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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary notes list stations and initials including GM E Raspowrn and references to New Mexico and Arizona near Pag Station. Contains unclear lines and partial place names.
Local notes list arrivals and trips from Fort Huachuca, San Pedro and Pearce with names such as George Hand Al Noyes Mike Gray Henry Weather Spoon Johnson H. T. Fischer and Sam Gallen. For sale bees through F N Wolcott and a hunting trip to the San Pedro river notes by Mr. and Mrs. Woleott. A Chamberlains Colic remedy testimonial from A H Potter and E wife concludes the item.
A mixed column reports on visits and business in Tombstone including H Murrey traveling for El Paso house orders and success, Brawley hay yields and prices, Dr Gen W Cool leaving for a week, Captain F W Heyne funeral, Wm Miller and wife visitors, and local mining developments near Sonora and Six Mile. Also included are ad items for Winslow syrup and To-Mac tobacco cure, a teachers institute notice for Tucson December 29–31, and public notices related to Santa Fe Pacific railroad assets and a mining bond. The letter closes with local miscellany and a reprint of advertisements.
Thousands of positions open during the school term due to resignations and deaths. The agency reports over 5 000 vacancies last season and a 95 percent placement rate for registrants before August. Registers are available in nine offices from Pittsburg to Chicago and across the U.S. and Canada.
The Phoenix area tale centers on J M Jemister owner and G W McFarlin with a 45 revolver aimed at an ink spot as wage arrears provoke a tense confrontation. The piece blends local office drama with an ad for Dr King’s New Discovery and a Tombstone Drug Store free trial offer.
A fragment lists prices and products including silver flux and medinal items with agents sought. It mentions exchange rates and commissions for agents, and references Vidic News in passing. The readable text is scattered and uncertain but suggests a general call for agents to handle a range of offerings.
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