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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1907
Page
2
The fragment recalls a humorous dog trap and a proud father kissing his clever son, followed by a brief note on Moroccan beliefs about dying in battle and a French attack at Casablanca. The text reflects wartime era tones and local paper format with editor signatures.
An eccentric remark from a professor links fat legs to higher brain power while warning that wearing knee pants could provoke accusations of vagrancy for lack of visible means. The village wit implies arrest is possible for the improbable attire.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes mint juleps as refreshing while criticizing beer bazars and ad ads in the paper. A Kansas drugstore sold $4.50 of drugs and filled $1,400 in liquor prescriptions, prompting the Brooklyn Eagle to lampoon prohibition laws and urge legislative reform of appetites.
A $29 million penalty appears vast to John D. Rockefeller yet equals a modest $10 charge faced by an average court offender. The comparison underscores the disparity between high profile sums and everyday penalties in the justice system.
A claim states an electric company invested 16 million dollars in patents over seventeen years. The article lauds the American inventor as a great institution and deserving of his achievements.
A vintage health article argues marriage and motherhood weaken women’s appearance and health. It promotes a patent remedy labeled Favorite Prescription as a solution for pelvic discomfort, leakage, and general debility, claiming medical authority and expert backing.
The piece notes the removal of a United States Shipping Commissioner in Philadelphia for partisan activity. It recalls Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 warning against federal office holders meddling in politics and treats the Knight case as an example. It mentions Arizona offices and officers being mobilized to influence the 1908 nominating convention and predicts a Bryan victory.
A clergyman writes to the New York Post condemning J. D. Rockefeller Archbold Rogers and other Standard Oil figures. He says he knows these men personally and that none showed the colossal mental power to amass vast wealth, attributing their riches to successful unscrupulousness.
Diamonds have been located in 30 plus US sites but a single Arkansas locality near Murfreesboro in Pike County has yielded notable finds. Gem expert George F. Kunz and geographer H. S. Washington studied the igneous rock stock where the stones occur. First found August 1, 1906, about 130 stones have been recovered, with colors ranging from white and yellow to brown. The two largest stones are described.
Report describes six carats of stones found on the surface and within greenish friable peridotite similar to Kimberly's blue ground. One stone is exceptionally fine white and another brown. The property is actively prospected and developed.
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a playful verse about a very pacific trip and ships, contrasted with a sharp jab about a girl reading a letter only at home. The piece highlights a humorous, historical newspaper tone and a quip on reading habits.
Report notes platinum could become cheaper soon though prices must fall sharply before buyers will purchase a pound. The article implies a significant decrease is needed to spur purchases.
Berry retires leaving son in charge of a shop. A patron who always delayed payments is written a predated bill. In response the old cuss mails a mocking verse about payment timing and Berry’s haste. The exchange features the Berry family and a stubborn debtor.
The government authorizes a game preserve near Walnut Canyon at the Cliff Dwellings, making hunting and firearm discharge prohibited within one tile of the area to safeguard visitors around the prehistoric ruins. Notices will warn travelers along roads to the Cliff Dwellings and Walnut Canyon.
A Yuma county woman, Wade Good, sells the Free Gold lode in Promosa district to Viking Gold Mining Co. in a cash deal. This marks the second mining property sale in ten days for $10,000, following Theresa M. Hart’s prior bonded sale of Silver and Eureka district properties to W. Price.
The Santa Fe Railway promotes E Faulkner from tie and timber to Australia to study Eucalyptus trees for potential use as railway ties. They note Eucalyptus thrive in the southwest, especially California, and aim to identify best species and obtain seeds for U S planting. The company will not import ties but expand tree planting, potentially opening Arizona as a future supplier of tie timber.
Rail rails found at Aqua Prints ignite fresh fears over Southern Pacific entering Douglas. SP officials are non-committal while rival lines say rails will not be moved until laid out as part of SP’s Nacozari line. HT Greene, SP forwarding agent, bought an adobe on Ninth Street signaling the office here to stay.
Tucson jurors find Francis George aged 30 from Pennsylvania died after riding a velocipede intoxicated and on the railroad right of way, colliding with a Southern Pacific train. The verdict blames his carelessness and intoxication. A Washington judge rules a wife cannot search her husband pockets, sparking editorial mockery in Phoenix.
An English inventor built a massive gold sealed clock powered by radium salt that he says will run for two millennia and cost about one thousand dollars to make He also touts Hose Vater s Bitters a universal remedy introduced 64 years ago with a promise to cure sick headaches dyspepsia and malaria under the Pure Drug Act of 1906.
In Tucson three mica experts—J. W. Bagless from Onsaba PCR, Simmons from Morehead City NC, and Harry Orr of Pinal county—discuss Arizona hills. Orr argues seasoned mining experience and mineralogy support the presence of well defined mica deposits despite prior upheaval.
The Tucson Nine lose to Tombstone in a disputed game blamed on umpire decisions and lack of prior local practice. Tombstone’s strong pitching and fielding overwhelmed Tucson, fueling postgame complaints from Corbett players about unfair treatment.
Mining men show quiet excitement over a supposed Leass mine at Tortilla Flats Arizona. The piece notes brass deposits are rare and often misunderstood as natural brass versus manufactured brass, referencing Dana the geologist and ancient orichalcum. It concludes the find is of scientific interest as nature’s rare occurrence.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous linings, stating nine of ten cases arise from catarrh. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers free circulars.
Jack Kramer Chas Teav re turned home today from the Rincons with Olie Imps n and Jamra Marre on a hunting expedition. The party is calculating boar weight for a head. Judge McFarland committed Francisco Bergen to the county jail on burglary charges. He is held for grand jury action in connection with the home of H. J. Gray. Ret. A. J. Benedict plans to return from the James town exposition later this week. A. J. Robinson and wife depart for Tampa to make their home. Bud Sanders returns from Bisbee after several weeks away. E. B. Gage of the T. C. Co. arrived from Impe rm. Bennett brings ten Mexicans to Hotel White for the October grand jury. An Opera House crowd enjoyed the Passion Play with Mandolin Club and Tombstone Junior Quartette receiving applause. Arizona pioneer Lee Abbott dies at Grove County Hospital from miners' consumption. A Globe-bound train spent last night at Nile Post No. 51 amid a washout blocking several hundred feet of track.
H J Clifford through attorney FM Hartman of Tucson sues Bonsanza Belt Copper for 125 dollars claiming unpaid salary as January general manager for 15 days. Florence Stevens, Bisbee, seeks divorce from David Stevens alleging marriage in Wyoming in 1902.
County Superintendent Mackfellow says the regular teachers examination will be held Tuesday and Wednesday next week due to Labor Day. Prolific letters from teachers suggest many will attend as exams grow stricter each year and July's results were few. In Globe last Sunday a bulldog leaped from a two story window during a fit, startling passersby while a man fled home fearing a rain of fish.
The WF Bowden Co sues the Orpheum of Bisbee and W H Brophy as assignee for debt of 474 53. Sheriff will auction rights in blocks 25 46 and 27 in Bisbee on September 23. Also district court ordered for Hutfaker to recover 250 10 plus costs and interest. Other notes report visits, funerals, and local construction plans around Winslow and Cananea.
Notice is hereby given that the annual stockholders meeting of the Arizona and Colorado Railroad Company will be held at the office in Tucson Arizona on Tuesday September 3 1907 for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and for other business. Dated at Tucson Arizona this 3rd day of August 1907. Charles E Waterman Secretary.
John Gleeson, Douglas Gray and assigns operate under an option from the Leadville Mining Company for listed lode mining claims including Leadville Gray Male Copper Bug Western Belle Turquoise King Maid of Sanshi King Solomon Northern Light Hi ight Winchester West Side Yorktown Charleston Maltamore Vesu vine Lilly Cosmopolitan Compro mise Victoria Wonder Miaras More Cave Troy in Cochise County Arizona. The Leadville Mining Company disclaims responsibility for any work, debts, injuries, or other obligations of Gleeson and Gray and their assigns in working said lode mining claims. First publication July 25, 1907. Leadville Mining Co. president Donest Pearse, Ai. July 22, 1907.
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