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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1897
Page
2
A fragmented 19th century notice mixes subscription terms for Tombstone Epitaph and Arizona Kicker with assorted political opinions and local anecdotes. It cites figures on newspaper output, comments on U S politics and Cuba, a Los Angeles suit, New Orleans disinfecting notices, and a testimonial for Kings New Discovery with a Tombstone drug store offer.
Bisbee news from October 13 1897 reports Carrillo visiting Tucson and other locals traveling to Los Angeles and Phoenix. It notes a break in on Tombstone Avenue with $300 taken, a suicide attempt at Can Can restaurant, cattle shipments to Kansas, and band concert plans with a Bisbee Fort Grant clash in late October.
An advertisement promises a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills in exchange for the reader’s address to I. E. Becklen & Co in Chicago. It touts ease of action, relief for constipation and headache, malaria and liver issues, and asserts the product is vegetable and non-deleterious. Pills priced 25 cents per box, sold by local druggists.
The Tombstone Bisbee game scheduled for Tonbetove next Sunday for a $100 prize has been postponed again. The Fort Huachuca players cannot all be available until Oct 24, so the date has been moved to that Sunday. Organizers expect large crowds from Bisbee and other areas to witness the sport.
The Phoenix Republican notes Dr W A Wilson of Kansas City brought ripe oranges from his nearby grove northeast of Phoenix. The fruit is unusually early, with blossoms on the same tree, and reflects a rare yield pattern for the Salt River valley. Also cited are Southern Pacific traffic stats and endorsements of Dr King's New Discovery by merchants J F Campbell and others with free trials offered at local drug stores.
Observations in the Tucson Citizen describe artesian wells along the San Pedro valley where water sits beneath a thick red clay layer. Wells near Contention reach 430 feet with flows around 60 gallons per minute while others reach 500 feet, and borers work at 45 cents per foot. The boom draws ranchers and cattlemen, with strong activity up and down the river and in nearby towns like Wilcox and Benson.
Wild shooting scene features M Tom Smith in a staged rifle display linked to William Tell’s downfall as a new champion is crowned. The display includes multiple guns and a dramatic apple target while news from Bisbee reports attorney E W Land deputized as District Attorney during English’s absence. Doctors Gorton and Mall prepare to remove a tumorous growth from a patient. City of Mexico plans a new university at Avna Calientes to teach all languages. Yukon waters flood reports note rising discharge. California fruit exports reach 111,261,000 pounds this year, with a joint county teachers’ institute gaining momentum across Cochise and Yuma counties.
Bisbee notes varied activity including Harry Lamb of a Louisville liquor firm departing for Senora Mex and W. F. Strow relocating from the bridge gang to a new home. Local recovery in business and medicine cited, with Tombstone Drug Store promoting Dr King’s New Discovery as life saving remedy after grippe. Decades of mining interest hint at Bisbee’s bright future amid surrounding prospecting momentum.
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