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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1901
Page
4
An odd ad dense with product pitches and testimonials touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, Arnica Salve, and other patent medicines. It claims relief for bronchitis insomnia and rheumatic pains, citing a Westhafer from Indiana and a laborer in Arkansas, with retailers and pharmacies listed in Tombstone and nearby towns.
The trial covers Andy Aiflin charged with John Powell's murder. Witness Pete Connors testifies Powell quarreled over an account, Powell allegedly drew a revolver, Griffin fired a fatal shot, and the court notes public opinion is divided. Evidence includes a $1,000 bond for Connors and gunfire timing at the defendant's home. Separate items include a cure for dysentery and local church notices.
Advert reads Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Coblets as a pleasant easy to take remedy. Priced at 25 cents with samples offered free at all sin medicines.
Old resident Wo Van Hore returns to city life after time in Motes settling in Arizsne. Professor Gane For the monin enaing Ost dibs 1901 reports month attendance: boys 73 girls 85 total 158, total pupils 2678, daily averages 146 141, attendance percentage 97.2. The highest room attendance 30.90 occurred in the primary.
Anuaruary of school statistics compiled by RL Loog, superintendent, shows 24,003 children aged 6 to 1 attended last year, up from 20,833. Private attendance rose to 1,483 with 463 the year before, while public-school non-attendance declined. Revenue sources include county taxes at $181,204.74 and licenses, with further figures on bonds, expenditures, and staff. Alexander Casey plans a two story residence on South Stone Avenue, designed by Forbes and Nevins, construction by year end.
The advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as superior to old pills and liquids, claiming genuine stamped CCC and no bulk sales. It references Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins and a dairy herd records compilation, offered in an illustrated farmers’ guide for purchase.
An old promotional piece urges readers to assess health by body condition and appetite, promoting Scott's cod liver oil emulsion as a remedy to turn not-quite health into health through proper nourishment. It emphasizes food as the source of strength and invites readers to try a sample.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills described as a mighty health booster. It claims sugar-coated tablets transform weakness into strength and listlessness into vigor, selling for 25 cents per box at Tombstone Pharmacy.
The piece argues Arizonans hope for early statehood as Mr. Aonevett succeeds, with Western support for including Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma in statehood. It highlights three gubernatorial candidates: Pencose of the Common Mining Co., Meyer James Ho McClintock, and Orlenes Alyx Brodie, noting McClintock's popularity with both parties and public trusted stance on Arizona’s interests.
An ad extols Syrup of Figs as a safe remedy for women and notes to seek the California Fig Syrup Company near the bottom. It contrasts land patent costs, listing fees for deposits, surveys, fiduciary charges, newspaper publication, and attorney and registration fees, totaling 20 to 400 dollars for mine claims and land offers.
The famous Cascarets Candy Cathartic uses the light blue enamel box stamped C C C on each tablet. Sold by all druggists. Wm Cowan, the well known cart man, is a featured visitor to Fombetone.
A breeder reports his bay and brown colt team missing from his place near Willcox. The pair includes a white star and snip markings with a large scar, weights around 1000 pounds, plus a brown two and a half year old calf. Contact J. J. Howard, P.O. Box 12, Willcox, Arizona, with any information. I will pay charges for bolting my team.
Five dollars reward for my Star and Crescent two year old heifer delivered at my range Star on right hip crescent on right shoulder under slit and split both ears Color red and white face triangular shaped
A dubious advertisement touts a home paper as a gateway to quick riches by selling a choice bit of land in your own country. It claims no religious or scientific bias, offers no guaranteed cure, and urges readers to buy its issues to learn about a lucrative local opportunity in Louisiane.
Mrs S H Lincoln recounts a dramatic night with General Burnham of Moch Me Pneumonia feared death before morning. She sought Dr King s New Discovery for the widow s relief and it cured her con union and kept her from fatal decline. The advertisement claims the medicine cures throat chest and lung diseases with free samples and trials at Tombstone Drug Store.
A dubious invention called condense4 onter salt prompts restaurants to provide individual tables for those who accept the new condiment. The note hints at a gimmick impacting dining service and consumer response.
E B Munday of Henrietta describes using Electric Bitter to aid a gravely ill brother with malaria fever and jaundice. He claims the remedy purges bilious poisons, kills germs, purifies digestion, and supports liver and kidneys, with broad health benefits available at Torbstane Drug Store.
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