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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1895
Page
4
A cluttered 1886 era roundup from Tombstone and Phoenix notes varied items: Minstrel show at Schiffelin Hall, prominent local visits, wedding bells, a funeral with K of P rites, a catarrh cure advert, land and survey notices, legal cases, and ore export figures from Sonora via Nogales. The report mentions Col Herring heading for Phoenix, Rev Downs departing for Safford, and Wm B Taylor’s funeral, with a national political angle via Whitehall Heid.
A 3 million dollar mining bond on the Congrea mine, held by the English Syndicate, expires November 1. The mine is a major west producer, sending about twenty thousand dollars monthly to owners. Bondholders now travel from London, likely needing an extension to complete a sale.
A historical advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a cleansing agent for the system. It claims gentle effect on the blood and kidneys, alleviating constipation and restoring healthy function without irritation or weakening. The language reflects period medical marketing rhetoric.
Mr Calvin Reed, a longtime Cochise county pioneer and early San Pedro settler, died of heart disease at St David aged seventy four. He leaves a wife and several grown children. The community extends sympathy as he is laid to rest at Ss Dacolln, with Tarbell's Undertaking Parlors handling arrangements. Diarrhoea remedy advert notes Crown Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy claims cure in Wrestfort Orange Free State South Africa. Tombstone Drug Co sells it.
The following list of letters remains in general delivery for the week ending October 26 1895 James A Crowley Wi L Coston C L L McCracken Angel Bustamante When calling for above letters advertised give date of ad ment Eun Sypow P M
An 19th century advertorial claims Mee Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves teething agony, colic, and diarrhea in children. It pledges universal satisfaction, urges asking for the syrup by name, and notes a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
An early 1900s style feature extols beauty through health and exercise, promoting a laxative product. It mentions courtly names and places in a cluttered ad-like fragment, urging readers to buy Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co. for genuine quality.
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