sessions with scarce whales, while a record lake trout catch in four hours yields one hundred twenty five pounds in Upper Saranac Iske. A good live agent advertises Martin's World's Fair Album Atlas from Taslayin Co Shonix Aris.
Stanford defeats the Olympics of San Francisco in a Saturday football game. Senate still has many unconfirmed presidential appointees. A mayoral special election is set for the third Tuesday this month. Forty thousand bushels of seed wheat shipped to western Kansas amid drought. Col. Hoge failed to sail for China due to unpaid bills. A transport with 1,000 troops sunk by the Republica in Brazilian waters. Many Populist leaders sign a devaluation appeal. New York port trade shows gold and silver movements. A dynamite-laden vessel exploded at Santanden, Spain killing about a thousand. city destroyed. Governor Waite to call an extra Colorado session for relief to the jobless amid anti silver laws. Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific open a war. First Chicago to San Francisco passenger rate drops to 41. Government not pursuing a monetary congress reconvening. Seigniorage plan to issue silver certificates tied to bullion. Senator Sherman backs McKinley for president in 196. John McNulty sentenced to hang in San Francisco on December 29. A Kansas crank aims to replace Grover Cleveland. Four tramps and two men killed in a Reno head-on collision. President appoints O. M. Welburn collector in California. Trial postponement for Patrio Eugene Joseph Prentegast, Mayor Harrison’s assassin, to November 27. Voorhees hints at free coinage silver opening, declines to discuss details. Congress adjourns without funding for Chinese Six Months policy provisions.
An elderly retired man claims a vegetable cure for coughs bronchitis catarrh asthma throat and lung ailments plus nerve debility. He offers free detailed directions in German French or English by mail from W A Noyes 820 Powers Block Rochester NY with an addressed stamped request.
A local notice notes long time use of Hires’ Root Beer, with a personal statement about exclusive consumption over many years. The writer mentions various place names and initials, indicating a regional, informal notice.
For sale cheap. One Hoe six revolution power press and complete newspaper plant. One Franklin Gordon large size quarter medium job press and complete job office. One Washington fand press and complete newspaper outfit. All for 25 cents on the dollar. Material stored in Tombstone used little. Propositions to pay part each will be considered. For particulars address 8.C. Base Tombstone Arizona.
An advertisement promotes a prepaid outfit for energetic men with salesmen earning from 70 to 100 dollars weekly for years, listing P.O. box 71 in New York and dated June 22.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.