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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1896
Page
4
Maritime timetable snippets show schedules for Zona Southeastern lines and Pacific time with notes on Saturday and Sunday operation. Mentions include General Manager A Nagle, Assistant General Manager Train Master Maricopa & Phoenix GH Howsement, and Pacific time references.
Silver quoted at 654 a Dr. Gai, Benson physics surgeon. Lowrys left for Tucson on visit, George Thomas departed for Pearce, returning tomorrow. Carey from Turquoise reports all clear. Territorial Republican central committee adopts a vignette. Bryant from Turquoise on mine work. Registration closes October 13. vote only if registered. Storre from Hunchocas enjoyed the merrygo-round last night.
An old advertisement for Bucklin's Arnica Salve claims to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at Tombione Brug Store with prices listed as 50 cents per item.
A compressed wrap of political letters from Indiana Illinois and Ohio favor Bryan with free silver updates while Kentucky expected to back the Democratic column. Local testimonials include Druggist Caillouette praising Dr Kings Discovery and a Methodist conference in Phoenix. Minor reports cover elections precinct officer nominations and a deer shooting incident near UG yon.
Delegates of the People's party in Tombstone selected a city and precinct ticket led by mayoral candidate J. F. Duncan and council seats Wards two to four with J. Lippert and A. Garrett and police chief A. J. Bissett. Precinct Justices J. A. Koske and J. F. Duncan and Constable Bissett named. Also reports on Dr King’s New Discovery and a deadly cycling race in Chicago, plus notices from Benson and Pomona.
General Torres requests a U S military dispatch on the Mexican frontier during San Francisco festivities at Magdalena. Yaqui bands gather in numbers greater than before, raising anxiety and fear of potential attacks on northern Sonora towns. Firat cavalry under Captain Bomus operates near Araveca and Calabasas, twelve miles north of Nogales, as tensions rise.
An 19th century ad for Winslow's Soothing Syrup touts the product as a long time child remedy, while reports note fatalities from an eastbound train robbery near Rio Puerco, a boiler explosion near Osage Kansas, and plans by W A Clark to build a large sugar plant in Anaheim. The narrative also mentions river flooding along the Colorado and Wyoming fronts, with rising water levels affecting railroads and property.
The note promotes a line of Schilling's Best products including Scarviane's Best cotter baking soda and flavoring extracts. It emphasizes that the items are "a full round money's worth" and that money back is offered if customers are not satisfied.
A long roll of names funding members including Mrs. Josiah Kirlew A D Waleb and J Brown with many listed contributors. A note from Consul General Morsa in Paris quotes John C Calhoun discussing European openness to silver, British adherence to gold standard, and potential mint openings following a U S silver victory.
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