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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1896
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR of a railroad timetable lists Western states and routes. Mentions New Mexico, Arizona, East America time zones, and a manager train master. Includes Maricopa and Phoenix stations with a superintendent and general manager role.
Eight passengers arrive on the coach today. The wife of E B Gage, superintendent of Congress Gold Mining, returns to Prescott after visiting California. A recently erected monument marks the grave of Francisco Seldner in Gusymas. W P Perkins heads to California to assume charge of a mining operation. The Santa Fe Rail offers a 9 454 round trip from Denver to Phenix for the irrigation congress with tickets on sale December 10 to 31 and extensions to January 30 for delegates. A T Shoster reports a possible Freerald ledge near the Emerald and Victoria mine. if confirmed it would be a major find. A mail service change affects the N M and A line, adjusting arrival times and eliminating some Stage Co. coaches with mail moving to trains starting Sunday.
The Yuma prison scene shows over 200 inmates in a relaxed setting with many reading, chatting, and crafting lace while a few work on trinkets for visitors. The piece notes a preference for leisure over labor and hints at a contrast with Arizona’s harsher labor norms.
A glimpse inside a period issue shows personals with portraits including a tombstone applicant seeking a wife, and a plug for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised for teething. The item notes a Maverick City resident and a Mexican lady examined by Probate Judge Bradley, plus freight and railway timetable chatter from El Paso Herald.
Last night at the school house a well attended musical recital featured Prof. AO H Chariton who displayed noticeable talent at the piano. The program included the Mocking Bird and other selections pleasing to the audience while Chariton announced plans to form musical clubs for local youth and stage further entertainments in Benton. The piece also mentions a promotional warning for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in a casual, era-style ad passage.
A fragment describes Arizona ice caves south of Flagstaff with access by crawling under boulders. descent to chamber No.3 leads to a floor of solid ice and crystal walls. The text also notes a separate incident of three patients escaping a nearby insane asylum and being recaptured.
The account recalls Jerome’s first settlers including W. Saker and A. W. Whittaker, Eureka claim transfers to Head, Richards, Lennig, and Jerome, with W. A. Clark funding mining in 1905. It also notes Mrs. Phoebe Thomas and Thomas Eggers curing colds with Dr King’s New Discovery, and advertises free trial bottles at local drug stores.
The Board of Supervisors of Cochise County announces it will privately sell listed real estate parcels in the county. Tax deed conveyances to the Territory of Arizona have occurred to recover taxes and charges. Readings include parcels in Tombstone Benson Bisbee Willcox St David and other towns with various improvements and structures noted on the properties.
Samuel S Pollock of Briceland California recalls an epidemic of dysentery last summer and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with quick relief after the first dose. He notes rapid recovery and recommends it to others. For sale by Drogas.
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