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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1896
Page
3
A fragmented news column from Cochise County Arizona recounts market mentions in Tombstone and Pearce, plus several obituaries and social notes. It notes residents like Wardwell and Swain visiting Tucson, a public sale inquiry for wagon scales, and updates on local schooling, injuries, and a funeral procession with condolences to grieving families.
The Denver Republican discusses a New York Journal article attributed to Dr. Stephen H. Emmons claiming to turn silver into gold. The paper contacted Emmons, who affirmed the article’s general correctness though not the exact method, and while not fully endorsing the claim, the editors find the idea not absurd given his scientific standing.
The piece lists Senator Stewart of Nevada endorsing a silver-ticket forecast with state-by-state tallies and “probably” for McKinley, alongside an advertisement praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It notes Alabama through Wyoming counts, then shifts to a testimonial from Mrs. E. E. Davis of Sao Miguel, Cal., praising the cough remedy after two large bottles, claiming improved health and urging others with lung troubles to try it, with druggists selling it.
Sherman Crump, a well known cowboy, suffered a severe 44 caliber pistol wound to the right leg after a discharge while he attempted to push his weapon aside. He was taken to Willcox and then reportedly to Tucson for hospital care. The report cites other local happenings and a testimonial on Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and grippe, with trial bottles offered at Tombstone Drugs Store.
A fragmentary political diatribe argues bondholders profit massively from government bonds and a gold backed system. It critiques silver demonetization, national banking, and the supposed oppression of the many by a clever few, with references to Reform platforms and a brief lament over a smoker's death.
Bisbee reports a busy morning with Mrs J H Jones and Mrs J H Williams among outgoing passengers to Benson. Capt Dan McCunningham left on business after a several day visit. Local talk includes Mrs Brown’s illness, Miss Minnie Davie’s Huachuca trip, and a playful note about found cuff buttons. New street enterprises attract crowds with lunch counter fare.
Address to H E Borkles and Co in Chicago to receive a free sample box of Dr King s New Bite Pills. Claims of ease in action and effectiveness for constipation headache malaria and liver troubles. Pills said to be vegetable and non toxic. Sold by Tombstone and Bisbee druggists. Testimonial praises Chamberlain s Colic Cheary and Diarrhoea Remedy from California residents.
Fragmented text appears to list names and scattered locations including Fr. Huachuca and St. David Arizona with misread terms. The readable elements include a personal name James CowEsy and scattered place names, suggesting a damaged notice or private record rather than a coherent article.
A compendium of cattle brands and ranch marks across Tombstone, Post Office Tombstone, and surrounding Arizona ranges. Numerous brands noted with left side hip thigh and shoulder placements, including NW cross marks, circle brands, and crossbars. Firms named include Dunshee and Metcalfe, Sullivan and Toker, Shiricahua Cattle Co, and M Renaud, with multiple post offices and range listings across Sulphur Spring Valley, Dragoon Sts, and San Simon areas.
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