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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1892
Page
3
Friday’s Daily reports Bob Hatch ill in Yuma and marriages in Tucson. Bisbee saloon guests, Flagstaff fire damages, court cases, and road work. rail timetables, irrigation projects, and coke shortages. Thanksgiving celebrations in Tombstone feature celestial displays and a rink ball. Local crime includes a $1200 robbery. a rescue and pursuit near Bowie. various travels of residents to Benson, Bisbee, and Wikcox.
An unsigned 19th century notice promotes a vegetable remedy alleged to cure catarrh nervous conditions and various afflictions. The text promises radical cures and offers free instructions by mail in German French or English, with free sample remedies and full preparation directions.
B P Johnson of Chicago arrived from the Fuerte river to discuss a sugar refinery in Sinaloa with 6 million pounds yearly capacity. Machinery from Chirag is on site but a wrecked Dura Belle carrying lumber delays plans. refinery costs target 3 cents per pound plus 4 cents duty for San Francisco sales. Mexican government grants ten years tax exemption.
Edward Scott and Fred Dervey announce they own the Bisbee drug store formerly run by H J Peto. They will maintain the location, offer cigars wines and medicines, stock toilet articles, perfumes, and a full prescription department under L A Recwent, registered pharmacist.
A newspaper page mixes whimsical dialogue about truth and storytelling with brief humorous exchanges. It then shifts to an advertisement describing intense itching and skin lesions. Swayne’s anti-itch salve is promoted as stopping itching, bleeding, and ulceration, with purchase details for Philadelphia.
W. E. Payne & Co on Employment Union Avenue appears in a brief note about local commerce and listings. The fragmentary text mentions medicines and a place named Mistan's Dace Stone with limited context.
Silver prices slip this week as export demand to the east eases. The looming International Monetary Conference in Brussels next week raises expectations but may yield little, with British delegates likely to limit discussions to the submitted matter. Congress’ Sherman Act repeal efforts also appear unlikely to gain traction. Trading in silver certificates wanes and on-hand stock versus outstanding certificates stands at 1,588,508. A local sports note: Tombstone challenges the Barber team for a match from $250 to $500, with expenses paid by the challenger.
A city marshal killer is sentenced at Corpus Christi Texas to ninety nine years in prison. A woman in Paris receives life penal servitude for killing her husband by kerosene on his clothing and ignition. A legal ruling upholds a homeowner’s right to douse an organ grinder. An Halifax NS exhibition errs into comic imitation of Albion hotel bedbag. Majorities Spa remain near figures for Mark Smith and W G Stewart.
The Bisbee column notes a Thanksgiving dust storm disrupting a lost game, turkey shoot winners at various yardages, and a festive dance at the rink. It mentions a large gathering at Mrs Renney’s residence and hopes for near events, with scattered garbled phrases about water notices and power capacity in Tombstone dated November 14, 1802.
In a mid afternoon encounter a tramp drops a revolver he had found in an ash barrel then refuses to take it. The incident leads to speculation about crime motives and possible uses as investigators discuss evidence and the psychology of thieves.
Advice from Western Rural on avoiding stunted lambs in year one. Keep sheep in clean quarters, provide fresh pasture occasionally, and maintain quiet conditions. Emphasizes cost efficiency with regular, good feeding for thriving flocks and livestock health.
A fragmented clipping reports Bulgaria’s literacy figures and marriage data, noting that a notable share of miners are involved in marriages. The text references percentages and implies broad literacy trends among the population.
An Abilene correspondent to the New York Advertiser laments drastic declines in prairie chicken and related western game across Kansas Nebraska Iowa and the plains. He describes hunting challenges from dense camouflage rapid takeoffs and the impact of out of season slaughter while urging stricter game laws and enforcement to preserve remaining populations.
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